Subj : a WELCOME! rewrite suggestion..
To   : Stas Mishchenkov
From : August Abolins
Date : Mon Sep 01 2025 18:56:00

 AA> How about we change this:

 AA> WELCOME!
 AA> You can only READ past and future messages at this time. But in
 AA> order to WRITE to Fido echo conferences, please register with
 AA> @Fido2Telebot by sending the command %USERPROFILE in the chat
 AA> with @Fido2Telebot. Use %HELP in the chat with @Fido2Telebot
 AA> for more details.

 AA>   ..to this:

 AA> WELCOME <insertname>!
 AA> [1] A real name is required to participate in Fidonet echos.
 AA> Please R)eply to this message with %REALNAME Firstname
 AA> Lastname.
 AA> [2] Send %HELP to @Fido2Telebot for complete tips on how to use
 AA> this system.

 AA>   ..or is there some better set of instructions?


OK.. scratch the above suggestion.  How about this one:

WELCOME <insertname>!
[1] A real name is required to participate in Fidonet echos.
Please open a chat with @Fido2telebot and send your Firstname  
and Lastname like so: %REALNAME Firstname Lastname
[2] Send %HELP to @Fido2Telebot for complete tips on how to use
this system.

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