Subj : Re: Join Networks
To   : boraxman
From : Warpslide
Date : Sat Aug 27 2022 08:49:50

 *** Quoting boraxman from a message to Nigel Reed ***

 bo> Seems pointless to me.  Wouldn't it be better just to have a section
 bo> added to an existing Net.  An Audio Visual discussion section on
 bo> Fidonet or fsxNet.

 bo> You have to go where the people are, and the people are really on
 bo> only one or two net it seems.

Yeah, agreed.  Adding another echo to an existing network seems to make more 
sense.  But the whole idea of "if you build it, they will come" doesn't seem 
to apply to FTNs.  Just because you create an echo (or a net) doesn't mean 
people will actually use it.  Avon added some new echos to fsxNet not long 
ago (after being asked to create them) and I believe he was asking for 
feedback as to whether they should be cut due to low/no traffic.

Someone awhile ago was floating the idea of either gating some networks 
together into one network (or merging everything into one zone), I can't 
quite remember the details.

I think what these network really need is a decent way of accessing them via 
mobile.  Whether that's a webapp (like WebJAM), Synchronet's web interface or 
an actual native app for both iOS & Android, that could really make them more 
accessible to a wider audience.

I'm not a programmer by any stretch of the imagination, but all I know is 
trying to tap out a message on an iPhone via ftelnet was a test of 
patience to say the least.


Jay

.... Logic and practical information do not seem to apply here

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