• Re: Sysops doing x+y

    From Avon@21:1/101 to Nightfox on Saturday, April 13, 2024 14:55:33
    On 12 Apr 2024 at 02:31p, Nightfox pondered and said...

    So many systems on autopilot... and then they just stop...

    I don't, and never have understood the "thrill" of setting up a BBS, doing anything to it, never logging into it, never checking on it, bu it run with nothing on it.

    I think a lot of sysops do put time to customize it, but sometimes I
    think some sysops get busy and their BBS becomes a low priority for them for a while but they still want to keep running it. They might get back to it at some point when they have more free time.


    I tend to agree, this has been me at times.

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  • From Ogg@21:4/106.21 to Vorlon on Tuesday, April 16, 2024 05:50:00
    Hello Vorlon!

    On Saturday April 13 2024, Deon said to Nightfox:

    I can see why they loose interest, especially if they dont
    want to chat via an old text interface D> that may or may
    not get a response...

    All the BBS information out there show's that it's more of
    a txt based system, and not a GUI that a user can point a
    mouse at and click a button.

    Which means.. that more people are inclined to tap and swipe as
    apposed to use an actual keyboard?


    There is alo the issue that some people think that FB/
    Websites are the "Internet" and don't do anything else.

    Nah.. people are well aware of the various messenger apps:
    WhatsApp, Messenger, Telegram, Signal, Sypes, Session, Simplex,
    Matrix ..to name a few. And among them both mobile and desktop
    versions are available.


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  • From Vorlon@21:1/196 to Ogg on Sunday, April 28, 2024 18:27:09
    Hi Ogg,

    On Tuesday April 16 2024, Ogg said to Vorlon:

    I can see why they loose interest, especially if they dont want to
    chat via an old text interface D> that may or may not get a
    response...

    All the BBS information out there show's that it's more of a txt based
    system, and not a GUI that a user can point a mouse at and click a
    button.

    Which means.. that more people are inclined to tap and swipe as apposed
    to use an actual keyboard?

    I have come across people that only own a Smartphone and a Tablet.

    There is alo the issue that some people think that FB/ Websites are the
    "Internet" and don't do anything else.

    Nah.. people are well aware of the various messenger apps: WhatsApp, Messenger, Telegram, Signal, Sypes, Session, Simplex, Matrix ..to name
    a few. And among them both mobile and desktop versions are available.

    I have also come accross people that think FB and the like is also all of
    the internet....


    \/orlon
    aka
    Stephen

    Rocking FSXnet with an Amiga 4000 and Zeus BBS.

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