Subj : Re: BBS Population
To   : All
From : roman
Date : Sun Oct 02 2022 15:02:47

I closed my BBS in 2005 because I got ADSL. Well, basically now I'm reading 
echo conferences through Outlook. Did BBS die? Yes, who knows? I think they 
have always been.

<Irish_Monk>
> Hello All,
>
> So I am just curious. I have been back into BBSing for a few months now. 
> Its a blast! I see a lot of chatting about "making more popular, more 
> users, etc..". So my question is, since I havnt been around BBS's since 
> 1995, how has the BBS world been? Is this the most "dead" its been? Did it 
> pick up a couple years back with everyone being stuck in their homes for 
> Covid? (Seems a lot of people got back into hobbies they did not have time 
> for during this time period) Has it picked up a little lately? I noticed 
> quite a few users like myself that were into BBSing years ago coming back 
> to it within the last few years. On the telnet BBS guide, is that an 
> accurate count of about how many BBS's are left? I know some people run 
> multiple BBS with different software a lot of the times, it seems, 
> probably because its fun setting them up and learning new softwares is 
> probably a fun challange. Some people said it was really quiet during the 
> summer months and picks up during the winter a little more?
>
> Sorry about the long message, I hope everyone has a good day, its nice to 
> get on here and away from the stresses of every day life and just Relax.
>
> |10I|02rish_|10M|02onk
>
> .. I put a dollar in one of those change machines. Nothing changed.
>
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