On 16 Sep 02  23:31:20, Frank Vest said the following to Bob Short:

FV>  BS> Frank, you're a true optimist.  ;-)
 
FV> Well!...  If you're gonna insult me. :-))

Envisioned and noted.  ;-)

FV>  BS> Do you really think this hobby could survive such a drop in member-

FV> Depends on how the holes are filled. :)

And how timely...

FV>  BS> Don't get me wrong... I'l likely be one of those few remaining...
 
FV> Hmmm. Maybe we should set up a session level and packet password to
FV> plug one of them "holes" just in case? ;-)

We can always set that up via email, if need be.  

FV> This is a liitle bit off topic here, but I'll say this...

Not so much... emerging technologies are what will keep this hobby
alive, so long as we have the presence of mind to utilize them in
a timely manner.  Recent history has shown us our errors I hope...

FV> Don't get me wrong. I want to see Fidonet grow, or at least not
FV> shrink, but the loss of Nodes isn't the catastrophe that it once was.

Yet the new face of Fidonet has lost some of it's charm... the local
element of community.  I'll not go on the old tirade of Pizza Hut
meetings and BBQ's, but will say that I do miss the occasional get
togethers and communal feeling.

FV> Yes, I think that one BBS system in each state in the U.S.A., using
FV> Fido Technology, via the Internet, could make Fidonet viable, if not
FV> vital.

This will depend very much on what form these grow into.  An ION with
no BBS behind it is simply a point, to many.  You are right in saying
that FidoNet = users.  How they get here isn't as important as when.

Bob

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