On Jun 07, 2016 12:13pm, Joacim Melin wrote to Allen Prunty:   
      
    JM> Let's do this.   
      
    JM> Questions:   
      
    JM> 1. Do we need a moderator?   
      
   Per Echopol1 yes all echos need a moderator.  And to keep them in full   
   distribution rules should be posted every month (also prompts people to say   
   something)   
      
    JM> 2. If (1)=yes, why?  Are there any Fidonet rules stipulating that every   
    JM> echo requires a moderator?   
      
   http://www.rxn.com/~net282/echopol1.txt   
      
   You can find this in many different places.   
      
      
    JM> I run my BBS on a Amiga 2000 and it's still reasonably stable, offering   
    JM> me tons of joy and entertainment and (sometimes) a bit of a headache.   
    JM> Surely, we can come together as users (or just fans) of the Amiga and   
    JM> keep the discussion civilized?  I'd rather not see this echo turn to   
    JM> FN_SYSOP...   
      
   It shouldn't turn in to FN_SYSOP as long as the FN_SYSOP people kindly stay out   
   of this and let us work it out on our own.  At first all I was going to do was   
   the minimum to keep it on the North American Backbone and do the monthly echo   
   rules to keep a "heartbeat" going in the echo.  There are many echos out there   
   that the only post that is going through the net is the ONE single post that   
   contains the rules every month.  I'm pleased to see that it did stir things up,   
   but surprisingly many that are vocal, with few exceptions, have posted anything   
   Amiga related in here.   
      
   Although I'm not pleased to see that some who have nothing to do with the Amiga   
   is posting here.  I also was very good friends with Asha Develder... she was a   
   very gifted artist and really made magic with her Amiga.   
      
   I would love to turn this echo over to someone who will lead it, and drive the   
   echo.  ALso would love to see the amgia file distribution return to the net as   
   well sometimes, but one step at a time.  I have three Amiga Software CDs that I   
   am going to online soon as well.   
      
   It might shock some, but I've been around a lot longer than you would know... I   
   was operating a BBS in 1985 on an old Atari 8 bit... and graduated up to the PC   
   World.  I had an Amiga I used for school... many of the educational programs   
   were either amiga or apple.  Sometime in the early 1990's I actually was once a   
   moderator here.  Was so busy we had more than one.   
      
   There are some things I don't want to fade to oblivion... this echo being one.   
   Many memories were made here... MANY... and I made many friends here (hope I   
   can count you as one.)   
      
   I think I've got some activity going here it's obviously alive again... now if   
   you don't mind indulging my cuiosity tell us about your BBS... It's machine and   
   etc.   
      
   Allen   
      
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