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 WE ENCOURAGE YOU TO READ THIS TEXT CAREFULLY!
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 If you have any questions or concerns we can be reached at
 448-1290, during regular business hours.


 ABOUT THE BULLETIN BOARD CALLERS GUIDE
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 The Bulletin Board Callers Guide is compiled by Midtown Computer
 Services and is available online on the 24th Street Exchange BBS and
 monthly in California Computer News magazine.  The listing is FREE!

 Please note that this list is owned by Midtown Computer Services and we
 enjoy full editing power.  Although this list is printed in California
 Computer News with permission granted by Midtown Computer Services, CCN
 retains the right to edit for their publication parameters.  They have a
 standing policy that they are a family-oriented magazine and will not
 print sexually explicit material.  They reserve the right to remove
 listings deemed inappropriate for their publication.

 The online version of the list is updated every Wednesday.  The
 deadline for listing in California Computer News is the second
 Wednesday of each month, for publication the following month.

 YOUR BBS MUST OPERATE 24 HOURS A DAY and to keep your ad running you
 must review and renew the information quarterly, even if there are no
 changes. (A complete renewal schedule is available in the download
 package, file BBSSCHED.TXT).  Also CORRECT FIRST & LAST NAME AND
 VOICE PHONE ARE REQUIRED; if this information is not included your
 listing will be deleted.

 All BBSs are verified when they are put in the listing and then each
 month, just prior to the deadline (the second Wednesday of the month).
 Don't look for us to sign on to your board to verify.  We use a program
 designed to do this.  If your board is down during the verification
 process and you do not notify us, removal is likely.  To avoid
 interruption of your ad call us at 448-1290 and let us know the status of
 your BBS. If your board is new and/or unstable we suggest you make it so
 before you enter it into the list.

 It is the responsibility of each SysOp to check his/her listing for
 errors.  If you find there has been a goof check both the online version
 and printed version, in CCN.  Since we do not do CCN's typesetting, we
 have no control over any mistakes they might make.  Either leave an
 e-mail message online to alert us to CCN errors or use the online database
 to correct changes.

 If you would like your BBS to be on 24th Street Exchange's list and
 in California Computer News contact us via modem by calling 24th
 Street Exchange at 448-2483.  Take option <B> at the Main menu and
 use our online entry system (ANSI IBM terminal emulation is needed
 --Zterm or Microphone will work for Mac people).  The information
 you enter will be checked, verified, edited and entered into the
 electronic list on the following Wednesday.  E-mail messages are not
 an appropriate way to make changes to your listing, but only to let
 us know your board is down.

 When entering the information online keep a few things in mind:

 BBS Name
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 Because we like to keep the list straight-forward we ask that you
 enter the name of your board in a plain vanilla way.  Upper ASCII
 characters, strange characters or numbers before the name that
 obviously have no place there, the use of alternate upper/lower case
 letters, or any punctuation such as exclamation marks, will be
 edited.  The list is alpha sorted by the first name of the BBS,
 excluding the word _The_.

 Name/Voice Phone
 ----------------
 You must be willing to leave your correct and real name and voice
 phone number.  If it is left blank or entered a handle as the name,
 your entry will be deleted.  Voice phone will, by default, be
 confidential unless you specify otherwise.  Your real name will
 appear in print in the electronic version, but not in CCN.

 BBS Software
 ------------
 As this is for reference please do not include the version number of
 your software.  Some callers are confused by what this information
 means anyway and we're tempted to removed it.  Again, keep it simple.
 There is some space limitation in CCN so keep this in mind.  And it
 doesn't make sense that a BBS runs more than one type of software
 refer to one only, please.

 Category Selection
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 If you are planning to enter your BBS into a category other than
 General it should be obvious by the description that your board is
 either theme-based or a user/support BBS.  If it is not obvious or
 you are unsure of which category to use please leave e-mail to the
 list keeper or call us at 448-1290.  If it doesn't appear plainly to
 be a theme-based or user/support board it will be left for the list
 keeper to decide.

 Description Entry
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 The 4-line description of your BBS should be used to exercise your
 creative writing skills not your graphics capabilities.  We encourage
 you to fill up the space with interesting information that will
 encourage people to call your BBS over others.  But lavish displays
 of exuberance--including upper ASCII characters, lots of upper case
 words, multiple exclamation marks, etc.--will be edited.  REMEMBER
 THAT THE FIRST LINE OF THE DESCRIPTION IS THE ONE THAT WILL BE
 PRINTED IN CCN; format it accordingly.

 If you have questions, comments, complaints, or concerns you may
 contact us Monday-Friday, during regular business hours, at 448-1290.

 Midtown Computer Services and 24th Street Exchange are not affilia-
 ted with California Computer News or Government Technology in any
 way.  The views expressed by California Computer News and Government
 Technology do not reflect those of Midtown Computer Services or 24th
 Street Exchange.

 Finally
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 People frequently ask, Why isn't my BBS listed?  Usually it's because they
 have not read this information and/or they ignore the online insturctions.
 Here are the most common reasons why a listing is deleted from the
 start:  1)  BBS and voice phone are the same or; 2) No voice phone is
 given; 3) SysOp's real name is not listed; 4) Information in various
 fields is left blank; 5) Upon trying to verify for the first time there is
 no answer; 6) BBS does not operate 24 hours a day.
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