Subj : a WELCOME! rewrite suggestion..
To   : August Abolins
From : Flavio
Date : Tue Sep 02 2025 02:06:48

 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?
 AA> OK.. scratch the above suggestion.  How about this one:
 AA> WELCOME <insertname>!
 AA> [1] A real name is required to participate in Fidonet echos.
 AA> Please open a chat with @Fido2telebot and send your Firstname  
 AA> and Lastname like so: %REALNAME Firstname Lastname
 AA> [2] Send %HELP to @Fido2Telebot for complete tips on how to use
 AA> this system.
 AA> -- 
 AA>   ../|ug

That sounds nice!

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