[cobalt-users] Re: BBS (with subject matter about RAQ's)

[Propfast@xxxxxxx]

In a message dated 06/10/00 20:04:31 GMT Daylight Time, Dom Latter writes:

>  From: Dom Latter <d.latter@xxxxxxx>
>  To: cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>  Subject: Re: [cobalt-users] BBS (with subject matter about RAQ's)
>  Reply-To: cobalt-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>  
>  Propfast@xxxxxxx wrote:
>  > 
>  > I have searched the archives of this list and came across two different
>  > boards - in both cases with less than 20 posts in total - Is this list 
the
>  > only resource or source of information ??
>  
>  Yup, pretty much.  Every now and then somebody wants to set up an IRC 
>  channel (or whatever you call them) for reasons that quite escape 98%
>  of us, and there have been some well-meant attempts to set up Web-based
>  bulletin boards.  However it seems that the majority of people only want
>  to monitor and contribute to one resource, and this is it.
>  
>  By the way, Propfast, some people are put off by "screen names" or
>  pseudonyms.  (I'm not fussed - I regularly post to Usenet under a nom 
>  de plume).  So you may wish to consider signing off with a real name 
>  to get the most from this list.  In fact you may wish to consider 
>  ditching AOL, but that's another matter.
>  
>  (I know of one situation where a bulletin board works well, and that's 
>  a professional pilot's forum.  It enables them to talk about their 
>  jobs anonymously, and the semi-moderated nature of it is a Good Thing.)
>  
>  -- 
>  Dom.

Dom,

Thanks for your comments. Sorry about the lack of my own name (shown below) - 
I am not hiding - just being lazy having used so many BBS and other lists 
where moderators etc. prefer anonymity, no signatures, no URL's etc.

I note what you say about this list being "it" - and shall remain 100% loyal 
to it as a result & stop searching for additional bbs resources.

As to use of AOL - this mainly due to the UK being a little behind the rest 
of the world - still waiting for our DSL link (expected soon) - in the mean 
time AOL is the next cheapest alternative.

Once again, many thanks, 

Toby Lawrence. UK.