• Re: This echo

    From Ward Dossche@2:292/854 to Alan Ianson on Saturday, January 08, 2022 12:42:56
    Oh dear ... eventually I'm going to start missing Janis if this
    nonsense
    continues...

    Why do you call it nonsense?

    Because of the people suddenly needing an extra hat ... Sean Dennis in pole position as the specialist echotag collector.

    \%/@rd

    --- DB4 - Dec 14 2021
    * Origin: Hou het veilig, hou vol. Het komt allemaal weer goed (2:292/854)
  • From Sean Dennis@1:18/200 to Ward Dossche on Saturday, January 08, 2022 14:31:06
    Ward Dossche wrote to Alan Ianson <=-

    Because of the people suddenly needing an extra hat ...
    Sean Dennis in pole position as the specialist echotag
    collector.

    I've just added another hat: I'm now the editor of the FidoGazette and the moderator of this echo.

    If your posts don't involve Fidonet or the FG and are not of good report,
    they are not welcome in here.

    -- Sean
    FIDOGAZETTE Moderator

    ... A closed mouth gathers no feet.
    ___ MultiMail/FreeBSD v0.52

    --- Maximus/2 3.01
    * Origin: Outpost BBS (1:18/200)
  • From Ward Dossche@2:292/854 to Sean Dennis on Saturday, January 08, 2022 22:16:53
    If your posts don't involve Fidonet or the FG and are not of good report, they are not welcome in here.

    So sucking Nick Andre's dick and already posting as "Deputy Zone1 Coordinator" or something of that nature some years ago did not exactly work the way you envisioned, right?

    \%/@rd

    --- DB4 - Dec 14 2021
    * Origin: Hou het veilig, hou vol. Het komt allemaal weer goed (2:292/854)
  • From Andrei Rachita@2:530/306 to Ward Dossche on Sunday, January 09, 2022 02:55:18
    Why this revalry and using such words?
    I know you're not the.most friendly FidoNet guy from my own experience when I wanted to rejoin Fidonet, but really... why this agressivity?

    Not trying to be impolite, just to understand...

    Andrei


    If your posts don't involve Fidonet or the FG and are not of good report,
    they are not welcome in here.

    So sucking Nick Andre's dick and already posting as "Deputy Zone1 Coordinator" or something of that nature some years ago did not exactly work the way you envisioned, right?

    \%/@rd
    --- AfterShock/Android 1.6.7
    * Origin: pufa (2:530/306)
  • From Ward Dossche@2:292/854 to Andrei Rachita on Sunday, January 09, 2022 03:24:21
    I know you're not the.most friendly FidoNet guy from my own experience
    when I wanted to rejoin Fidonet, but really... why this agressivity?

    On the contrary, I was the one who provided ways to get you included, which finally you were.

    And for doing that I got a ton worth of garbage dumped on me ... but 'that' you never noticed.

    Short memory?

    \%/@rd

    --- DB4 - Dec 14 2021
    * Origin: Hou het veilig, hou vol. Het komt allemaal weer goed (2:292/854)
  • From Sean Dennis@1:18/200 to Ward Dossche on Saturday, January 08, 2022 21:29:35
    Hello Ward,

    Saturday January 08 2022 22:16, you wrote to me:

    So sucking Nick Andre's dick and already posting as "Deputy Zone1 Coordinator" or something of that nature some years ago did not
    exactly work the way you envisioned, right?

    If you're going to act like this, leave this echo.

    -- Sean

    ... Open mouth, insert foot, echo internationally.
    --- GoldED/2 3.0.1
    * Origin: Outpost BBS Sysop Console (1:18/200)
  • From Andrei Rachita@2:530/306 to Ward Dossche on Sunday, January 09, 2022 09:41:28
    And also Janis helped and ultimately Ulrich.
    I did not forget that, but when I first requested access you weren't the one that helped.
    Nothing against you, it was what it was...
    I just felt weird seein the rivalry and the language...

    Andrei


    I know you're not the.most friendly FidoNet guy from my own experience
    when I wanted to rejoin Fidonet, but really... why this agressivity?

    On the contrary, I was the one who provided ways to get you included, which finally you were.

    And for doing that I got a ton worth of garbage dumped on me ... but 'that' you never noticed.

    Short memory?

    \%/@rd
    --- AfterShock/Android 1.6.7
    * Origin: pufa (2:530/306)
  • From mark lewis@1:3634/12.73 to Ward Dossche on Sunday, January 09, 2022 07:10:02

    On 2022 Jan 08 22:16:52, you wrote to Sean Dennis:

    If your posts don't involve Fidonet or the FG and are not of good
    report, they are not welcome in here.

    So sucking Nick Andre's dick and already posting as "Deputy Zone1 Coordinator" or something of that nature some years ago did not exactly work the way you envisioned, right?

    ward, damn... please don't start this stupid shit again... the so-called ""zone wars"" are supposed to be over and this is doing nothing but attempting to continue them [smh]

    )\/(ark

    "The soul of a small kitten in the body of a mighty dragon. Look on my majesty, ye mighty, and despair! Or bring me catnip. Your choice. Oooh, a shiny thing!"
    ... Children of couch potatoes: 'Tater Tots.
    ---
    * Origin: (1:3634/12.73)
  • From Ward Dossche@2:292/854 to Andrei Rachita on Sunday, January 09, 2022 14:58:37
    And also Janis helped and ultimately Ulrich.

    Janis was not in a position to help a Z2 person get a node at all and I was the one who got Ulrich and yourself in contact. It was especially for the purpose of catching single orphaned nodes such as yourself that R56 was created. There have been others, look in the nodelist for R56 ... (and I know your AfterShock does not use a nodelist)

    ... when I first requested access you weren't the one that helped.

    Don't re-write history ... I was the onlyone that helped because others were not in a position to.

    On Sept.8 2017 I posted in the Fidonet Facebook group about the possibility to become listed in a kind of old-boys region for orphaned nodes, even people using tablets/phones with AfterShock or HotDogEd ...

    You jumped on it ... and you became listed Sept.13 2017 in the daily list of day 256. 5 days later ... 5 ... you were already "in". 5 days, most of that probably was talk with Ulrich setting-up passwords, testrun, etc ... so please get your facts straight.

    So please don't re-write history by saying that "when I first requested access you weren't the one that helped" ... I was the onlyone that helped by pointing you to Ulrich...

    And pls, don't mistake direct talk for being unpolite. It's absolute-language and if that is hurtful then 'welcome to the real world'. I don't need groupies like Janis, JoHo and g00r00 had them.

    Take care,

    \%/@rd

    --- DB4 - Dec 14 2021
    * Origin: Hou het veilig, hou vol. Het komt allemaal weer goed (2:292/854)
  • From Ward Dossche@2:292/854 to mark lewis on Sunday, January 09, 2022 15:19:24
    ward, damn... please don't start this stupid shit again... the so-called ""zone wars"" are supposed to be over and this is doing nothing but attempting to continue them [smh]

    Having fought to end the Zone Warz, which were heavily sustained by the NAB and the Star-system I take great exception at your words. I was at the core of finally laying the zone-warz to rest. OK?

    And you were promoted, or have promoted yourself, to the team that was responsible for the most disgusting action ever taken by people in Fidonet: the FidoNews debacle ... copyright by the Star system ... which started the end of the Star-system,

    Where have I said something wrong? Sean Dennis has been sucking-up to Nick in the past and already advertized himself as the next #2 in command for Zone-1, something Nick was unaware of and we nipped that in the butt.

    For your record, Nick and I are good friends up to a level that even a lot of good friends never are. Nick has free access to my system and in the past could have accessed passwords, links, whatever but we have a trust and confidence probably second to none in the whole history of Fidonet since Thom Jennings farted and had an idea. We consult eachother about Fidonet, about family relations and we are more family to eachother than families sometimes are.

    So keep to yourself and don't talk about stuff you don't know about ... Zone Warz ... you've never been subjected to them the way that I was ... you never have been bothered by a Troika who luckily are gone now for a variety of sometimes unfortunate reasons.

    Take care,

    \%/@rd

    --- DB4 - Dec 14 2021
    * Origin: Hou het veilig, hou vol. Het komt allemaal weer goed (2:292/854)
  • From Andrei Rachita@2:530/306 to Andrei Rachita on Sunday, January 09, 2022 17:02:07
    Hi Ward,

    I never wanted to upset you or something.
    But history starts back in 2013 when you never answered my e-mail.
    I don't want to sound ungrateful for what you done for me, and I do thank you once again for helping me in 2017 and allowing me to re-join FidoNet.
    Here is the thread from 2013: (and yes, I thought Janis was a guy).

    Best regards,
    Andrei.



    -----Original Message-----
    From: Andrei Rachita
    Sent: Monday, July 8, 2013 7:31 AM
    To: wd@skynet.be
    Subject: FW: Zone 1 Node Number Application Form

    Hello Mr. Dossche,

    I would like to know what can I do in order to become a FidoNet point (and be able to receive FidoNet mail + access to the FidoNet groups).
    As far I as know, there are no more nodes on NET 530 (Romania), so that's why I contacted you, as instructed by Mr. Kracht.

    Back in the days (1997) I used to be a point on Catalin Ionescu's BBS: 2:530/301.10 (if I remember correctly) and even had access to the Fido to Internet gateway of those days (since we had an ISP who provided only UUCP-based e-mail): andrei.rachita@contact.pcnet.ro.

    For the moment I'm not thinking about setting up a BBS, but would like to have access to the wealth of information I used to have with FidoNet topics.

    Could you please provide me more info about how to setup ARGUS, RADIUS or BINKD for getting FidoNet e-mail ? (do I need to dial-in a BBS or is it doable via TCP/IP).

    Looking forward for your e-mail.

    Best regards,
    Andrei Rachita

    -----Original Message-----
    From: Janis Kracht [mailto:janis@filegate.net]
    Sent: Monday, July 8, 2013 12:43 AM
    To: Andrei Rachita
    Subject: Re: Zone 1 Node Number Application Form

    Hello Andrei!

    Thank you for sending an application to join Fidonet!

    Contact the Zone 2 Coordinator, Ward Dossche at wd@skynet.be.? He will be able to find a good place for your node in the nodelist.

    I can answer questions you may have about mailers and echomail tossers though :)

    Most of us are using the binkp protocol to connect with our mailers.
    If you are running Windows, ARGUS, RADIUS, and BINKD mailers support binkp.
    If you are running a linux system, you can use the linux version of BINKD.

    Are you going to set up a bbs?

    Take care,
    Janis


    andrei@rachita.net wrote:
    On 2013-07-07 at 14:07:32,
    The following information was submitted:
    From Host: 89.45.187.119
    name = Andrei Rachita
    location = Bucharest, Romania
    email = andrei@rachita.net
    Voice_Phone = +40728949792
    Best_Time_To_Call = 6 PM (CET)
    Was_Former_Fido_Sysop = NO
    Has_POTS_Line =
    Is_CM =
    Is_IP =
    Is_IP_And_POTS = on
    Is_POTS_Only =
    Is_IP_Only =
    Has_BBS =
    IP_Connectable =
    bbs_name = N/A
    data_phone = N/A
    system_DNS = N/A
    Does_Binkp =
    Does_FTP = on
    Does_Telnet = on
    Does_Vmodem =
    Does_Ifcico =
    Does_Email_Tunneling =
    Does_No_IP_Protocols =
    IP_Service_Ports = N/A
    Mailer = Don't know
    Echomail_Tosser = Don't know
    File_tosser =
    Needs_A_Feed = YES





    And also Janis helped and ultimately Ulrich.

    Janis was not in a position to help a Z2 person get a node at all and I was the one who got Ulrich and yourself in contact. It was especially for the purpose of catching single orphaned nodes such as yourself that R56 was created. There have been others, look in the nodelist for R56 ... (and I know your AfterShock does not use a nodelist)

    ... when I first requested access you weren't the one that helped.

    Don't re-write history ... I was the onlyone that helped because others were not in a position to.

    On Sept.8 2017 I posted in the Fidonet Facebook group about the possibility to become listed in a kind of old-boys region for orphaned nodes, even people using tablets/phones with AfterShock or HotDogEd ...

    You jumped on it ... and you became listed Sept.13 2017 in the daily list of day 256. 5 days later ... 5 ... you were already "in". 5 days, most of that probably was talk with Ulrich setting-up passwords, testrun, etc ... so please get your facts straight.

    So please don't re-write history by saying that "when I first requested access you weren't the one that helped" ... I was the onlyone that helped by pointing you to Ulrich...

    And pls, don't mistake direct talk for being unpolite. It's absolute-language and if that is hurtful then 'welcome to the real world'. I don't need groupies like Janis, JoHo and g00r00 had them.

    Take care,

    \%/@rd

    --- AfterShock/Android 1.6.7
    * Origin: pufa (2:530/306)
  • From mark lewis@1:3634/12.73 to Ward Dossche on Sunday, January 09, 2022 10:37:16

    On 2022 Jan 09 15:19:24, you wrote to me:

    ward, damn... please don't start this stupid shit again... the
    so-called ""zone wars"" are supposed to be over and this is doing
    nothing but attempting to continue them [smh]

    Having fought to end the Zone Warz, which were heavily sustained by the NAB
    and the Star-system I take great exception at your words. I was at the core
    of finally laying the zone-warz to rest. OK?

    good... then you understand my comment above and how your words appear to be stirring that pot again or at least attempting to start controversy again...

    )\/(ark

    "The soul of a small kitten in the body of a mighty dragon. Look on my majesty, ye mighty, and despair! Or bring me catnip. Your choice. Oooh, a shiny thing!"
    ... The company made me a scapegoat, just like my three previous employers.
    ---
    * Origin: (1:3634/12.73)
  • From Ward Dossche@2:292/854 to mark lewis on Sunday, January 09, 2022 21:01:16
    good... then you understand my comment above and how your words appear to be stirring that pot again or at least attempting to start controversy again...

    In your eyes, my friend, in your eyes. I do not mean "in your eyes", but I meant to say in "your" eyes.

    \%/@rd

    --- DB4 - Jan 09 2022
    * Origin: Hou het veilig, hou vol. Het komt allemaal weer goed (2:292/854)
  • From Ward Dossche@2:292/854 to Andrei Rachita on Sunday, January 09, 2022 21:17:51
    Andrei,

    Sent: Monday, July 8, 2013 7:31 AM

    I checked my records and they indicate I was absnt from June 25th 2013 through August 26th of that year surviving on an island somewhere in the Rocky Mountains.

    At the end of such summers (from 2009 to 2016) I always deleted all the incoming mail on file as it was too much to deal with. People know that in such a case they need to resend if it's important to them.

    You didn't? Not my circus, not my monkey.

    Would you not agree that not receiving an answer to a single email does not exactly cover these statements?

    * I know you're not the.most friendly FidoNet guy from my own experience
    when I wanted to rejoin Fidonet,

    * when I first requested access you weren't the one that helped.

    If you were helped by Janis in 2013, as you claim, how come you were not listed until you approached me in 2017 ?

    I'm now invoking the 18th Law of Dossche on on-line communications.

    Take care

    \%/@rd

    --- DB4 - Jan 09 2022
    * Origin: Hou het veilig, hou vol. Het komt allemaal weer goed (2:292/854)
  • From Shaun Buzza@1:229/110 to Ward Dossche on Sunday, January 09, 2022 15:41:06
    In your eyes, my friend, in your eyes. I do not mean "in your eyes", but
    I meant to say in "your" eyes.


    Not just "his" eyes...

    McDoob
    SysOp, PiBBS
    pibbs.sytes.net
    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A46 2020/08/26 (Raspberry Pi/32)
    * Origin: PiBBS (1:229/110)
  • From Sean Dennis@1:18/200 to Ward Dossche on Sunday, January 09, 2022 16:11:22
    Hello Ward,

    Sunday January 09 2022 21:17, you wrote to Andrei Rachita:

    I checked my records and they indicate I was absnt from June 25th
    2013
    through August 26th of that year surviving on an island somewhere in
    the Rocky Mountains.

    Take this somewhere else as this is off-topic.

    -- Sean
    FIDOGAZETTE Moderator

    ... WinErr 010: Reserved for future mistakes by our developers
    --- GoldED/2 3.0.1
    * Origin: Outpost BBS Sysop Console (1:18/200)
  • From Ward Dossche@2:292/854 to Shaun Buzza on Sunday, January 09, 2022 23:24:50
    In your eyes, my friend, in your eyes. I do not mean "in your eyes", SB>WD> but I meant to say in "your" eyes.

    Not just "his" eyes...

    My apologies if I got a little too technical in the literary field ...

    Enjoy the day,

    \%/@rd

    --- DB4 - Jan 09 2022
    * Origin: Hou het veilig, hou vol. Het komt allemaal weer goed (2:292/854)
  • From Ward Dossche@2:292/854 to Sean Dennis on Sunday, January 09, 2022 23:30:18
    Sean,

    Take this somewhere else as this is off-topic.

    You obviously have no clue what the "18th Law of Dossche on on-line communications" is ...

    Practice it some time ... Who knows, it could make you look smart some day...

    Enjoy the day while it lasts,

    \%/@rd

    --- DB4 - Jan 09 2022
    * Origin: Hou het veilig, hou vol. Het komt allemaal weer goed (2:292/854)
  • From Shaun Buzza@1:229/110 to Ward Dossche on Sunday, January 09, 2022 18:23:49
    In your eyes, my friend, in your eyes. I do not mean "in your eyes" SB>WD> but I meant to say in "your" eyes.

    Not just "his" eyes...

    My apologies if I got a little too technical in the literary field ...

    Enjoy the day,

    You're apologizing for the wrong thing, friend. I understood the technical jargon. What I couldn't understand was your abrasive attitude.

    You too, have a nice day!

    McDoob
    SysOp, PiBBS
    pibbs.sytes.net

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A46 2020/08/26 (Raspberry Pi/32)
    * Origin: PiBBS (1:229/110)
  • From Sam Penwright@1:123/120 to Ward Dossche on Sunday, January 09, 2022 19:34:48
    Is that kind of language need here Ward you know the rules.
    Sam


    Bye for now...
    Sam
    --- Ezycom V3.00 01FB064B
    * Origin: Deep Space Gateway BBS Running EZYCOM V3.0 (1:123/120)
  • From Ward Dossche@2:292/854 to Sam Penwright on Monday, January 10, 2022 03:29:29
    Sam,

    Is that kind of language need here Ward you know the rules.

