Subj : Re: echos - a morbid curiosity
To : Kurt Weiske
From : Charles Pierson
Date : Wed Dec 16 2020 05:39 pm
On 16 Dec 2020, Kurt Weiske said the following...
KW> I think it's safe to say that most BBS message areas break down in to
KW> 3 categories:
KW>
KW> 1. Just the message areas the sysop reads
KW> 2. The whole echolist
KW> 3. Whatever echoes have traffic in posts to the STATS echo
KW>
KW> I'm in camp number 3; unfortunately it's counter-productive as it
KW> promotes traffic in existing echoes instead of promoting new/quiet
KW> echoes.
KW>
I based my earlier comment based on conversations I've seen. And agree there
are more types than I suggested.
I'm just getting this board going, so right now it's message areas I'm
interested in for the most part. But it's running Fido based on my point
address. Once I get my actual node number, that will likely change.
KW> I've always wanted BBS software that would auto-add areas when
KW> received, and prune them when dead for a set period of time.
KW> Subscribe to everything your uplink has and let the BBS sort the
KW> areas out...
KW>
I know that there is software that autocreates areas, the pruning would be
nice though.
KW> Regarding "private" echoes that aren't advertised, I don't understand
KW> that. I've seen some people complaining about the backbone list and
KW> the echolist based on fear of someone exerting control or censorship
KW> over echoes, but how else are you going to advertise them and get new
KW> contributors?
KW>
I don't understand it either. But a lot of it baffles me.
