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   DC> Would you prefer that those echoes be killed off, and FidoNet take   
   DC> yet another step closer to the grave?   
       
   I wonder ... how much is still alive ... that's a different question than 'How   
   many sysops are listed?" ... "How many still participate?" ... I think a lot   
   fewer than we expect ...   
       
   There are whole regions with dysfunctional RCs ... nets with dysfunctional NCs   
   ... that is the reality. Nothing's being done about it and if I dare raise the   
   issue I'm the bogey-man that needs to mind his own business.   
       
   DC> Perhaps they'll be revived, now that it's under "new ownership".  Why   
   DC> would you not want that to happen?  What have you got to lose?  Nobody   
   DC> is asking you to do anything.  Perhaps you should hush up and let others   
   DC> do things that are in the best interests of FidoNet.   
       
   OK ... I'll hush up and see how successful a publication the Fidogazette is   
   not going to be. Janis tried but other than crossposting some messages from   
   echoes and re-hashing old material, not that much really happened.   
       
   The real problem is 'lack of contributors', 'lack of exciting things' ... the   
   same issues which confronts Fidonews. It's "the people's publication", but if   
   the people does not contribute then it just does not happen.   
       
   At the moment I see no indicator for change. But you know what, prove me   
   wrong. I do not expect the new 'self appointed' ownership is going to change a   
   whole lot.   
       
   DC> For such a long-standing and (supposed) proponent of FidoNet, you sure   
   DC> do seem to hate it.  Perhaps that's just your personal bias and grudges   
   DC> showing through?   
       
   DC> Do us all a favor and go be a ZC, leaving the administration of an echo   
   DC> and a publication to those who actually do try to help FidoNet be better.   
       
   'The administration of an echo' ... hmmm ... how difficult must it be? I run a   
   number of international echoes ... mever must I act, even hardly ever do I   
   publish any rules.   
       
   But as said before ... prove me wrong.   
       
   Take care,   
       
    \%/@rd   
      
   --- DB4 - Jan 09 2022   
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