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    From Randal Putnam@1:213/742 to All on Wed Aug 9 04:55:16 2000
    I'm gad to see the lurkers have come out. I'll be keeping my BBS running until next Spring before I pull the plug. Conference is safe until then and then I'll
    poll for a new moderator.

    Thanks


    --- Maximus 3.01
    * Origin: Library COM (1:213/742)
  • From Stephen Monteith@1:167/133 to Randal Putnam on Wed Aug 9 12:47:10 2000
    Hello Randal!

    Replying to a message of Randal Putnam of 1:213/742 on 2000/08/09, 11:55:08 said to All at 1:167/133:

    I'm gad to see the lurkers have come out. I'll be keeping my BBS
    running until next Spring before I pull the plug. Conference is
    safe until then and then I'll poll for a new moderator.

    Strange. Juxtaposition's local base just passed an all time record for number of active messages avaiable over a 183 day period.

    Stephen Monteith

    BinkP/IRex/Telnet: juxtaposition.dynip.com
    ICQ#: 25082229, E-mail: stephen.monteith@canada.com
    Driving a 1988 Jeep YJ, 6-Cyl, 4" lift and 33 X 12.5 BFG MT tires.
    OS/2 Warp version 4 Fixpack 12
    There are 50 Processes with 268 Threads.
    This machine's uptime is 0d 1h 21m 33s 226ms.

    --- FleetStreet 1.27.1
    * Origin: Juxtaposition BBS, telnet: juxtaposition.dynip.com (1:167/133)
  • From Randal Putnam@1:213/742 to Stephen Monteith on Thu Aug 10 03:38:06 2000
    all time record for number of active messages
    avaiable over a 183 day period.

    I keep a 30 day message base. It is half what is was a year ago which was half of what is was the year before. My patrons have dropped from 1000 active users to about 40 in five years.

    I hope not every BBS has done the same thing.

    Thanks


    --- Maximus 3.01
    * Origin: Library COM (1:213/742)
  • From Gord Hannah@1:17/23.1 to Randal Putnam on Thu Aug 10 00:21:03 2000
    Replying to a message from Randal Putnam 1:213/742 to All,

    About Lurkers, On Wed Aug 09 2000

    I'm gad to see the lurkers have come out. I'll be keeping my BBS
    running until next Spring before I pull the plug. Conference is safe
    until then and then I'll poll for a new moderator.

    My BBS has been running with less than 4 callers per year now for at least three years. I keep running as it is still good to get information from some of the people that have actually tried with great success methods I have not thought of. If your BBS is not costing too much in the way of time and more importantly money the keep it running.

    If time is a problem then automate the whole process, all I do is read mail now
    and not much else left for manual intervention. My DOS days (feeble attempt to
    stay on topic), was no different.

    I agree that Fido is struggling to stay alive, I have saw the Nodelist go from 35,000 to a little over 14,000 in the last few years.

    Hope this helps. Keep us posted.

    We are a fine board trying to make it better.
    http://www.pris.bc.ca/ghannah
    ghannah@pris.bc.ca
    Gord
    -=Team OS/2=-
    --- timEd/2 1.10.y2k+
    * Origin: Marsh BBS (c) [Dawson Creek BC Canada] 1-250-786-7921 (1:17/23.1)
  • From Leonard Erickson@1:105/51 to Randal Putnam on Sat Aug 12 01:21:01 2000
    Quoting Randal Putnam to Stephen Monteith <=-

    all time record for number of active messages
    avaiable over a 183 day period.

    I keep a 30 day message base. It is half what is was a year ago which
    was half of what is was the year before. My patrons have dropped from
    1000 active users to about 40 in five years.

    I hope not every BBS has done the same thing.

    Ours is probably worse. I don't think we get that many *different*
    callers in a month.

    --- FMailX 1.48b
    * Origin: Shadowshack (1:105/51)
  • From Stephen Monteith@1:167/133 to Randal Putnam on Tue Aug 15 23:39:36 2000
    Hello Randal!

    Replying to a message of Randal Putnam of 1:213/742 on 2000/08/10, 10:38:03 said to Stephen Monteith at 1:167/133:

    I keep a 30 day message base. It is half what is was a year ago
    which was half of what is was the year before. My patrons have
    dropped from 1000 active users to about 40 in five years.

    I hope not every BBS has done the same thing.

    Strange I still average 70 calls a day. My user file has dropped but mainly I've lost the callers who'd just call to look around once a month, but never did anything.

    Stephen Monteith

    BinkP/IRex/Telnet: juxtaposition.dynip.com
    ICQ#: 25082229, E-mail: stephen.monteith@canada.com
    Driving a 1988 Jeep YJ, 6-Cyl, 4" lift and 33 X 12.5 BFG MT tires.
    OS/2 Warp version 4 Fixpack 12
    There are 52 Processes with 273 Threads.
    This machine's uptime is 0d 7h 23m 17s 93ms.

    --- FleetStreet 1.27.1
    * Origin: Juxtaposition BBS, telnet: juxtaposition.dynip.com (1:167/133)
  • From Darren Gibbs@3:712/888 to Leonard Erickson on Mon Aug 14 23:53:32 2000
    dropped from 1000 active users to about 40 in five years.
    I hope not every BBS has done the same thing.

    Ours is probably worse. I don't think we get that many *different*
    callers in a month.

    A month? I don't get that many in a YEAR!

    DaZZa

    --- GoldED/2 3.00.Beta5+
    * Origin: WOW BBS - Commodore Support, Sydney's West (3:712/888)