Subj : Re: SyncTERM website...
To : MRO
From : paulie420
Date : Fri Dec 15 2023 09:26 pm
MR> > Similar time-frames, my friend! I consider my "active" years to be
MR> > 1992-1996.
MR>
MR> like around the mid 90s there was a lot of activity that a lot of people
MR> call 'the third wave'
MR>
MR> we also had a rush of activity in the early 2000's but it wasn't as big
MR> as the third wave.
MR>
MR> > I really dig the way you've been able to attract/educate a whole new cr
MR> > of folks to BBSing with your outreach, welcome and patient explanations
MR>
MR> dude you really have no idea how much money i've spent out of pocket on
MR> promoting bbsing and just staying up until 3am when i wake up at 6am
MR> helping people. i did that for a very long time.
MR>
MR> > My favorite thing is when people return to BBSing, while they often
MR> > express surprise it still exists, they are so glad it does.
MR>
MR> when they come back they check it out but those people go away and don't
MR> come back. i tried to bring back people from the huge bbses and they
MR> have moved on. people prefer social media.
MR>
MR> > I agree -- the syncterm site could use a little modernization, and
MR> > it's a geat program. I'll also point more tech-savvy folks to IcyTerm,
MR> > MagiTerm and Netrunner (I know you do, too)!
MR> >
MR>
MR> i either use mtelnet or syncterm. i've used netrunner and magiterm but
MR> they have a few things that rub me the wrong way.
MR>
MR> you should just tell them to use htmlterm because then they dont need to
MR> dick around with a client.
You forgot to tell them how much of a loser newbie they are - cmon, MRO, get on top of yer game.
