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On 18 Mar 19  10:24:20, Nathanael Culver said the following to Kurt Weiske:

NC> I think one of the first things that could be done is to reduce the number 
NC> sysop echoes; some seem absolutely redundant, others ambiguous, and many ju
NC> plain dead. Plus, isn't most everyone left on Fidonet a sysop?

This I agree with totally; but then everyone squabbles over who gets to be the
moderator. Its the flies fighting over who gets the best piece of dog shit.

The new Sysop echo ends up getting listed on some questionable Echolist and
whoever is moderator is now the king of the castle. Because even though the
role of a moderator in most echoes is almost completely unnecessary today,
its a "role", a hat, a keyboard-warriors' dream job. Even when that echo is 
long dead; that moderator will be tenacious enough to keep posting rules to 
show the world that yes, its still out there like Jodie Foster listening for 
aliens in Contact.

Thats all that ever gets discussed. And every month, we will get a "rules" 
post or statistics that nobody asked for, nobody cares to read, nobody's 
enjoyment of the hobby in 2019 is substantially elevated to heights 
of nirvana by being told to watch your potty mouth or else.

This goes on and on and turns into a huge pointless troll-fest. Then someone
gets the bright idea to create a new Sysop echo where "none of that 
negativity is gonna happen anymore".

That echo lasts for a few months, then the cycle repeats.

Nick

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