• Re: New Sysops

    From echicken@VERT/ECBBS to Nightfox on Saturday, September 21, 2024 17:26:11
    Re: Re: New Sysops
    By: Nightfox to echicken on Sat Sep 21 2024 13:45:59

    If searching is one of MRO's concerns (and reasons to have a single file), tools like grep can search multiple files. And the wiki has a search function, too..

    Counterpoints would be that the wiki search is slow by comparison, and grep is an imperfect way to get all of the information in front of your face quickly, though it comes close.

    (I mean I don't care, I'm fine with the wiki.)

    echicken
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  • From poindexter FORTRAN@VERT/REALITY to MRO on Saturday, September 21, 2024 15:07:14
    Re: Re: New Sysops
    By: MRO to poindexter FORTRAN on Sat Sep 21 2024 03:35 pm

    "If you run into one asshole, he's the asshole. If your day is full of
    assholes, you're the asshole..."

    Shouldn't you be telling some boring story about how you used punch cards an sip coffe and eat pine nut muffins in starbucks.

    My previous point stands.
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  • From Gamgee@VERT/PALANTIR to poindexter FORTRAN on Saturday, September 21, 2024 18:41:00
    poindexter FORTRAN wrote to MRO <=-

    "If you run into one asshole, he's the asshole. If your day is full of
    assholes, you're the asshole..."

    Shouldn't you be telling some boring story about how you used punch cards an sip coffe and eat pine nut muffins in starbucks.

    My previous point stands.

    It not only stands, it is *validated*. :-)



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  • From echicken@VERT/ECBBS to MRO on Sunday, September 22, 2024 01:35:20
    Re: Re: New Sysops
    By: MRO to echicken on Sat Sep 21 2024 15:30:22

    I don't believe it. I've even proven in the past that people were using fake accounts to make these posts.

    I'm not talking about butthurt rage posts that people went out of their way to make, or some sock puppet smear campaign. It's just stuff that has come up offhand in conversations, and things people have said to me privately.

    you misunderstand what i was saying. yeah i was a dick to people. and

    I wasn't even talking about you until you made it about yourself. You may recall my original reply was to Gamgee. It was him and Nelgin I was thinking of in particular - and not because they're so awful or I dislike them or anything.

    nobody got chased away. nobody. Nobody got chased away by anybody.

    I remember one person who said they were installing Synchronet, went on IRC, had a terrible experience, so they went and installed something else. A couple of others chimed in and said "yeah, that place is awful, I don't go there." I think this was on some Discord server. Just an example; I've heard others.

    Some people find the tone offputting and decide not to participate, or go elsewhere. Sometimes they're too easily offended; sometimes not. It's just something that people might keep in mind.

    I'm just asking people to be a bit slower to throw insults around and be a little less shitty to each other. No surprise that's so triggering for you.

    echicken
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  • From MRO@VERT/BBSESINF to poindexter FORTRAN on Sunday, September 22, 2024 07:13:52
    Re: Re: New Sysops
    By: poindexter FORTRAN to MRO on Sat Sep 21 2024 03:07 pm

    Re: Re: New Sysops
    By: MRO to poindexter FORTRAN on
    Sat Sep 21 2024 03:35 pm

    "If you run into one asshole, he's the asshole. If your day is full

    of
    assholes, you're the asshole..."

    Shouldn't you be telling some boring story about how you used punch

    cards
    an sip coffe and eat pine nut muffins in starbucks.

    My previous point stands.

    it's your story, tell it how you want to tell it.
    you can just call me an asshole if you want instead of TRYING to be clever about it. Your quote is stupid and not related to the thread as well.

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  • From MRO@VERT/BBSESINF to echicken on Sunday, September 22, 2024 07:18:32
    Re: Re: New Sysops
    By: echicken to MRO on Sun Sep 22 2024 01:35 am

    Re: Re: New Sysops
    By: MRO to echicken on Sat Sep 21 2024 15:30:22

    I don't believe it. I've even proven in the past that people were using fake accounts to make these posts.

    I'm not talking about butthurt rage posts that people went out of their

    way
    to make, or some sock puppet smear campaign. It's just stuff that has come up offhand in conversations, and things people have said to me privately.
    They may SAY it, but they are probably lying. they are using it as an excuse to bow out because they do not have the time and interest to run a bbs.

    I'd like to know who and speak to them about it. I honestly don't believe people were chased away, ever.

    you misunderstand what i was saying. yeah i was a dick to people. and

    I wasn't even talking about you until you made it about yourself. You may recall my original reply was to Gamgee. It was him and Nelgin I was thinking of in particular - and not because they're so awful or I dislike them or

    i'm one of the dicks so i was just interjecting. I have gamgee blocked so i don't see posts involving him unless someone quotes and it's part of a thread i can see. gamgee isnt THAT bad in regards to people who need help.

    None of us really suffer fools, and we have a nose for people that are lazy and want people to do things for them or otherwise drain community resources.



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  • From DaiTengu@VERT/ENSEMBLE to Belly on Sunday, September 22, 2024 10:38:41
    Re: Re: New Sysops
    By: Belly to Gamgee on Sat Sep 21 2024 12:20 am

    I've been around for six years and also have no memory of the MRO troll
    helping anyone, other than basic silly question stuff.

    You know, I think I added filters long ago to keep his messages from even showing up on my board.

    The great part about MRO is if you give him the same level of shit he gives to other people, he'll twitlist you on his end, and you don't have to deal with his responses.

    I'm pretty sure this is the 2nd or third time I've been in his twitlist because I apparently said some things that hit too close to home for him.


    The other thing I'll give him, is that he does generate activity. For good or for bad, it's activity.

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  • From DaiTengu@VERT/ENSEMBLE to MRO on Sunday, September 22, 2024 10:46:56
    Re: Re: New Sysops
    By: MRO to echicken on Sat Sep 21 2024 03:30 pm

    you misunderstand what i was saying. yeah i was a dick to people. and many people were fools or dicks to me. whatever! it's online shit, who cares.

    nobody got chased away. nobody. Nobody got chased away by anybody.


    You're not going to see this, but I'm going to throw this out there for everyone else.

    I've had at least two users from my board over the years that started trying to post in DoveNet get trolled to hell by you just because they said something stupid, or maybe didn't quote properly come back, read your responses, log out and never returned.


    one was a pretty active user on my door games. I tried e-mailing him but he never responded.

    Now, I can't 100% confirm it was because you got your tits twisted about something they did/said, but it's definitely a pattern.



    I know your responses to this is "well they should just stop being so soft" and I'm not saying they aren't soft, but holy shit dude, there are already limited people in this hobby, quit chasing away potential newbies.

    ...A man's only as old as the woman he feels.

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  • From echicken@VERT/ECBBS to MRO on Sunday, September 22, 2024 13:47:57
    Re: Re: New Sysops
    By: MRO to echicken on Sun Sep 22 2024 07:18:32

    They may SAY it, but they are probably lying. they are using it as an

    I'd like to know who and speak to them about it. I honestly don't believe

    I'm sure they'd love to be called out and hear from "one of the dicks" too. Alas I didn't keep a logbook and I'm not going to spend my time tracking down comments. What would be the point? You'd just come up with your own explanation, as above.

    thread i can see. gamgee isnt THAT bad in regards to people who need help.

    Right. Neither him nor Nelgin are THAT bad. They know what they're talking about, they're capable of helping and explaining things and often do. Sometimes it just gets out of hand. Rein it in a bit is all I was saying.

    echicken
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  • From Mickey@VERT/INTERSPY to DaiTengu on Sunday, September 22, 2024 19:54:00
    On 22 Sep 2024, DaiTengu exclaimed the following...

    The other thing I'll give him, is that he does generate activity. For good or for bad, it's activity.


    That is a great thing. It's what this damn hobby needs more of. I enjoy a bit of debate but like e-chicken said, with a bit of 'nice' thrown in. It takes more than a thousand bbs ads to attract, then keep, new users around.