    If you need rules for an echo, and signing messages with "Moderator", then something's very wrong. I run several echoes without a single set of rules ... well, one of them has rules ... the rest not.

    Look at the Fidonews echo ... it has no rules ... just a moderator.

    Enjoy the day.

    \%/@rd

    --- DB4 - Jan 09 2022
    * Origin: Hou het veilig, hou vol. Het komt allemaal weer goed (2:292/854)
  • From Shaun Buzza@1:229/110 to Ward Dossche on Sunday, January 09, 2022 22:07:11
    If you need rules for an echo, and signing messages with "Moderator",
    then something's very wrong. I run several echoes without a single set
    of rules ... well, one of them has rules ... the rest not.


    There's very little that separates a 'dictator' from a 'dick'-tator...Deflate your head, it's clearly too big!

    It's not your fault, your last president was both...

    McDoob
    SysOp, PiBBS
    pibbs.sytes.net
    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A46 2020/08/26 (Raspberry Pi/32)
    * Origin: PiBBS (1:229/110)
  • From Dan Clough@1:123/115 to Shaun Buzza on Sunday, January 09, 2022 21:38:00
    Shaun Buzza wrote to Ward Dossche <=-

    If you need rules for an echo, and signing messages with "Moderator",
    then something's very wrong. I run several echoes without a single set
    of rules ... well, one of them has rules ... the rest not.


    There's very little that separates a 'dictator' from a 'dick'-tator...Deflate your head, it's clearly too big!

    It's not your fault, your last president was both...

    Wow. You're even more ignorant than I thought. LOL



    ... Ignorance can be cured. Stupid is forever.
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  • From Shaun Buzza@1:229/110 to Dan Clough on Sunday, January 09, 2022 23:00:22
    Wow. You're even more ignorant than I thought. LOL


    And now I know your real name...Gamgee...LOL

    McDoob
    SysOp, PiBBS
    pibbs.sytes.net
    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A46 2020/08/26 (Raspberry Pi/32)
    * Origin: PiBBS (1:229/110)
  • From Ward Dossche@2:292/854 to Shaun Buzza on Monday, January 10, 2022 11:44:25
    It's not your fault, your last president was both...

    I wish we had a president instead of a king ...

    \%/@rd

    --- DB4 - Jan 09 2022
    * Origin: Hou het veilig, hou vol. Het komt allemaal weer goed (2:292/854)
  • From Sam Penwright@1:123/120 to Ward Dossche on Monday, January 10, 2022 08:06:12
    Sam,
    Is that kind of language need here Ward you know the rules.
    If you need rules for an echo, and signing messages with "Moderator", then something's very wrong. I run several echoes without a single set of rules ... well, one of them has rules ... the rest not.
    I just think the language was not right, there are younger kids around
    and on the internet and I wouldnt want my grand children seeing that
    lang. Please just keep it clean. As I said Please. On another note why
    are we all fighting on fidonet again its getting old, maybe its time
    to get rid of the fidonet network.

    Thank you! Sam


    Bye for now...
    Sam

    --- Ezycom V3.00 01FB064B
    * Origin: Deep Space Gateway BBS Running EZYCOM V3.0 (1:123/120)
  • From Sean Dennis@1:18/200 to Ward Dossche on Monday, January 10, 2022 11:32:16
    You obviously have no clue what the "18th Law of
    Dossche on on-line communications" is ...

    This message is off-topic. Take this conversation to netmail if you want to discuss this with me otherwise drop it.

    -- Sean
    FIDOGAZETTE Moderator


    --- Maximus/2 3.01
    * Origin: Outpost BBS (1:18/200)
  • From Sean Dennis@1:18/200 to Ward Dossche on Monday, January 10, 2022 16:50:04
    Ward Dossche wrote to Sam Penwright <=-

    Look at the Fidonews echo ... it has no rules ... just a moderator.

    This is off-topic; take it elsewhere.

    -- Sean
    FIDOGAZETTE Moderator

    ___ MultiMail/FreeBSD v0.52

    --- Maximus/2 3.01
    * Origin: Outpost BBS (1:18/200)
  • From Sean Dennis@1:18/200 to Shaun Buzza on Monday, January 10, 2022 16:50:06
    Shaun Buzza wrote to Ward Dossche <=-

    It's not your fault, your last president was both...

    This is off-topic; take it elsewhere.

    -- Sean
    FIDOGAZETTE Moderator

    ___ MultiMail/FreeBSD v0.52

    --- Maximus/2 3.01
    * Origin: Outpost BBS (1:18/200)
  • From Sean Dennis@1:18/200 to Ward Dossche on Monday, January 10, 2022 16:52:08
    Ward Dossche wrote to Shaun Buzza <=-

    I wish we had a president instead of a king ...

    This is off-topic; take it elsewhere.

    -- Sean
    FIDOGAZETTE Moderator

    ___ MultiMail/FreeBSD v0.52

    --- Maximus/2 3.01
    * Origin: Outpost BBS (1:18/200)
  • From Sean Dennis@1:18/200 to Sam Penwright on Monday, January 10, 2022 16:54:10
    Sam Penwright wrote to Ward Dossche <=-

    Thank you! Sam

    Ward has been spreading his filth in Fidonet for 20+ years for now.
    Remember that he is not only the Zone 2 Coordinator but the International Coordinator as well and as you can tell by his actions, he cares not the
    image he projects on the network but only about his ego.

    The best thing to do is ignore him and his ilk. They will go where they and their sycophants can verbally pleasure each other.

    -- Sean

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    * Origin: Outpost BBS (1:18/200)
  • From Michiel van der Vlist@2:280/5555 to Sean Dennis on Tuesday, January 11, 2022 00:26:07
    Hello Sean,

    On Monday January 10 2022 16:52, you wrote to Ward Dossche:

    Ward Dossche wrote to Shaun Buzza <=-

    I wish we had a president instead of a king ...

    This is off-topic; take it elsewhere.

    Really? What rule is violated? You claim to be the moderator but I have not seen any rules published.

    What is the authority that made you moderator? Did Janis appoint you as her successor?


    Cheers, Michiel

    --- GoldED+/W32-MSVC 1.1.5-b20170303
    * Origin: http://www.vlist.eu (2:280/5555)
  • From Ward Dossche@2:292/854 to Sam Penwright on Monday, January 10, 2022 16:59:39
    Sam,

    As I said Please. On another note why
    are we all fighting on fidonet again its getting old, maybe its time
    to get rid of the fidonet network.

    Talk to your NC, he can lift your nodenumber from the net-segment and don't slam the door on the way out ... people are sleeping.

    If you think my language is bad, how about:

    * Being sued in a court of law of Fidonet business ?
    * Being stopped by the TSA and US customs at New York's JFK airport based on
    an anonymous complaint I was going to enter the country with illegal
    drugs ? The complaint having been made by A Z1 sysop ...

    With a number of people my fuse is short, to even extremely short, and they only have themselves to blame for it ... that's 27 years of experience in the chair for you ...

    It doesn't mean I dislike you ...

    Take care,

    \%/@rd

    --- DB4 - Jan 09 2022
    * Origin: Hou het veilig, hou vol. Het komt allemaal weer goed (2:292/854)
  • From Ward Dossche@2:292/854 to Sean Dennis on Tuesday, January 11, 2022 02:52:00
    Hi Sean,

    Ward has been spreading his filth in Fidonet for 20+ years for now.

    As a node 32 years, at least one year extra as a point.

    You may want to get your facts straight ...

    Remember that he is not only the Zone 2 Coordinator but the International Coordinator as well ...

    Correct ... thrice elected as a ZC and twice as an IC.

    And you, sir, were not elected at all ... you merely usurped the moderator position here, you grabbed it just like you grabbed a pile of other echoes. You were not elected, you were not appointed by an outgoing moderator ... for all I care Bjorn Felten is the moderator here...

    Do something to promote the fidonet instead of lying on the coach with a well balanced keyboard writing about how great you are and what you all achieve ...

    You don't even reside in a net, you need a region-independant number. Wazzup? Nobody wants you?

    Enjoy the remainder of this day, tomorrow is anotherone.

    \%/@rd

    --- DB4 - Jan 09 2022
    * Origin: Hou het veilig, hou vol. Het komt allemaal weer goed (2:292/854)
  • From Dan Cross@3:770/100 to Ward Dossche on Wednesday, January 12, 2022 04:32:53
    On 11 Jan 2022 at 02:52a, Ward Dossche pondered and said...

    As a node 32 years, at least one year extra as a point.

    Why is Fidonet so vicious? Because the stakes are so low.

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  • From Ward Dossche@2:292/854 to Dan Cross on Tuesday, January 11, 2022 18:47:43
    Dan,

    As a node 32 years, at least one year extra as a point.

    Why is Fidonet so vicious? Because the stakes are so low.

    Basically it is not, as good as everything is sleep-inducing ...

    Anything exciting happening lately?

    Well, Janis leaving Fidonet was exciting, but the intention of the saying already gets lost in translation ... and it's still the same language.

    \%/@rd

    --- DB4 - Jan 09 2022
    * Origin: Hou het veilig, hou vol. Het komt allemaal weer goed (2:292/854)
  • From Aaron Thomas@1:275/99 to Michiel van der Vlist on Tuesday, January 11, 2022 09:25:30
    This is off-topic; take it elsewhere.

    Really? What rule is violated? You claim to be the moderator but I have not seen any rules published.

    What is the authority that made you moderator? Did Janis appoint you as her successor?

    The task may have been delegated by the Association of Fidonet, Fidonet Echo Moderators, and Assistant Fidonet Echo Moderators (FEMA.)

    FEMA makes decisions in the absense of the vice chair of the committee, and when the park supervisor is on vacation.

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A46 2020/08/26 (Linux/64)
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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:275/99 to Dan Cross on Tuesday, January 11, 2022 16:55:41
    Why is Fidonet so vicious? Because the stakes are so low.

    Janis meant the world to these people (Not Joplin but Kracht.) Since she announced she's leaving, their world has been flipped upside down. They've got separation anxiety bigtime.

    The only logical thing to do is to move on. They need to come to Mike's echo and fall in love all over again ;)
    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A46 2020/08/26 (Linux/64)
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  • From Sean Dennis@1:18/200 to Aaron Thomas on Tuesday, January 11, 2022 19:03:34
    Hello Aaron,

    Tuesday January 11 2022 16:55, you wrote to Dan Cross:

    The only logical thing to do is to move on. They need to come to
    Mike's echo and fall in love all over again ;)

    Ward, Michiel, and others from Zone 2 miss the zone wars of the late 90s and also are xenophobic, hating anyone who doesn't think like them, especially Americans. They're people of a little mind.

    But something you won't hear Ward admit is that he has travlled to the US several times over the years to attend Boy Scout Jamborees from the Netherlands and that he has begrudingly admitted to liking the US. Ask him in netmail. See what his response is.

    A lot of Ward's buddies and sycophants have left for the larger waters of the Internet to troll or in some cases simply died of how bitter they were right in their computer chair. Ward is alone in Fidonet being the head FidoTroll(R). The best thing to do is treat him like a pimple: leave it alone and it will go away eventually...or put him in a twit filter and go on with life.

    Ward is doing his best to get a rise out of me and everyone else in here. He really is a bored old man with nothing better to do.

    -- Sean

    ... TV is chewing gum for the eyes. - Frank Lloyd Wright
    --- GoldED/2 3.0.1
    * Origin: Outpost BBS Sysop Console (1:18/200)
  • From Shaun Buzza@1:229/110 to Sean Dennis on Tuesday, January 11, 2022 19:20:20
    Ward, Michiel, and others from Zone 2 miss the zone wars of the late 90s and also are xenophobic, hating anyone who doesn't think like them, especially Americans. They're people of a little mind.

    A lot of Ward's buddies and sycophants have left for the larger waters
    of the Internet to troll or in some cases simply died of how bitter they were right in their computer chair. Ward is alone in Fidonet being the head FidoTroll(R). The best thing to do is treat him like a pimple:
    leave it alone and it will go away eventually...or put him in a twit filter and go on with life.

    Ward is doing his best to get a rise out of me and everyone else in
    here. He really is a bored old man with nothing better to do.

    It seems that he has *succeeded* in getting a rise out of you... (o_O)
    His attitude is clear in his own posts. There really is no need to point it out, especially at such length.

    Keep calm, and smoke indica!

    McDoob
    SysOp, PiBBS
    pibbs.sytes.net
    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A46 2020/08/26 (Raspberry Pi/32)
    * Origin: PiBBS (1:229/110)
  • From Sean Dennis@1:18/200 to Shaun Buzza on Tuesday, January 11, 2022 19:27:20
    Hello Shaun,

    Tuesday January 11 2022 19:20, you wrote to me:

    It seems that he has *succeeded* in getting a rise out of you... (o_O)

    Nah, I'm the moderator and have to respond. I took him out of my twit filter for this echo specifically for that reson.

    Keep calm, and smoke indica!

    May I invite you to write an article for the Gazette?

    -- Sean

    ... Don't drink and park; accidents cause people.
    --- GoldED/2 3.0.1
    * Origin: Outpost BBS Sysop Console (1:18/200)
  • From Shaun Buzza@1:229/110 to Sean Dennis on Tuesday, January 11, 2022 19:41:38
    May I invite you to write an article for the Gazette?


    I haven't written anything since high school, but I can at least come up with
    a submission for your review. :)

    I may have already guessed, but what topic did you wish me to write about?
    And at what length?

    McDoob
    SysOp, PiBBS
    pibbs.sytes.net

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A46 2020/08/26 (Raspberry Pi/32)
    * Origin: PiBBS (1:229/110)
  • From Sean Dennis@1:18/200 to Ward Dossche on Tuesday, January 11, 2022 18:55:02
    Ward Dossche wrote to Sean Dennis <=-

    And you, sir, were not elected at all ... you merely usurped the

    If you have a problem with me, netmail me. You won't because then you won't get the attention from your sycophants in public but as everyone knows, you
    lie as naturally as you breathe and you have since the day I first was
    attacked by you for no reason.

    Now I am going to tell you this is the last I will respond to you in public with your false accusations and attempted character assasinations.

    Final word: This is all off-topic; take it elsewhere.

    -- Sean
    FIDOGAZETTE Moderator

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  • From Sean Dennis@1:18/200 to Ward Dossche on Tuesday, January 11, 2022 18:56:04
    Ward Dossche wrote to Sam Penwright <=-

    Talk to your NC, he can lift your nodenumber from the net-

    This is off-topic; take it elsewhere.

    -- Sean
    FIDOGAZETTE Moderator

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  • From Sean Dennis@1:18/200 to Dan Cross on Tuesday, January 11, 2022 18:56:06
    Dan Cross wrote to Ward Dossche <=-

    Why is Fidonet so vicious? Because the stakes are so low.

    Just ignore Ward.

    -- Sean
    FIDOGAZETTE Moderator

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  • From Sean Dennis@1:18/200 to Aaron Thomas on Tuesday, January 11, 2022 18:58:08
    Aaron Thomas wrote to Michiel van der Vlist <=-

    The task may have been delegated by the Association of Fidonet, Fidonet Echo Moderators, and Assistant Fidonet Echo Moderators (FEMA.)

    Janis gave me control via email. Ward, et al., would rather make fools of themselves in public rather than check facts. No big deal.

    Just ignore Ward and the rest of his ship of fools.

    -- Sean
    FIDOGAZETTE Moderator

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  • From Sean Dennis@1:18/200 to Ward Dossche on Tuesday, January 11, 2022 18:58:10
    Ward Dossche wrote to Dan Cross <=-

    Basically it is not, as good as everything is sleep-inducing ...

    This is off-topic; take it elsewhere.

    -- Sean
    FIDOGAZETTE Moderator

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  • From Sean Dennis@1:18/200 to Michiel van der Vlist on Tuesday, January 11, 2022 19:40:16
    Michiel van der Vlist wrote to Sean Dennis <=-

    What is the authority that made you moderator? Did Janis
    appoint you as her successor?

    Yes. Email her and ask if you lose sleep at night over this fact.

    Otherwise this is off-topic; take it elsewhere.

    -- Sean
    FIDOGAZETTE Moderator

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  • From Daryl Stout@1:2320/33 to Dan Cross on Tuesday, January 11, 2022 22:23:00
    Dan,

    Why is Fidonet so vicious? Because the stakes are so low.

    That's why many refer to it as Fight-O-Net.

    Daryl

    ... I'm not STUBBORN...I'm just CORRECT!!
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  • From Michiel van der Vlist@2:280/5555 to Sean Dennis on Wednesday, January 12, 2022 14:39:06
    Hello Sean,

    On Tuesday January 11 2022 19:03, you wrote to Aaron Thomas:

    Ward, Michiel, and others from Zone 2 miss the zone wars of the late
    90s and also are xenophobic, hating anyone who doesn't think like
    them, especially Americans. They're people of a little mind.

    This is off-topic, please take it elsewhere.


    Cheers, Michiel

    --- GoldED+/W32-MSVC 1.1.5-b20170303
    * Origin: http://www.vlist.eu (2:280/5555)
  • From Michiel van der Vlist@2:280/5555 to Sean Dennis on Wednesday, January 12, 2022 14:47:17
    Hello Sean,

    On Tuesday January 11 2022 19:40, you wrote to me:

    What is the authority that made you moderator? Did Janis
    appoint you as her successor?

    Yes. Email her and ask if you lose sleep at night over this fact.

    The burden of proof is on you...

    This echo and the Gazette should be left to rest in peace when Janis left.


    Cheers, Michiel

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    * Origin: http://www.vlist.eu (2:280/5555)
  • From Sean Dennis@1:18/200 to Shaun Buzza on Wednesday, January 12, 2022 10:36:33
    Hello Shaun,

    Tuesday January 11 2022 19:41, you wrote to me:

    I may have already guessed, but what topic did you wish me to write
    about? And at what length?

    Anything related to BBSing or Fidonet. Can be a review, an opinion piece, information ... something you think other sysops and users might find worth of reading.

