Hi Allen,

On 2016-06-07 22:48:52, you wrote to Joacim Melin:

 JM>> 1. Do we need a moderator?

 AP> Per Echopol1 yes all echos need a moderator.

It's very strange to see a person from Z1 quote from echopol, because it
has never been ratified as a valid document from that zone.

Current reality in fidonet is different.

 AP> And to keep them in full distribution rules should be posted every
 AP> month

It survived for more then 10 years without monthly posts, so that's not true.

 AP>  (also prompts people to say something)

That isn't working in other areas...

 AP> It shouldn't turn in to FN_SYSOP

You are doing a good job at that by keep insisting we need a moderator!

 AP> as long as the FN_SYSOP people kindly stay out of this and let us work
 AP> it out on our own.  At first all I was going to do was the minimum to
 AP> keep it on the North American Backbone

You put way too much importance into the NAB. It only plays a minor part in
world wide echomail distribution.

 AP> and do the monthly echo rules to keep a "heartbeat" going
in the echo.

You can send a monthly heartbeat message without being the moderator or it
being rules!

Bye, Wilfred.

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