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  • From MRO@VERT/BBSESINF to echicken on Sunday, September 22, 2024 18:59:44
    Re: Re: New Sysops
    By: echicken to MRO on Sun Sep 22 2024 01:47 pm

    Re: Re: New Sysops
    By: MRO to echicken on Sun Sep 22 2024 07:18:32

    They may SAY it, but they are probably lying. they are using it as an

    I'd like to know who and speak to them about it. I honestly don't believe

    I'm sure they'd love to be called out and hear from "one of the dicks" too. Alas I didn't keep a logbook and I'm not going to spend my time tracking down comments. What would be the point? You'd just come up with your own explanation, as above.


    okay but maybe you are just putting it together in your head that way and it's not entirely true. i can back up shit i say, you can't in this case.

    I have many many years of experience with dealing with bbs people and I'm rarely wrong. I'll repeat myself: these people that say they are quitting bbsing for good because of what they see on dovenet are just using it to save face and don't want to be bbsing at all period. They would prefer to use facebook or instagram. I'm not sure why you can't wrap your head around it, i've seen people leave bbsing for better things many times.

    Right. Neither him nor Nelgin are THAT bad. They know what they're talking about, they're capable of helping and explaining things and often do. Sometimes it just gets out of hand. Rein it in a bit is all I was saying.

    It gets frustrating after doing it for so long. It takes a while to understand that it's not your job to help people. And it feels wrong to just ignore people that need help. If someone asks me for help I can't ignore them or say no. I am always going to help people in trouble and other people have this good trait. It just gets draining. Right now I'm retired in bbsing. I don't keep track of shit, I don't like most of the people left in the communities and I don't like the state of everything. I don't spend much time on it.

    Anyways, regarding the psychology of BBS lazy people and askholes is confusing, but I'm seasoned and i get it. It took a long time.

    I explain to people on my irc server that it's better to have a community of friends instead of having bbs people pop in.

    BBS people are there to get help and leave.
    Or they are there to do 'remember when' over and over.

    it's boring as hell and stupid.
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  • From echicken@VERT/ECBBS to Mickey on Sunday, September 22, 2024 20:34:49
    Re: Re: New Sysops
    By: Mickey to DaiTengu on Sun Sep 22 2024 19:54:00

    That is a great thing. It's what this damn hobby needs more of. I enjoy a bit of debate but like e-chicken said, with a bit of 'nice' thrown in. It

    And it's fine, I mean, people will spar and poke at each other sometimes and it's not a big deal, sometimes it's fun. I was more lamenting these situations where there's a knowledge gap or a tech support session that isn't working out, and it devolves into a long thread of abuse.

    I generally like the way Avon handles it over on fsx, stepping in to nudge people in the right direction when things go overboard.

    echicken
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  • From MRO@VERT/BBSESINF to echicken on Sunday, September 22, 2024 21:53:59
    Re: Re: New Sysops
    By: echicken to Mickey on Sun Sep 22 2024 08:34 pm


    And it's fine, I mean, people will spar and poke at each other sometimes and it's not a big deal, sometimes it's fun. I was more lamenting these situations where there's a knowledge gap or a tech support session that isn't working out, and it devolves into a long thread of abuse.

    I generally like the way Avon handles it over on fsx, stepping in to nudge people in the right direction when things go overboard.

    Well from what i have seen over my many years is people like digital man and pcmike let stuff play it out and that is the best way to handle things.

    they're both very smart and they have seen a lot.
    with avon i've heard he sensors a lot and fxnet is biased.

    Censorship and bias is not productive.
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  • From echicken@VERT/ECBBS to MRO on Sunday, September 22, 2024 23:39:48
    Re: Re: New Sysops
    By: MRO to echicken on Sun Sep 22 2024 18:59:44

    okay but maybe you are just putting it together in your head that way and it's not entirely true. i can back up shit i say, you can't in this case.

    "Nah, you're lying", "Nah, they're lying", and "Trust me, I know this stuff" is just you deciding what's what. That's not actually backing anything up.

    It's okay, we both have our positions and neither is going to change.

    rarely wrong. I'll repeat myself: these people that say they are quitting bbsing for good because of what they see on dovenet are just using it to

    The people I'm talking about didn't necessarily quit BBSing over it. They just don't want to talk to people here or in #synchronet.

    People who posted some ragequit "I'm leaving the hobby because Jas Hud was mean to me!!!" drama message? Sure, who knows. I'm not talking about them.

    I'm speaking from a place of care for the community. If some sysop comes along with questions I don't want to see them get berated for no good reason. It's shitty for them and for us as a whole.

    save face and don't want to be bbsing at all period. They would prefer to

    Save face in front of who, though? If you're going to bail from the hobby, just disappear. It's not we're going to be gossiping and mocking and asking "Whatever happened to Magizian Deathmage from Sphincter Palace BBS anyway?" I wouldn't judge anyone if they just got tired of it. Who cares.

    use facebook or instagram. I'm not sure why you can't wrap your head around it, i've seen people leave bbsing for better things many times.

    I fully understand that people leave this hobby because they tire of it and would rather do something else. That it was a passing interest. That nostalgia wore off. Again, not what I'm talking about. Wrap your head around that.

    understand that it's not your job to help people. And it feels wrong to just ignore people that need help. If someone asks me for help I can't

    Right, don't ignore them. Try to help. If helping doesn't work, end it there. You don't have to ghost them. You also don't have to call them a fucking moron or whatever. With exceptions if they become belligerent I guess.

    other people have this good trait. It just gets draining. Right now I'm retired in bbsing. I don't keep track of shit, I don't like most of the people left in the communities and I don't like the state of everything.
    I don't spend much time on it.

    Honest question - why do you bother at all? You seem so sour about the whole thing, generally miserable and combative in your messages. What's the point?

    I tend to drop stuff from my life when it's not working for me anymore and focus on people and things that make me happy. Sometimes it's hard to let go but it's always been for the best.

    echicken
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  • From echicken@VERT/ECBBS to MRO on Sunday, September 22, 2024 23:58:29
    Re: Re: New Sysops
    By: MRO to echicken on Sun Sep 22 2024 21:53:59

    they're both very smart and they have seen a lot. with avon i've heard he sensors a lot and fxnet is biased.

    No censorship that I'm aware of. Typically he just steps in if things get too heated or political and asks people to cool it down. That's about it.

    I don't know about bias. Perhaps it's perceived by people ranting from some viewpoint and deciding it's the viewpoint and not the ranting that was the problem.

    echicken
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  • From poindexter FORTRAN@VERT/REALITY to echicken on Sunday, September 22, 2024 09:34:00
    echicken wrote to MRO <=-

    I'm just asking people to be a bit slower to throw insults around and
    be a little less shitty to each other.

    Isn't that what Jesus said?



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  • From MRO@VERT/BBSESINF to echicken on Monday, September 23, 2024 05:00:30
    Re: Re: New Sysops
    By: echicken to MRO on Sun Sep 22 2024 11:39 pm

    Re: Re: New Sysops
    By: MRO to echicken on Sun Sep 22 2024 18:59:44

    okay but maybe you are just putting it together in your head that way and it's not entirely true. i can back up shit i say, you can't in this case.

    "Nah, you're lying", "Nah, they're lying", and "Trust me, I know this stuff" is just you deciding what's what. That's not actually backing anything up.

    It's okay, we both have our positions and neither is going to change.

    no, i could go back and get the information and name off people who quit because they didn't want to do bbsing and decided they wanted to play on social media instead.

    You can't find one guy who quit a hobby because of what someone said to them
    on dovenet. Dovenet isn't even synchronet bbs. People have and still run the bbs software and don't use dovenet or ever read it. Plenty run synchronet and never used dovenet or even read it at all.

    I dont think you are lying. i think your head is playing tricks on you.
    I'm also explaining the psychology of it and you can't wrap your head around it.

    Save face in front of who, though? If you're going to bail from the hobby, just disappear. It's not we're going to be gossiping and mocking and asking

    that's another thing you dont understand or attempt to. they are saving face to themself and the people at the moment. they get frustrated. It's a form of taking the ball and going home.

    I'm suprised you lack this understanding of people.