    -- Sean

    ... Law of Revelation: the hidden flaw never remains hidden.
    --- GoldED/2 3.0.1
    * Origin: Outpost BBS Sysop Console (1:18/200)
  • From Shaun Buzza@1:229/110 to Sean Dennis on Wednesday, January 12, 2022 12:48:53
    Anything related to BBSing or Fidonet. Can be a review, an opinion
    piece, information ... something you think other sysops and users might find worth of reading.


    I've only just joined fidonet. And, after observing the way some people act
    in this net, you may not want to know my opinion... ;)

    I'll come up with something after I've spent a bit more time here. A
    'newbie's guide' of sorts...

    McDoob
    SysOp, PiBBS
    pibbs.sytes.net
    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A46 2020/08/26 (Raspberry Pi/32)
    * Origin: PiBBS (1:229/110)
  • From Dan Clough@1:123/115 to Shaun Buzza on Wednesday, January 12, 2022 12:56:00
    Shaun Buzza wrote to Sean Dennis <=-

    Anything related to BBSing or Fidonet. Can be a review, an opinion
    piece, information ... something you think other sysops and users might find worth of reading.

    I've only just joined fidonet. And, after observing the way some
    people act in this net, you may not want to know my opinion... ;)

    Be sure to look in the mirror when you write that opinion.

    I'll come up with something after I've spent a bit more time
    here. A 'newbie's guide' of sorts...

    That sounds perfectly appropriate.


    ... Apathy Error: Strike any key...or none, for that matter.
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  • From Ward Dossche@2:292/854 to Sean Dennis on Wednesday, January 12, 2022 19:40:09
    Hi Sean,

    Now I am going to tell you this is the last I will respond to you in
    public with your false accusations and attempted character assasinations.

    You were not elected moderator, you were not appointed. You just grabbed it, the way you grabbed other echoes.

    People just let you. Why? Because it's so irrelevant ... the Fidogazette has never been a thing, it never worked nor will it now.

    Final word: This is all off-topic; take it elsewhere.

    Any suggestions? Some place where the sun does not shine?

    \%/@rd

    --- DB4 - Jan 09 2022
    * Origin: Hou het veilig, hou vol. Het komt allemaal weer goed (2:292/854)
  • From Sean Dennis@1:18/200 to Shaun Buzza on Wednesday, January 12, 2022 15:42:18
    Hello Shaun,

    Wednesday January 12 2022 12:48, you wrote to me:

    I've only just joined fidonet. And, after observing the way some
    people act in this net, you may not want to know my opinion... ;)

    They don't call it "Fight-O-Net" for nothin'. Don't go on your first impression. When I joined, Fidonet was winding down and it was absolute chaos then. Now it's moribund but has spurts of lif3 every now and again.

    As for your opinion, it still matters, newbie or not.

    I've run The Micronet Informtion Network for coming up on 22 years now without any issue.

    -- Sean

    ... WinErr 019: User error - Not our fault. Is Not! Is Not!
    --- GoldED/2 3.0.1
    * Origin: Outpost BBS Sysop Console (1:18/200)
  • From Aaron Thomas@1:275/99 to Sean Dennis on Wednesday, January 12, 2022 10:10:45
    Ward, Michiel, and others from Zone 2 miss the zone wars of the late 90s and also are xenophobic, hating anyone who doesn't think like them, especially Americans. They're people of a little mind.

    Take away the love of their life, and then what happens? lol

    But something you won't hear Ward admit is that he has travlled to the US several times over the years to attend Boy Scout Jamborees from the

    New episodes of To Catch a Predator will probably be airing soon ;)
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  • From Alan Ianson@1:153/757 to Michiel van der Vlist on Wednesday, January 12, 2022 15:08:58
    Yes. Email her and ask if you lose sleep at night over this fact.

    The burden of proof is on you...

    What burden of proof?

    This echo and the Gazette should be left to rest in peace when Janis left.

    Should Fidonet have died when Tom Jennings left?

    Why should this echo and the Gazette be left to rest in peace when Janis left? --- BBBS/Li6 v4.10 Toy-5
    * Origin: The Rusty MailBox - Penticton, BC Canada (1:153/757)
  • From Ward Dossche@2:292/854 to Alan Ianson on Thursday, January 13, 2022 01:18:33
    This echo and the Gazette should be left to rest in peace when Janis
    left.

    Should Fidonet have died when Tom Jennings left?

    Tom Jennings dropped out of Fidonet 29 years ago at a moment when we had already been bypassed by the reality of it. His relevance had already been reduced to next to nothing.

    Why should this echo and the Gazette be left to rest in peace when Janis left?

    Because it's just as dead as a tonne of other echoes being kept alive solely by automated monthly posting by moderators...This echo is dead, the publication is dead and has been for years and years ...

    \%/@rd

    --- DB4 - Jan 09 2022
    * Origin: Hou het veilig, hou vol. Het komt allemaal weer goed (2:292/854)
  • From Alan Ianson@1:153/757 to Ward Dossche on Wednesday, January 12, 2022 17:42:36
    Should Fidonet have died when Tom Jennings left?

    Tom Jennings dropped out of Fidonet 29 years ago at a moment when we had already been bypassed by the reality of it. His relevance had already been reduced to next to nothing.

    Whatever we may think of TJ or his relevance Fidonet did not die when he left.

    Why should this echo and the Gazette be left to rest in peace when Janis
    left?

    Because it's just as dead as a tonne of other echoes being kept alive solely by automated monthly posting by moderators...This echo is dead, the publication is dead and has been for years and years ...

    This echo and the publication have been active for years and years.

    You (and everyone for that matter) don't have to like it. You can link the area or not as you please, same goes for the file area.

    It's a choice you make and yes there is still some freedom of choice to be had.

    --- BBBS/Li6 v4.10 Toy-5
    * Origin: The Rusty MailBox - Penticton, BC Canada (1:153/757)
  • From Dan Clough@1:123/115 to Ward Dossche on Wednesday, January 12, 2022 19:56:00
    Ward Dossche wrote to Alan Ianson <=-

    Why should this echo and the Gazette be left to rest in peace when Janis left?

    Because it's just as dead as a tonne of other echoes being kept
    alive solely by automated monthly posting by moderators...

    Would you prefer that those echoes be killed off, and FidoNet take
    yet another step closer to the grave?

    This echo is dead, the publication is dead and has been for years
    and years ...

    Perhaps they'll be revived, now that it's under "new ownership". Why
    would you not want that to happen? What have you got to lose? Nobody
    is asking you to do anything. Perhaps you should hush up and let others
    do things that are in the best interests of FidoNet.

    For such a long-standing and (supposed) proponent of FidoNet, you sure
    do seem to hate it. Perhaps that's just your personal bias and grudges
    showing through?

    Do us all a favor and go be a ZC, leaving the administration of an echo
    and a publication to those who actually do try to help FidoNet be better.



    ... Silence cannot be misquoted.
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  • From Ward Dossche@2:292/854 to Sean Dennis on Thursday, January 13, 2022 03:41:16
    Sean,

    But something you won't hear Ward admit is that he has travlled to the US several times over the years to attend Boy Scout Jamborees from the Netherlands and that he has begrudingly admitted to liking the US. Ask
    him in netmail. See what his response is.

    Again ... please get your facts straight ...

    1/ I'm from Belgium, not the Netherlands.

    Belgium is a country in Europe, not a town in Nebraska.

    Belgium is about Belgian waffles (which absolutely is 'not' a breakfast
    food here), good chocolate, Brussels sprout, the Biskoff cookies they're
    offering on Delta and United Airlines (here they're called Lotus, an
    original Belgian product) and an incredible beer-culture. I have 2 cases
    of 24 bottles 33cl 12 degrees tripel Trappist ale sitting here from the
    WestVleteren Abbey which was named best beer in the world by the NY Times
    several times

    https://www.trappistwestvleteren.be/en/age-gate?_target_path=/en

    The treaty of Ghent was also negotiated in Belgium and it ended the
    war of 1812 between the UK and the USA. The site of the negotiations has
    been preserved and can be visited.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Ghent

    Free lesson about the history of the USA. No need to thank me.

    The Netherlands is a country north of us. They occupied us from 1815
    onwards after the Battle of Waterloo (which is also in Belgium) but driven
    north after the Belgian revolution of 1830. Some bloody fighting took
    place, it continues in the rivalry when both our national football teams
    clash ... 'football' as in a round spherical object which a ball usually
    is, not a leather clad egg which is thrown around by hand, a kind of
    rugby. The purpose of football is to beat the other team, while the
    purpose of American football is to kill the adversary, be very brutal
    about it.

    Belgium gained its independance in 1830 and fashioned a constitution
    originally based on the values of the US constitution. The USA were also
    the first big nation to recognize us which probably prompted the British,
    the French and the Prussians to not re-capture us.

    The Netherlands are very famous for tulips, you should see the fields in
    full bloom, it's an orgasm of colour. Cheeses ... Gouda cheese, delicious,
    Jenever, KLM Royal Dutch ... probably the best airline in the world,
    speed-skating, fermented herring ... They also have the hottest looking
    queen in Europe. Anne Frank, Van Gogh, Rembrandt ... the Netherlands.

    2/ I have never been to a Boy Scout Jamboree, I have no clue where ever you
    got that misguided idea. Not in Europe, not in the USA ... in fact I only
    joined a scouting organisation in 2009 ... I think. Aged 58 at the time.

    3/ "Several times over the years" ... how about 120 times give or take a few,
    I lost count. As a matter of fact, I just returned a few days ago Jan 8th
    after celebrating NY eve with friends and my granddaughter in Montana.

    I did serve on 17 BSA summer camps as an international staffer specialized
    in aquatics. I'm certified by the US Coast Guard, the State of Montana and
    triple certified by the American Red Cross in aquatics. I'm also CPR
    certified though I need to renew this. I teach waterskiing, rowing, kayak,
    canoe, sailing (I have my own 31 footer) and being "international" I deal
    with several requirements of the "Citizenship in the world" merit badge
    which is required for Eagle scout. I'm not being paid for that and the
    trips required for winterizing as well as preparing in spring I also pay
    out of pocket ... including food and other stuff for the crew.

    Other than for scouting events I also traveled to the USA several times
    on company business, I lectured at Research Triangle Park in North
    Carolina on invitation by the EPA and was involved in several projects by
    the UN and UNEP (United Nations Environment Program), among others the
    organisation of the 2002 Summit of Heads of State in South Africa on
    request by the Secretary-General of the UN (+ Kofi Annan) and which was
    henceforth known as the 'World Summit on Sustainable Development' under
    the inspiring guidance of Sir Crispin Tickell ...

    https://www.un.org/en/conferences/environment/johannesburg2002

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crispin_Tickell

    4/ I have liked the USA from day-1, actually, even before that and given the
    opportunity I would move there ... at least to Montana that is. Not to one
    of those states where they only have 4 family names and everybody is a
    cousin or a niece from everybody else.

    So why am I not living there? I have a granddaughter aged-12 and a
    grandson soon aged-3 ... I can't be separated from them ... so the next
    best thing is to take that granddaughter with me on trips, and later the
    grandson when he's old enough.

    In 2017 we were in Wyoming to view the great north american solar eclipse
    and in 2024 we'll be in Texas to view it.

    Just for fun at some time the University of Washington in Pullman WA
    invited me to take the citizenship test....just for fun. Nailed it all the
    way, several US associates didn't manage.

    I like my steak medium-rare, drive a 6-cylinger 3 liter Mercedes Viano (diesel/ automatic), have known my wife for 43 years, married 27, 4 kids, 2 grandkids. Also I sold my US-based Ford F150 pick-up.

    So, having said all that to correct you, I suggest when you're done scratching your testicles and smelling your fingers, you make a hard-copy of this message and/or store it somewhere where you can retrieve it for proper reference.

    I can also tell you about my work for the Greenpeace organisation, participation in TV programmes about environment, speeching at the interministerial conferences on the Northsea, the Oslo convention, The Paris Convention (now called OSPARCOM), London Dumping convention plus some more stuff.

    You'll need to ask and I need the time.

    Are we good?

    Take care,

    \%/@rd

    --- DB4 - Jan 09 2022
    * Origin: Hou het veilig, hou vol. Het komt allemaal weer goed (2:292/854)
  • From Ward Dossche@2:292/854 to Alan Ianson on Thursday, January 13, 2022 03:55:57
    Alan,

    Whatever we may think of TJ or his relevance Fidonet did not die when he left.

    That is correct.

    There were a number of other kinda networks with proprietary software that didn't make it.

    North America was more fertile soil for something like that to catch root and prosper, the way I remember it it was like a boom ... an explosion as soon as the hardware became available. People were queuing in stores to get a computer, a modem and get going ... also schools ... also a base on Antarctica.

    Very odd, it never took of in the french speaking world. There were some competing softwares from French manufacturers but France as a whole was geared towards its official "Minitel" system which was going to become available for free to the public at large ... After several years Minitel declined, the francophone softwares had not been further developed and "Using an Americam/Canadian product?" .... 'Mon dieu ... non svp'.

    Take care,

    \%/@rd

    --- DB4 - Jan 09 2022
    * Origin: Hou het veilig, hou vol. Het komt allemaal weer goed (2:292/854)
  • From Ward Dossche@2:292/854 to Dan Clough on Thursday, January 13, 2022 10:52:13
    Would you prefer that those echoes be killed off, and FidoNet take
    yet another step closer to the grave?

    I wonder ... how much is still alive ... that's a different question than 'How many sysops are listed?" ... "How many still participate?" ... I think a lot fewer than we expect ...

    There are whole regions with dysfunctional RCs ... nets with dysfunctional NCs ... that is the reality. Nothing's being done about it and if I dare raise the issue I'm the bogey-man that needs to mind his own business.

    Perhaps they'll be revived, now that it's under "new ownership". Why
    would you not want that to happen? What have you got to lose? Nobody
    is asking you to do anything. Perhaps you should hush up and let others
    do things that are in the best interests of FidoNet.

    OK ... I'll hush up and see how successful a publication the Fidogazette is not going to be. Janis tried but other than crossposting some messages from echoes and re-hashing old material, not that much really happened.

    The real problem is 'lack of contributors', 'lack of exciting things' ... the same issues which confronts Fidonews. It's "the people's publication", but if the people does not contribute then it just does not happen.

    At the moment I see no indicator for change. But you know what, prove me wrong. I do not expect the new 'self appointed' ownership is going to change a whole lot.

    For such a long-standing and (supposed) proponent of FidoNet, you sure
    do seem to hate it. Perhaps that's just your personal bias and grudges showing through?

    Do us all a favor and go be a ZC, leaving the administration of an echo
    and a publication to those who actually do try to help FidoNet be better.

    'The administration of an echo' ... hmmm ... how difficult must it be? I run a number of international echoes ... mever must I act, even hardly ever do I publish any rules.

    But as said before ... prove me wrong.

    Take care,

    \%/@rd

    --- DB4 - Jan 09 2022
    * Origin: Hou het veilig, hou vol. Het komt allemaal weer goed (2:292/854)
  • From Vladimir Fyodorov@2:6035/3.1 to Ward Dossche on Thursday, January 13, 2022 13:25:00
    Hello, Ward!

    Thursday January 13 2022, Ward Dossche wrote to Dan Clough:

    The real problem is 'lack of contributors', 'lack of exciting things'
    ... the same issues which confronts Fidonews. It's "the people's publication", but if the people does not contribute then it just does
    not happen.

    In fact, there are many interesting events on the Fidonet and around the Fidonet. You can read something from this in the echo RU.FIDONET.DIGEST (in Russian).

    https://wfido.ru/a/RU.FIDONET.DIGEST

    Unfortunately, my English is very bad, so I do not publish anything in the Fidonews or Fidogazette.

    Sincerely yours, Vladimir Fyodorov, esquire.
    ... Necessity is the mother of invention
    --- GoldED+/OSX 1.1.5-b20180707
    * Origin: Esquire Station (2:6035/3.1)
  • From Michiel van der Vlist@2:280/5555 to Alan Ianson on Thursday, January 13, 2022 11:40:51
    Hello Alan,

    On Wednesday January 12 2022 15:08, you wrote to me:

    Yes. Email her and ask if you lose sleep at night over this fact.

    The burden of proof is on you...

    What burden of proof?

    DS' claim that Janis appointed him as successor.

    This echo and the Gazette should be left to rest in peace when Janis
    left.

    Why should this echo and the Gazette be left to rest in peace when
    Janis left?

    Because it is a product of the zone wars. For all intents and purposes the Gazette was just a relic of this unfortuntate period. No one (exept maybe a few) want the zone wars to return. I hate saying this because I do not like to speak ill of those no longer in a postion to defend themselves, but Janis played a significant role in the zone wars. Letting this echo and the Gazette rest in peace after she left should have been a step in coming to closure.

    What we see however is just the opposite. The self appointed moderator shows clear bias against Z2 participants in this echo. Has he moderated you in public for off-topic postings yet? No, in fact ALL of his off-topic warnings were against Z2 members.

    What is happening now, reminds us of the zone wars in which the Gazette was used as a weapon. Instead of digging up and refurbishing this weapon, we should let it rest.


    Cheers, Michiel

    --- GoldED+/W32-MSVC 1.1.5-b20170303
    * Origin: http://www.vlist.eu (2:280/5555)
  • From Ward Dossche@2:292/854 to Vladimir Fyodorov on Thursday, January 13, 2022 11:58:45
    Vladimir,

    Unfortunately, my English is very bad, so I do not publish anything in
    the Fidonews or Fidogazette.

    That english looks pretty good to me ...

    \%/@rd

    --- DB4 - Jan 09 2022
    * Origin: Hou het veilig, hou vol. Het komt allemaal weer goed (2:292/854)
  • From Vladimir Fyodorov@2:6035/3.1 to Ward Dossche on Thursday, January 13, 2022 14:41:52
    Hello, Ward!

    Thursday January 13 2022, Ward Dossche wrote to Vladimir Fyodorov:

    Unfortunately, my English is very bad, so I do not publish
    anything in the Fidonews or Fidogazette.
    That english looks pretty good to me ...

    For the most part it is necessary to thank Google Translate :)

    Sincerely yours, Vladimir Fyodorov, esquire.
    ... Necessity is the mother of invention
    --- GoldED+/OSX 1.1.5-b20180707
    * Origin: Esquire Station (2:6035/3.1)
  • From Ward Dossche@2:292/854 to Vladimir Fyodorov on Thursday, January 13, 2022 13:28:30
    Vladimir,

    That english looks pretty good to me ...

