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   PID: Synchronet 3.19b-Win32 master/a2a9dc027 Jan  2 2022 MSC 1928   
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     To: Alexander Grotewohl   
     Re: Re: getting and keeping new users   
     By: Alexander Grotewohl to Mark Meadows Jr on Thu Jan 22 2026 07:44 pm   
      
    > From Newsgroup: FidoNet.BBS_CARNIVAL   
      
    > On 22 Jan 2026, Mark Meadows Jr said the following...   
      
    >  MM> "inclusive" documentation and beginner-friendly onboarding.   
    >  MM> When figures like mro, Deuce, or echicken use a blunt or mocking   
    >  MM> tone, it creates a steep "social learning curve" that many   
    >  MM> usersÄespecially younger hobbyistsÄsimply choose not to climb.   
      
    > since they're probably not here i'll take this opportunity to   
    > respond:   
      
   i'm mro and i've stayed up until 3-4am when i have to get up at 6am for work    
   and helped people get their bbses working.  i've spent my time and my money    
   to help the bbsing culture. for around 29 years to various degrees.   
      
   mark probably cries about being mocked on facebook and reddit too.   
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