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                       Women in Charge Network

                        How It All Began......
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        WinCNet - Women in Charge Network - was started in November,
1992, because of the Women's ONLY conference.  Women locally wanted a
conference to have a 'pajama party' without any men.  While there are
many women's conferences across the country, none were local to us here
in RI.  We also found that many women here were not participating in the
BBS world because it is mainly dominated by males and they felt a bit
intimidated.

        Without going into a long dissertation about how it came about,
let me just say that the 'network' was needed when we found we had so
many males behind us in our venture.  We wanted to make them feel
comfortable in our efforts, thus creating The Users Voice - a place
where we all could talk to everyone connected through the various
technologies we are using.  We also wanted to have a place for the
users - a place where they can get a feel of the network and the
boards that carry it - and a place where their voice can be heard.

        We decided that since this net was started by women who are
trying to do something out of the ordinary, the users should be
able to try things also.  So, we have a policy that allows the users
to start their own conferences, host them, promote them, and if they
don't work, we scrap them and go in another direction.  We would like
to have the users take a bigger part of the network than is allowed on
many other nets.

        Our Administrative/SysOp base - LIMITED, was started last year
when I saw a need for a serious SysOp base in the state - a place where
it was safe to say anything without the fear of someone belittling you
for what you believe.  Disagreements are allowed and discussed, but in
a professional manner.

        In just a few short months, the network has grown tremendously.
We are deeply indebted to all those who have made that possible.


                                Marcy..........