Subj : Re: Running a BBS
To   : Avon
From : tassiebob
Date : Mon Jun 19 2023 07:34 pm

 Av>  ta> I'd love to find that silver bullet that draws at least some reasonabl
 Av>  ta> number of users back to BBS's again.
 Av> 
 Av> Perhaps the ongoing dissatisfaction with social media may help? I think
 Av> it is to a degree. But more so with BBS/retro stuff as an escape from
 Av> the content and algorithmic oversights of social, rather than as a total
 Av> replacement for it.

It's definitely an escape from the constant analysis of everything we do - almost like a little underground movement, lol.

 Av> That said, I do enjoy echomail chatting the most out of all the stuff I
 Av> can do in BBSing, as I can do it at my own pace and in a way that is not
 Av> visual and multimedia overload.

Agreed.  Just need more of those users, to create more of that echomail, so there's more for everyone to read :-)

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