    Honest question - why do you bother at all? You seem so sour about the whole thing, generally miserable and combative in your messages. What's the point?

    People that know me and interact with me know i'm not.
    I'm not miserable at all. If you look up most shit you will see that i'm actually reacting to someone attacking me, as well.

    I don't get mad at you people, even though I do have a low opinion of a lot of synchronet and bbs people. I'm also not so sure you TRULY realize how badly you have acted in the past, especially when grouped up with fellow immature bad actors. You talking about this stuff is ironic.

    I tend to drop stuff from my life when it's not working for me anymore and focus on people and things that make me happy. Sometimes it's hard to let go but it's always been for the best.

    posting msgs 2 mins a day has no bad effect on me.
    it does not detract from any focus on people or things.
    why do you even care?
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  • From MRO@VERT/BBSESINF to echicken on Monday, September 23, 2024 05:02:14
    Re: Re: New Sysops
    By: echicken to MRO on Sun Sep 22 2024 11:58 pm

    Re: Re: New Sysops
    By: MRO to echicken on Sun Sep 22 2024 21:53:59

    they're both very smart and they have seen a lot. with avon i've heard he sensors a lot and fxnet is biased.

    No censorship that I'm aware of. Typically he just steps in if things get too heated or political and asks people to cool it down. That's about it.


    I've heard in the past on other msg networks that there was a lot of censorship, especially against conservatives. meanwhile people that shared avon's views were allowed to go on.

    I checked out fxnet and not only does it have the same people and the same discussions as any other network, it's just as or even more boring.
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  • From echicken@VERT/ECBBS to poindexter FORTRAN on Monday, September 23, 2024 09:51:28
    Re: Re: New Sysops
    By: poindexter FORTRAN to echicken on Sun Sep 22 2024 09:34:00

    Isn't that what Jesus said?

    More or less, but I think it was buried in a weird parable about a donkey.

    echicken
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  • From echicken@VERT/ECBBS to MRO on Monday, September 23, 2024 10:19:18
    Re: Re: New Sysops
    By: MRO to echicken on Mon Sep 23 2024 05:00:30

    You can't find one guy who quit a hobby because of what someone said to

    I wasn't talking about people quitting the hobby. I don't know why you're stuck on that.

    I'm suprised you lack this understanding of people.

    We're talking about similar but different things. I understand what you're saying. I don't disagree with all of it. You think I would agree 100% if only I understood; that's not the problem.

    lot of synchronet and bbs people. I'm also not so sure you TRULY realize how badly you have acted in the past, especially when grouped up with fellow immature bad actors. You talking about this stuff is ironic.

    Hey, it's online shit. It doesn't matter. Who cares. Right?

    I know how much of a jerk I was. I reflect on it sometimes and it informs the way I approach a lot of things now. I'm sure I still slip on occasion, but people change. There's no irony in that, just time and experience.

    A lecture on my *past* behavior from a guy who just told me to kill myself and invoked homosexuality as an implied insult? I don't know if that's irony, but it's something.

    posting msgs 2 mins a day has no bad effect on me. it does not detract from any focus on people or things. why do you even care?

    I was just curious. I wouldn't even spend those two minutes on something completely optional that I don't enjoy, but that's me.

    echicken
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  • From Dumas Walker@VERT/CAPCITY2 to ECHICKEN on Monday, September 23, 2024 09:58:00
    I'm sure they'd love to be called out and hear from "one of the dicks" too. Alas I didn't keep a logbook and I'm not going to spend my time tracking down comments. What would be the point? You'd just come up with your own explanation, as above.

    I can say from experience that I have no problems posting here *but*, if I
    have a user who is asking questions on a subject I can't help with, I am a lot more likely to steer them towards other network echoes for help in hopes they will be less likely to be flamed and discouraged.

    An exception would be if their question is specifically about some feature
    of Synchronet.

    So I can confirm at least this much has happened.


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  • From Dumas Walker@VERT/CAPCITY2 to ECHICKEN on Monday, September 23, 2024 09:59:00
    they're both very smart and they have seen a lot. with avon i've heard he sensors a lot and fxnet is biased.

    No censorship that I'm aware of. Typically he just steps in if things get too heated or political and asks people to cool it down. That's about it.

    It is real difficult to censor an FTN echo. Stuff is going to echo out everywhere before you are likley to see it. I agree he usually steps in
    when people start bickering, and that there is no censorship I am aware of.

    I don't know about bias. Perhaps it's perceived by people ranting from some viewpoint and deciding it's the viewpoint and not the ranting that was the problem.

    I don't really think it is bias, but I have seen instances where viewpoint
    A is voiced, someone counters with viewpoint B, and then maybe the
    viewpoint A person will act hurt or claim "we aren't supposed to talk
    politics here" before Avon steps in and seemingly tells viewpoint B person
    they need to drop it even though they weren't the ones who started the political discussion to begin with.

    I think it is like in sports where the person who retaliates is often the
    one that gets called for the foul but, to others, it could come off as bias.


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  • From echicken@VERT/ECBBS to Dumas Walker on Monday, September 23, 2024 11:39:48
    Re: Re: New Sysops
    By: Dumas Walker to ECHICKEN on Mon Sep 23 2024 09:59:00

    politics here" before Avon steps in and seemingly tells viewpoint B person they need to drop it even though they weren't the ones who started the

    I think it is like in sports where the person who retaliates is often the one that gets called for the foul but, to others, it could come off as

    Fair point. When I see this happen I get the sense that he's addressing all/both parties in the discussion, although because it's a reply it appears directed at one person in particular.

    If he tends to let more liberal people go on for longer I haven't noticed, but that's not to say it doesn't happen. I tune out most of those threads anyway.

    echicken
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  • From Nightfox@VERT/DIGDIST to MRO on Monday, September 23, 2024 10:08:32
    Re: Re: New Sysops
    By: MRO to echicken on Mon Sep 23 2024 05:00 am

    People that know me and interact with me know i'm not. I'm not miserable at all. If you look up most shit you will see that i'm actually reacting to someone attacking me, as well.

    A lot of the time, it's also you attacking someone first, calling them autistic or whatever insult you want to throw around.

    Nightfox

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  • From MRO@VERT/BBSESINF to echicken on Monday, September 23, 2024 16:46:09
    Re: Re: New Sysops
    By: echicken to MRO on Mon Sep 23 2024 10:19 am

    Re: Re: New Sysops
    By: MRO to echicken on Mon Sep 23 2024 05:00:30

    You can't find one guy who quit a hobby because of what someone said to

    I wasn't talking about people quitting the hobby. I don't know why you're stuck on that.

    I thought that's what you were talking about? So are you saying they
    quit synchronet for another bbs software because of rude people in the msg bases?

    posting msgs 2 mins a day has no bad effect on me. it does not detract from any focus on people or things. why do you even care?

    I was just curious. I wouldn't even spend those two minutes on something completely optional that I don't enjoy, but that's me.

    well glad to alleviate your curiosity. I think you're making it a bigger thing than it is.
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  • From Mickey@VERT/INTERSPY to echicken on Monday, September 23, 2024 19:35:00
    On 22 Sep 2024, echicken exclaimed the following...

    And it's fine, I mean, people will spar and poke at each other sometimes and it's not a big deal, sometimes it's fun. I was more lamenting these

    I generally like the way Avon handles it over on fsx, stepping in to
    nudge people in the right direction when things go overboard.

    Indeed, Paul does a great job at nudging IMHO, we all need to be just a little more like him.

    Mick Manning
    @ Mick's Place
    centralontarioremote.net:23

    ... Marriage is one of the chief causes of divorce

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A49 2023/04/30 (Windows/32)
    * Origin: DoveNET - Mick's Place
  • From Mickey@VERT/INTERSPY to MRO on Monday, September 23, 2024 19:43:00
    On 23 Sep 2024, MRO exclaimed the following...

    I don't get mad at you people, even though I do have a low opinion of a lot of synchronet and bbs people. I'm also not so sure you TRULY

    Did you say 'You people'?

    The great Don Cherry lost his livelihood using that phrase. Well, here in Canada anyway. :-)

    Another man dun gone....

