Subj : Re: Join Networks
To   : Adept
From : boraxman
Date : Sun Sep 04 2022 23:31:12

 Ad> I've seen them, and agree. But I _still_ hope that eventually it'll work
 Ad> better.
 Ad> 
 Ad> But I like the idea of BBS technology evolving a bit. I like various old
 Ad> things about BBSs (e.g., the lack of pictures is a _feature_), but it'd
 Ad> be nice for the technology to improve.
 Ad> 
 Ad> But I think this is also a bit of one of those age-old arguments here,
 Ad> with people wanting to preserve the old versus people wanting to extend
 Ad> what's there, possibly in ways that might affect the old.
 Ad> 

The only real "evolution" needed is on the client side of things.  Making it a bit easier to get connected to one, perhaps less stuck to the 80x25 format and clients that work better on mobile, though mobile isn't a good fit.

But any attempt to go much further would really just be in the end reinventing other messaging and forum solutions which already exist.  It really comes down to whether one likes the BBS format, and can make the most of it, not whether the BBS needs modernisation.  If you simply want to message, then use a messenger program.  If you simply want chat, use a chat program, etc etc.

The BBS is an example where you can have messaging, chat, files, bulletins, shared information all in one place, customised and homely.  BBS's are more than just Fidonet, we don't really use them to their full extent.

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