Subj : Notice that...
To   : Oli
From : Al
Date : Mon Feb 07 2022 10:41:44

> The "management" still thinks "regions" (aka countries) are the way to
> organize the connections directory.

Your not talking about fidonet, are you.. ;)

> The nodes are too lame to do anything about the stupid people on top or their
> useless non-democratic policy.

Fidonet is not and never was a democracy. It is an anarchy of sorts. As long as it is a cooperative anarchy it can work.

Most nodes don't care to get into the politics of fidonet and as long as the mail flows that's good enough. Just leave the politics to the politicians and there are enough of them to make noise.

> The lower management also elects the incompetent to document technical
> standards (aka doing nothing).

We can only elect those who choose to run.

>> Echos are what you make of them. If an echo is "dry" then post something
>> of interest or something to kick-start a conversation.

> And some asshole will show up eventually (most likely of the right-wing
> nutcase variety). Or the moderator getting a hard-on by trying to enforce the
> "rules" when it's completely unnecessary.

That is true enough, and today a moderator can't do much more than politely ask that someone obey the rules when they step out of line. They may or may not choose to take a moderators advice.

It works the other way also. Some moderators do seem to get their thrills with the rules and as you say, that is completely unnecessary but that is the fidoscape of today.

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