Subj : Housekeeping
To   : poindexter FORTRAN
From : Oli
Date : Sat Apr 29 2023 08:47 am

poindexter wrote (2023-04-21):

pF> If you're just
pF> keeping a dead echo alive, that doesn't do service to the net. To the
pF> contrary, a network full of dead echoes doesn't encourage a new caller
pF> to stick around, whereas a smaller number of echoes with message traffic
pF> will retain callers.

But what is a dead echo? There are some BBS / FTN support echos which seems to be dead for months or a year, but then someone is starting a conversation. Also the previous messages (archive) is often also worth keeping.

I think "dead" or low-traffic echos are mostly a usability / user interface problem. A low-traffic echos does no harm by itself, but I agree that a long list of useless echo is not encouraging for the user.

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