    Mick Manning
    @ Mick's Place
    centralontarioremote.net:23

    ... Inside every cynical person, there is a disappointed idealist.

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A49 2023/04/30 (Windows/32)
    * Origin: DoveNET - Mick's Place
  • From Accession@VERT/PHARCYDE to poindexter FORTRAN on Monday, September 23, 2024 18:32:42
    On Sun, 22 Sep 2024 14:34:00 -0700, you wrote:

    echicken wrote to MRO <=-

    I'm just asking people to be a bit slower to throw insults around and
    be a little less shitty to each other.

    Isn't that what Jesus said?

    I don't know how you thought of jesus out of that, as the first thing I thought of after seeing, "be a little less shitty to each other."

    "Be excellent to each other."
    "All we are is dust in the wind, dude."

    ...

    "Your stepmom's cute."
    "Shut up, Ted."
    "Remember when she was a senior and we were freshmen?"
    "Shut up, Ted!"

    :D

    Regards,
    Nick

    ... Take my advice, I don't use it anyway.
    --- Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64; rv:115.0) Gecko/20100101 Thunderb
    * Origin: _thePharcyde distribution system (Wisconsin) (723:1/1)
    ï¿­ Synchronet ï¿­ _thePharcyde telnet://bbs.pharcyde.org (Wisconsin)
  • From echicken@VERT/ECBBS to MRO on Monday, September 23, 2024 20:59:16
    Re: Re: New Sysops
    By: MRO to echicken on Mon Sep 23 2024 16:46:09

    I thought that's what you were talking about? So are you saying they quit synchronet for another bbs software because of rude people in the msg bases?

    I remember a few who installed something else. Some stay with Synchronet but avoid "official" support channels. It wasn't general rudeness on nets, but specifically in the context of asking for help installing or configuring something.

    I witnessed some of these encounters and in some cases the individual was probably beyond help or truly wore out their welcome. In other cases they had a valid complaint.

    So my point, directed at those giving support, was maybe tone down the abuse a bit and show a little more patience. That's all. I'm not asking for saintly behavior, and at some point it's okay to express your frustration. It's just my two cents, and I'm nobody, so they can do with that what they will.

    echicken
    electronic chicken bbs - bbs.electronicchicken.com
    ---
    þ Synchronet þ electronic chicken bbs - bbs.electronicchicken.com
  • From kk4qbn@VERT/KK4QBN to echicken on Monday, September 23, 2024 21:35:12
    Re: Re: New Sysops
    By: echicken to MRO on Mon Sep 23 2024 20:59:16

    So my point, directed at those giving support, was maybe tone down the abuse > bit and show a little more patience. That's all. I'm not asking for saintly
    behavior, and at some point it's okay to express your frustration. It's just > two cents, and I'm nobody, so they can do with that what they will.

    Thats all I was asking for when all that crap started back up, I came back intothe BBS scene from leaving it in around 2017, and yes I did leave it because I
    could'nt even login anymore without some sort of harrasment from MRO/Jas Hud I had finally seen enough. Ten decide to come back into BBSING, and automaticallyget seen as a new user when posing a question to a developer about something pngithub, the question from github gets posted here too, so here come the
    gatekeepers wanting to "Welcome" the fresh meat. If you did'nt see the debacle live just go back a few hundred messages..

    I just dont understand why its even a "thing" for people to do.. people really must not have much else going for them in life then to get on message networks and just relentlessly hammer people who for some reason they don't understand.. If you don't like me or what I post for whatever reason, you have the option ofNOT posting just as you say you have the freedom to post on public message
    bases. But to relentlessly follow peoples posts and downvote all of them, whichdoes'nt bother me other than all notifications I get, Just shows that you are
    either childish, need to check your medication levels, or need to find a new hobby or something because it's just not how you treat people.

    MRO/JAS Hud will never get any respect from me for stuff he has done in the past to me and others that YES, he has run off from the hobby, and still does to the day.

    Like I have stated before, I did stuff like this.. WHEN I WAS A BRATTY TEENAGER, I can understand teenagers doing this. Not grow men. We are supposed to be better than that. Thats why it took very little time for me to lose it when I came back and seen that not only is it still going on, it has only really gotten worse, have people giving legally blind people a hard time on IRCbecause they have issues seeing some fields in uedit and other stuff when
    trying to setup synchronet. then one starts jumping on me for just posing a question about some feature in software that was a bug or something, I wasnt even asking a setup question, I knew better than to do that, but since someone though I was a new user to the hobby I got the good ol' dovenet welcome, lol and I wasnt even in dovenet.. anyway. as Echicken says.. lets do better..

    and people do see this stuff, had a guy visit my BBS the other day and tell me that he was afraid to visit the BBS because he saw all the "nasty" messages I had written and replied to when he searched my callsign on google, and it's allthere all the way back to the beginning.. I told him, man that is dovenet, I
    was just to defend myself, thats just how it is.. it's like talking on channel 19 on a cb radio.. he said oh okay, I'll just stay away from that then.

    So yeah take it how you want folks.. your actions are being seen an judged by many and it has kept a lot of people away before they even get a chance to be run off.

    ---
    Tim (kk4qbn)
    +o kk4qbn.synchro.net
    þ Synchronet þ KK4QBN BBS - kk4qbn.synchro.net - Chatsworth, GA USA
  • From Dumas Walker@VERT/CAPCITY2 to MRO on Tuesday, September 24, 2024 09:12:00
    I checked out fxnet and not only does it have the same people and the same discussions as any other network, it's just as or even more boring.

    There are people/bbses on there that I don't see in any other network
    echoes, just like there are some people I only see in FIDO echoes.

    There are others (like me) that are on a lot of networks.


    * SLMR 2.1a * Spelling is a sober man's game
    ---
    þ Synchronet þ CAPCITY2 * capcity2.synchro.net * Telnet/SSH:2022/Rlogin/HTTP
  • From echicken@VERT/ECBBS to Dumas Walker on Tuesday, September 24, 2024 11:28:03
    Re: Re: New Sysops
    By: Dumas Walker to MRO on Tue Sep 24 2024 09:12:00

    There are people/bbses on there that I don't see in any other network echoes, just like there are some people I only see in FIDO echoes.

    There are others (like me) that are on a lot of networks.

    On the flip side, there's me who is on very few networks. I find that FSX & DOVE are different enough (with topics & people) that they aren't redundant to each other, but I probably wouldn't add many others. The only other net I have is Fido, and I'm not sure why I bother as I never pay attention to it.

    echicken
    electronic chicken bbs - bbs.electronicchicken.com
    ---
    þ Synchronet þ electronic chicken bbs - bbs.electronicchicken.com
  • From Nightfox@VERT/DIGDIST to Accession on Tuesday, September 24, 2024 09:13:35
    Re: New Sysops
    By: Accession to poindexter FORTRAN on Mon Sep 23 2024 06:32 pm

    I'm just asking people to be a bit slower to throw insults around and be
    a little less shitty to each other.

    Isn't that what Jesus said?

    I don't know how you thought of jesus out of that, as the first thing I thought of after seeing, "be a little less shitty to each other."

    There's a bible passage, Proverbs 19:11, that says "Good sense makes one slow to anger, and it is his glory to overlook an offense."

    Nightfox

    ---
    þ Synchronet þ Digital Distortion: digitaldistortionbbs.com
  • From echicken@VERT/ECBBS to Nightfox on Tuesday, September 24, 2024 12:46:38
    Re: New Sysops
    By: Nightfox to Accession on Tue Sep 24 2024 09:13:35

    There's a bible passage, Proverbs 19:11, that says "Good sense makes one slow to anger, and it is his glory to overlook an offense."

    It also offers these words of wisdom, which I live by:

    Deuteronomy 23:12-13 "You shall have a designated area outside the camp to which you shall go. As part of your equipment have something to dig with, and when you relieve yourself, dig a hole and cover up your excrement."