    For the most part it is necessary to thank Google Translate :)

    That's also why people think I'm fluent in Spqnish. .=-

    \%/@rd

    --- DB4 - Jan 09 2022
    * Origin: Hou het veilig, hou vol. Het komt allemaal weer goed (2:292/854)
  • From Sean Dennis@1:18/200 to Aaron Thomas on Thursday, January 13, 2022 09:23:42
    Hello Aaron,

    Wednesday January 12 2022 10:10, you wrote to me:

    New episodes of To Catch a Predator will probably be airing soon ;)

    Chris Hanson gets a node number and the world catches fire?

    -- Sean

    ... If guns are outlawed, can we use swords?
    --- GoldED/2 3.0.1
    * Origin: Outpost BBS Sysop Console (1:18/200)
  • From Dan Clough@1:123/115 to Ward Dossche on Thursday, January 13, 2022 08:46:00
    Ward Dossche wrote to Dan Clough <=-

    Would you prefer that those echoes be killed off, and FidoNet take
    yet another step closer to the grave?

    I wonder ... how much is still alive ... that's a different
    question than 'How many sysops are listed?" ... "How many still participate?" ... I think a lot fewer than we expect ...

    Probably, yes.

    There are whole regions with dysfunctional RCs ... nets with
    dysfunctional NCs ... that is the reality. Nothing's being done
    about it and if I dare raise the issue I'm the bogey-man that
    needs to mind his own business.

    Yes, that sucks and I'm not sure how that can be fixed. Maybe some
    people need to be fired and new ones installed. But...., that's not the
    issue under discussion here in this thread. It's related, sort of, but
    not the focus of my question above.

    Perhaps they'll be revived, now that it's under "new ownership". Why would you not want that to happen? What have you got to lose? Nobody
    is asking you to do anything. Perhaps you should hush up and let others do things that are in the best interests of FidoNet.

    OK ... I'll hush up and see how successful a publication the
    Fidogazette is not going to be. Janis tried but other than
    crossposting some messages from echoes and re-hashing old
    material, not that much really happened.

    Okay. Perhaps it's lack of success was (at least partially) due to
    Janis. I guess we'll see. My point was to ask you to at least give it
    a chance to get off the ground without belaboring things with a person
    that you clearly have a negative history with. That doesn't help.

    The real problem is 'lack of contributors', 'lack of exciting
    things' ... the same issues which confronts Fidonews. It's "the
    people's publication", but if the people does not contribute then
    it just does not happen.

    No argument with that. I'll make a "new year's resolution" to see if I
    can contribute, and to encourage others to as well.

    At the moment I see no indicator for change. But you know what,
    prove me wrong. I do not expect the new 'self appointed'
    ownership is going to change a whole lot.

    Fair enough. A chance to try is not asking too much.

    For such a long-standing and (supposed) proponent of FidoNet, you sure
    do seem to hate it. Perhaps that's just your personal bias and grudges showing through?

    Do us all a favor and go be a ZC, leaving the administration of an echo and a publication to those who actually do try to help FidoNet be better.

    'The administration of an echo' ... hmmm ... how difficult must
    it be? I run a number of international echoes ... mever must I
    act, even hardly ever do I publish any rules.

    It's not usually difficult, no.... but sometimes the participants can
    make the moderator's job harder by just carrying on and on for no good
    reason. Let's give it a chance.

    But as said before ... prove me wrong.

    I hope "we" can do that. Take care.



    ... Strip mining prevents forest fires.
    === MultiMail/Linux v0.52
    --- SBBSecho 3.14-Linux
    * Origin: Palantir * palantirbbs.ddns.net * Pensacola, FL * (1:123/115)
  • From Mike Powell@1:2320/105 to WARD DOSSCHE on Thursday, January 13, 2022 16:26:00
    Belgium is about Belgian waffles (which absolutely is 'not' a breakfast
    food here), good chocolate, Brussels sprout, the Biskoff cookies they're
    offering on Delta and United Airlines (here they're called Lotus, an
    original Belgian product) and an incredible beer-culture.

    And Professor T.

    Mike
    --- SBBSecho 3.12-Linux
    * Origin: capitolcityonline.net * Telnet/SSH:2022/HTTP (1:2320/105)
  • From Alan Ianson@1:153/757 to Michiel van der Vlist on Thursday, January 13, 2022 18:03:38
    DS' claim that Janis appointed him as successor.

    Janis made no publicly appointed successor that I saw.

    Why should this echo and the Gazette be left to rest in peace when
    Janis left?

    Because it is a product of the zone wars. For all intents and purposes the Gazette was just a relic of this unfortuntate period. No one (exept maybe a few) want the zone wars to return.

    I have never thought of the gazette being anything more than an alternative fidonet newsletter.

    If you don't want zone wars then don't participate in them.

    I hate saying this because I do not like to speak ill of those no longer in
    a postion to defend themselves, but Janis played a significant role in the zone wars. Letting this echo and the Gazette rest in peace after she left should have been a step in coming to closure.

    Janis was always very nice to me. We didn't speak often but when we did we always had easy conversations and she was always willing to help when she could.

    That may be different to your experience but that is what I know of her.

    What we see however is just the opposite. The self appointed moderator shows clear bias against Z2 participants in this echo. Has he moderated you in public for off-topic postings yet? No, in fact ALL of his off-topic warnings were against Z2 members.

    I have only posted a few messages and they were mostly on topic.. :)

    What is happening now, reminds us of the zone wars in which the Gazette was used as a weapon. Instead of digging up and refurbishing this weapon, we should let it rest.

    Let it rest if that is what you want to do.

    Personally, I have no problem if Sean continues the gazette if that is what he wants to do.



    Cheers, Michiel
    --- BBBS/Li6 v4.10 Toy-5
    * Origin: The Rusty MailBox - Penticton, BC Canada (1:153/757)
  • From Ward Dossche@2:292/854 to Alan Ianson on Friday, January 14, 2022 06:12:46
    DS' claim that Janis appointed him as successor.

    Janis made no publicly appointed successor that I saw.

    Correct.

    It was only after I suggested Jan.6th, that is 7 days after Janis disconnected "everything" (I think she only kept a cellphone), to nuke the echo that the circus started.

    Sean Dennis was never appointed.

    Just like T.J.Barlow collecting nodenumbers and hats, Sean collects moderator titles.

    I have never thought of the gazette being anything more than an
    alternative fidonet newsletter.

    It was started because people not belonging to Z2, Z3, Z4, Z5 nor Z6 disliked Bjorn Felten...

    Janis was always very nice to me. We didn't speak often but when we did
    we always had easy conversations and she was always willing to help when she could.

    She was also the main instigator of the Fidonews debacle aided by Ross Cassel and Bob Seaborn. Surprisingly this ended when the one whose name we cannot mention broke ranks ... et voila ... the Fidogazette.

    Janis could indeed be helpful. I met her in person in June 2003 when I went to a deceased friend's daughter's wedding in Connecticut ... that was 2 days after the one whose name we're not allowed to mention tried to turn me in for narcotics transport at JFK-airport. Amazingly she skipped the "How was the flight?" portion and within 30 seconds was involved in ex-communications, dropping people from the nodelist, policy complaints ... that stuff while I was interested to know how she was doing as a person.

    Janis also was the one who claimed to have secret conversations with the then ZC6 Bin Li. If you called him by modem there was always a Chinese kind of voice picking-up the modem line and, I guess, yelling Chinese insults. When you tried the voice-line he always said "No Inglies, No Inglies" but Janis came around with perfectly structured statements supposedly by him in the purest Oxford English.

    She was very very political ...

    Have you ever met her in person?

    Personally, I have no problem if Sean continues the gazette if that is
    what he wants to do.

    Sean historically is known for not finishing what he starts. He wanted to be in the FTSC, the question was raised, he claimed "I have changed" and nothing happened ... no change <period>.

    So what's going to happen is he is going to produce 2-3 Fidogazette issues with crossposts and rehash stuff and then drop it. He hasn't got the stuff to perpetuate it. That's all.

    Onward to my next Covid PCR test.

    \%/@rd

    --- DB4 - Jan 09 2022
    * Origin: Hou het veilig, hou vol. Het komt allemaal weer goed (2:292/854)
  • From Alan Ianson@1:153/757 to Ward Dossche on Thursday, January 13, 2022 22:21:58
    It was only after I suggested Jan.6th, that is 7 days after Janis disconnected "everything" (I think she only kept a cellphone), to nuke the echo that the circus started.

    How do you imagine that the circus started?

    Around the time Janis left Sean announced that he was going to pick up the gazette, and that is what he is doing.

    If for whatever reason you want to nuke the area, go ahead and do that. No one is compelled to have any areas they don't want.

    Sean Dennis was never appointed.

    It doesn't matter if he was appointed or not. If Janis appointed someone then they would carry on with it. She didn't and Sean picked it up.

    Just like T.J.Barlow collecting nodenumbers and hats, Sean collects moderator titles.

    I have also collected moderator titles. I am not interested in moderator hats, I just want the echoes to carry on and be listed in the echolist so that interested parties can look them up and find info about them.

    I have never thought of the gazette being anything more than an
    alternative fidonet newsletter.

    It was started because people not belonging to Z2, Z3, Z4, Z5 nor Z6 disliked Bjorn Felten...

    People liking Bjorn or not is a different thing.

    Janis was always very nice to me. We didn't speak often but when we did
    we always had easy conversations and she was always willing to help when
    she could.

    She was also the main instigator of the Fidonews debacle aided by Ross Cassel and Bob Seaborn. Surprisingly this ended when the one whose name we cannot mention broke ranks ... et voila ... the Fidogazette.

    The fidonews debacle and the fido gazette happened at different times altogether. There is no connection.

    She was very very political ...

    You and Janis had ZC to ZC discussions. Those could get political?

    Have you ever met her in person?

    No, Janis and I were linked nodes. We discussed things of interest to linked nodes. Our discussions never became political.

    Personally, I have no problem if Sean continues the gazette if that is
    what he wants to do.

    Sean historically is known for not finishing what he starts. He wanted to be in the FTSC, the question was raised, he claimed "I have changed" and nothing happened ... no change <period>.

    So what's going to happen is he is going to produce 2-3 Fidogazette issues with crossposts and rehash stuff and then drop it. He hasn't got the stuff to perpetuate it. That's all.

    You may be right. All the same I have no problem with Sean picking up the gazette if that's what he wants to do, and I think that is what he is doing.

    Onward to my next Covid PCR test.

    I hope all your covid tests will be negative.

    --- BBBS/Li6 v4.10 Toy-5
    * Origin: The Rusty MailBox - Penticton, BC Canada (1:153/757)
  • From Ward Dossche@2:292/854 to Alan Ianson on Friday, January 14, 2022 10:19:33
    Around the time Janis left Sean announced that he was going to pick up
    the gazette, and that is what he is doing.

    Janis left before the end of the previous year. Jan 6th I asked generally if we should nuke the echo and on walks Sean immediately afterwards claiming he was appointed ... he wasn't.

    The last message of Sean in the echo I have on file is Feb.6th 2020, near 2 years ago ... he just jumped when he saw it was available ... and historically already used it as a political tool ...

    ***************************************************************************** Date: 06 Feb 20 19:42:54
    From: Sean Dennis
    To: Janis Kracht
    Subj: Re: FidoGazette Vol 14 no 06 Page: 2 ____________________________________________________________________________
    Yes, it is necessary...

    So while you tell everyone else "no politics" in here in the echo rules, you take carte blanche for spouting yours? I thought you were above being hypocritical.

    Too bad you won't stand up to that bully.

    You're using your position as editor as a bully pulpit. In this scope, that makes you no better than what you're accusing Trump of. *****************************************************************************

    I have also collected moderator titles. I am not interested in moderator hats, I just want the echoes to carry on and be listed in the echolist so that interested parties can look them up and find info about them.

    None of my echoes are listed in the echolist. They are just fine.

    Have you ever met her in person?

    No, Janis and I were linked nodes.

    In that case you have no true perception of the person.

    Onward to my next Covid PCR test.

    I hope all your covid tests will be negative.

    So far they've been all negative except the very first one when I was hospitalised for quite a while.

    \%/@rd

    --- DB4 - Jan 09 2022
    * Origin: Hou het veilig, hou vol. Het komt allemaal weer goed (2:292/854)
  • From Alan Ianson@1:153/757 to Ward Dossche on Friday, January 14, 2022 03:16:22
    Janis left before the end of the previous year. Jan 6th I asked generally if we should nuke the echo and on walks Sean immediately afterwards claiming he was appointed ... he wasn't.

    Does it matter if Sean was appointed, or if he just picks it up and carries on?

    None of my echoes are listed in the echolist. They are just fine.

    All of my echoes are listed in the echolist. They are just fine.

    No, Janis and I were linked nodes.

    In that case you have no true perception of the person.

    I have no perception of the person?

    Indeed I do, it's just different than yours.

    --- BBBS/Li6 v4.10 Toy-5
    * Origin: The Rusty MailBox - Penticton, BC Canada (1:153/757)
  • From Ward Dossche@2:292/854 to Alan Ianson on Friday, January 14, 2022 12:49:22
    Alan,

    I have no perception of the person?

    Indeed I do, it's just different than yours.

    Go to sleep, you need it ... :-)

    Date: 14 Jan 22 03:16:22
    ========
    From: Alan Ianson
    To: Ward Dossche

    \%/@rd

    --- DB4 - Jan 09 2022
    * Origin: Hou het veilig, hou vol. Het komt allemaal weer goed (2:292/854)
  • From mark lewis@1:3634/12.73 to Alan Ianson on Friday, January 14, 2022 05:58:06

    On 2022 Jan 13 18:03:38, you wrote to Michiel van der Vlist:

    DS' claim that Janis appointed him as successor.

    Janis made no publicly appointed successor that I saw.

    it wasn't public but neither was my giving the INTERNET echotag to the new moderator over there, either... same with the HAM related FDNs and some other echos i was maintaining when i gave them away several years ago...

    there's no general rule anywhere that says transferring FDNs or echotags to someone else has to be made public... you just send them the current information needed so they can change the echolist or filegate data and off they go... then you remember to remove those areas from your updates so there's no conflict :)

    )\/(ark

    "The soul of a small kitten in the body of a mighty dragon. Look on my majesty, ye mighty, and despair! Or bring me catnip. Your choice. Oooh, a shiny thing!"
    ... Uh...excuse me...but your message made my spell checker barf!
    ---
    * Origin: (1:3634/12.73)
  • From mark lewis@1:3634/12.73 to Alan Ianson on Friday, January 14, 2022 06:06:16

    On 2022 Jan 13 18:03:38, you wrote to Michiel van der Vlist:

    Because it is a product of the zone wars. For all intents and purposes
    the Gazette was just a relic of this unfortuntate period. No one (exept
    maybe a few) want the zone wars to return.

    I have never thought of the gazette being anything more than an alternative
    fidonet newsletter.

    that's exactly what it is...

    If you don't want zone wars then don't participate in them.

    yep!

    [...]

    Personally, I have no problem if Sean continues the gazette if that is what he wants to do.

    same here... more power to him, too... and if someone wants to start a 3rd or 4th alternative newsletter, i have no problem with that, either...

    )\/(ark

    "The soul of a small kitten in the body of a mighty dragon. Look on my majesty, ye mighty, and despair! Or bring me catnip. Your choice. Oooh, a shiny thing!"
    ... We give advice, but we cannot give the wisdom to profit by it.
    ---
    * Origin: (1:3634/12.73)
  • From mark lewis@1:3634/12.73 to Ward Dossche on Friday, January 14, 2022 06:15:16

    On 2022 Jan 14 06:12:46, you wrote to Alan Ianson:

    I have never thought of the gazette being anything more than an
    alternative fidonet newsletter.

    It was started because people not belonging to Z2, Z3, Z4, Z5 nor Z6 disliked Bjorn Felten...

    sean started the gazette... how about letting him say why he started it... or perhaps look back to the original postings about it... or, ummm... maybe just read the Editorial from the very first edition??

    =====>8 snip 8<=====

    FGAZ 1-01 Page 1 1 Oct 2007


    =================================================================
    EDITORIAL
    =================================================================


    Presenting The FidoGazette: An Intelligent Alternative
    By Sean Dennis

    I'd like to welcome everyone to the first issue of the FidoGazette.

    The FidoGazette is NOT in any way an attempt to "usurp" the FidoNews
    nor its editor, so please check your conspiracy theories at the door.

    Now, you're probably wondering, "Who is this guy?".

    Most of you know me, a few of you hate me (not that that matters).
    I'm Sean Dennis, also known as 1:18/200 and now 1:1/23. I have been
    a member of Fidonet since 1998 as an official node and 1996 as a
    point. I am a former regional coordinator (Region 11). I am also
    the author of the Cheepware line of freeware BBS doors and sysop
    utilities. I am also a sysop, running Outpost BBS using Telegard/2
    v3.09.g2-sp4/mL under eComStation 1.2MR. eComStation is a third
    party version of OS/2 Warp. Yes, I'm a big OS/2 fan.

    I am also a bit of a spitfire at times. I have a problem with
    engaging my mouth before my brain at times, as quite a few of you
    have so kindly pointed out to me, even as I type this. I will do my
    very best to leave my personal views out of this publication, save
    for the editorial page. I want this to be by the sysops, for
    the sysops.

    The main goal of the FidoGazette is to disseminate knowledge-useful
    things that can help a sysop grow and learn in his hobby. There's
    also room in here for humor and a small amount of constructive
    criticism too, but no room for vulgarity, personal attacks, flames
    or any sort of general malcontentment of any type. Before anyone
    asks or whines, I will absolutely not publish anything that could
    start a flame war or anything else in that catagory. Remember,
    I am the editor. If you wish to vent, please do so in another
    forum, not the FidoGazette.

    You will find submission information at the end of the FidoGazette.
    I encourage anyone who feels they have something to contribute to do
    so. Even though you might not think it, someone out there might be
    looking for that little tidbit of information. Experience counts in
    this hobby and to share it is to give something of yourself back to
    the community.

    Again, welcome to the FidoGazette! We're glad you're here and we
    hope to enjoy a long, continuous run with your help and support.

