Subj : Re: Running beside the BBS a forum serve To : All From : Michael Selhof Date : Mon Feb 19 2024 12:36:56 Dear Atreyu Thank you again for your answer, which in my opinion gives rise to at least 2 common approaches. 1. I love the variety of computers in the mailboxes. A sysop with a Commodore C64/C128, Amiga, Atari ST has just as much right to exist as anyone else! What counts is the shared hobby! And these sysops can also exchange their experiences on this forum. Cause it is divided into general and special and can be expanded as the Sysop's required it! Living democracy it's called I think. And again could be bundled at one point! 2. In the lists of OS's, Linux is an operating system like any other. But again... this forum is not about one or "the Linux Sysops", but about "us sysops!" With all the "colors" and "facets" that this hobby brings with it! I like to compare this to Apple and Andriod! Apple users don't want Android and vice versa. It therefore makes no sense to convince one side of the other side. But what connects both of them. They have a smartphone! And there lies the approach! And by that I actually meant everyone who is interested, regardless of which operating system and which BBS software they use to operate their system! In my opinion, this point of view is not very effective and leads to isolation. It isn't really hard to make a turnaround and eyes wide open.... And I didn't write that this idea of ​​mine is the newest and the best in the world. As I have already written!!! This forum could be a regular meeting place for Sysops. But doesn't have to! In any case, I have no intention of ending this again. It doesn't cost me much and is free for everyone else. Whether or not always depends on a certain curiosity, general interest and acceptance by the general public. In this case the Sysop's and interested User. There will always be one side that extends a offering hand, which others may or may not accept! I can't really see any harm here, but I can see a possible benefit for the cause, not for me! And I'm old enough that setbacks are a part of life! Then you just get up again, straighten your "crown" and carry on! Just for our shared hobby! There it was again, our commonality! Sometimes live could be so easy :-) lol I'm smiling right now and don't be angry with me Atreyu. But such discussions are also absolutely suitable for the forum! Have a nice day Atreyu and to everyone reading along Mike On 18.02.2024 22:15, Atreyu wrote to Michael Selhof: -> @MSGID: 1:229/426 D030578C -> @REPLY: 1:229/426 40093F95 -> On 18 Feb 24 22:16:12, Michael Selhof said the following to All: -> -> MS> The deeper meaning of this forum are not the callers. Apart from that, -> MS> behavior -> MS> varies from country to country. This is actually about us sysop's. The aim -> MS> the forum is to bring many Sysop's together at one table in order to create -> MS> much dialogue as possible. To bring together at one point the knowledge tha -> MS> is actually distributed across many networks. It is important to start from -> -> I'm game for really any type of conversation about BBS'ing.... but.... having -> been around for a long time, I notice the following patterns. -> -> - Linux Linux Linux. An obscene amount of Linux, to the point of a few who -> felt the need to shove it down my throat when opportunity arose. Yes I know -> theres a tinkering aspect of Linux. Its fun to mess around with but I'm the -> type of Sysop who made an XP system work and largely left it alone. I simply -> do not have interest in the tech-aspect that much anymore so that excludes me -> from at least 90% of most conversation. -> -> - Every few years or so a Sysop makes noise with the "Next Best Thing" which -> when that does not catch on, that Sysop and conversation vanishes. -> -> - Sysops who have really good intentions and well-meaning, who up and vanish, -> in some cases the ZC of a popular Othernet which really had the good Sysop -> convo you mention.... left many Sysops "hanging" with a bad aftertaste. -> -> But its fun to run a board and I cannot imagine my tech-life without it. -> -> Atreyu -> -> --- Renegade vY2Ka2 -> * Origin: Joey, do you like movies about gladiators? (1:229/426) --- Platinum Xpress/Win/WINServer v7.0 * Origin: Delivered from GLOBAL CHAOS BBS (2:240/8050) .