-=> Quoting Leona Headley to Gary Presson <=-
 LH> Hi Gary,  When did they do that?  I had just seen the rules posted and
 LH> it was date the 3rd of Oct. 1996. 
 LH> Sorry for the off topic.
About a week or 10 days ago (as best I can recall the time frame)
Michael Kirst declared his echo, GEN REPLIES, was going to be converted
to a FIDONET SYSOPS ONLY echo.  This was apparently occaisioned by some
hatred that has been been festering in the original GEN SYSOP echo, because
a few resent it when "other nets" (most particularly IGA) are mentioned
there.  As far as I can tell, the new echo will attract (at most) 4-5
participants.  I can assure you we will not mess with it here on our
system.  The political season just ended Nov. 5.  I don't need that kind
of crap in the genealogy community too. :-)  
Let them pick up their marbles and doll rags and go home...
A bunch of little kids...
(IMO)
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