    =====>8 snip 8<=====

    would you like some salt with your crow sammich?

    Janis was always very nice to me. We didn't speak often but when we
    did we always had easy conversations and she was always willing to
    help when she could.

    She was also the main instigator of the Fidonews debacle aided by Ross Cassel and Bob Seaborn.

    no she wasn't... Ross was the one that initially posted about it and asked for feedback... overwhelmingly the responses were to cut the links...

    Surprisingly this ended when the one whose name we cannot mention
    broke ranks ... et voila ... the Fidogazette.

    you're confusing roy witt with sean dennis... i don't know how but you are... roy was one of the first to respond in the positive to ross' feedback question about cutting fidonews links... you are correct that he ""broke ranks"" but it was more of he was playing both sides of the fence against the other...

    )\/(ark

    "The soul of a small kitten in the body of a mighty dragon. Look on my majesty, ye mighty, and despair! Or bring me catnip. Your choice. Oooh, a shiny thing!"
    ... Cat's teach us tolerance....and how to see through walls
    ---
    * Origin: (1:3634/12.73)
  • From mark lewis@1:3634/12.73 to Ward Dossche on Friday, January 14, 2022 06:37:40

    On 2022 Jan 14 10:19:32, you wrote to Alan Ianson:

    Around the time Janis left Sean announced that he was going to pick
    up the gazette, and that is what he is doing.

    Janis left before the end of the previous year. Jan 6th I asked
    generally if we should nuke the echo and on walks Sean immediately afterwards claiming he was appointed ... he wasn't.

    you don't have access to janis' and sean's netmails or emails and you certainly cannot intercept voice calls between them... you don't have the first clue what they may have discussed in private, whether written or vocally...

    )\/(ark

    "The soul of a small kitten in the body of a mighty dragon. Look on my majesty, ye mighty, and despair! Or bring me catnip. Your choice. Oooh, a shiny thing!"
    ... Ever get the feeling your guardian angel is laughing?
    ---
    * Origin: (1:3634/12.73)
  • From Ward Dossche@2:292/854 to mark lewis on Friday, January 14, 2022 14:03:05
    mark,

    you don't have access to janis' and sean's netmails or emails and you certainly cannot intercept voice calls between them... you don't have the first clue what they may have discussed in private, whether written or vocally...

    They have discussed ... nothing.

    Take care,

    \%/@rd

    --- DB4 - Jan 09 2022
    * Origin: Hou het veilig, hou vol. Het komt allemaal weer goed (2:292/854)
  • From Michiel van der Vlist@2:280/5555 to Alan Ianson on Friday, January 14, 2022 14:04:44
    Hello Alan,

    On Thursday January 13 2022 18:03, you wrote to me:

    DS' claim that Janis appointed him as successor.

    Janis made no publicly appointed successor that I saw.

    And neither did anyone else.

    Why should this echo and the Gazette be left to rest in peace when
    Janis left?

    Because it is a product of the zone wars. For all intents and
    purposes the Gazette was just a relic of this unfortuntate period.
    No one (exept maybe a few) want the zone wars to return.

    I have never thought of the gazette being anything more than an alternative fidonet newsletter.

    So you did not see it? That reminds me of the late 70ties when I lived and worked in Cape Town, South Africa. If you did not want to see apartheid, you did not have to see it, These townships located in the Cape Flats, they were not on the map. No road signs pointing to them. To see them you'd have to go explore. He, let's see where this unmarked, not on the map dirt road goes...

    Of course that (not having to see it) only works if you were on the side of the oppressor. For the other side it is different. It was also different for me. I worked in a hospital...

    If you don't want zone wars then don't participate in them.

    Ignoring a war is difficult for those on the receiving end of the hostilities...

    It is also difficult for those whose job it is to serve both sides. Like it was when I worked in that hospital in Cape Town. And when I was the FTSC Chairman...

    I hate saying this because I do not like to speak ill of those no
    longer in a postion to defend themselves, but Janis played a
    significant role in the zone wars. Letting this echo and the Gazette
    rest in peace after she left should have been a step in coming to
    closure.

    Janis was always very nice to me. We didn't speak often but when we
    did we always had easy conversations and she was always willing to
    help when she could.

    That may be different to your experience but that is what I know of
    her.

    As Janis is not here to defend herself let me just say that my experience is different. Very different. And leave it at that.

    Let it rest if that is what you want to do.

    I will try, but it may be difficult if the flack starts coming my way again...

    Personally, I have no problem if Sean continues the gazette if that is what he wants to do.

    He took the position before and went AWOL after a short time. Janis took over. He had his chance.


    Cheers, Michiel

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  • From Michiel van der Vlist@2:280/5555 to Ward Dossche on Friday, January 14, 2022 14:37:20
    Hello Ward,

    On Friday January 14 2022 06:12, you wrote to Alan Ianson:

    She was also the main instigator of the Fidonews debacle aided by Ross Cassel and Bob Seaborn. Surprisingly this ended when the one whose
    name we cannot mention broke ranks

    And of all people, he, the unmentionable, linked up with me.

    That broke the blokkade. It was the start of the Fidoweb and the start of the end of the relevance of the NAB.


    Cheers, Michiel

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  • From Michiel van der Vlist@2:280/5555 to Ward Dossche on Friday, January 14, 2022 14:45:22
    Hello Ward,

    On Friday January 14 2022 06:12, you wrote to Alan Ianson:

    that was 2 days after the one whose name we're not allowed to mention tried to turn me in for narcotics transport at JFK-airport.

    My prime suspect for that incident was, and still is Thom LaCosta...


    Cheers, Michiel

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  • From Ward Dossche@2:292/854 to Michiel Van Der Vlist on Friday, January 14, 2022 15:59:27
    that was 2 days after the one whose name we're not allowed to
    mention
    tried to turn me in for narcotics transport at JFK-airport.

    My prime suspect for that incident was, and still is Thom LaCosta...

    That is a possibility too.

    I asked customs agents at the end of the pretty long search why I was singled-out and I don't remember the exact reply anymore, It was obvious they were on a targeted search.

    I already knew something was up when I passed the lady at immigration, she became nervous, complained at how slow her system was while her other colleagues were happily typing away. So I collected my suitcase which contained one business suit, one pair of nice shoes, three pairs of socks, three sets of underwear, 3 T-shirts, a white shirt, a neck tie and a box of chocolates. Also toiletries. And 3 hulks were waiting for me and escorted me to the side. I must say, they were very courteous and friendly ... the longer it took for them to search my modest possessions, the more it became obvious from my relaxed demeanor their search would be in vain.

    At the beginning they said "You have not passed customs yet and you may still alter your customs declaration. You will just pay duties on that. If you report nothing and we discover contraband, then you may be charged in a court of law".

    I tell you, I knew exactly what was the matter and I just stood there, hands in pocket, whistling, having fun ... after close to an hour they took my paperwork and passport, stamped it and "Welcome to the United States".

    But I think it was the one whose name we're not supposed to mention who knew the flightnumber and the arrival time. Close to 19 years ago and some of the details may be becoming blurry.

    Take care,

    \%/@rd

    --- DB4 - Jan 09 2022
    * Origin: Hou het veilig, hou vol. Het komt allemaal weer goed (2:292/854)
  • From Terry Roati@3:640/1321 to Ward Dossche on Saturday, January 15, 2022 08:48:40

    But I think it was the one whose name we're not supposed to mention who knew the flightnumber and the arrival time. Close to 19 years ago and
    some of the details may be becoming blurry.

    As long it's not your eye sight, but then old age affects everything :)

    Terry

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  • From Ward Dossche@2:292/854 to Terry Roati on Saturday, January 15, 2022 00:31:41
    As long it's not your eye sight, but then old age affects everything :)

    You're also peeing on your feet?

    --- DB4 - Jan 09 2022
    * Origin: Hou het veilig, hou vol. Het komt allemaal weer goed (2:292/854)
  • From Sean Dennis@1:18/200 to mark lewis on Friday, January 14, 2022 20:35:04
    mark lewis wrote to Alan Ianson <=-

    it wasn't public but neither was my giving the INTERNET
    echotag to the new moderator over there, either... same
    with the HAM related FDNs and some other echos i was
    maintaining when i gave them away several years ago...

    She sent me an email. If Ward, Michiel, et al. are worried, they can email
    her and ask.

    You gave me the HDN FDN ... didn't hear Ward bleating about it to you or
    Janis.

    (It's nice to know I live rent free in Ward's and Michiel's heads though. I don't feel so lonely anymore! <G>)

    -- Sean

    ... A critic is one who knows the way but can't drive the car.
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  • From Sean Dennis@1:18/200 to mark lewis on Friday, January 14, 2022 20:39:06
    mark lewis wrote to Alan Ianson <=-

    that's exactly what it is...

    I created the FidoGazette because the FidoNews was and still is moribund. Anything else Ward or others say otherwise is just a fever dream on their
    part.

    The FidoGazette is for all of Fidonet, not just Zone 1. However, with a majority of Zone 2 being insular, I'd not expect anyone from Zone 2 to participate in the FG though I would certainly be welcome to be wrong on
    that.

    same here... more power to him, too... and if someone wants
    to start a 3rd or 4th alternative newsletter, i have no
    problem with that, either...

    Me either. I take no offense if someone has a better idea than I do.

    -- Sean

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  • From Terry Roati@3:640/1321 to Ward Dossche on Saturday, January 15, 2022 16:22:24

    You're also peeing on your feet?

    Solved that issue by sitting down on the seat plus it took too long standing.

    Terry

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  • From Ward Dossche@2:292/854 to Sean Dennis on Saturday, January 15, 2022 11:06:54
    Sean,

    She sent me an email. If Ward, Michiel, et al. are worried, they can
    email her and ask.

    No we can't.

    Janis went completely off-line ... if we can't mail her, neither can you.

    (It's nice to know I live rent free in Ward's and Michiel's heads though.
    I don't feel so lonely anymore! <G>)

    Whatever ... you're the one trumpeting you weren't going to act upon our messages anymore ... probably you meant "the next 31 hours".

    \%/@rd

    --- DB4 - Jan 09 2022
    * Origin: Hou het veilig, hou vol. Het komt allemaal weer goed (2:292/854)
  • From Ward Dossche@2:292/854 to Sean Dennis on Saturday, January 15, 2022 11:08:25
    Sean,

    I take no offense if someone has a better idea than I do.

    Good thing, because otherwise you'd have one hell of a headache ... :-)

    \%/@rd

    --- DB4 - Jan 09 2022
    * Origin: Hou het veilig, hou vol. Het komt allemaal weer goed (2:292/854)
  • From mark lewis@1:3634/12.73 to Ward Dossche on Saturday, January 15, 2022 07:48:50

    On 2022 Jan 15 11:06:54, you wrote to Sean Dennis:

    She sent me an email. If Ward, Michiel, et al. are worried, they can
    email her and ask.

    No we can't.

    Janis went completely off-line ... if we can't mail her, neither can you.

    yes you can... she has a gmail account or didn't you know about that?

    )\/(ark

    "The soul of a small kitten in the body of a mighty dragon. Look on my majesty, ye mighty, and despair! Or bring me catnip. Your choice. Oooh, a shiny thing!"
    ... It's good to know how to dress up a tart for a special occasion.
    ---
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  • From Michiel van der Vlist@2:280/5555 to Sean Dennis on Saturday, January 15, 2022 14:26:46
    Hello Sean,

    On Friday January 14 2022 20:35, you wrote to mark lewis:

    She sent me an email.

    So show us the e-mail.

    If Ward, Michiel, et al. are worried, they can email her and ask.

    You are the one making the claim, the burden of proof is on you.


    Cheers, Michiel

    --- GoldED+/W32-MSVC 1.1.5-b20170303
    * Origin: http://www.vlist.eu (2:280/5555)
  • From Michiel van der Vlist@2:280/5555 to mark lewis on Saturday, January 15, 2022 14:28:53
    Hello mark,

    On Saturday January 15 2022 07:48, you wrote to Ward Dossche:

    No we can't.

    Janis went completely off-line ... if we can't mail her, neither
    can you.

    yes you can... she has a gmail account or didn't you know about that?

    Why should we know about that? This is Fidonet, the means of communication in Fidonet is netmail.


    Cheers, Michiel

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  • From mark lewis@1:3634/12.73 to Michiel van der Vlist on Saturday, January 15, 2022 11:10:20

    On 2022 Jan 15 14:28:52, you wrote to me:

    No we can't.

    Janis went completely off-line ... if we can't mail her, neither
    can you.

    yes you can... she has a gmail account or didn't you know about that?

    Why should we know about that?

    if you were one of those that might have a need to contact her outside of fidonet, then she would have given it to you...

    This is Fidonet, the means of communication in Fidonet is netmail.

    yeah... and?? do you have any idea of the amount of fidonet business that's handled via email these days? i can tell you there is quite a bit... i get applications sent to me as well as helping other operators with their configs... all via email... when i see my system having problems connecting with a system linked here, they get an email letting them know about the problem... ya can't send netmail when a remote system is not answering or is refusing your connections for some reason... not to mention that people can easily check their email on their phones but not their netmail for numerous reasons...

    )\/(ark

    "The soul of a small kitten in the body of a mighty dragon. Look on my majesty, ye mighty, and despair! Or bring me catnip. Your choice. Oooh, a shiny thing!"
    ... So what are you gonna do Heather? Take two shots or send me out?
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  • From Aaron Thomas@1:275/99 to Ward Dossche on Saturday, January 15, 2022 13:37:19
    She sent me an email. If Ward, Michiel, et al. are worried, they can email her and ask.

    No we can't.

    Janis went completely off-line ... if we can't mail her, neither can you.

    She's still answering phone calls. One phone call can take all the worry away.

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  • From Ward Dossche@2:292/854 to mark lewis on Sunday, January 16, 2022 00:21:13
    Mark,

    if you were one of those that might have a need to contact her outside of fidonet, then she would have given it to you...

    I have her phone-# ... does that count?

    .. i get applications sent to me ...

    Sure ... then how come we notice no growth?

    ... as well as helping other operators with their configs...

    So you're claiming most other Fidonet sysops are morons because they need to be helped?

    ... not
    to mention that people can easily check their email on their phones but
    not their netmail for numerous reasons...

    I can read netmail via my phone ...

    \%/@rd

    --- DB4 - Jan 09 2022
    * Origin: Hou het veilig, hou vol. Het komt allemaal weer goed (2:292/854)
  • From Daryl Stout@1:2320/33 to Terry Roati on Saturday, January 15, 2022 21:24:00
    Terry,

    You're also peeing on your feet?

    Solved that issue by sitting down on the seat plus it took too long standing.

    Like the little girl being disappointed that she can't pee standing
    up, the way Daddy does. :P

    Or like these memes and stories between young kids:

    1) The boy and girl are looking down their diapers, and one says "So,
    that explains the difference in our salaries".

    2) The boy and girl are naked in the bathtub together, and he tells her
    (as she reaches for his member), "You can't have mine!! You broke yours
    off!!".

    3) Years ago, a young boy and girl lived in this small country town. This
    was back when life was simple...where you could leave your doors unlocked
    at night, and didn't have to worry about perverts kidnapping your kids.

    The boy was Christian, and the girl was Catholic, and their respective churches were right across the street from each other. Plus, they were
    great friends, so they walked to church in their fancy clothes each
    Sunday.

    Well, one Sunday at church, during the services, there was a huge thunderstorm, and it just poured rain. Afterwards, as they walked home
    they came across a huge puddle, and correctly assumed that if they got
    their nice clothes dirty, they'd get the spanking of their lives. The
    little girl was about to cry, and her boy friend (as it were) thought
    a moment, and came up with a novel idea.

    "I'll be like Sir Walter Raleigh...a true gentleman". Let's strip
    butt naked, and I'll carry you across, then our clothes across, so
    they won't get dirty. Then, no one will know that anything happened".
    His girl friend brightened up, and consented.

    So, they both strip butt naked right there, and as a perfect
    gentleman, he does what he said he would do...carry her, then the
    clothes across to the dry side of the puddle.

    As they're standing there, looking at each others nude body, the
    little girl says "I didn't know there was such a difference between
    Protestants and Catholics". <G>

    4) Along the same time as the above, Momma and her daughter would go
    traveling in the summer, taking the interstate highway. This was long
    before you had to worry about the pedophiles and perverts at the rest
    areas.

    In potty training her daughter (a ritual for all parents), she told
    her to always look for the LONGER name...and it would be WOMEN versus
    MEN. She learned that the longer one was the one she'd use.

    Well, they are traveling one year, and after stopping off for a
    nice picnic lunch, Momma admonishes her daughter to go use the
    bathroom before they start off again...and tells her daughter to
    "look for the longer name".

    The little girl gets to the restrooms, and the signs note LADIES
    versus GENTLEMEN -- guess which one is longer. <G>

    So, she does as Momma has told her, and walks in there, and
    there's a little boy naked as a jaybird. Curiosity strikes the
    little girl (she has never seen a naked boy), and asks him "What
    are you doing??"...then sees his member, and asks "What have you
    got there??" and "What does it do??".

    The little boy tells her, and astonished, the little girl says
    "Boy!! That's a handy thing to have along at picnics!!".

    I would've loved to seen the look on Momma's face when she
    told her. <BG>

    Daryl

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  • From mark lewis@1:3634/12.73 to Ward Dossche on Sunday, January 16, 2022 06:06:22

    On 2022 Jan 16 00:21:12, you wrote to me:

    if you were one of those that might have a need to contact her
    outside of fidonet, then she would have given it to you...

    I have her phone-# ... does that count?

    it might...

    .. i get applications sent to me ...

    Sure ... then how come we notice no growth?

    maybe you're not paying attention?
    maybe the applicants aren't responding?
    maybe you're not looking in the right place?

    ... as well as helping other operators with their configs...

    So you're claiming most other Fidonet sysops are morons because they
    need to be helped?

    nope... those are your words... they say a lot about what you think of others who may need assistance at times...

    ... not to mention that people can easily check their email on their
    phones but not their netmail for numerous reasons...

    I can read netmail via my phone ...

    not everyone has your majikal skillz, ward...

