Subj : Re: Running a BBS
To   : paulie420
From : tassiebob
Date : Tue Jun 20 2023 05:21 pm

 pa> Pretty sure I ran 2oFB for a full year+ with ZERO callers. :P

:-(

 pa> I think it's one of a few things... if the system is so unique, or
 pa> well-done (aBSINTHE, Frozen Floppy) then thats a big draw...

It'd be a big draw for getting users to return, but how do systems like that attract users in the first place?

Way back when, my dialup BBS, like everyone else, got listed in published BBS lists and users actively called around to see which boards they liked, but that's not a thing in 2023 :-(

 pa> new to 2oFB [tell them about the board]. I know I've made fast friends
 pa> with folks over that first email

I still have friends today that I met through the dialup BBS I ran in the late 80's & 90's :-) 

 pa> seeing other active parts of the board... 'build it and they will come'
 pa> - even if it takes a year of dead air!

I hear ya.  

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