Subj : Re: Notice that...
To   : tenser
From : Avon
Date : Fri Feb 11 2022 15:16:38

On 09 Feb 2022 at 06:07a, tenser pondered and said...
 
 te>  Me> I've just returned to FidoNet for the first time since... well, a ver
 te>  Me> long time, and the sorts of viciousness I'm observing is a bit
 te>  Me> disturbing, to be honest.
 te> 
 te> I really can't think of any redeeming qualities.  If there
 te> were interesting technical content, maybe.  But generally
 te> speaking, there isn't.  It seems to mostly be people with
 te> long-standing grievances against one another airing those
 te> grievances.  What's the point?  Life is too short for that
 te> kind of thing.

I agree, lifes' to short, the point for such posts seem to be to keep up/at people for the sake of grievances well aired already or personality clashes that appear on the face of it to be well beyond reconciliation. 

Echomail may be one of the earliest examples of keyboard warriors, not a great thing IMHO.

That said echomail can also bring folks together and engender some great chats and friendships so on that count, my glass is more than half full :)

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