*** Quoting Ruben Figueroa from a message to Scott Adams ***

RF> Sorry to see you go.  I've been at it since 1991 full time, befor that
RF> part time.  Things do change that make you decide to give up something
RF> you just love to do.  I still love to do it, but I have not had that
RF> change that says it is time to go...who knows when I will do that, but
RF> do want to say, you will be missed.

Thanks.  Well I still love it.  The theory at least.  Unfournately the
application is not there.  I'm looking at this from a scientific point of
view as well.  I used to post when I posted over 300 msgs.  This packet
barely 140.  That's half gone in just 5-6 years.  Because no one posts
anymore.  Posting is why I'm here.  Not the games.  If it goes away then...

I fought this choice for a year..in some cases up to 3 years.

I see the reality of things out there. Fidonet nodelist used to be 3 megs
in its day.  Now its not even 100k.  We used to be at what 40k nodes now
down to a few hundred if that?

I could stay for years and years and be the last one.  But to keep the bbs
running but is it worth it anymore?  I rather get out now than be the last
node in fidonet talking to myself :)

There are about a dozen other reasons.  It can leave me more time for my
other projects and such.

I will miss the stuff but I may not be all gone.  Just as a sysop.  I may
still telnet and read fidonet.  If I can find a good bbs.


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