Richard Webb wrote in a message to Thom LaCosta:

TL>   echolist{at}fmlynet.org

 RW> YOu know, it's interesting, but I've crashed R. Hoffman
 RW> netmail asking him about criteria for joining familynet to
 RW> pick up a couple of echoes looked to be of interest.  Crash
 RW> mailed him direct, modem to modem.

 RW> NO reply.

 RW> sEnt email to him at his familynet address via email.

 RW> NO reply.

You might want to make a post about familynet in the othernets echo...Bob
posts there.

 RW> NOw as soon as echolist updates come in, we unzip 'em,
 RW> remove any line with the name "hoffman" in it, as they're
 RW> just wasted space and time.  

Well, it we applied the logic of wasted space and time across the board, we
could eliminate many echoes, most of the admin addresses in Fodonet, and a
large number of the node listings (g).....but that. like your statment, is
simply a matter of opinion.


 RW> I don't see anything elisted by BOb HOffman, unless I unpack the
 RW> archive. 

???? how else would you expect to see things elisted without unpacking the archive?

 RW> Even a "hey buddy we're not interested in pots only nodes or any
 RW> new nodes" for that matter would have been nice.
 RW> IN fact HOffman's familynet address bounced both times I
 RW> tried it too, and this was some months ago.

I can understand your frustration....and it's not only Bob....I could name
names and node numbers....but that won't solve any problems....what I can
say is that over time, Fidonet has become less and less communicative, and
I suspect less and less attractive to folks who aren't already
participating.

I suspect it's similar to ham radio....fewer and fewer folks build
things....they simply get on the air.

cya,
thom
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