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to: Carol Shenkenberger
from: Roy Witt
date: 2006-07-06 10:07:40
subject: Z7 again

06 Jul 06 18:53, Carol Shenkenberger wrote to Dan Ceppa:


Did it ever occur to any of you that the silent 85% don't understand what
you're talking about. They have to go by what the Russian/English speaking
nodes say.


 CS> *** Quoting Dan Ceppa from a message to Carol Shenkenberger ***

 CS>> I don't think 'Russian Fidonet' would survive the splintering if the
 CS>> crossover was done 'node by node'.  At the minimum, it would have to
 CS>> be 'net by net' or a mess would ensue.

 DC>> The point is that something has to be done.

 CS> Actually the point is no one has a plan, including them.  I posted on
 CS> some time back (pretty sure was in ZCC) and no one argued with the
 CS> method, only a few notes that since it was moot, it was wasted typing
 CS> time.

 CS> It's not my job or area at all to have even gone that far but it was
 CS> more than I saw any Z2 affected node even try. So like, what are the
 CS> rest of us supposed to do?  Only 15% or so of R50 bothered to even
 CS> reply to the query. What do we do?  Force 85% to do as that small
 CS> segment wants when even what that small segmnt wants isnt clear and
 CS> there's no plan?

 CS> There's either a HUGE dead-wood component in R50, or a small segment
 CS> is being vocal and the rest think they are nuts and ignoring them.
 CS> Unless we can get a clearer picture, forcing the 85% or so to do
 CS> something they do not want, is just wrong.
 CS>                                        xxcarol

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