On 08 Dec 05  17:37:22, Maurice Kinal got back to Danny Ceppa    
   -> Re: bragging rights   
      
    DC> Thom weeds those out.  However, the sysops have to use the info    
    DC> to do so on their end.     
      
    MK> I have yet to see a weeded out echolist.  Without actually checking   
    MK> the entire thing I would guesstimate the last 'official' echolist to   
    MK> be 10% accurate to the reality of the situation.  Just a guess based   
    MK> on a 'ramdom' sampling.    
      
   I think many are re-listing in the hope that things pick up.  And,    
   many that I see are FamlyNet listings.     
      
      
    DC> The Echoes are the life blood of FIDO.  Most of the mail movers    
    DC> realize that allowing disruptive individuals to run rampant will    
    DC> be the end of it all.     
      
    MK> Offhand I would think the apparent stagnation to be a much bigger   
    MK> concern.  As for the so-called disruptive individuals, I doubt there   
    MK> are any more then there ever was at any given moment, but instead they   
    MK> are more obvious considering they seem to be more stubborn and know   
    MK> how to get what they apparently want, whatever that happens to be.    
    MK> Seems to me that they are the only ones willing and able to stick with   
    MK> the Fido status quo as it appears to be.    
      
   They like it that way.     
      
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