-=> Joacim Melin wrote to Björn Felten <=-

 JM> When I got my nodenumber from you a couple of years ago it took
 JM> me days to figure out who to contact and how. My goals with
 JM> fidonet.io was to explain how to make this easier because there
 JM> is no way in hell a Fidonet novice will understand that he or she
 JM> should somehow get access to the Fidonews echo and take it from
 JM> there. It's like the attitude is "If you want it you have to work
 JM> for it and figure it out yourself" and I find that very
 JM> unfortunate.

I agree with this completely.  I was a Fidonet sysop back in the 
early 90's, and left in 96 when I had to move and the internet was 
taking over anyway.  Recently came back, and although I certainly 
remembered the basics of how Fido works, I had some minor trouble 
contacting my prospective new NC because of simple things like the 
proper addressing syntax of a Netmail.  Is it 
"first.last@", or is it "first last@", or.... ?  
Stuff like that could be laid out in an instructional document 
which is made *OBVIOUS* right there on www.fidonet.org under the 
heading of "How to join Fidonet".  What's so fuckin hard about 
somebody doing that?  Why has that not already been done, YEARS 
ago?

Is it really any mystery why Fidonet struggles to grow/expand?  
I'm willing to bet there are 2-3 potential sysops who give up for 
every new one that does join.  Why can't that be fixed?

I fully support this new website and screw the ass-draggers who 
want to keep Fidonet back in the 20th century.



... So easy, a child could do it. Child sold separately.
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