Almost everyone I know has a Fido node number, it's nice to have a
common netmail platform.
It's e-mail, but harder!
Though, yeah, agreed, there is some value in that, even if people ignore the echos entirely.
We could all choose to take over an echo or two on Fido and create some
traffic... :)
Sounds kinda fun, though we could also just post in FSXnet, and basically everyone is already here. :)
Lots of zone ops are turned off by net.collectors. They want boards to
contribute to their nets, not just collect them for bragging rights on
a BBS ad.
It does make sense. Especially with networks, where the value is in what people bring to the network. "Another BBS that is connected, but never sends any traffic, probably no one even reads the messages, and will suddenly disappear one day." is probably more work than it's worth.
Though that level of work contributes to a lot of things. So much that _could_ be done, but it's all hobbies for the fun of it. And most people don't get into hobbies so they can feel like they're doing extra unpaid work.
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