Subj : Re: 466/0
To   : Michiel van der Vlist
From : Dan Clough
Date : Fri May 30 2025 09:35:19

-=> Michiel van der Vlist wrote to Dan Clough <=-

 MvV>> In a country at war, divided by war, there are no easy
 MvV>> solutions. Claiming problems are easy and can be fixed in 24
 MvV>> hours, that is what is ridiculous. Any "neighbouring RC" would
 MvV>> be unacceptable for too many because he/she is perceived to be
 MvV>> on the wrong side of the fence.

 DC> Not sure where you're getting "within 24 hours", because I didn't say
 DC> that.

 MvV> No, you didn't say that. I was parafrasing from someone else in your
 MvV> country who claims to be able to solve major war related problems in 24
 MvV> hours.

Okay, Beeeorn.

 DC> But 3+ years?

 MvV> Yes, that is far too long.

 DC> Are these sysops and/or RCs/NCs on the front lines firing rifles?
 DC> Probably not.

 MvV> Not on the front, but cities in Ukraine are constanly bombed. People
 MvV> are constantly running to he shelters. Actually the whole country is
 MvV> more or less a war zone...

Fair enough.

 DC> It could/should have been fixed in 3 years, regardless.  NC467 would
 DC> seem to be the obvious solution to take over 466.  Not that difficult.

 MvV> You can't judge that from a distance by just looking at the nodelist.
 MvV> Odessa is partly bombed to smithereens. While the system of NC467 seems
 MvV> to be up and running, the sysop may be in no position to take
 MvV> responsibility for another net. Only those in the field can judge that.

No argument, but "those in the field" don't seem to give a fuck.

 MvV> Besides, net 466 does not need another NC. It is dead as a doornail. It
 MvV> just needs to be removed.

Agreed.  There's the correct solution.  Now to just get somebody with 
the balls enough to make that happen.  Hmmmm.....



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