    )\/(ark

    "The soul of a small kitten in the body of a mighty dragon. Look on my majesty, ye mighty, and despair! Or bring me catnip. Your choice. Oooh, a shiny thing!"
    ... Ya know what burns my butt? A flame about yay-high.
    ---
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  • From Michiel van der Vlist@2:280/5555 to mark lewis on Sunday, January 16, 2022 16:22:11
    Hello mark,

    On Saturday January 15 2022 11:10, you wrote to me:

    Janis went completely off-line ... if we can't mail her,
    neither can you.

    yes you can...
    ^^^^^^^^^^^^
    So here you claim that we can e-mail Janis.

    she has a gmail account or didn't you know about that?

    Why should we know about that?

    if you were one of those that might have a need to contact her outside
    of fidonet, then she would have given it to you...

    And here you claim I can only e-mail her if she gave that e-mail address to me. Well, she didn't. And it works both ways, I see no need for her to contact me oustide Fidonet so I did not give her my e-mail address.

    So you say I can not e-mail her. So out of the windows goes your original claim that I can e-mail her.

    Not that I want or need to. I am not going to e-mail Janis. Because I see no reason, It is Sean that claims he got an e-mail from Janis. The burden of proof is on him.

    Now that I have your attention... For the sake of argument and only for the sake of argument, I have not, nor did I have any intention of actually do this, assume that I had beaten Sean to it.

    Suppose that *I* had posted a message in here claiming the position of moderator of this echo and the position of the editor of the Gazette. Suppose *I* had posted rules stating among other things that EP1 is in force here and that no echolist is accepted as authoritive regarding who is moderator and what are the rules. Suppose *I* had followed up with postings telling participants that their postings are off topic and to take it elsewhere.

    How would you (and Sean) respond to that? Would it be acceptable to you? Would you comply with my rulings?


    Cheers, Michiel

    --- GoldED+/W32-MSVC 1.1.5-b20170303
    * Origin: http://www.vlist.eu (2:280/5555)
  • From August Abolins@2:221/1.58 to Michiel van der Vlist on Sunday, January 16, 2022 11:39:00
    Hello Michiel van der Vlist!

    ** On Sunday 16.01.22 - 16:22, Michiel van der Vlist wrote to mark lewis:

    MvdV> Not that I want or need to. I am not going to e-mail
    MvdV> Janis. Because I MvdV> see no reason, It is Sean that
    MvdV> claims he got an e-mail from Janis. The burden of proof
    MvdV> is on him.

    But you are the plaintiff. The burden is on you it would seem.

    ;)

    --
    ../|ug

    --- OpenXP 5.0.51
    * Origin: (2:221/1.58)
  • From Oli@2:280/464.47 to August Abolins on Sunday, January 16, 2022 17:50:01
    August wrote (2022-01-16):

    ** On Sunday 16.01.22 - 16:22, Michiel van der Vlist wrote to mark lewis:

    MvdV>> Not that I want or need to. I am not going to e-mail
    MvdV>> Janis. Because I MvdV> see no reason, It is Sean that
    MvdV>> claims he got an e-mail from Janis. The burden of proof
    MvdV>> is on him.

    But you are the plaintiff. The burden is on you it would seem.

    Nope, not if we are just ignoring the rules and tell Sean he can shove it up his ass. Now he can try to enforce the rules ;-P

    ---
    * Origin: Birds aren't real (2:280/464.47)
  • From Michiel van der Vlist@2:280/5555 to August Abolins on Sunday, January 16, 2022 17:41:57
    Hello August,

    On Sunday January 16 2022 11:39, you wrote to me:

    MvdV>> Not that I want or need to. I am not going to e-mail Janis. Because
    MvdV>> I see no reason, It is Sean that claims he got an e-mail from
    MvdV>> Janis. The burden of proof is on him.

    But you are the plaintiff. The burden is on you it would seem.

    This is not a court of law, there is no plaintiff. This is a discussion area where someone made a claim. The burden of proof is always on the one making the claim.


    Cheers, Michiel

    --- GoldED+/W32-MSVC 1.1.5-b20170303
    * Origin: http://www.vlist.eu (2:280/5555)
  • From August Abolins@2:221/1.58 to Michiel van der Vlist on Sunday, January 16, 2022 12:59:00
    Hello Michiel van der Vlist!

    ** On Sunday 16.01.22 - 17:41, Michiel van der Vlist wrote to August Abolins:

    But you are the plaintiff. The burden is on you it would seem.

    This is not a court of law, there is no plaintiff. This is
    a discussion area where someone made a claim. The burden of
    proof is always on the one making the claim.

    Maybe plaintiff or claim doesn't translate well in your native
    language.. dunno. :/ Nevertheless, it doesn't matter. Sean
    merely made a statement/announcement of new moderatorship, but
    he doesn't have release phone records or email records to the
    general public like you are suggesting.

    The proof in the legit hand-over is in the successful elisting.
    Sean wouldn't be able to do that unless Janis provided the
    password. ;)

    --
    ../|ug

    --- OpenXP 5.0.51
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  • From Alan Ianson@1:153/757 to Oli on Sunday, January 16, 2022 13:45:10
    But you are the plaintiff. The burden is on you it would seem.

    Nope, not if we are just ignoring the rules and tell Sean he can shove it up his ass. Now he can try to enforce the rules ;-P

    Why do you ignore the rules?

    What is the issue if Sean continues on with the gazette?

    Does it matter if Janis passed it to him or if he carries on?

    --- BBBS/Li6 v4.10 Toy-5
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  • From Michiel van der Vlist@2:280/5555 to August Abolins on Sunday, January 16, 2022 23:14:13
    Hello August,

    On Sunday January 16 2022 12:59, you wrote to me:

    This is not a court of law, there is no plaintiff. This is
    a discussion area where someone made a claim. The burden of
    proof is always on the one making the claim.

    Maybe plaintiff or claim doesn't translate well in your native
    language.. dunno. :/

    Or maybe it doesn't translate well into YOUR native language? Neither of us is a native English speaker, but I have lived and worked in an English speaking country.

    Nevertheless, it doesn't matter. Sean merely made a
    statement/announcement of new moderatorship, but he doesn't have
    release phone records or email records to the general public like you
    are suggesting.

    Sean claimed that he had received a netmail from Janis. The burden of proof for that claim is on him.

    The proof in the legit hand-over is in the successful elisting. Sean wouldn't be able to do that unless Janis provided the password. ;)

    Sorry, the history of Fidonet has many examples of faul play. That he managed to get a password for an e-list means nothing to me. E-lists are not recognised as authoritive in these matters in most parts of Fidonet anyway.


    Cheers, Michiel

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  • From Ward Dossche@2:292/854 to Alan Ianson on Monday, January 17, 2022 00:05:38
    Alam,

    What is the issue if Sean continues on with the gazette?

    Sean will never be able to provide the same amount of content to the FG than this exchange of ideas is doing here ...

    I'm patiently waiting for the next issue ...

    \%/@rd

    --- DB4 - Jan 15 2022
    * Origin: Hou het veilig, hou vol. Het komt allemaal weer goed (2:292/854)
  • From Ward Dossche@2:292/854 to mark lewis on Monday, January 17, 2022 00:06:38
    I can read netmail via my phone ...

    not everyone has your majikal skillz, ward...

    There are at least 2 packages for Android phones which will do Fido...

    \%/@rd

    --- DB4 - Jan 15 2022
    * Origin: Hou het veilig, hou vol. Het komt allemaal weer goed (2:292/854)
  • From Ward Dossche@2:292/854 to Michiel van der Vlist on Monday, January 17, 2022 00:07:30
    Not that I want or need to. I am not going to e-mail Janis. Because I see no reason, It is Sean that claims he got an e-mail from Janis. The burden of proof is on him.

    It reminds me of the times when Janis claimed to have secret conversations with Bin Li ... ZC6 ... we never saw then and some of us tried to phone him ...

    \%/@rd

    --- DB4 - Jan 15 2022
    * Origin: Hou het veilig, hou vol. Het komt allemaal weer goed (2:292/854)
  • From Alan Ianson@1:153/757 to Ward Dossche on Sunday, January 16, 2022 15:15:22
    What is the issue if Sean continues on with the gazette?

    Sean will never be able to provide the same amount of content

    I wasn't talking about content, I was asking what is the issue if Sean continues the gazette.

    to the FG than this exchange of ideas is doing here ...

    This has not been anything like an exchange of ideas.

    I'm patiently waiting for the next issue ...

    I can tell.
    --- BBBS/Li6 v4.10 Toy-5
    * Origin: The Rusty MailBox - Penticton, BC Canada (1:153/757)
  • From Ward Dossche@2:292/854 to Alan Ianson on Monday, January 17, 2022 00:26:15
    I wasn't talking about content, I was asking what is the issue if Sean continues the gazette.

    None. He can do as he pleases.

    Sean never finishes what he starts so eventually maybe other than an autopost claimimg he's the moderator and doing auto-Elist-updates nothing will happen after a few issues were produced.

    \%/@rd

    --- DB4 - Jan 15 2022
    * Origin: Hou het veilig, hou vol. Het komt allemaal weer goed (2:292/854)
  • From Michiel van der Vlist@2:280/5555 to Ward Dossche on Monday, January 17, 2022 00:25:55
    Hello Ward,

    On Monday January 17 2022 00:07, you wrote to me:

    It reminds me of the times when Janis claimed to have secret
    conversations with Bin Li ... ZC6 ... we never saw then and some of us tried to phone him ...

    I was one of them. Someone answered the phone, but I was unable to communicatie with him. I say "him" because to me it sounded like a male. But that is as far as I got. I do not know if it actually was Bin Li that answered. Did Bin Li actually exist? I do not know. All I know is that /if/ he existed, I was unable to communicate with him.


    Cheers, Michiel

    --- GoldED+/W32-MSVC 1.1.5-b20170303
    * Origin: http://www.vlist.eu (2:280/5555)
  • From August Abolins@2:221/1.58 to Michiel van der Vlist on Sunday, January 16, 2022 18:34:00
    Hello Michiel van der Vlist!

    ** On Sunday 16.01.22 - 23:14, Michiel van der Vlist wrote to August Abolins:

    Or maybe it doesn't translate well into YOUR native
    language? Neither of us is a native English speaker,
    but I have lived and worked in an English speaking
    country.

    I was born in an english speaking country. The foreign language
    was primilarily only within the home. That's probably a salient
    difference between you and I.

    Sean claimed that he had received a netmail from Janis. The
    burden of proof for that claim is on him.

    First you snub my use of the term plaintiff because this matter
    is not in court of law, yet you use "burden of proof" where
    that term is use quite normally in court. Ah.. have I stumbled
    into the Court of MvdV? :/

    The proof in the legit hand-over is in the successful
    elisting. Sean wouldn't be able to do that unless Janis
    provided the password. ;)

    Sorry, the history of Fidonet has many examples of faul
    play. That he managed to get a password for an e-list means
    nothing to me. E-lists are not recognised as authoritive in
    these matters in most parts of Fidonet anyway.

    Perhaps this exchange belongs in CONSPRCY echo. :/

    The nature of Fidonet echomail is that echos can be added at
    will, and participating systems can choose to link up or not. A
    certain amount of cooperation and understanding is ingrained in
    the process.

    What difference does it make how a transition took place and
    handed to another person who is willing to nurture it?

    Besides, Sean was the original creator of the echo (and
    newsletter) too. It seems appopriate for Sean to carry its
    torch irregardless what other people fantasize has happend.

    You have the ability to conduct your own investigation too. A
    simple google search has provided several possibilities to try.


    --
    ../|ug

    --- OpenXP 5.0.51
    * Origin: (2:221/1.58)
  • From Alan Ianson@1:153/757 to Michiel van der Vlist on Sunday, January 16, 2022 15:33:18
    Suppose that *I* had posted a message in here claiming the position of moderator of this echo and the position of the editor of the Gazette.

    OK, let's suppose that.

    Suppose *I* had posted rules stating among other things that EP1 is in force here and that no echolist is accepted as authoritive regarding who is moderator and what are the rules. Suppose *I* had followed up with postings telling participants that their postings are off topic and to take it elsewhere.

    You could do that if you wanted to. In this case Sean beat you to it. Is it possible you and Sean could work together on the gazette.

    How would you (and Sean) respond to that? Would it be acceptable to you? Would you comply with my rulings?

    Sure, if you were an editor/co-editor of the gazette and the echo and you made realistic rulings.

    Of course we all know that is not what you are doing here.

    The Fido Times is unused and if you have real ideas for a fido zine you could do that there, or something similar.
    --- BBBS/Li6 v4.10 Toy-5
    * Origin: The Rusty MailBox - Penticton, BC Canada (1:153/757)
  • From Alan Ianson@1:153/757 to Ward Dossche on Sunday, January 16, 2022 15:42:34
    I wasn't talking about content, I was asking what is the issue if Sean
    continues the gazette.

    None. He can do as he pleases.

    Thanks. I almost thought there was some kind of issue.

    Sean never finishes what he starts so eventually maybe other than an autopost claimimg he's the moderator and doing auto-Elist-updates nothing will happen after a few issues were produced.

    Sean will need content for the gazette and that is the hard part.

    --- BBBS/Li6 v4.10 Toy-5
    * Origin: The Rusty MailBox - Penticton, BC Canada (1:153/757)
  • From Michiel van der Vlist@2:280/5555 to August Abolins on Monday, January 17, 2022 00:51:58
    Hello August,

    On Sunday January 16 2022 18:34, you wrote to me:

    Besides, Sean was the original creator of the echo (and newsletter)
    too. It seems appopriate for Sean to carry its torch

    On the contrary! Sean was indeed the original creator of the echo and he ABANDONNED it after a relatively short time. Others took over. I say he had his chance and he blew it. He is last in line, not first.

    Cheers, Michiel

    --- GoldED+/W32-MSVC 1.1.5-b20170303
    * Origin: http://www.vlist.eu (2:280/5555)
  • From Ward Dossche@2:292/854 to Alan Ianson on Monday, January 17, 2022 01:19:02
    Sean will need content for the gazette and that is the hard part.

    No kidding ...

    Janis crossposted some messages from echomail which we all had read already ...

    I do not consider that "content".

    The real problem is that as good as no-one is willing/available to write content. In the heyday there were plenty developments, the ratio of that has decreased substantially.

    It is obvious with the Fidonews ... I've been writing obituaries ... should be a hint.

    I also encouraged Vince to write something about his Filegate-activity ... if he doesn't ... well ... the story of the horse and the water?

    \%/@rd

    --- DB4 - Jan 15 2022
    * Origin: Hou het veilig, hou vol. Het komt allemaal weer goed (2:292/854)
  • From August Abolins@2:221/1.58 to Michiel van der Vlist on Sunday, January 16, 2022 21:05:00
    Hello Michiel!

    ** On Monday 17.01.22 - 00:51, you wrote:

    ..I say he had his chance and he blew it. He is last in
    line, not first.

    I'd say.. let's give the new guy a chance. Anything published
    at this point might be a breath of fresh air. That can be a
    *first*. ;)

    And.. as he stated, the success of the mag would primarily
    depend on submissions.

    --
    ../|ug

    --- OpenXP 5.0.51
    * Origin: (2:221/1.58)
  • From Ward Dossche@2:292/854 to Michiel van der Vlist on Monday, January 17, 2022 03:43:24
    Michiel,

    It reminds me of the times when Janis claimed to have secret
    conversations with Bin Li ... ZC6 ... we never saw then and some of Mv>WD> us tried to phone him ...

    I was one of them.

    I did too and there were others.

    At some point I tried a conversation and the answer was "No Inglies, no Inglies" and hung up.

    Tried polling his node during their local ZMH ... voice-connect ... but Janis said that she had very good conversations with him. There was even mail from him in the best Oxford-english in the ZCC-conference ... pure manipulation.

    \%/@rd

    --- DB4 - Jan 15 2022
    * Origin: Hou het veilig, hou vol. Het komt allemaal weer goed (2:292/854)
  • From Ward Dossche@2:292/854 to August Abolins on Monday, January 17, 2022 03:44:00
    And.. as he stated, the success of the mag would primarily
    depend on submissions.

    If "I" write something, it goes into Fidonews ... that's the historical time track of events ...

    Let's see how much stuff Sean will publish after he's done Khrapping on Michiel and me?

    \%/@rd

    --- DB4 - Jan 15 2022
    * Origin: Hou het veilig, hou vol. Het komt allemaal weer goed (2:292/854)
  • From August Abolins@2:221/1.58 to Ward Dossche on Sunday, January 16, 2022 21:49:00
    Hello Ward Dossche!

    ** On Friday 14.01.22 - 10:19, Ward Dossche wrote to Alan Ianson:

    I have also collected moderator titles. I am not
    interested in moderator hats, I just want the echoes to
    carry on and be listed in the echolist so that interested
    parties can look them up and find info about them.

    None of my echoes are listed in the echolist. They are just fine.

    And how do people learn what those echos are?

    --
    ../|ug

    --- OpenXP 5.0.51
    * Origin: (2:221/1.58)
  • From Dan Clough@1:123/115 to Alan Ianson on Sunday, January 16, 2022 21:59:00
    Alan Ianson wrote to Oli <=-

    But you are the plaintiff. The burden is on you it would seem.

    Nope, not if we are just ignoring the rules and tell Sean he can shove it up his ass. Now he can try to enforce the rules ;-P

    Why do you ignore the rules?

    Because he's an asshole. Same as the other idiots with their panties in a bunch over this "issue".

    What is the issue if Sean continues on with the gazette?

    There isn't one. The above mentioned assholes just like to cause problems,
    and are resistive to ANY change. I think that they actually also believe
    that their "knowledge" of ancient-history FidoNet gives them some kind of power, or something.

    Does it matter if Janis passed it to him or if he carries on?

    Of course it doesn't. Well, not to sane/stable folks, anyway.


    ... Consistency isn't always good - especially if you're consistently wrong. === MultiMail/Linux v0.52
    --- SBBSecho 3.14-Linux
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  • From Dan Clough@1:123/115 to Michiel van der Vlist on Sunday, January 16, 2022 22:04:00
    Michiel van der Vlist wrote to August Abolins <=-

    Besides, Sean was the original creator of the echo (and newsletter)
    too. It seems appopriate for Sean to carry its torch

    On the contrary! Sean was indeed the original creator of the echo
    and he ABANDONNED it after a relatively short time. Others took
    over. I say he had his chance and he blew it. He is last in line,
    not first.

