Subj : TgM: not exactly the same
To   : August Abolins
From : Charles Pierson
Date : Fri Nov 13 2020 04:04 pm

Hello, August Abolins.
On 11/13/20 6:16 PM you wrote:

AA> Stas has built some good technology to leverage the convenience of
AA> using Telegram.

I've never thought otherwise.

The hard part is getting people to understand that a chat program, and a BBS message system are not the same thing, nor are they supposed to be.

But Stas has made this thing that makes them work together.


AA> It's the convenience (portability across devices, even the USB
AA> version so that you can use *any* pc that is handy at the time) of
AA> using Telegram is pretty cool.

That's not being made clear, I don't think.  A lot of people seem think it's strictly an app for mobile.

AA> Plus, the way it catalogs links and photos and files, is an
AA> organizer's dream. And.. all that (files, photos, links) is
AA> searchable.  Finding a message is based on a text string is handy
AA> too.

Those all sound like cool features. They aren't something that I personally would use very often, but nice that they are there.


AA> From a moderator's POV, it's no-funny-business allowed. A
AA> miscreant be dropped at any time and there is no way that same
AA> person can re-join.  A new phone number would be required - you
AA> can't just change your name - which could prove to be a major
AA> inconvenience.  You'd have to be a Marquis de Sade du Fidonet with
AA> unlimited phone numbers to try and fool a modest Fidonet
AA> moderator.

Actually, moderator aspect aside, which is interesting enough but I'd have to examine.

It is fairly easy to get phone numbers.  There are dozens of apps out there to do so.  I'm not saying it would be worth someone's time to do so, but it is possible.

AA> The TgM experience doesn't have to be exactly the same (taglines,
AA> quoting style, and other aspects from echomail culture)  ..but the
AA> basics for allowing participation in conversations is still pretty
AA> good.

I'm glad to hear you day that, since I've spent so much time trying to explain that.

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