-=> Ward Dossche wrote to Dan Clough <=-

 DC> Thanks for those numbers, Ward.  Very interesting how much things
 DC> have changed.

 WD> Thank you sir.

 WD> The interesting thing is ... there is growth. Mot much but I have
 WD> noticed it in the entries running BBS\Fidonet-systems.

Excellent news.

 WD> My intention is to run this again in a few months and see where
 WD> we get. There still is dead wood ...

Great idea, and please post your results.  No doubt about the dead 
wood, there is quite a bit of it.  I'm assuming that is the job of 
the RCs to trim that, but if they don't do it, can a ZC step in 
and clean it up?

 DC> Not sure what the comment on "realism" means...  I think we all
 DC> know that Fidonet is not what it was 25 years ago.

 WD> "realism" .... good point ... I would say, but I'm going to use
 WD> the wrong words, the relative unimportance of what we're doing,
 WD> the relative unimportance of the Elflords (including myself) and
 WD> let's not be too serious about ourselves.

Ahhh, OK.  I get what you meant there, and agree completely.

 WD> On the other hand, I still learn every week by following some of
 WD> the technical platforms hence Fidonet has been a tremendous
 WD> learning experience that could not have been offered by the
 WD> internet.

Agreed again!

 WD> There was a lot of good in Fidonet ... still is.

 DC> At least it's still around, right?

 WD> Absolutely ... I love some of the stuff that is being handed
 WD> around here ...

Me too.  Thanks for the civilized reply.



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