    How many people are in line for the job?

    That's right. One. Sean.

    Give it a rest you fucking jackwagon.



    ... Your inability to understand something is not a valid argument against it. === MultiMail/Linux v0.52
    --- SBBSecho 3.14-Linux
    * Origin: Palantir * palantirbbs.ddns.net * Pensacola, FL * (1:123/115)
  • From Dan Clough@1:123/115 to Ward Dossche on Sunday, January 16, 2022 22:08:00
    Ward Dossche wrote to August Abolins <=-

    And.. as he stated, the success of the mag would primarily
    depend on submissions.

    If "I" write something, it goes into Fidonews ... that's the
    historical time track of events ...

    Oh yeah, the FidoNews is chock full of submissions/content.

    What a joke. I haven't seen a *SINGLE* submission there in MONTHS
    (at least). It's just an automated posting of lame useless bullshit,
    like how many IPV6 nodes there are, and a list of retro software.
    Every single issue is exactly the same. EVERY. SINGLE. ONE.

    Let's see how much stuff Sean will publish after he's done
    Khrapping on Michiel and me?

    Yes, let's see. Can we at least give that chance and STFU about
    it until then?



    ... Warning! Error in REALITY.SYS! Proceeding with BIGBANG.EXE
    === MultiMail/Linux v0.52
    --- SBBSecho 3.14-Linux
    * Origin: Palantir * palantirbbs.ddns.net * Pensacola, FL * (1:123/115)
  • From mark lewis@1:3634/12.73 to Ward Dossche on Monday, January 17, 2022 01:36:10

    On 2022 Jan 17 00:06:38, you wrote to me:

    I can read netmail via my phone ...

    not everyone has your majikal skillz, ward...

    There are at least 2 packages for Android phones which will do Fido...

    those are point packages, IIRC... how can they read netmail addressed to your node?

    even so, not everyone has an android phone... i don't...

    )\/(ark

    "The soul of a small kitten in the body of a mighty dragon. Look on my majesty, ye mighty, and despair! Or bring me catnip. Your choice. Oooh, a shiny thing!"
    ... Do Chocolate-covered cherries count as fruit?
    ---
    * Origin: (1:3634/12.73)
  • From mark lewis@1:3634/12.73 to Michiel van der Vlist on Monday, January 17, 2022 01:40:04

    On 2022 Jan 17 00:51:58, you wrote to August Abolins:

    Besides, Sean was the original creator of the echo (and newsletter)
    too. It seems appopriate for Sean to carry its torch

    On the contrary! Sean was indeed the original creator of the echo and he ABANDONNED it after a relatively short time.

    he did not abandon it... he gave it to janis... your history sucks...

    )\/(ark

    "The soul of a small kitten in the body of a mighty dragon. Look on my majesty, ye mighty, and despair! Or bring me catnip. Your choice. Oooh, a shiny thing!"
    ... Soft drink containers that require a forklift for pouring.
    ---
    * Origin: (1:3634/12.73)
  • From Ward Dossche@2:292/854 to August Abolins on Monday, January 17, 2022 07:58:06
    None of my echoes are listed in the echolist. They are just fine.

    And how do people learn what those echos are?

    Word of mouth ... carried on a BBS and further explored.

    I do not collect tags BTW.

    \%/@rd

    --- DB4 - Jan 15 2022
    * Origin: Hou het veilig, hou vol. Het komt allemaal weer goed (2:292/854)
  • From Ward Dossche@2:292/854 to mark lewis on Monday, January 17, 2022 08:21:33
    those are point packages, IIRC... how can they read netmail addressed to your node?

    D'Bridge runs on Android too.

    even so, not everyone has an android phone... i don't...

    You have a point there ...

    What I noticed during my last stay around New Year is I couldn't survive without such a phone. Even bought a Tracphone as well for US communications.

    \%/@rd

    --- DB4 - Jan 15 2022
    * Origin: Hou het veilig, hou vol. Het komt allemaal weer goed (2:292/854)
  • From Ward Dossche@2:292/854 to mark lewis on Monday, January 17, 2022 08:23:58
    On the contrary! Sean was indeed the original creator of the echo
    and he ABANDONNED it after a relatively short time.

    he did not abandon it... he gave it to janis... your history sucks...

    Sean has a big mouth and will not deliver, he's famous for that.

    He won't get past issue #5 because there will be no decent content, no-one will write it every week and he surely won't either ... and you know I'm right.

    \%/@rd

    --- DB4 - Jan 15 2022
    * Origin: Hou het veilig, hou vol. Het komt allemaal weer goed (2:292/854)
  • From Michiel van der Vlist@2:280/5555 to Alan Ianson on Monday, January 17, 2022 10:30:07
    Hello Alan,

    On Sunday January 16 2022 15:33, you wrote to me:

    You could do that if you wanted to.

    I don't want to.

    In this case Sean beat you to it. Is it possible you and Sean could
    work together on the gazette.

    And pigs will fly...

    How would you (and Sean) respond to that? Would it be acceptable to
    you? Would you comply with my rulings?

    Sure, if you were an editor/co-editor of the gazette and the echo and
    you made realistic rulings.

    Realistic rules... Realistic according to whose judgement?


    Cheers, Michiel

    --- GoldED+/W32-MSVC 1.1.5-b20170303
    * Origin: http://www.vlist.eu (2:280/5555)
  • From Michiel van der Vlist@2:280/5555 to August Abolins on Monday, January 17, 2022 10:32:21
    Hello August,

    On Sunday January 16 2022 18:34, you wrote to me:

    First you snub my use of the term plaintiff because this matter
    is not in court of law, yet you use "burden of proof" where
    that term is use quite normally in court. Ah.. have I stumbled
    into the Court of MvdV? :/

    The principle of "the burden of proof is on the one making the claim" is used in science. That is where I come from.


    Cheers, Michiel

    --- GoldED+/W32-MSVC 1.1.5-b20170303
    * Origin: http://www.vlist.eu (2:280/5555)
  • From Alan Ianson@1:153/757 to Michiel van der Vlist on Monday, January 17, 2022 01:51:10
    Sure, if you were an editor/co-editor of the gazette and the echo and
    you made realistic rulings.

    Realistic rules... Realistic according to whose judgement?

    The users of this area.

    --- BBBS/Li6 v4.10 Toy-5
    * Origin: The Rusty MailBox - Penticton, BC Canada (1:153/757)
  • From Michiel van der Vlist@2:280/5555 to Alan Ianson on Monday, January 17, 2022 10:34:16
    Hello Alan,

    On Sunday January 16 2022 15:42, you wrote to Ward Dossche:

    Sean will need content for the gazette and that is the hard part.

    You really believe that having a choice will create more content?


    Cheers, Michiel

    --- GoldED+/W32-MSVC 1.1.5-b20170303
    * Origin: http://www.vlist.eu (2:280/5555)
  • From Michiel van der Vlist@2:280/5555 to Dan Clough on Monday, January 17, 2022 10:37:04
    Hello Dan,

    On Sunday January 16 2022 22:08, you wrote to Ward Dossche:

    Oh yeah, the FidoNews is chock full of submissions/content.

    What a joke. I haven't seen a *SINGLE* submission there in MONTHS
    (at least).

    You missed my article in the first issue of this year?

    How many articles did YOU write for Fidonews in the last decade?


    Cheers, Michiel

    --- GoldED+/W32-MSVC 1.1.5-b20170303
    * Origin: http://www.vlist.eu (2:280/5555)
  • From Oli@2:280/464.47 to Alan Ianson on Monday, January 17, 2022 11:54:58
    Alan wrote (2022-01-16):

    But you are the plaintiff. The burden is on you it would seem.

    Nope, not if we are just ignoring the rules and tell Sean he can shove
    it up his ass. Now he can try to enforce the rules ;-P

    Why do you ignore the rules?

    Because I can, because Sean does ignore his own rules too? Because why do I need to care about Sean's same rules in every fucking echo he's grabbed?

    But more seriously? I was trying to make a point about plaintiff and the burden. It really doesn't matter, if there is a bunch of folks who doesn't respect the moderator.

    What is the issue if Sean continues on with the gazette?

    Does it matter if Janis passed it to him or if he carries on?

    I don't have any issue with that. Most of the issues I skimmed had even less content than Fidonews (meaning no new content beside the political quote from Janis). But if he is committed, why not.

    The whole thing is pretty ridiculous. Ward attacking "Nuke the echo", Sean defending by self-appointing him as moderator and posting rules. Michiel asking for proof and questioning Janis gender. Everyone blabbering about zone wars and some stories from the past that have been told over and over again...

    Btw, we should invite LL to join the discussion.

    ---
    * Origin: Birds aren't real (2:280/464.47)
  • From Michiel van der Vlist@2:280/5555 to Dan Clough on Monday, January 17, 2022 11:34:54
    Hello Dan,

    On Sunday January 16 2022 22:04, you wrote to me:

    Give it a rest you fucking jackwagon.

    "Fucking jackwagon"? Hmmm. I am not a native English speaker, I am afraid that term is not in my dictionary. So I do not know if it is a compliment or an insult.

    Oh well, realistic rules should contain a clause about insults, so if the moderator does not intervene, it must be a compliment. No?


    Cheers, Michiel

    --- GoldED+/W32-MSVC 1.1.5-b20170303
    * Origin: http://www.vlist.eu (2:280/5555)
  • From Michiel van der Vlist@2:280/5555 to Alan Ianson on Monday, January 17, 2022 11:39:57
    Hello Alan,

    On Monday January 17 2022 01:51, you wrote to me:

    Sure, if you were an editor/co-editor of the gazette and the echo
    and you made realistic rulings.

    Realistic rules... Realistic according to whose judgement?

    The users of this area.

    What if there is no concensus among those users? An election?


    Cheers, Michiel

    --- GoldED+/W32-MSVC 1.1.5-b20170303
    * Origin: http://www.vlist.eu (2:280/5555)
  • From Alan Ianson@1:153/757 to Oli on Monday, January 17, 2022 03:29:20
    Why do you ignore the rules?

    Because I can, because Sean does ignore his own rules too? Because why do I need to care about Sean's same rules in every fucking echo he's grabbed?

    I see.

    What is the issue if Sean continues on with the gazette?

    Does it matter if Janis passed it to him or if he carries on?

    I don't have any issue with that. Most of the issues I skimmed had even less content than Fidonews (meaning no new content beside the political quote from Janis). But if he is committed, why not.

    The thought of the day a year or so back?

    The whole thing is pretty ridiculous. Ward attacking "Nuke the echo", Sean defending by self-appointing him as moderator and posting rules. Michiel asking for proof and questioning Janis gender. Everyone blabbering about zone wars and some stories from the past that have been told over and over again...

    Yes, it's blight we have all seen before.

    --- BBBS/Li6 v4.10 Toy-5
    * Origin: The Rusty MailBox - Penticton, BC Canada (1:153/757)
  • From Alan Ianson@1:153/757 to Michiel van der Vlist on Monday, January 17, 2022 03:32:32
    Realistic rules... Realistic according to whose judgement?

    The users of this area.

    What if there is no concensus among those users?

    What makes you think there is no concensus?

    An election?

    Sure, you could hold an election in the UTF-8 or IPV6 area.

    --- BBBS/Li6 v4.10 Toy-5
    * Origin: The Rusty MailBox - Penticton, BC Canada (1:153/757)
  • From Michiel van der Vlist@2:280/5555 to Oli on Monday, January 17, 2022 13:56:41
    Hello Oli,

    On Monday January 17 2022 11:54, you wrote to Alan Ianson:

    Michiel asking for proof and questioning Janis gender.

    Qua? I questioned Janis' gender?


    Cheers, Michiel

    --- GoldED+/W32-MSVC 1.1.5-b20170303
    * Origin: http://www.vlist.eu (2:280/5555)
  • From Michiel van der Vlist@2:280/5555 to Alan Ianson on Monday, January 17, 2022 13:57:59
    Hello Alan,

    On Monday January 17 2022 03:32, you wrote to me:

    Realistic rules... Realistic according to whose judgement?

    The users of this area.

    What if there is no concensus among those users?

    What makes you think there is no concensus?

    What makes you think I think there is no concensus?

    I posed an "if" question. I made no statement regarding the status of the "if".


    Cheers, Michiel

    --- GoldED+/W32-MSVC 1.1.5-b20170303
    * Origin: http://www.vlist.eu (2:280/5555)
  • From Alan Ianson@1:153/757 to Michiel van der Vlist on Monday, January 17, 2022 05:41:24
    What if there is no concensus among those users?

    What makes you think there is no concensus?

    What makes you think I think there is no concensus?

    I posed an "if" question. I made no statement regarding the status of the "if"

    Uh huh.

    --- BBBS/Li6 v4.10 Toy-5
    * Origin: The Rusty MailBox - Penticton, BC Canada (1:153/757)
  • From Michiel van der Vlist@2:280/5555 to Ward Dossche on Monday, January 17, 2022 15:04:51
    Hello Ward,

    On Monday January 17 2022 08:23, you wrote to mark lewis:


    Sean has a big mouth and will not deliver, he's famous for that.

    He won't get past issue #5 because there will be no decent content,
    no-one will write it every week and he surely won't either ... and you know I'm right.

    He has already failed to deliver. The Gazette was a weekly publication, to be published each end every Monday. On Jan 6th, Sean announced his take over, effective _immidiately_.

    Today is the SECOND Mondag after that announcement. No Gazette...


    Cheers, Michiel

    --- GoldED+/W32-MSVC 1.1.5-b20170303
    * Origin: http://www.vlist.eu (2:280/5555)
  • From Oli@2:280/464.47 to Michiel van der Vlist on Monday, January 17, 2022 15:15:49
    Michiel wrote (2022-01-17):

    MvdV> On Monday January 17 2022 11:54, you wrote to Alan Ianson:

    Michiel asking for proof and questioning Janis gender.

    MvdV> Qua? I questioned Janis' gender?

    No, you didn't. Sorry, I misread one of your mails.

    ---
    * Origin: Birds aren't real (2:280/464.47)
  • From Ward Dossche@2:292/854 to Alan Ianson on Monday, January 17, 2022 15:17:13
    What if there is no concensus among those users?

    What makes you think there is no concensus?

    {just had to clean the glasses of my spectacles before re-reading...}

    --- DB4 - Jan 15 2022
    * Origin: Hou het veilig, hou vol. Het komt allemaal weer goed (2:292/854)
  • From August Abolins@2:221/1.58 to Ward Dossche on Monday, January 17, 2022 09:12:00
    Hello Ward Dossche!

    ** On Monday 17.01.22 - 08:23, Ward Dossche wrote to mark lewis:

    Sean has a big mouth and will not deliver, he's famous for
    that.

    He won't get past issue #5 because there will be no decent
    content, no-one will write it every week and he surely
    won't either ... and you know I'm right.

    You are presupposing that the newsletter will be weekly and
    mirrors the current Fidonews model. What if Sean decides to
    make it a monthly, or change it up and simply issue something
    when a certain minimum of content is reached? Maybe the issues
    will be random. That's his perogative. It could be a whole new
    approach to a newsletter, one that you've never seen before.

    --
    ../|ug

    --- OpenXP 5.0.51
    * Origin: A successful diet is the triumph of mind over platter. (2:221/1.58)
  • From August Abolins@2:221/1.58 to Michiel van der Vlist on Monday, January 17, 2022 09:20:00
    Hello Michiel!

    ** On Monday 17.01.22 - 10:32, you wrote to me:

    The principle of "the burden of proof is on the one making
    the claim" is used in science. That is where I come from.

    My understanding of "burden of proof" (BOP) is that it only
    comes into play when the claim is of an accusatory nature: in a
    dispute. Same thing applies when filing insurance claims,
    criminal claims, etc.. All of those types have a root damage
    associated with the claim. Sean's claim does not encompass
    damages or harm.

    Sean's claim was not a dispute. It was a statement. Your
    response was accusatory (possibly harmful to character) that
    his statement was false, thus the burden was on you.

    HOWEVER, I read that BOP can also apply in science where a
    certain claim is made, and thus the BOP is on the scientist.
    But I doubt that BOP is an issue unless the scientist ends up
    in litigation, where a harm is associated with the claim.

    This echo transfer matter issue is far from a harmful nature.
    And, as I pointed it out it is very easy for Janis to have
    communicated the necessary password for elist purposes.
    Occam's razor comes to mind. ;) No need to delve into complex
    theories of foul play. That's much more complicated.

    --
    ../|ug

    --- OpenXP 5.0.51
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  • From Michiel van der Vlist@2:280/5555 to August Abolins on Monday, January 17, 2022 15:33:00
    Hello August,

    On Monday January 17 2022 09:20, you wrote to me:

    The principle of "the burden of proof is on the one making
    the claim" is used in science. That is where I come from.

    My understanding of "burden of proof" (BOP) is that it only
    comes into play when the claim is of an accusatory nature:

    Your understanding is wrong.

    And, as I pointed it out it is very easy for Janis to have
    communicated the necessary password for elist purposes.
    Occam's razor comes to mind. ;)

    If Janis did indeed choose Sean as her intended successor and gave him the password, why did she not inform her readers when she announced her departure?

    No need to delve into complex theories of foul play. That's much more complicated.

    There is no need for complexity. It would not be the first time that there was intervention from the e-list keeper to recover a "stranded" listing...

    I would not call it foul play if the e-list keeper had marked the listing as "available" when Janis left.

    Unfortunately the sad reality is that foul play has been a significant factor on many occasions in Fidonet.


    Cheers, Michiel

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  • From Ward Dossche@2:292/854 to August Abolins on Monday, January 17, 2022 17:08:40
    August,

    You are presupposing that the newsletter will be weekly and
    mirrors the current Fidonews model. What if Sean decides to
    make it a monthly, ....

    I think he already mentioned bi-weekly ... which should have the next issue rolling off the presses this week.

    I'm nervously waiting ...

    It could be a whole new
    approach to a newsletter, one that you've never seen before.

    Dream on.

    \%/@rd

    --- DB4 - Jan 15 2022
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  • From August Abolins@2:221/1.58 to Michiel van der Vlist on Monday, January 17, 2022 11:40:00
    Hello Michiel!

