> On 11-01-18, ED KOON said to TIM RICHARDSON:   
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   > > This used to be a pretty lively echo. It was begun as a `flame' echo,   
   > > and it got pretty hot in here.   
   > >   
   > > Along came Ross Cassell.   
   > >   
   > > Cassell has been `collecting' moderatorship of echoes for a long time,   
   > > now. And each time he `grabs' the moderatorship of an echo, two things   
   > > happen;   
   > >   
   > > He changes the entire motif of the echo with a bunch of new rules, which   
   > > have nothing to do with the echo's original purpose;   
   > >   
   > > And almost immediately the echo goes dead, except for an occasional   
   posting   
   > > by Cassell of his `rules'.   
   > >   
   > > It happened to this echo, the `Holysmoke' echo, and most every other one   
   > > Cassell has taken over. Its dead in here because Cassell killed it.   
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   > EK>Just got notification I'm now the moderator of this conference.   
   Guess ole   
   > EK>Ross Cassell is long gone. Whatever happened to Mad Dog Matzdobre   
   the guy   
   > EK>who threatened to sue Fidonet? And Wayne Chirnside?   
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   > I didn't know this echo was still on the backbone.   
      
   It's a Fidonet Classic!    
      
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