JV> I want to bitch about the fact that whatever hobby people pick, it
 JV> seems like there are people in it that just tear into someone right off
 JV> the bat.  I think that sucks and discourages people..  I have seen that
 JV> in almost every hobby I have gotten involed in.

Hi Jason!

This is simple. Some people have to makeup for things they lack in real life
any place they can. Because FidoNet has a structure to it, some feel they
can make up for things by assuming power. Take your situation for example.
Take note of the people that replied to you in FN_SYSOP. You will see the
same set of people always in on these situations where they can push a
little bit of power around. With Net 229 this is the same thing. The only
thing that has changed is the target sysops are a different set. It is the
EXACT same set of attacking sysops that have been around for ages now.

With best regards, Dale Ross.  E-mail: Dale.Ross{at}p1.f1.n379.z1.fidonet.org

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