    My back yard is looking pretty rough now, but it's nice to know I'm taking holy shits.

    echicken
    electronic chicken bbs - bbs.electronicchicken.com
    ---
    þ Synchronet þ electronic chicken bbs - bbs.electronicchicken.com
  • From MRO@VERT/BBSESINF to Dumas Walker on Tuesday, September 24, 2024 13:51:07
    Re: Re: New Sysops
    By: Dumas Walker to MRO on Tue Sep 24 2024 09:12 am

    I checked out fxnet and not only does it have the same people and the same discussions as any other network, it's just as or even more boring.

    There are people/bbses on there that I don't see in any other network echoes, just like there are some people I only see in FIDO echoes.

    There are others (like me) that are on a lot of networks.


    which ones? they all look like the same people i've seen on other msg nets.
    we are in a very small fishbowl.
    ---
    þ Synchronet þ ::: BBSES.info - free BBS services :::
  • From nelgin@VERT/EOTLBBS to All on Tuesday, September 24, 2024 14:24:41
    On Mon, 23 Sep 2024 21:35:12 -0400
    "kk4qbn" (VERT/KK4QBN) <VERT/KK4QBN!kk4qbn@endofthelinebbs.com> wrote:
    MRO/JAS Hud will never get any respect from me for stuff he has done
    in the past to me and others that YES, he has run off from the hobby,
    and still does to the day.
    I don't think I've ever had a problem with Jas Hud. MRO is another
    matter. He's in the global shit list and will be permanently. I
    considered only blocking him in my personal list but given the number
    of people who have total disdain for him, I made the decision that it
    would be better for the community as a whole to just stop him ever
    getting to my BBS.
    From what I've heard, time and again he's proven my decision right.
    --
    End Of The Line BBS - Plano, TX
    telnet endofthelinebbs.com 23
    ---
    þ Synchronet þ End Of The Line BBS - endofthelinebbs.com
  • From nelgin@VERT/EOTLBBS to All on Tuesday, September 24, 2024 14:28:47
    On Tue, 24 Sep 2024 11:28:03 -0400
    "echicken" (VERT/ECBBS) <VERT/ECBBS!echicken@endofthelinebbs.com> wrote:

    Re: Re: New Sysops
    By: Dumas Walker to MRO on Tue Sep 24 2024 09:12:00

    There are people/bbses on there that I don't see in any other
    network echoes, just like there are some people I only see in
    FIDO echoes.

    There are others (like me) that are on a lot of networks.

    On the flip side, there's me who is on very few networks. I find that
    FSX & DOVE are different enough (with topics & people) that they
    aren't redundant to each other, but I probably wouldn't add many
    others. The only other net I have is Fido, and I'm not sure why I
    bother as I never pay attention to it.

    I decided from the beginning I was going to add as many networks as I
    could find. I don't really regret it, but maybe it's time for some of
    them to die with dignity. combatnet, scinet, sportsnet, starnet all
    closed down, a lot of the networks I removed were Gert's such as
    JustaXnet, STN, familynet, and the like. Those that are left and
    usually filled with test posts. I try to start a conversation from time
    to time but they usually just fizzle out. Maybe in less than 5 years I
    can see fido and fsxnet being the only FTN networks left.
    --
    End Of The Line BBS - Plano, TX
    telnet endofthelinebbs.com 23
    ---
    þ Synchronet þ End Of The Line BBS - endofthelinebbs.com
  • From Nightfox@VERT/DIGDIST to nelgin on Tuesday, September 24, 2024 13:04:55
    Re: Re: New Sysops
    By: nelgin to All on Tue Sep 24 2024 02:24 pm

    I don't think I've ever had a problem with Jas Hud. MRO is another matter. He's in the global shit list and will be permanently. I considered only

    MRO and Jas Hud are the same person.

    Nightfox

    ---
    þ Synchronet þ Digital Distortion: digitaldistortionbbs.com
  • From Digital Man@VERT to echicken on Tuesday, September 24, 2024 13:17:48
    Re: New Sysops
    By: echicken to Nightfox on Tue Sep 24 2024 12:46 pm

    My back yard is looking pretty rough now, but it's nice to know I'm taking holy shits.

    Take it to the Religion sub! :-P
    --
    digital man (rob)

    Synchronet "Real Fact" #98:
    Synchronet v3.12a was released on December 31st of 2004 (Rob's birthday)
    Norco, CA WX: 79.8øF, 54.0% humidity, 10 mph W wind, 0.00 inches rain/24hrs
    ---
    þ Synchronet þ Vertrauen þ Home of Synchronet þ [vert/cvs/bbs].synchro.net
  • From echicken@VERT/ECBBS to Digital Man on Tuesday, September 24, 2024 16:33:49
    Re: New Sysops
    By: Digital Man to echicken on Tue Sep 24 2024 13:17:48

    Take it to the Religion sub! :-P

    No way, those guys are mean over there. They almost made me quit BBSing.

    echicken
    electronic chicken bbs - bbs.electronicchicken.com
    ---
    þ Synchronet þ electronic chicken bbs - bbs.electronicchicken.com
  • From kk4qbn@VERT/KK4QBN to nelgin on Tuesday, September 24, 2024 17:12:14
    Re: Re: New Sysops
    By: nelgin to All on Tue Sep 24 2024 14:24:41

    On Mon, 23 Sep 2024 21:35:12 -0400
    "kk4qbn" (VERT/KK4QBN) <VERT/KK4QBN!kk4qbn@endofthelinebbs.com> wrote:
    MRO/JAS Hud will never get any respect from me for stuff he has done
    in the past to me and others that YES, he has run off from the hobby,
    and still does to the day.
    I don't think I've ever had a problem with Jas Hud. MRO is another
    matter. He's in the global shit list and will be permanently. I
    considered only blocking him in my personal list but given the number
    of people who have total disdain for him, I made the decision that it
    would be better for the community as a whole to just stop him ever
    getting to my BBS.
    From what I've heard, time and again he's proven my decision right.

    He is the same guy..

    ---
    Tim (kk4qbn)
    +o kk4qbn.synchro.net
    þ Synchronet þ KK4QBN BBS - kk4qbn.synchro.net - Chatsworth, GA USA
  • From nelgin@VERT/EOTLBBS to All on Tuesday, September 24, 2024 17:44:30
    On Tue, 24 Sep 2024 13:04:55 -0700
    "Nightfox" (VERT/DIGDIST) <VERT/DIGDIST!Nightfox@endofthelinebbs.com>
    wrote:

    Re: Re: New Sysops
    By: nelgin to All on Tue Sep 24 2024 02:24 pm

    I don't think I've ever had a problem with Jas Hud. MRO is
    another matter. He's in the global shit list and will be
    permanently. I considered only

    MRO and Jas Hud are the same person.

    So I was informed earlier. I had no idea, tbh, which really shows how
    much I take notice of what goes on here :)
    --
    End Of The Line BBS - Plano, TX
    telnet endofthelinebbs.com 23
    ---
    þ Synchronet þ End Of The Line BBS - endofthelinebbs.com
  • From nelgin@VERT/EOTLBBS to All on Tuesday, September 24, 2024 17:44:56
    On Tue, 24 Sep 2024 17:12:14 -0400
    "kk4qbn" (VERT/KK4QBN) <VERT/KK4QBN!kk4qbn@endofthelinebbs.com> wrote:

    Re: Re: New Sysops
    By: nelgin to All on Tue Sep 24 2024 14:24:41

    On Mon, 23 Sep 2024 21:35:12 -0400
    "kk4qbn" (VERT/KK4QBN) <VERT/KK4QBN!kk4qbn@endofthelinebbs.com>
    wrote:
    MRO/JAS Hud will never get any respect from me for stuff he has
    done in the past to me and others that YES, he has run off from
    the hobby, and still does to the day.
    I don't think I've ever had a problem with Jas Hud. MRO is another
    matter. He's in the global shit list and will be permanently. I
    considered only blocking him in my personal list but given the
    number of people who have total disdain for him, I made the
    decision that it would be better for the community as a whole to
    just stop him ever getting to my BBS.
    From what I've heard, time and again he's proven my decision
    right.

    He is the same guy..

