Subj : Re: Blues Net
To   : Oli
From : Utopian Galt
Date : Sat Jan 22 2022 21:47:32

-=> OLI(21:3/102) wrote to boraxman <=-

 b> The "problem" is that people don't see the value in using BBS's over say,
 b> Reddit or Facebook.  I think there ARE advantages, but the work needs to
 b> be done in showing how a BBS format can bring about a community orientied
 b> Social Network, where we control what goes on, own the infrastructure,
 b> have no advertising, etc.

 OL> You can have all the advantages without the inefficient user interface
 OL> of a BBS. If it doesn't have a website or app, it's not relevant
 OL> anymore. There are enough non-commercial decentralized distributed web
 OL> based social networks and web forums. Why use BBS technology? Everyone
 OL> needs images and videos ...

When dialup internet got popular it was hard as hell to get my old users to 
come back even in 1997.

It would likely need a Wildcat Navigator type client for Android and IOS. To 
help get people to embrace our bbs experiences.

.... 2 + 2 = 5 for extremely large values of 2.
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