Subj : Politics echo
To   : boraxman
From : Accession
Date : Sun May 15 2022 21:16:16

On 16 May 2022, boraxman said the following...
 
 bo> I always thought the deal with Fidonet was that you would subscribe to
 bo> the Echo's you were interested in, and each one of those was its own
 bo> 'community'.

Sure, I could definitely see that as the case back in it's prime when there were hundreds or more messages posted daily.

 bo> But with few users now, its the same people across the echos and going
 bo> to all these different rooms to talk to the same people makes less sense.

It tends to get a bit repetitive, also.

 bo> The thing is DoveNet also has a "debate" and "entertainment" echo, so if
 bo> I want to start a debate or talk about a movie, do I go to DoveNet or
 bo> fsxNet or FidoNet?

I suppose you would frequent the network you enjoy more?

Regards,
Nick

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