Subj : Re: Time Warp BBS (Temp)
To   : Melkor
From : Bob Roberts
Date : Sat Jan 09 2021 09:47:27

 Me> My personal experience from back then is that 1. There were more females involved in bbsing then there
 Me> are now. 2. There was a more diverse age range then there is now. So on my BBS back then I had a
 Me> female co-sysop and she moderated a message area that was for females only. If you answered the
 Me> questions correctly and were a female you got access to that area by it setting the proper flag. Also
 Me> was in an adult (18+) message network so if you answered the age question correctly you had access to
 Me> those areas. So there were some valid reasons for those questions back then. --- SBBSecho 3.12-Linux 

I also think people are a lot more guarded with that type of personal info these days then back then.  I would never provide my full DOB and address to some random site these days, but back then I did it freely and with a smile.  

 

Bob Roberts
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