Subj : Re: Fidonet "zone 5"
To   : apam
From : tenser
Date : Sat Sep 24 2022 08:08:33

On 23 Sep 2022 at 12:59p, apam pondered and said...
 
 ap> Yeah. I would be nice though if people could be nicer though. People
 ap> complain that BBSing is dying and then when a new person comes along
 ap> full of beans and keen to do things, instead of a polite netmail
 ap> explaining what might be a better way to do things they get a public
 ap> blast of rudeness.

The BBS thing has always had a problem with the "big fish
in a small pond" syndrome, which in turn led to (and evidently
continues to lead to) a rigid mentality with respect to both
a sense of ownership and ways of doing things.  This is, indeed,
off-putting and was one of the big reasons why a lot of folks
left the BBS scene and never looked back once the Internet
became a thing.  Sadly, as in many things, many of the more
reasonable voices in the community also fell casualty to the
effect.

It's fun to goof about with some of the technology, but mostly
out of nostalgia, which can be a dangerous thing.

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