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Grex > Coop6 > #113: Grex Computer Shopper listing? | |
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tsty
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response 25 of 35:
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Mar 3 08:17 UTC 1995 |
I'm not particularily thrilled with "pr simply for the
sake of pr," so, being selective, I wouldn't go to the
trouble.
If, however, the decision goes otherwise, I would openly
oppose "forums" for "conferences."
And I think even less of "bbs." That, we ain't. As close
as Grex comes to a bbs is the classified conference, and
even that conference is much more than a simple
bulletin board.
With our global perspective and membership/guest collection,
and comparing Grex to the other listings, we are by far ahead
of the rest of the collection. I suggest we stay there.
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steve
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response 26 of 35:
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Mar 3 14:07 UTC 1995 |
I think conferencing is a better term that forums. Forums may
be better known, but to me they represent something other than the
PicoSpan/Confer paradigm.
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lilmo
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response 27 of 35:
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Mar 3 19:26 UTC 1995 |
TS, if you think that BBS's are really just the electronic analogue of
corkboards for exchanging solely utilitarian information, you obviously
haven't checked out a REAL bbs in the past few years... *raises eyebrows*
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tsty
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response 28 of 35:
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Mar 4 09:09 UTC 1995 |
and, pray tell, what is Grex then? <g>
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popcorn
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response 29 of 35:
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Mar 4 14:49 UTC 1995 |
A conferencing system?
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popcorn
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response 30 of 35:
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Mar 4 14:49 UTC 1995 |
No, on second thought, Grex is a Grex.
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ajax
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response 31 of 35:
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Mar 4 19:06 UTC 1995 |
So would "conferences, chat, internet e-mail" be a good 40 character,
three feature summary?
TS, as for "pr for the sake of pr," I hope that this will help attract
more local users. It's a national mag, but categorized by state and area
code, and lists dial-in numbers. Since Grex gets lots of non-local "ads"
(file and publication listings, gopher references, whatever) without any
effort, I think some effort at localized promotion helps balance that.
Are you opposed to any PR right now, or just certain types?
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tsty
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response 32 of 35:
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Mar 6 08:12 UTC 1995 |
Going national for local pr seems reversed.
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ajax
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response 33 of 35:
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Mar 6 15:43 UTC 1995 |
Perverse, at the least :). But do you see why I think it works
for local pr? Locals who buy a CS will look at the BBS listings,
but only the Michigan 313 section (20 BBSs), not Nebraska's.
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nephi
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response 34 of 35:
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Mar 7 06:31 UTC 1995 |
I just bought a CS to try to find a local freenet that I can use for
local Internet access. (Unfortunately, I got the month with the latter
part of the alphabet. I guess I really should have checked first . . . .)
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carl
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response 35 of 35:
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Mar 11 16:04 UTC 1995 |
Count me in for an A, an I and an H--hold the pickles.
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