Subj : Sysop count
To   : Ward Dossche
From : Stas Mishchenkov
Date : Mon Nov 14 2022 08:49:56

Hi, Ward!

13 ноя 22 12:17, Ward Dossche -> Stas Mishchenkov:

 WD> Running a script gives false information ... An example ...

This script was written on the fly. I can bring it to the state of a completely usable program.

 SM>> Zone 1 has  346 sysops.
 SM>> Hold   6
 SM>> Down  25

 WD> Hold and Down are thrown out ... that reduces the number already to 315.

It is not difficult to skip them automatically.

 WD> Then we have doubles such as

 SM>> Terry_Barlow                         15
 SM>> Tj_Barlow                             8

 WD> Same person

Stas_Mishchenkov & Brother_Rabbit ;)

 SM>> New_SysOp                             4
 SM>> Nobody                                3
 SM>> new_sysop 3
 SM>> New_Fido_SysOp                       20

Are such entries in the nodelist really necessary?

 WD> There's a Geoff and Geoffrey or Jeff somewhere.

How can I know for sure that they are not different people?

 WD> Plus I'm aware of identical people running several entries with
 WD> different names and getting away with it. That goes for Z2 as well.

Unfortunately, we cannot verify this.

 WD> The fact is that my counting is very conservative because there are
 WD> many non-node entries in the nodelist ... and dead wood. The reality
 WD> is a lot worse.

Of course, in such a situation, automatic calculation will be even more optimistic. It seems to me that the main question is how important the actual nodelist is for us.

 WD> Plus the nodelist is full of nonsense ... check the latest Z2DAILY and
 WD> you will find 300 new entries with "New_Sysop" in a particular net.

What is the purpose of such lines in the nodelist?

Have nice nights.
       Stas Mishchenkov.

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