Subj : What happened?
To   : Charles Pierson
From : Richard Miles
Date : Sun Nov 22 2020 01:38 pm

CP> 1:153/757.26 3ed34e4d
CP> Hello, Richard Miles.
CP> On 11/17/20 3:25 PM you wrote:
CP>
CP> RM> On 16 Nov 2020, Charles Pierson said the following...
CP> CP>> Ultimately, it will come down to a matter of can they be close
CP> CP>> enough, and can those ultilizing Telegram do so in the spirit of
CP> CP>> Fidonet messages.
CP> RM> I think that's probably the biggest issue for folks. I know I want
CP> RM> to continue to see discussions, etc. BBSes are by default a text
CP> RM> based interface. Too many stickers and pictures that nobody can
CP> RM> see from the BBS side tends to kill the discussion.
CP>
CP> I can attach pictures to messages using HotdogEd Point system. It shows a weblink to the file server. But it is related to what I am talking about.
CP>
CP> For example I've attached photos of plants I'm growing or planters I'm making from discarded items in HOME_N_GRDN.
CP>
CP> Or if I post an article or a blurb about a book that interests me, I'll include the link to the source so that people can read it for themselves.
CP>
CP> I wouldn't think there is a problem with that, or at least no one has said anything to me about it so far.
CP>
CP> But I do understand about the photos/links with no context.
CP>
CP>
CP>
CP> --
CP> Best regards!
CP> Posted using Hotdoged on Android

I do the same. I'll post links to stuff when I'm connected through my telnet client as well, so don't really see a difference there.


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