    Yes, that was pointed out to me. All these years and I had no idea.
    --
    End Of The Line BBS - Plano, TX
    telnet endofthelinebbs.com 23
    ---
    þ Synchronet þ End Of The Line BBS - endofthelinebbs.com
  • From Mickey@VERT/INTERSPY to echicken on Tuesday, September 24, 2024 19:32:00
    The following comments only reflect my personal take. . .

    On 23 Sep 2024, echicken exclaimed the following...

    So my point, directed at those giving support, was maybe tone down the abuse a bit and show a little more patience. That's all. I'm not asking for saintly behavior, and at some point it's okay to express your frustration. It's just my two cents, and I'm nobody, so they can do with that what they will.

    Firstly, thanks to echicken for his support of Synchronet, and the doors included ie: games, live commenting etc

    I have Synchronet running here as a mess conf hub for some feeds. All ports are disconnected except binkp. I had a little issue back a year or so ago and was told to hit their irc channel for help. Never again unless you enjoy being ridiculed. Don't remember who was there but 'there was no help'

    Rob will hate me for saying this but he is the one to discuss problems with. To the point, but you will get an answer. :-)

    Mick Manning
    @ Mick's Place
    centralontarioremote.net:23

    ... A Meteor is an example of a rock star.

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A49 2023/04/30 (Windows/32)
    * Origin: DoveNET - Mick's Place
  • From Mickey@VERT/INTERSPY to echicken on Tuesday, September 24, 2024 19:39:00
    On 24 Sep 2024, echicken exclaimed the following...

    Deuteronomy 23:12-13 "You shall have a designated area outside the camp
    to which you shall go. As part of your equipment have something to dig with, and when you relieve yourself, dig a hole and cover up your excrement."

    It's a damn good thing you don't live in one of those darned T.O. condominimums.

    Mick Manning
    @ Mick's Place
    centralontarioremote.net:23

    ... Youth is glorious, but it isn't a career

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A49 2023/04/30 (Windows/32)
    * Origin: DoveNET - Mick's Place
  • From Mickey@VERT/INTERSPY to nelgin on Tuesday, September 24, 2024 19:52:00
    On 24 Sep 2024, nelgin exclaimed the following...

    JustaXnet, STN, familynet, and the like. Those that are left and
    usually filled with test posts. I try to start a conversation from time
    to time but they usually just fizzle out. Maybe in less than 5 years I
    can see fido and fsxnet being the only FTN networks left.

    I got the ridiculous idea a couple years ago to start a new net called Bluesnet. The idea was to cover nusician type conversations and related subjects. Not which album you once had, but playing in public, advertising, equipment, and the like. I still have it and there are a few on there but not what I thought there would be. There aren't any musicians on bbs's (except maybe Rob). I admin a couple music related groups on Facebook with thousands of followers. That's where the musicians are. <shrug> :-)

    Mick Manning
    @ Mick's Place
    centralontarioremote.net:23

    ... No one knows what's next, but everybody does it.

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A49 2023/04/30 (Windows/32)
    * Origin: DoveNET - Mick's Place
  • From echicken@VERT/ECBBS to Mickey on Tuesday, September 24, 2024 20:37:18
    Re: Re: New Sysops
    By: Mickey to echicken on Tue Sep 24 2024 19:32:00

    Firstly, thanks to echicken for his support of Synchronet, and the doors

    Appreciated, but really I do all of it because I enjoy it. If it wasn't fun I wouldn't be here, so no thanks are needed.

    so ago and was told to hit their irc channel for help. Never again unless you enjoy being ridiculed. Don't remember who was there but 'there was no help'

    I can hazard a guess, but whatever happened please don't be put off too much. It kind of depends on who's around at the time. Lots of decent chat happens there, though activity is sporadic. When I'm around, I aim to help if I can.

    Rob will hate me for saying this but he is the one to discuss problems with. To the point, but you will get an answer. :-)

    He's the one with most of the answers and generally a good dude.

    As a rule, I don't take "to the point" at anything but face value, from anyone. It's best not to infer "tone" from a message unless it's glaringly obvious. (I'm sure you know that, but plenty of people don't.)

    echicken
    electronic chicken bbs - bbs.electronicchicken.com
    ---
    þ Synchronet þ electronic chicken bbs - bbs.electronicchicken.com
  • From echicken@VERT/ECBBS to Mickey on Tuesday, September 24, 2024 20:39:27
    Re: Re: New Sysops
    By: Mickey to echicken on Tue Sep 24 2024 19:39:00

    It's a damn good thing you don't live in one of those darned T.O. condominimums.

    Spent a year in one between one house sale & purchase. Never again if I can help it.

    There were some good aspects to it, but they were far outweighed by the negatives. I imagine most of them are getting ready to turn off the AC right about now and the residents will be roasting well into late October if not beyond.

    echicken
    electronic chicken bbs - bbs.electronicchicken.com
    ---
    þ Synchronet þ electronic chicken bbs - bbs.electronicchicken.com
  • From Belly@VERT/BRAZINET to Mickey on Tuesday, September 24, 2024 23:20:26
    Re: Re: New Sysops
    By: Mickey to nelgin on Tue Sep 24 2024 07:52 pm

    There aren't any musicians on bbs's

    I beg your pardon!
    https://soundcloud.com/byteshift :)



    o
    (O)
    BeLLy

    ---
    þ Synchronet þ bbs.brazi.net þ www.brazi.net þ WARNING: May contain nuts
  • From nelgin@VERT/EOTLBBS to Mickey on Wednesday, September 25, 2024 00:51:16
    Re: Re: New Sysops
    By: Mickey to nelgin on Tue Sep 24 2024 19:52:00

    I got the ridiculous idea a couple years ago to start a new net called Bluesnet. The idea was to cover nusician type conversations and related subjects. Not which album you once had, but playing in public, advertising, equipment, and the like. I still have it and there are a few on there but not what I thought there would be. There aren't any musicians on bbs's (except maybe Rob). I admin a couple music related groups on Facebook with thousands of followers. That's where the musicians are. <shrug> :-)

    Someone, maybe a year ago, posted they wanted to start their own network which was music based, I believe. I suggested they not bother because we really didn't need YADN (Yet Another Dead Network). True to form, I was labeled an asshole for daring to stifle the air of out a sysop who wanted to waste his time on a dead network. Heck, we already have a dead music network. I'm sure Nightfox won't mind me saying because he himself said that there aren't many posts.

    I wasn't stopping from fulfilling their dream, go on ahead, but if you're going to create a network you need to have sysop buy-in. I wasn't in because I didn't see any future in it.

    Anyway...Bluesnet does sound a bit niche. There are musicians here, I play some drums, keyboards, guitar, and I have a recorder somewhere :) but blues isn't in my wheelhouse.

    ---
    þ Synchronet þ End Of The Line BBS - endofthelinebbs.com
  • From Digital Man@VERT to nelgin on Tuesday, September 24, 2024 23:07:11
    Re: Re: New Sysops
    By: nelgin to Mickey on Wed Sep 25 2024 12:51 am

    Anyway...Bluesnet does sound a bit niche. There are musicians here, I play some drums, keyboards, guitar, and I have a recorder somewhere :) but blues isn't in my wheelhouse.

    Me neither.

    I think adding more messages/value to a (new or pre-existing) musicians conference on an existing network might be better than a whole network for that one partiular subset of BBSers. Fewer networks with more (good, diverse) content is better for BBSing, I think.
    --
    digital man (rob)

    This Is Spinal Tap quote #35:
    Jeanine Pettibone: You don't do heavy metal in Dubly, you know.
    Norco, CA WX: 62.2øF, 85.0% humidity, 0 mph W wind, 0.00 inches rain/24hrs
    ---
    þ Synchronet þ Vertrauen þ Home of Synchronet þ [vert/cvs/bbs].synchro.net
  • From MRO@VERT/BBSESINF to nelgin on Wednesday, September 25, 2024 07:20:55
    Re: Re: New Sysops
    By: nelgin to All on Tue Sep 24 2024 02:24 pm

    On Mon, 23 Sep 2024 21:35:12 -0400
    "kk4qbn" (VERT/KK4QBN) <VERT/KK4QBN!kk4qbn@endofthelinebbs.com> wrote:
    MRO/JAS Hud will never get any respect from me for stuff he has done
    in the past to me and others that YES, he has run off from the hobby,
    and still does to the day.


