On 4/09/2016 9:15 AM, Janis Kracht -> David Drummond wrote:

 >> That is a Fidonet concept and "echomail is not part of Fidonet" >> .

 JK> Even the boyscouts have rules that members follow if they want to
 JK> participate. Echomail areas have rules.  You want to play, you follow
 JK> the moderator's rules.

Or not - we are all flouting this echo's moderator's rules with these postings
- you and Joe included. Does that mean that we get to pick and chose whose
rules we adhere to, or in which echoes we adhere to the rules?

 >> A rule is only a rule if there is some authority to back it up. There
 >> is no authority to back up the frivolous echo rules.

 JK> Strange, I haven't had a problem when as moderator of an echo I found it
 JK> necessary to enforce that echo's rules.

Your power is no as far reaching today. The omnipotence of the NAB is no more.

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Regards
David

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