Subj : Re: Pondering Echomail Changes
To   : Avon
From : fusion
Date : Tue Jan 28 2025 10:42 am

On 28 Jan 2025, Avon said the following...
 
 Av> I am considering the following
 Av> 
 Av> Retiring

 Av> FSX_ADS
 Av> FSX_FIL

didn't read/sub to either of these sorry. i would be happy to see ADS banned entirely lol

 Av> FSX_STA

best for a website i guess.

 Av> FSX_ENG - the echo is largely inactive and I think posts covering Enigma

enigma bbs hasn't been updated in two years. probably dead.

 Av> FSX_MAG - the echo does has some activity but again, perhaps best to move

author is writing another different bbs already. i think it's dead too

 Av> FSX_LFE - the lifestyle echo has also been fairly average in terms of
 Av> usage etc.. perhaps best to drop and use FSX_GEN also?

bit of a shame. did we have an FSX_HOBBY before? i get the need for both GENERAL and "GENERAL but not really like about how i knocked over my garbage cans today"

 Av> 1) Merge video and music echos into one - not sure?

i'm with.. i forget their nick sorry.. about making it FSX_MEDIA

 Av> 2) Keep crypto echo or not? I like the idea of an echo for encoded posts
 Av> 3) Keep HAM echo, albeit that's it fairly quiet.

maybe FSX_NICHE or something could fill a role. i duno. it's one of those things that's like.. ham radio is alive and well in many ways, but definitely not posting about it on bbses.

could be generic as possible and make FSX_GEN2 and we could post ascii
renditions of gentoo (sounds a bit like gen2) penguins with ascii speech bubbles
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