Subj : Re: Join Networks
To   : boraxman
From : Blue White
Date : Sun Aug 28 2022 09:28:40

 bo> A higher signal to noise ratio may be what is achieved, but then, there
 bo> won't be much signal in the first place.  Piggybacking it onto a
 bo> network which already has many BBS participants and traffic seems a
 bo> better way to get people in. You'll get more noise, sure, but you'll
 bo> get more discussion in amongst that.  A forum with pure signal and no
 bo> noise isn't that great if there are only one or to postings a week.

There are (at least) two users on Fidonet who have stated specifically,
more than once, that BBSing is only for trolling and that is the only
reason they are on FIDO.  One is a sysop, and I suspect strongly that the
other is actually that same sysop posing as someone else.

If you piggyback onto another network, you have to put up with their rules.
 In FIDO, it is almost impossible to get users removed from an echo that
you moderate.  They could try Micronet or this one, but then there might be a
rule or two that is missing or that they want to be more lax about, but since
it is not their network they may not have much say in that, depending on what
their agreement is with the NC.



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