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BBS Listings to Offer More Information
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by Jim Manchester, Editor-in-Chief
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Computer News Group, Inc.
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Over the years, Computer News Group has published detailed listings of
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Bulletin Board Systems (BBSs) available throughout North and South Carolina.
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We want to expand and continue that effort as we consolidate all of our North
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and South Carolina publications into the bigger and better `Carolina Computer
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News' which debuts in October.
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For the most part, we have also published the names and numbers of BBSs
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without regard for the special interests for which they were created.
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Recent press coverage in the traditional daily newspapers has noted the
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concern that parents and others have about BBSs that provide adult material
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and/or are gathering places particularly for adults. As the "Information
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Gateway to the Carolinas," we want to help parents and others provide the
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best environment for children as is humanly possible. Therefore, we have
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made it policy that all BBSs must be registered with our publication before
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they can be included in our published listing.
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This will also provide us with the opportunity to offer more detail about
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the special interests some of our BBSs provide. From cooking to fiction to
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games to the latest in paramedical technology, there is something for everyone
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in the BBS world.
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The registration process is simple. The System Operator (SysOp) fills out
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the registration form and mails or faxes it to us. We put the BBS on our
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dialer system which periodically checks to make sure the BBS is still in
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operation. And, then we publish its listing in `Carolina Computer News.'
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System Operators will provide their names, addresses, and voice phone numbers
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-- which will be held in strict confidence. In turn, all registered SysOps
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will be given a free subscription to `Carolina Computer News.'
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Please note: This policy is not meant to discourage and BBS from being
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listed in our publication or to try to stifle free speech in any way. BBSs
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who want their audiences to be adults will simply be footnoted accordingly
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so they can be identified by both those who want to use them, and by those
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who wish to exercise good parental supervision. Hobbyists and interest focus
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groups can make notes on their registration form, and we can include those
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notes in our listing.
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