Subj : Re: Hello?
To   : Charles Pierson
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Thu Sep 17 2020 08:25:00

Charles,

 CP>> Seems it has gotten very Quiet here.
 DS>   There are other things in life besides BBSing.

 CP> I do understand that certainly.

  I have a file on the BBS called "BEASYSOP.ZIP"...for those
who ever considered being a Sysop. Topics covered are:

  1) Definition of a Twit -- Grant Bierman
 
  2) You Want To Be A Sysop?? -- Tom Ezell
 
  3) The Thankless Job -- Kris Lewis
 
  4) Caring For Pet Sysops -- Fred Hunt

  5) The True Twit Test -- Author Unknown

  6) The Sysop Of A BBS -- Daryl Stout

  Portions of it are funny...but sadly, much of it is true.
One Sysop, after a Co-Sysop, shared their logon with a
friend, caused that Sysop to shut his system down, go offline
forever, and sell his equipment (this was in 1985).

  When I read #4 to a fellow Sysop (who was also a ham radio
operator...and this was patterned after ham radio operators,
but I modified it for Pet Sysops)...when I got to the last
section of "Breeding", he said "HELLO!!" <BG>.

Daryl
  
.... Never drink and drive. Hitting a bump spills your drink.
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