Subj : Re: Synchronet vs Mystic vs ??
To   : Bucko
From : Adept
Date : Mon Apr 10 2023 15:42:32

 Bu> Same here. The night I put my BBS online I posted an ad in a group on

I put my BBS online, and immediately started getting callers from telnetbbsguide, because they had found my BBS and added an entry.

I _still_ haven't put an ad for it anywhere, because there's too much I'd like to change before finding it to be complete enough.

And, if I'm being honest, it's work to put an ad for it, and if I'm doing BBS work, I may as well make the BBS better.

But at this point, while it's nice to have callers, I enjoy chatting with the occasional user that stops by and sends a message, etc., the BBS is mostly just so I can keep up with FSXnet and occasionally have some fun with BBSing stuff, in ways that I can control and curate to my heart's content.

Maybe eventually I'll do more, but I'm okay with BBSing being a side hobby that I don't go _too_ deeply into. Lots of other hobbies to explore, too.

 Bu> to DoorParty for doors. I was roasted by a member of the group saying
 Bu> typical Mystic fly by night wannabe sysOp. Plain out of the box BBS.

And here people could say, "Welcome to the scene! I look forward to hearing about the interesting things you do to your BBS as you make it look less stock."

But I suppose I understand how the roasting can creep in, when we're not at our nicest.

 Bu> Since that night, I have done my cursor menu's, installed my own door
 Bu> server, and modified it up the way I want it. All BBS' start somewhere...

Nice! And, yeah, if you keep doing additional things, it winds up turning into something pretty interesting.

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