    Now Tim Smith aka mr proper aka KK4QN is certainly someone i wish i ran
    out of bbsing. and this is a guy who literally said he respected me until i pointed out he was a drug addict ripping off other sysops for money and hardware he would sell.

    He probably doesn't even remember most of it but he would go around with stories trying to get help from people. I hope he turned his life around. He probably has, because a methhead like that wouldn't last long.

    I don't think I've ever had a problem with Jas Hud. MRO is another
    matter. He's in the global shit list and will be permanently. I
    considered only blocking him in my personal list but given the number

    I still will reply to you. makes no difference to me.

    of people who have total disdain for him, I made the decision that it
    would be better for the community as a whole to just stop him ever
    getting to my BBS.

    I've literally been on your bbs and posted here. Also I've been on your bbs to give you info when you asked about my friend frank vest.

    getting to my BBS.
    From what I've heard, time and again he's proven my decision right.

    I've seen plenty of people say they don't like nelgin.
    are we children? we are going to talk how some people don't like another person?

    both of you eat my ass.
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  • From MRO@VERT/BBSESINF to echicken on Wednesday, September 25, 2024 07:21:46
    Re: New Sysops
    By: echicken to Digital Man on Tue Sep 24 2024 04:33 pm

    Re: New Sysops
    By: Digital Man to echicken on Tue Sep 24 2024 13:17:48

    Take it to the Religion sub! :-P

    No way, those guys are mean over there. They almost made me quit BBSing.

    echicken


    jesus wants you to kill yourself!
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  • From MRO@VERT/BBSESINF to nelgin on Wednesday, September 25, 2024 07:22:22
    Re: Re: New Sysops
    By: nelgin to All on Tue Sep 24 2024 05:44 pm

    On Tue, 24 Sep 2024 13:04:55 -0700
    "Nightfox" (VERT/DIGDIST) <VERT/DIGDIST!Nightfox@endofthelinebbs.com>
    wrote:

    Re: Re: New Sysops
    By: nelgin to All on Tue Sep 24 2024 02:24 pm

    I don't think I've ever had a problem with Jas Hud. MRO is
    another matter. He's in the global shit list and will be
    permanently. I considered only

    MRO and Jas Hud are the same person.

    So I was informed earlier. I had no idea, tbh, which really shows how
    much I take notice of what goes on here :)

    glad you guys are keeping up your info on me. continue talking!
    makes my dick hard.
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  • From MRO@VERT/BBSESINF to Mickey on Wednesday, September 25, 2024 07:23:14
    Re: Re: New Sysops
    By: Mickey to echicken on Tue Sep 24 2024 07:32 pm


    I have Synchronet running here as a mess conf hub for some feeds. All ports are disconnected except binkp. I had a little issue back a year or so ago and was told to hit their irc channel for help. Never again unless you enjoy being ridiculed. Don't remember who was there but 'there was no help'

    oh god!

    and jas hud/ mro arent even THERE!
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  • From MRO@VERT/BBSESINF to Mickey on Wednesday, September 25, 2024 07:24:07
    Re: Re: New Sysops
    By: Mickey to nelgin on Tue Sep 24 2024 07:52 pm


    I got the ridiculous idea a couple years ago to start a new net called Bluesnet. The idea was to cover nusician type conversations and related subjects. Not which album you once had, but playing in public, advertising, equipment, and the like. I still have it and there are a few on there but not what I thought there would be. There aren't any musicians on bbs's (except maybe Rob). I admin a couple music related groups on Facebook with thousands of followers. That's where the musicians are. <shrug> :-)


    over the years there's been a lot of musician sysops, but like other sysops they come and go.
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  • From MRO@VERT/BBSESINF to Belly on Wednesday, September 25, 2024 07:25:47
    Re: Re: New Sysops
    By: Belly to Mickey on Tue Sep 24 2024 11:20 pm

    Re: Re: New Sysops
    By: Mickey to nelgin on Tue Sep 24 2024 07:52 pm

    There aren't any musicians on bbs's

    I beg your pardon!
    https://soundcloud.com/byteshift :)



    o
    (O)
    BeLLy

    i thought i made you quit bbsing and you were going back under your rock?
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  • From echicken@VERT/ECBBS to Mickey on Wednesday, September 25, 2024 10:12:16
    Re: Re: New Sysops
    By: Mickey to nelgin on Tue Sep 24 2024 19:52:00

    I got the ridiculous idea a couple years ago to start a new net called Bluesnet. The idea was to cover nusician type conversations and related subjects. Not which album you once had, but playing in public, advertising, equipment, and the like. I still have it and there are a few

    Unfortunately it wouldn't have had a fighting chance.

    Ever join a Discord "server" for a particular topic, and it has 50 channels each dedicated to a narrow subtopic, most with zero activity? It's like that but worse because we have less of an audience.

    Best bet is a Music (or even Entertainment) sub to catch all such threads, and there are existing networks with these.

    A lot of the time it's less about the need for the net (or BBS) but rather the desire to experience being in the driver's seat. You set the rules, learn how to configure it, etc., and that can be fun, but it will probably be disappointing. To even give it a chance you'd have to do a lot of work to draw people in and spur activity.

    on bbs's (except maybe Rob). I admin a couple music related groups on Facebook with thousands of followers. That's where the musicians are.

    I thought they were all on that MyFace internet web-site.

    echicken
    electronic chicken bbs - bbs.electronicchicken.com
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  • From echicken@VERT/ECBBS to nelgin on Wednesday, September 25, 2024 10:18:25
    Re: Re: New Sysops
    By: nelgin to Mickey on Wed Sep 25 2024 00:51:16

    which was music based, I believe. I suggested they not bother because we really didn't need YADN (Yet Another Dead Network). True to form, I was labeled an asshole for daring to stifle the air of out a sysop who wanted to waste his time on a dead network. Heck, we already have a dead music

    Kind of depends on how you said it, but on the whole I agree it isn't needed. Tempering somebody's expectations can be a kindness. Also it's bad for the hobby as a whole to add another dead space to it. Sysops waste the effort in joining, curious people come along and see abandonment and inactivity.

    Contrast that with more posts and activity in eg. a Music sub on a net that already has participants. It looks more like a place worth visiting and returning to.

    echicken
    electronic chicken bbs - bbs.electronicchicken.com
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  • From Denn@VERT/OUTWEST to MRO on Wednesday, September 25, 2024 08:26:35
    Re: Re: New Sysops
    By: MRO to nelgin on Wed Sep 25 2024 07:22 am

    I don't think I've ever had a problem with Jas Hud. MRO is
    another matter. He's in the global shit list and will be
    permanently. I considered only

    MRO and Jas Hud are the same person.

    So I was informed earlier. I had no idea, tbh, which really shows how
    much I take notice of what goes on here :)

    glad you guys are keeping up your info on me. continue talking!
    makes my dick hard.

    And you wonder why people block you? I blocked you once, but then Gamgee came along.
    I decided to give you a second chance, at least you do help people sometimes.
    You keep telling us what a good guy you are, then you always attack others. You're pretty thin skinned.

    ... Blind people don't bungee jump 'cus it scares the dog.

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  • From Denn@VERT/OUTWEST to MRO on Wednesday, September 25, 2024 08:30:46
    Re: Re: New Sysops
    By: MRO to Belly on Wed Sep 25 2024 07:25 am

    There aren't any musicians on bbs's

    I beg your pardon!
    https://soundcloud.com/byteshift :)



    o
    (O)
    BeLLy

    i thought i made you quit bbsing and you were going back under your rock?

    He's probably not thin skinned like you.

    ... MODEM: Monumentally Obsolete Data Eating Machine.

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  • From Dumas Walker@VERT/CAPCITY2 to ECHICKEN on Wednesday, September 25, 2024 10:31:00
    Take it to the Religion sub! :-P

    No way, those guys are mean over there. They almost made me quit BBSing.

