Subj : Re: BBS Discussion
To   : metalhead
From : Avon
Date : Tue Jun 13 2017 20:28:56

On 06/13/17, metalhead pondered and said...
 
 me> I call Alco a lot, and the dude has all the nets, afaik, and probably
 me> most of the echos. But all these nets & echos seem like a pile of shit
 me> though, kinda..
 me> 
 me> Each net has it's own "General Messages" type thing, I think they all
 me> have "BBS Discussion," "Ansi Geekly," etc...
 me> 
 me> So it's like I read Fidonet, and it's like "Sup old dudes?" Then I jump
 me> to Dorenet & it's like "Sup Dream Master?" then I jump to Agoranet and
 me> I'm like "Sup liberals?" 

Sounds like you're talking about fragmentation of a smaller pool of active
message network participants across multiple networks.


 me> But they all have about the same response: "Not much.."
 me> 
 me> We could largely replace all these nets with a net called something like
 me> "BBSnet: The legacy lives on!"
 me> 
 me> Then, the people who still cling on to their dying networks will
 me> eventually let them evaporate, and those who are into posting/replying
 me> messages will prevail.

The Othernet I run I would not classify as dying. I think the answer does not
lye in another network for the sake of it. It lyes in the echos and networks
those still active choose to post in.

 me> Do you need some acid to think like this? I probably had too much as a
 me> kid and am now permanently fucked as a result. :(

Hope not. :)

Best, Paul

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