Subj : anyone out there?
To   : Mike Jackson
From : Scott Royall
Date : Sun Jul 02 2000 07:59 am

Hello Mike.

Hmmm. I wonder why your message didn't clear the gate.

Sunday July 02 2028 00:57, Mike Jackson wrote to royall@hal-pc.org:

 MJ> Hello royall@hal-pc.org.

 MJ> 30 Jun 00 23:30, royall@hal-pc.org wrote to All:

 r>> Yoon, on one hand, I think we're finally seeing proof of my belief
 r>> that there's a lot of synergy between games and discussion. On the
 r>> other, big deal. Fidonet is done. It hurts me to say that since Conch
 r>> is nearly as old as you are. That little fact represents a lot of

 MJ> I'm not sure Fidonet is dead, but rather in transition :)

I could get really philosophical and observe that death is only a transition. 
:) The point is that the next stage won't be anything like Fidonet as we know 
it.

 r>> memories, mostly good. However, I'd bet not more than 20 people are
 r>> reading this message, and most of those use the mailing list. Fidonet

 MJ> Make that 21... I'm not in the list.

I did say *most*. :)

 r>> no longer has the critical mass of users needed to support its echoes.

 MJ> I agree, Fido may not need the large number of echos.

Well, I think that's a matter of perspective. Our selection is already 
miniscule by Internet standards. Sadly, we seem to have fallen to where we're 
no longer self-sustaining.

 r>> possibilities. The sad part is that many of them require termination
 r>> of current operations. The OS/2 box, as it is, isn't up to supporting
 r>> current technology.

 MJ> I am really sorry to read that Scott.

As am I. :(

 r>> I'm interested in everyone's input.

 MJ> I am not an active poster in this (or any) echo. However, I will gladly
 MJ> offer my 2 cents:

 MJ> I'm not up on the latest technology related to Fidonet/Internet software.
 MJ> You could setup a Web site that supports D&D discussions and gaming that
 MJ> is tied in with this echo in the message section of the web site. People
 MJ> could write thier messages on the web site or post them on your bbs.

That's pretty much what I have in mind. Things would go much smoother if it all 
ran on one platform. However, I have yet to even get Warp 4 to install on Conch 
so things don't look good.

 MJ> How many people are required to make it worth it to maintain an echo?

 MJ> I didn't know yall actually play the game in here... you wouldn't have an
 MJ> old thread I could read would you?

How long do you keeo messages? :)

Scott

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