On 19 Sep 02  11:05:02, Kay Shapero said the following to Bob Short:

KS>  BS> Let's not take this Patriot thing to far now...  
Remember, the
 
KS> Um... it really *is* true that it started in the USA, regardless of how far
KS> it's spread thereafter.  Truth is not an insult per se.  But it's also true
KS> that where it started, while important to a history of FIDOnet is irrelevan
KS> this document.  Even the date is only marginally so, though I'd leave it in
KS> because of that margin.  Just pull the line "consisting of
thousands of nod
KS> and the quoted sample is fine.

I'm looking to make the smallest change to the previous wording as
possible, while still allowing for variables.  It's unlikely the
number of node will change to either 10's of thousands, nor 100's,
in the forseeable future.

Bob if everyone else agrees with the following, we can call it a
wrap, and I'll put all together for Ward and Co.  ;-)

... volunteers.  Beginning with a few friends exchanging messages in
 1984,  FidoNet has grown into a truly global network.

Bob

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