Hello Matt!

24 May 05 18:39, you wrote to me:

 MV>>>> My opinion is that nodelist clerks are servants who can be held
 MV>>>> accountable by those they serve: i.e. anyone sysop who's system
 MV>>>> is affected by how they maintain the nodelist.

 >>> But Carol isnt your servant,

 MvdV>> I think she is.

 MB> I do not believe I am a servant but I do believe what I do should
 MB> benefit all Fidonet nodes and not just my region.  If my regional
 MB> segment was created for just my region, why would I bother sending it
 MB> to Janis for inclusion? Likewise, if Z6's segment is for the sole
 MB> benefit of Z6, then why do they bother sending it to the rest of the
 MB> ZCs for inclusion?  They could easily acomplish what they do by
 MB> keeping it in private distribution or a separate FTN.

 MB> It is precisely that attitude (xxxyyyzzz is none of your business)
 MB> that Fidonet is in the sad state of affairs it is today.  Sure, there
 MB> is a line to how far someone is willing or capable of going to satisfy
 MB> the needs of the whole but it must be considered.  What I see today is
 MB> everyone doing what is best for themselves and expecting the rest to
 MB> "suck it up".  We are a network and the whole idea of networks is
 MB> standards and communciation.

 MB> I see his point, but he needs to be more tactful in expressing it
 MB> perhaps?

Michiel has been berating Carol for years over the nodelist and Carol is
more than capable of managing her segment, ergo she isnt incompetent when
it comes to the nodelist.

==
Ross
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