Re: Genie and Delphi

[Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net>]

Tony Ward writes ...
> 
> On Thu, 17 Sep 1998 01:25:25 -0500, Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net> wrote:
> 
> >      Anyway, why not permit public viewing of contents without download
> > privileges and advertise a URL for users to do this viewing? If your
> > for-pay archives contain materials of interest to users, the archives
> > might attract new subscribers.
> 
> First of all, to the best of my knowledge none of the online services
> provide such a listing. I know it's beyond the software capabilities of
> Genie and Delphi, at least in their current incarnations.

 ....

     Thank you for explaining this.


> 
> The Genie and Delphi Apple II forums work very hard to provide quality
> support for Apple II users. There are a host of volunteers who work
> behind the scenes to make sure every user has a pleasant experience.
> There are a handful of people who post negative comments here on
> comp.sys.apple2, and there is nothing anybody can do or say to change
> their opinions. That's fine. We're here to support everyone else.
> 
 ....

     Some of the criticism is justified. The same can be said of Csa2,
our FAQs, our Apple II archives, KansasFest, ... or any other Apple II
institution. There are sure to be disagreements from time to time; but,
users can still work together to expand II computing and to make it more
fun and more productive.



Rubywand