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Big Edition

Many thanks to all the contributors for this edition of Fidonews. To tell the truth, I'm overwhelmed: it appears that the members of Fidonet are starting to assert their ownership of their weekly newsletter, a process I can only encourage.

I'm not exactly sure why this particular edition is just about double the size of a regular edition. I'd like to think that I begged enough people for contributions that I achieved some kind of critical mass. But, to be honest, I don't think it had that much to do with my personal efforts.

My theory is that it's had more to do with the performance of the small, but growing, Fidonews staff. Though there are only a few names listed in the masthead, these individuals have polished their sections into immaculate form. I think readers noticed the difference in the quality of Fidonews, and that fact is responsible for the surge of interest this week.

Of course, everyone might have found themselves with free time this week...

Echo Posting

Those of you who carry the FIDONEWS echo are invited to look at this week's posting of the newsletter with a critical eye. I've revised the batch files here which split the newsletter and autopost it. Now the split is every five pages with the break at the printer page break rather than by line count. The form feed characters have been stripped to prevent interaction with some BBS readers. Hopefully, the appearance and ease of online viewing is improved. I'd like your feedback and suggestions on this, however.