    Really? They all seem pretty quiet and invisible from where I am. ;)


    * SLMR 2.1a * All wiyht. Rho sritched mg kegtops awound?
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  • From nelgin@VERT/EOTLBBS to Digital Man on Wednesday, September 25, 2024 16:46:28
    Re: Re: New Sysops
    By: Digital Man to nelgin on Tue Sep 24 2024 23:07:11

    but blues isn't in my wheelhouse.

    Me neither.

    I think adding more messages/value to a (new or pre-existing) musicians conference on an existing network might be better than a whole network for that one partiular subset of BBSers. Fewer networks with more (good, diverse) content is better for BBSing, I think.

    Contrary to the stupid amount of networks I carry, I do think less is more in the BBS world.

    Someone wanted to start a "home lab" group in FSX so that the niche market of users with a home lab can congregate. I say this is not necessary. I don't think there's a big enough audience. Someone suggested a "Modern Computing" which I'd be more for, but still think it's not necessary.

    A further example, all respect to Mike for running Hobbynet, but I think the audience for staind glass and crochet is somewhat limited. A single Hobbies group in an active network would be a better option. Still I will support it while it exists.

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  • From nelgin@VERT/EOTLBBS to echicken on Wednesday, September 25, 2024 16:46:51
    Re: Re: New Sysops
    By: echicken to nelgin on Wed Sep 25 2024 10:18:25

    Kind of depends on how you said it, but on the whole I agree it isn't

    Oh you know me...probably in my own asshole kind of way :)

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  • From Ravne@VERT/RAVEN to echicken on Wednesday, September 25, 2024 14:44:54
    Re: Re: New Sysops
    By: echicken to MRO on Mon Sep 23 2024 10:19 am

    By: MRO to echicken on Mon Sep 23 2024 05:00:30
    I know how much of a jerk I was. I reflect on it sometimes and it informs the way I approach a lot of things now. I'm sure I still slip on occasion, but people change. There's no irony in that, just time and experience.
    A lecture on my *past* behavior from a guy who just told me to kill myself and invoked homosexuality as an implied insult? I don't know if that's irony, but it's something.

    You're absolutely right. People can (and should) change over time. We always hope it's for the better & at least in this area it sounds like you have.
    If we're stagnant, we might as well just wither & die.

    --
    Not fragile like a flower, fragile like a bomb
    ; A semicolon.It represents a sentence the author could have ended, but chose not to
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  • From Mickey@VERT/INTERSPY to Belly on Wednesday, September 25, 2024 19:12:00
    On 24 Sep 2024, Belly exclaimed the following...

    I beg your pardon!
    https://soundcloud.com/byteshift :)


    sorry :-)

    BTW... very interesting stuff

    Mick Manning
    @ Mick's Place
    centralontarioremote.net:23

    ... A Scarf is just an unfinished Afghan

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A49 2023/04/30 (Windows/32)
    * Origin: DoveNET - Mick's Place
  • From Mickey@VERT/INTERSPY to echicken on Wednesday, September 25, 2024 19:19:00
    On 25 Sep 2024, echicken exclaimed the following...

    Facebook with thousands of followers. That's where the musicians are.

    I thought they were all on that MyFace internet web-site.


    They are. I found it rather fun and yes, I learned much.

    Mick Manning
    @ Mick's Place
    centralontarioremote.net:23

    ... You can learn many things from children... like how much patience you have

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A49 2023/04/30 (Windows/32)
    * Origin: DoveNET - Mick's Place
  • From Ravne@VERT/RAVEN to Mickey on Wednesday, September 25, 2024 17:01:18
    Re: Re: New Sysops
    By: Mickey to nelgin on Tue Sep 24 2024 07:52 pm

    I got the ridiculous idea a couple years ago to start a new net called Bluesnet. The idea was to cover nusician type conversations and related subjects. Not which album you once had, but playing in public, advertising, equipment, and the like. I still have it and there are a few on there but not what I thought there would be. There aren't any musicians on bbs's (except maybe Rob). I admin a couple music related groups on Facebook with thousands of followers. That's where the musicians are. <shrug> :-)

    I wish I was more of a musician than I am currently. I was a decent guitar player many years ago in high school. After high school life & family got in the way & I quit playing. Since the start of lockdowns I've been trying to pick guitar back up again & add other instruments, but family still takes lots of time (especially with a partner that Ijust started providing home medical care to). Hopefully after my youngest finishes high school this year, I'll have some time.

    --
    Not fragile like a flower, fragile like a bomb
    ; A semicolon.It represents a sentence the author could have ended, but chose not to
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  • From Digital Man@VERT to Mickey on Wednesday, September 25, 2024 17:03:25
    Re: Re: New Sysops
    By: Mickey to Belly on Wed Sep 25 2024 07:12 pm

    On 24 Sep 2024, Belly exclaimed the following...

    I beg your pardon!
    https://soundcloud.com/byteshift :)


    sorry :-)

    BTW... very interesting stuff

    Agreed! That's real musicianship there.
    --
    digital man (rob)

    Steven Wright quote #7:
    A clear conscience is usually the sign of a bad memory.
    Norco, CA WX: 78.0øF, 52.0% humidity, 9 mph WSW wind, 0.00 inches rain/24hrs ---
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  • From Belly@VERT/BRAZINET to Digital Man on Wednesday, September 25, 2024 20:06:09
    Re: Re: New Sysops
    By: Digital Man to Mickey on Wed Sep 25 2024 05:03 pm

    BTW... very interesting stuff

    Agreed! That's real musicianship there.

    Thank you all! I haven't done anything in ages, though.

    And that's high praise coming from you, DM, because I've heard your stuff!

    Rock on,


    o
    (O)
    BeLLy

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  • From kk4qbn@VERT/KK4QBN to MRO on Wednesday, September 25, 2024 21:35:00
    Re: Re: New Sysops
    By: MRO to nelgin on Wed Sep 25 2024 07:20:55

    Now Tim Smith aka mr proper aka KK4QN is certainly someone i wish i ran
    out of bbsing. and this is a guy who literally said he respected me until i > pointed out he was a drug addict ripping off other sysops for money and
    hardware he would sell.

    I've neve sold anything to another BBS sysop, I have charged someone shipping to ship them an external cdrom or something I GAVE them, but you know what? if I did sell someone something what business is it of yours? afaik in the US we have a free market, and as long as the government gets their share all is good. Thats your problem, you think anything that has aything to do in the realm of bbsing needs to go through you first, and thats the way you tried to treat all your sysops you "helped" along the way, as your cult followers, If you ever offered them any help if they did'nt go through you first for anything afterswards you would pitch a fit, like they owed you for life..

    You have divulged peoples personal information online, you make fun of mental disabilties and addiction, you are just an all around bad person who is not really worth even speaking to, but I will no longer allow you to spread lies, or harass, Its a different world then it was back then so just go away, You keep calling some of these old sysops your friends, they really could'nt stand you either, they put up with you to keep from being harassed. You exhibit textbook symptoms of a lot of the mental issues you make fun of in your messages, I went and got help for my Addiction, it does'nt seem you have found help for your issues yet. I pray that you do. We do recover.


    ---
    Tim (kk4qbn)
    +o kk4qbn.synchro.net
    þ Synchronet þ KK4QBN BBS - kk4qbn.synchro.net - Chatsworth, GA USA
  • From Mickey@VERT/INTERSPY to Ravne on Thursday, September 26, 2024 22:03:00
    On 25 Sep 2024, Ravne exclaimed the following...

    I wish I was more of a musician than I am currently. I was a decent
    guitar player many years ago in high school. After high school life & family got in the way & I quit playing. Since the start of lockdowns
    I've been trying to pick guitar back up again & add other instruments,

    It's never too late if music is in your heart. Pick it up when you get a chance and get back into it. You'd be surprised what might happen. :-)

    Mick Manning
    @ Mick's Place
    centralontarioremote.net:23

    ... Old musicians never die. They just decompose!

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A49 2023/04/30 (Windows/32)
    * Origin: DoveNET - Mick's Place