Subj : FidoGazette Vol 10 no 26 Page: 3
To   : All
From : Janis Kracht
Date : Fri Jun 29 2018 20:53:00

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    We Do Need Sysop Only Echos

    Why is it some folks balk at the idea of "sysop only" echo
    areas?

    Do they think Sysops concoct evil plans therein?
    I don't think so.

    There are both personal and technical purposes for these type
    areas.

    Take for example an episode that occur ed years ago in the
    Z1_RECON echo.  This example crosses both areas mentioned
    above.

    One angry Regional Coordinator posted the contents of that
    private area publicly, and unfortunately a number of regional
    coordinators' home phone numbers and addresses were included in
    the lot.  We like to think that no one would ever use that type
    information to cause grief to another human being but sadly that
    is not the case.

    While that kind of information may not posted in other
    Sysop-only echos like FIDO_SYSOP or FN_SYSOP, some of us still
    would like to have those areas marked as sysop-only.  Why?  My
    guess is it is because sysops do like to congregate in areas
    such as these, and enjoy the ability to speak their minds
    without being quoted "elsewhere" by some users.

    Never happens you say?  Take a look in the FIDONEWS message
    echo..  There the moderator and editor of Fidonews ignores such
    posts from other sysop echos and in ignoring them perhaps even
    encourages them by one of his own users.



    FIDOGAZETTE  Vol 10 No 26    Page  3         June 29, 2016


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