Subj : Re: ANSI art
To   : Nightfox
From : poindexter FORTRAN
Date : Sat Nov 01 2025 08:42:00

-=> Nightfox wrote to fusion <=-

 Ni> Also, BBSes tended to have a local user community due to avoiding
 Ni> long-distance phone charges, though that doesn't really happen much
 Ni> anymore with BBSes being on the internet.

True, and having meetups made a huge difference in humanizing the user
on the other end of the line. I recall two users who were scathing
towards each other online, constantly. They met at one of the meetups,
eyed each other for an uncomfortable amount of time, shook hands, and
ended up talking most of the night.

 
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