SA> I didn't come to this lightly.  I ran statistical 
 SA> reports of posting levels.  In fido and other 
 SA> networks.  It is clearly down as little as 66% to 
 SA> 233%
 SA> in some areas.  When posting goes that means I go.  
 SA> I've always been an active poster doing over 
 SA> 100,000 msgs in the last decade alone.  When echos 
 SA> that just 2 years ago got 300 a day get only 3 a 
 SA> day then its time to fade away.  I'll still call 
 SA> around and post 3-4 times a year. But the break 
 SA> will allow me to get
 SA> to other good projects I have going on programming and elsewise.
yeah i understand. you're not alone there. i think thats whyall the dialup
bbs's went with the wind. no more callers and little traffic in general.
messages, games, actual callers. all faded to glory. but there are a hand
full of us that just won't give up. may we be users or sysops or both. i
fall in the latter catagory as to many. bbss were great in the day and they
still are. they add the sense of community, friendlyness and all that other
stuff we all loved about them. personally no matter whati won't let go. not
until my bbs is the last one and the only user is me.  
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