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to: Sean Dennis
from: Dan Clough
date: 2022-01-17 18:18:00
subject: Re: This echo

-=> Sean Dennis wrote to Dan Clough <=-

 DC> There isn't one.  The above mentioned assholes just like to cause
 DC> problems, and are resistive to ANY change.  I think that they actually
 DC> also believe that their "knowledge" of ancient-history FidoNet gives
 DC> them some kind of power, or something.

 SD> Just do what I do: ignore them.  I have "cheated" and fired up my
 SD> twit filter, putting both Ward and Michiel in it along with a few
 SD> other people, mainly from Zone 2.  I could try to moderate them
 SD> but since Ward and his sycophants helped "decentralize" Fidonet,
 SD> Ward would just find another feed somewhere or create a strawman,
 SD> much like how Bjorn Felten has been participating in the POLITICS
 SD> echo as Lee Lofaso (and other echoes) after being banned in that
 SD> echo in the early "naughties".

Yep, I'm aware of that too.

 SD> They are not worth giving attention with their long history of
 SD> histrionics, lying, backstabbing, and [insert your favorite noun
 SD> here].  They are part of the "old guard", a.k.a. the "Fido
 SD> Lords", who are dying off (some cases quite literally).

 SD> We have better things to do.

Yes indeed.  I've nearly bitten off most of my tongue already trying
not to respond to them, but I'll try harder.

 SD> Instead of talking about these people, may I invite you to write
 SD> some content for the FG and put your energy to good use?

If I can come up with a suitable topic and a little time, I certainly
will do that.


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