BF>> But is seems that we have lost some others. For example, where's Cindy,
 BF>> Barbara, Maurice, Sergi (sp) from Spain and what's his name from Russia?
 BF>> Fido is shrinking and it's only the good that's leaving so sometimes even
 BF>> I have to make a decision.

 KW> Time to start over again with a leaner Fidonet MkII? Get rid of the
 KW> current echoes, ping BBSes, and remove the dead weight from the nodelist.
 KW> Make Fidonet like the surprisingly vigorous, active othernets out there
 KW> taking up the slack that Fidonet has left behind.

I could live with that.

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