-=> Quoting Chris Martin to Scott Adams <=-

 SA>         Your teasing?  You'd sell the bbs just like that? I hope
 SA>         not.  Your not in the hobby for fun then eh? :)
 
 CM> For the fun, the learning, cameraderie, and the challenges...
 CM> However one can only do so much for so long with no thanks,
 CM> whoop-dee-doo or other recognition of some kind. I've been around
 CM> long enough to see loads of BBS's come and loads more go away.
 CM> Lots of software authors come and more leave. It's getting a
 CM> little bit harder to justify the extra costs with the phone
 CM> lines, and other costs, when there's no one left to use it. :^(
 
 SA>         I dunno.  I've been around in bbsdom for over 2 decades and
 SA>         seen the same bu ti do it for a hobby for fun.  I don't worry
 SA>         about the rewards or back slaps or even the cost.  I do
 SA>         it for myself.

 CM> Pretty much what I've done, too. Though an occasional word of
 CM> thanks from the users, or a comment about the job you've done, is
 CM> greatly appreciated...

    Do you chat with them or post on your own board?  Might be
    surprised.  I actually chatted with a user in one of my online
    games to help him.  Id on't do it much anymore if ever but
    I do post and so get good feedback.  
 
 CM> I _HAVE_ enjoyed the run, from the inception of my BBS back in
 CM> late 1986, through its' many iterations and changes, to it's
 CM> likely final appearance as a full multi-node dial-up system
 CM> running a very solid commercial grade of software. With the
 CM> distinct lack of affordable broadband coverage in my home area,
 CM> it very likely won't appear anytime soon as a telnet system,
 CM> though that capability is here (SIO/Vmodem under OS/goo). I just
 CM> don't know at this time what direction I'll take with it.
 
 SA>         Well I figure you make a BBS enjoyable to others they will
 SA>         come no matter what.  I still have enough users to make
 SA>         me happy and even some daily LD callers not cause its just
 SA>         around but cause its a good place for users.
 SA>         They know its a big active posting board and not a dead one.
 SA>         [Not saying yours is dead just how i see things]

 CM> The only users I have, are LD ones.. :*)  Apparently there aren't
 CM> any more locals (thank you WEB). ALmost to a "T" everyone I ask
 CM> about old-fashioned BBS's, says "Huhn? Wazzat?" and when I tell
 CM> them about using a terminl program like HyperTerm (included with
 CM> Winx) they give blank stares.. At least I can be gratefull for
 CM> the few that still call in.

     Yep.  I never sat down and looked at one bulletin on LD to
     local but I think I have about 45/55% local/LD but i could
     be wrong.


... "Jumpgate activated, here they come."
--- Fringe BBS