Subj : Rec'd Operating System for SBBS 3.19c+
To   : MRO
From : Kaelon
Date : Tue May 03 2022 08:19:15

  Re: Rec'd Operating System for SBBS 3.19c+
  By: MRO to Nightfox on Mon May 02 2022 09:34 pm

 >  > My BBS gets users, and while some are sysops, I'm not convinced all are
 >  > sysops.
 >
 > are you sure? have you checked lately?

It sounds like you're picking a fight, MRO.  So what if users are or aren't SysOps themselves?  BBS'ing is a hobby, a passion-project, a labor of love. People should be doing this, in my opinion, because they love doing it, not because they want to convene some sort of mass-following of end-users or community-build.

That said, given the traffic that I am seeing on the active and *unique* BBS'es, I am fairly convinced that most of these users are *not* SysOps.  In particular, I look at "20 for Beers," "CJ's Place," and "Valhalla" as good examples of very active, unique, valuable BBS'es that don't just look like something that someone else has done.

For that reason, if/when I set up a BBS, I would want to contribute something unique that makes people want to call and log in frequently.  That will take time, passion, and commitment.  And I want to learn more about it.
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