    ** On Monday 17.01.22 - 15:33, you wrote to me:

    If Janis did indeed choose Sean as her intended successor
    and gave him the password, why did she not inform her
    readers when she announced her departure?

    Methinks that you would need to ask Janis. Google revealed her
    @gmail address quite readily at a Synchronet-based BBS.

    In the last few weeks she announced frustrations in getting a
    replacement pc operating. Meanwhile, maybe a completely
    different matter (ie. family|health) arose and became a
    priority. Give her a break.


    There is no need for complexity. It would not be the first
    time that there was intervention from the e-list keeper to
    recover a "stranded" listing...

    Now it sounds like you would need to ask the elist-keeper. ;)

    There is no point expounding on maybees and whatifs. You know
    how to contact people directly if you want.


    I would not call it foul play if the e-list keeper had marked the
    listing as "available" when Janis left.

    Perhaps ask the elist-keeper what he knows.


    Unfortunately the sad reality is that foul play has been a
    significant factor on many occasions in Fidonet.

    No point in dwelling and rehashing the past either. Onward and
    upward.
    --
    ../|ug

    --- OpenXP 5.0.51
    * Origin: (2:221/1.58)
  • From Ward Dossche@2:292/854 to August Abolins on Monday, January 17, 2022 18:13:13
    Onward and upward.

    Why drag me into this? :-)

    --- DB4 - Jan 15 2022
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  • From Sean Dennis@1:18/200 to Dan Clough on Monday, January 17, 2022 12:25:30
    Hello Dan,

    Sunday January 16 2022 21:59, you wrote to Alan Ianson:

    There isn't one. The above mentioned assholes just like to cause problems, and are resistive to ANY change. I think that they actually also believe that their "knowledge" of ancient-history FidoNet gives
    them some kind of power, or something.

    Just do what I do: ignore them. I have "cheated" and fired up my twit filter, putting both Ward and Michiel in it along with a few other people, mainly from Zone 2. I could try to moderate them but since Ward and his sycophants helped "decentralize" Fidonet, Ward would just find another feed somewhere or create a strawman, much like how Bjorn Felten has been participating in the POLITICS echo as Lee Lofaso (and other echoes) after being banned in that echo in the early "naughties".

    They are not worth giving attention with their long history of histrionics, lying, backstabbing, and [insert your favorite noun here]. They are part of the "old guard", a.k.a. the "Fido Lords", who are dying off (some cases quite literally).

    We have better things to do.

    Instead of talking about these people, may I invite you to write some content for the FG and put your energy to good use?

    With my near-death experience in 2020, I learned that time is too precious to waste it on those who are not worth it.

    -- Sean

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  • From Michiel van der Vlist@2:280/5555 to Ward Dossche on Monday, January 17, 2022 19:46:12
    Hello Ward,

    Monday January 17 2022 15:04, I wrote to you:

    He has already failed to deliver. The Gazette was a weekly
    publication, to be published each end every Monday. On Jan 6th, Sean announced his take over, effective _immidiately_.

    Today is the SECOND Monday after that announcement. No Gazette...

    OK, I take it back. I just received the first copy of the New Gazette.


    Cheers, Michiel

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  • From Ward Dossche@2:292/854 to Sean Dennis on Monday, January 17, 2022 20:18:30
    Sean,

    Just do what I do: ignore them.

    For someone claiming to ignore me them they us, you sure seem obsessed by me them they us judged by the time and effort you put into it.

    They are not worth giving attention with their long history of
    histrionics, lying, backstabbing, and [insert your favorite noun here].

    I don't think I ever lied to you or backstabbed you ... I always called you an asshole or something of that nature and stuck to that. No deviation.

    I still take pride warning ZC1 against you after you advertized yourself as the future second in command of Z1 after talks you had with Nick.

    With my near-death experience in 2020, I learned that time is too
    precious to waste it on those who are not worth it.

    That's a truth ... I barely survived Covid-19 in 2020 ... you're still an asshole. A surviving asshole.

    \%/@rd

    --- DB4 - Jan 15 2022
    * Origin: Hou het veilig, hou vol. Het komt allemaal weer goed (2:292/854)
  • From Ward Dossche@2:292/854 to Michiel van der Vlist on Monday, January 17, 2022 20:40:32
    Michiel,

    OK, I take it back. I just received the first copy of the New Gazette.

    Yes, but there's nothing in it...It's a pile of self-idolizing and mental masturbation ... the FreeBSD compile stuff is, as the name says, free ... nothing Eartshattering.

    The only thing I really found funny is ...

    "Am I getting older or is the supermarket finally playing great music?"

    ... but even in humour there's nothing authentic. It's stolen as well.

    OK, now wait a week and see wazzup and what follows...

    \%/@rd

    --- DB4 - Jan 15 2022
    * Origin: Hou het veilig, hou vol. Het komt allemaal weer goed (2:292/854)
  • From Michiel van der Vlist@2:280/5555 to Ward Dossche on Monday, January 17, 2022 21:41:07
    Hello Ward,

    On Monday January 17 2022 20:40, you wrote to me:

    OK, I take it back. I just received the first copy of the New
    Gazette.

    Yes, but there's nothing in it...It's a pile of self-idolizing and
    mental masturbation ... the FreeBSD compile stuff is, as the name
    says, free ... nothing Eartshattering.

    Plus that the BBS software list is shamelessly plagiarized from Fidonews.

    The only thing I really found funny is ...

    "Am I getting older or is the supermarket finally playing great music?"

    ... but even in humour there's nothing authentic. It's stolen as well.

    Yep.

    OK, now wait a week and see wazzup and what follows...

    We will see...


    Cheers, Michiel

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  • From Michiel van der Vlist@2:280/5555 to August Abolins on Monday, January 17, 2022 21:46:42
    Hello August,

    On Monday January 17 2022 11:40, you wrote to me:

    If Janis did indeed choose Sean as her intended successor
    and gave him the password, why did she not inform her
    readers when she announced her departure?

    Methinks that you would need to ask Janis. Google revealed her
    @gmail address quite readily at a Synchronet-based BBS.

    I do not care what youthinks I should do. I was merely pointing out that there are some loose ends in your reasoning.

    In the last few weeks she announced frustrations in getting a
    replacement pc operating. Meanwhile, maybe a completely
    different matter (ie. family|health) arose and became a
    priority. Give her a break.

    That is precisely what I am going to do. I do not know what is wrong with Janis but is is clear to me that she did not want to share it with us or she would have. I am going to respect that and not bother her with it. I will leave her alone.

    There is no need for complexity. It would not be the first
    time that there was intervention from the e-list keeper to
    recover a "stranded" listing...

    Now it sounds like you would need to ask the elist-keeper. ;)

    No need. I am not interested in the e-list and so I am not interested in how Sean managed to get this area listed. All I did was pointing out to you that him getting the password from Janis is neither the only possibility nor the one best fitting Ockham's razor.

    There is no point expounding on maybees and whatifs. You know
    how to contact people directly if you want.

    I am not. I am merely pointing out that Sean has not backed up his claim that he received e-mail from Janis. Lacking that, I will file it as "unsubstantiated".


    Cheers, Michiel

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  • From Dan Clough@1:123/115 to Michiel van der Vlist on Monday, January 17, 2022 18:14:00
    Michiel van der Vlist wrote to Dan Clough <=-

    Oh yeah, the FidoNews is chock full of submissions/content.

    What a joke. I haven't seen a *SINGLE* submission there in MONTHS
    (at least).

    You missed my article in the first issue of this year?

    Apparently I must have. Oh well.

    How many articles did YOU write for Fidonews in the last decade?

    None. But I'm not the one bitching about it and the Gazette.


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  • From Dan Clough@1:123/115 to Sean Dennis on Monday, January 17, 2022 18:18:00
    Sean Dennis wrote to Dan Clough <=-

    There isn't one. The above mentioned assholes just like to cause problems, and are resistive to ANY change. I think that they actually also believe that their "knowledge" of ancient-history FidoNet gives
    them some kind of power, or something.

    Just do what I do: ignore them. I have "cheated" and fired up my
    twit filter, putting both Ward and Michiel in it along with a few
    other people, mainly from Zone 2. I could try to moderate them
    but since Ward and his sycophants helped "decentralize" Fidonet,
    Ward would just find another feed somewhere or create a strawman,
    much like how Bjorn Felten has been participating in the POLITICS
    echo as Lee Lofaso (and other echoes) after being banned in that
    echo in the early "naughties".

    Yep, I'm aware of that too.

    They are not worth giving attention with their long history of histrionics, lying, backstabbing, and [insert your favorite noun
    here]. They are part of the "old guard", a.k.a. the "Fido
    Lords", who are dying off (some cases quite literally).

    We have better things to do.

    Yes indeed. I've nearly bitten off most of my tongue already trying
    not to respond to them, but I'll try harder.

    Instead of talking about these people, may I invite you to write
    some content for the FG and put your energy to good use?

    If I can come up with a suitable topic and a little time, I certainly
    will do that.


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  • From Michiel van der Vlist@2:280/5555 to Dan Clough on Tuesday, January 18, 2022 10:33:09
    Hello Dan,

    On Monday January 17 2022 18:14, you wrote to me:

    How many articles did YOU write for Fidonews in the last decade?

    None. But I'm not the one bitching about it and the Gazette.

    = start quote ===

    Oh yeah, the FidoNews is chock full of submissions/content.

    What a joke. I haven't seen a *SINGLE* submission there in MONTHS (at least). It's just an automated posting of lame useless bullshit, like
    how many IPV6 nodes there are, and a list of retro software. Every
    single issue is exactly the same. EVERY. SINGLE. ONE.

    === end quote ===


    Cheers, Michiel

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  • From Ward Dossche@2:292/854 to Dan Clough on Tuesday, January 18, 2022 13:49:48
    Yes indeed. I've nearly bitten off most of my tongue already trying
    not to respond to them, but I'll try harder.

    Do tongues grow back? :-)

    Enjoy the day,

    \%/@rd

    --- DB4 - Jan 15 2022
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  • From Dan Clough@1:123/115 to Michiel van der Vlist on Tuesday, January 18, 2022 17:33:00
    Michiel van der Vlist wrote to Dan Clough <=-

    How many articles did YOU write for Fidonews in the last decade?

    None. But I'm not the one bitching about it and the Gazette.

    = start quote ===

    Oh yeah, the FidoNews is chock full of submissions/content.

    What a joke. I haven't seen a *SINGLE* submission there in MONTHS (at least). It's just an automated posting of lame useless bullshit, like
    how many IPV6 nodes there are, and a list of retro software. Every
    single issue is exactly the same. EVERY. SINGLE. ONE.

    === end quote ===

    Okay, you're slower than I thought. Let me clarify what I thought was
    already obvious:

    When I said I wasn't bitching about the FidoNews/FidoGazette, I meant
    in regards to not throwing a hissy fit about somebody taking over the FG
    after it's previous manager pulled the plug.

    Why do you care if S.D. (re)takes over the FG? Did *YOU* want to take
    it over? Is that why your panties are so bunched up? If not, then do
    us all a favor and STFU and let those that want to continue it do so.

    My statement above about the FN being nothing more than an automated
    posting of lame bullshit is completely accurate. In fact my echomail
    dupe checker filters out half the messages (pages) of it because they
    are EXACTLY the same as the previous week's. I'll give you credit for
    posting an article recently, but that's a rarity and you know it.

    I'm about done with this conversation, so don't bother.



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  • From August Abolins@1:396/45.29 to Ward Dossche on Tuesday, January 18, 2022 20:08:00
    Hello Ward Dossche!

    ** On Monday 17.01.22 - 18:13, Ward Dossche wrote to August Abolins:

    Onward and upward.

    Why drag me into this? :-)

    <groan>

    But don't get too excited. The first "ward" could work as a
    compliment, but the second one not so much. ;)

    --
    ../|ug

    --- OpenXP 5.0.51
    * Origin: (1:396/45.29)
  • From Ward Dossche@2:292/854 to August Abolins on Wednesday, January 19, 2022 02:24:30
    August,

    Onward and upward.

    Why drag me into this? :-)

    <groan>

    But don't get too excited. The first "ward" could work as a
    compliment, but the second one not so much. ;)

    Obama did it too to me. The slogan during his 2nd campaign was "For Ward" ...

    \%/@rd

    --- DB4 - Jan 15 2022
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  • From Ward Dossche@2:292/854 to Dan Clough on Wednesday, January 19, 2022 02:31:54
    Dan,

    Okay, you're slower than I thought. Let me clarify what I thought was already obvious:

    The fact you have to explain yourself, is a revelation on its own.

    "Dossche's Law #6 on electronic communications" applies to you ..

    #6
    "If a person needs several paragraphs to say something
    basic, it's nonsense or a lie ... unless you happen to be
    Jane Austen or Vera Brittain, then it's like poetry"

    Take care,

    \%/@rd

    --- DB4 - Jan 15 2022
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  • From Dan Clough@1:123/115 to Ward Dossche on Tuesday, January 18, 2022 19:44:00
    Ward Dossche wrote to Dan Clough <=-

    Okay, you're slower than I thought. Let me clarify what I thought was already obvious:

    The fact you have to explain yourself, is a revelation on its
    own.

    "Dossche's Law #6 on electronic communications" applies to you ..

    #6
    "If a person needs several paragraphs to say something
    basic, it's nonsense or a lie ... unless you happen to be
    Jane Austen or Vera Brittain, then it's like poetry"

    You don't *have* to defend him, you know.

    Just because he's a fellow "old guard" Fido dude doesn't mean he's
    not an asshole. It *could* mean that you're both assholes.



    ... Never assume the obvious is true!
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  • From Terry Roati@3:640/1321 to Ward Dossche on Wednesday, January 19, 2022 14:19:22

    "Dossche's Law #6 on electronic communications" applies to you ..

    I would love to see these laws in one go, perhaps in one the Fido mags?

    Terry

    ... Platinum Xpress & Wildcat!..... Nice!!!!
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  • From Ward Dossche@2:292/854 to Terry Roati on Wednesday, January 19, 2022 13:52:13
    "Dossche's Law #6 on electronic communications" applies to you ..

    I would love to see these laws in one go, perhaps in one the Fido mags?

    I've been toying with the idea to turn them into an article ...

    Maybe ...

    Do you take "Fidonews" ?

    \%/@rd

    --- DB4 - Jan 15 2022
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  • From Ward Dossche@2:292/854 to Dan Clough on Wednesday, January 19, 2022 14:49:27
    Dan,

    You don't *have* to defend him, you know.

    Just because he's a fellow "old guard" Fido dude doesn't mean he's
    not an asshole. It *could* mean that you're both assholes.

    Don't try to immitate the one whose name we're not supposed to mention, he mastered the art.

    \%/@rd

    --- DB4 - Jan 15 2022
    * Origin: Hou het veilig, hou vol. Het komt allemaal weer goed (2:292/854)
  • From Terry Roati@3:640/1321 to Ward Dossche on Wednesday, January 19, 2022 22:59:40
    Hi Ward,

    I've been toying with the idea to turn them into an article ...

    Maybe ...

    Do you take "Fidonews" ?

    Yep, I appreciated your article on when you caught covid, very canid and informative. Your one lucky man.

    Terry

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  • From mark lewis@1:3634/12.73 to Ward Dossche on Wednesday, January 19, 2022 09:16:32

    On 2022 Jan 19 14:49:26, you wrote to Dan Clough:

    Just because he's a fellow "old guard" Fido dude doesn't mean he's
    not an asshole. It *could* mean that you're both assholes.

    Don't try to immitate the one whose name we're not supposed to
    mention, he mastered the art.

    only because he was competing with other assholes :lol:

    calling him/them assholes is unfortunate, though... real assholes are useful... they allow waste to be removed when they do their job ;) :lol:

    )\/(ark

    "The soul of a small kitten in the body of a mighty dragon. Look on my majesty, ye mighty, and despair! Or bring me catnip. Your choice. Oooh, a shiny thing!"
    ... 25. If you choose to go in drag, don't sell yourself short.
    ---
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  • From Ward Dossche@2:292/854 to Terry Roati on Wednesday, January 19, 2022 16:33:19
    Terry,

    Do you take "Fidonews" ?

    Yep, I appreciated your article on when you caught covid, very canid and informative. Your one lucky man.

    Thank you sir.

    I wish more people would heed the warning, I looked the beast in the mouth, smelled the breath ... get vaccinated ... please.

    \%/@rd

    --- DB4 - Jan 15 2022
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  • From Terry Roati@3:640/1321 to Ward Dossche on Thursday, January 20, 2022 08:17:58

    On Jan 19, 2022 04:33pm, Ward Dossche wrote to Terry Roati:

    Thank you sir.

    Definitely not a sir.

    In Thailand, if they called you sir and it was pronounced a certain way it could be nasty. (sticks & stones)

    Terry

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  • From Ward Dossche@2:292/854 to Terry Roati on Wednesday, January 19, 2022 23:29:24
    In Thailand, if they called you sir and it was pronounced a certain way
    it could be nasty. (sticks & stones)

    The only thing I know about Thailand a bit, is the cuisine ... I like it ... a lot.

    \%/@rd

    --- DB4 - Jan 15 2022
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  • From Terry Roati@3:640/1321 to Ward Dossche on Thursday, January 20, 2022 08:42:10

    On Jan 19, 2022 11:29pm, Ward Dossche wrote to Terry Roati:

    The only thing I know about Thailand a bit, is the cuisine ... I like
    it ... a lot.

    In Cairns, there are now more Thai resturants than any other, and they all
    seem to be doing well. I have tried them all :)

    Terry

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  • From Dan Clough@1:123/115 to Ward Dossche on Wednesday, January 19, 2022 17:47:00
    Ward Dossche wrote to Dan Clough <=-

    You don't *have* to defend him, you know.

    Just because he's a fellow "old guard" Fido dude doesn't mean he's
    not an asshole. It *could* mean that you're both assholes.

    Don't try to immitate the one whose name we're not supposed to
    mention, he mastered the art.

    Don't be an asshole.



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  • From Mike Powell@1:2320/105 to WARD DOSSCHE on Thursday, January 20, 2022 18:07:00
    The only thing I know about Thailand a bit, is the cuisine ... I like it ... a >ot.

    Yes, it is tasty.

    Mike


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