MR>  > Similar time-frames, my friend! I consider my "active" years to be
 MR>  > 1992-1996.
 MR> 
 MR> like around the mid 90s there was a lot of activity that a lot of people
 MR> call 'the third wave'
 MR> 
 MR> we also had a rush of activity in the early 2000's but it wasn't as big
 MR> as the third wave.
 MR> 
 MR>  > I really dig the way you've been able to attract/educate a whole new cr
 MR>  > of folks to BBSing with your outreach, welcome and patient explanations
 MR> 
 MR> dude you really have no idea how much money i've spent out of pocket on
 MR> promoting bbsing and just staying up until 3am when i wake up at 6am
 MR> helping people.  i did that for a very long time.
 MR> 
 MR>  > My favorite thing is when people return to BBSing, while they often
 MR>  > express surprise it still exists, they are so glad it does.
 MR> 
 MR> when they come back they check it out but those people go away and don't
 MR> come back.  i tried to bring back people from the huge bbses and they
 MR> have moved on. people prefer social media.
 MR> 
 MR>  > I agree -- the syncterm site could use a little modernization, and
 MR>  > it's a geat program. I'll also point more tech-savvy folks to IcyTerm,
 MR>  > MagiTerm and Netrunner (I know you do, too)!
 MR>  >
 MR> 
 MR> i either use mtelnet or syncterm.  i've used netrunner and magiterm but
 MR> they have a few things that rub me the wrong way.
 MR> 
 MR> you should just tell them to use htmlterm because then they dont need to
 MR> dick around with a client.

You forgot to tell them how much of a loser newbie they are - cmon, MRO, get on top of yer game.



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