Hey Nancy!   
      
   Dec 18 22:10 05, Nancy Backus wrote to Maurice Kinal:   
      
    NB> echo...  Which also soon became more of a moot point as we lost a    
    NB> number   
    NB> of key posters and organizers, some to death and some to the    
    NB> Internet...   
      
   I am aware of death.   
      
    NB> There's not much there any more, sadly.   
      
   I know.  Same with a whole bunch of echoes I used to lurk in.   
      
    NB> as that was what got me into the bbs'ing in the first place.   
      
   I have met a few posters along the way that said the same thing.   
      
    NB> Internet's less community-oriented makeup made it even harder to keep    
    NB> a   
    NB> critical mass.  I read some of what's left via RIME gating to my main   
    NB> bbs, but I haven't really been able to take part in them.   
      
   I haven't really been a big fan of gating.  I have always preferred Fido over   
   the rest.  Still do despite the drop in traffic.  I honestly hope it picks up   
   again.  I am hopeful despite what I may say about it all.   
      
   Life is good,   
   Maurice   
      
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