Subj : Re: Da Rulz
To   : Lee Lofaso
From : Gregory Deyss
Date : Wed Jan 18 2023 01:19:05

On 17 Jan 2023, Lee Lofaso said the following...
 
 LL> It is an excellent history or video documentary. But like all
 LL> histories (or documentaries) it is an interpretation.

So you finally watched it OR perhaps you did not watch the documentary at all,
due to you calling it an interpretation, that could be said for some
documentaries but this, is not one of those times. Simply due to the actual
people that were interviewed, these were the very individuals that they were
making and living within this historical past. People like Tom Jennings and Ben
Baker, and Ward Christensen as well as others. Jason Scott did NOT narrate this
documentary nearly to any degree. The people who were interviewed did the
majority of talking as they spoke about the factual historical past of Fidonet.
You would know this to be true, if you watched the documentary. 

 LL> truth as told by The Union what really happened during the US Civil
 LL> War? Was the truth as told by The Confederacy what really happened
 LL> during the US Civil War? Depends on who was telling the tale, and
 LL> who was listening.

Your civil war thing is nothing more than your an attempt of a distraction. 
I follow the Civil War too, it was far from civil, but that will be a
discussion for another day. But I will say the Brains were in the North and
apparently this is remains true even today.  

LL> The same is true in regards to the history of
Fidonet.
Nice try trying to rope me into whatever that was. 
No Fidonet is not like that at all, by the way. 
 
LL> I have no idea as to who is right and who is wrong. It could be
LL> both are wrong, and far from the mark. 
I counted at least 1500, I used last weeks nodelist that came out last Friday
01/13/2023 I can break them down by zone also, but that will require more time.
Just take a look at the latest Nodelist that comes out this Friday. As it is
is available each Friday. 

 LL> As can plainly be seen, there is no rhyme or reason as to why there
 LL> should be any zones in Fidonet. There never has been a need, even in
 LL> Fidonet's heyday of 34,000+ sysops worldwide.
The BBS Documentary speaks to the peak also. I think it is greater then 34,000
 
 LL> So why did Tom Jennings insist on Fidonet include 6 zones in P4?
 LL> And why did sysops later decide to drop two zones, with the excuse
 LL> there were not enough sysops in those parts to justify them?
You need to understand a few key points here...
(points that I have been trying to make, for at least a few messages now) 
In the beginning it was fido-bbs software not fidonet, fido had a 250 node
limit. Fidonet allowed a better structure for growth and it has lasted to the
21st century. As it continues to roll on ever forward. 
Zone 1 Consists of North America - U.S. and Canada. 

LL> How many sysops does it take to justify the need for a separate zone? LL>
To my earlier point your not even zone 1. 

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