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F I D O N E W S -- Vol.12 No.50 (11-Dec-1995)
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| A newsletter of the | ISSN 1198-4589 Published by: |
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| FidoNet BBS community | "FidoNews" BBS |
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| _ | +1-519-570-4176 |
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| | | \ \\ | Editors: |
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| | (*) | \ )) | Donald Tees 1:221/192 |
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| |__U__| / \// | Sylvia 1:221/194 |
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| (jm) | Newspapers should have no friends. |
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| | -- JOSEPH PULITZER |
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| Submission address: editors 1:1/23 |
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| MORE addresses: |
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| submissions=> editor@exlibris.tdkcs.waterloo.on.ca |
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| Don -- don@exlibris.tdkcs.waterloo.on.ca |
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| For information, copyrights, article submissions, |
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| obtaining copies of fidonews or the internet gateway faq |
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Table of Contents
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1. Articles...................................................... 2
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The Demise of Net 2805 a rebuttal........................... 2
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What We Stand For........................................... 3
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bbsdoors a better BBS Door echo............................. 4
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2. Fidonews Information.......................................... 4
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FidoNews 12-50 Page: 2 11 Dec 1995
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Articles
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The Demise of Net 2805 a rebuttal
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By Marge Robbins 1:283/120
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It never ceases to amaze me to what lengths people will go to
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both cause trouble and smear the good names of honest
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hardworking Fidonet coordinators of any level. Mr. Sherwick
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does not deserve the abuse he has been taking in this and
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related matters.
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Let me take a moment to rebutt the accusations contained in
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Brent Hamm's article in last week's snooze.
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First of all, Mr. Hamm has been excommunicated and that
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excommunication has been upheld by both RC14 Steve Sherwick and
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ZC1 Bob Satti. That gives him no standing whatsoever in this
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matter. Nevertheless he sees fit to attempt to reogranize a net
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naming himself as Network Coordinator. Anybody see anything
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wrong with this scenario?
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BH>Where do you get off disbanding an ENTIRE network without
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telling anyone about it?
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When NC Will Wright announced his intention of stepping down
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as Network coordinator, the rest of the net was notified by RC14
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and given the choice of chosing a new NC or becoming regional
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independents. Nobody responded. Since makenl has a decided
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objection to a network without a network coordinator listed, Mr.
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Sherwick had no option but to dissolve the network.
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BH>Accordingly, we wish to form a new network. We have met all
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the BH>requirements of Section 2.4 of Policy 4.07. Here is the
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BH>nodelist segment. It's also file attached as NET2805.342.
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Two problems with this. An excommunicated node not only doesn't
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have a node number, he cannot hold a coordinator position.
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Secondly, network coordinators are APPOINTED by the Regional
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Coordinator. Mr. Sherwick has not appointed Brent Hamm or
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anyone else to this postion. He asked for a volunteer and got no
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response.
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The bottom line here is that while the remaining nodes in the
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now defunct net 2805 are still members of Fidonet and do have
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the option of either reorganizing their net or becoming Regional
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Independents, Mr. Hamm has no standing in this matter and his
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attempt to reform the net by submitting a bogus nodelist segment
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is ludicrous in the extreme.
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Marge Robbins
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Region 14 Echomail Coordinator
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FidoNews 12-50 Page: 3 11 Dec 1995
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What We Stand For
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Damian Stamm (1:273/406)
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The land of freedom. Home of the brave. Land of opportunity.
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Liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. All of which we have
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been raised.
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With the exception of a few. A few who care more about their
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own pathetic egos, and less about the actual net.
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Our lovely ZC B.S. has decided that he will back inexhonorably
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the views of an interim RC. Hence, any comments against the
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almighty one will constitute excommunication from the electronic
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world of Fidonet.
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Guess I'll have to find a new moderator for NBA_ECHO.
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What does it say about a person when their whole livelyhood is
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based around a computer, where their egos and self confidence
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are fueled by the need to be recognized by people who they will
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never meet in person in their lifetime? What does it say about
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people who make "power" grabs, post as often as they can in Z1*
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echoes, and/or threaten anything from excommunication to
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lawsuits to get people's attention to recognize that they exist?
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What matters most to people like B.S. is that people recognize
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who he is. That they know he's the ZC, that he's a "president"
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of Fidonet. Irrelevant what Fidonet does, what its purpose is
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(as a hobby,) but most importantly that he sees his name on his
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screen without having to bother to write it himself.
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Why is it that B.S. is so scared of criticism that he'll
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excommunicate someone as a sign of brotherhood for a fellow Mike
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Walsh wannabe?
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And how DID B.S. get re-elected in the first place?
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There have been many a cry for a new "Policy 5," ditching the
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currect virus text that is held so dearly by those in power. In
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B.S.'s and their eyes, a legitamate democratic system would be
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disasterous, as any questioning of their leadership might end
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their possible "power," and they couldn't pull off a Tiennamen
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Square excommunication blitz and stay in power.
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So until then B.S. will be in power. B.S. and his cronies will
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be lined up as RC's and will back him and stroke his ego like
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7-year-old with a new puppy.
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Now to see how long it takes for my node number to be
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revoked........
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Damian Stamm
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SysOp, Sports And More BBS (1:273/406)
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Moderator, NBA_ECHO
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FidoNews 12-50 Page: 4 11 Dec 1995
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bbsdoors a better BBS Door echo
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by: Rob Mooney
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1:323/1017
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BBSDOORS echo was formed by me Rob Mooney just recently due to the
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unjust and inappropriate heavy handed censorship that I've found in
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another of the fidonet echo's that deals with BBS Doors.
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This echo completely deal's with BBS Doors, their technical support,
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Distribution and online Registration site's, new releases & update's
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for all doors for all BBS platforms. I am hoping to have ALL Door
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Authors new and old join this echo and offer their support to
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everyone who is here.
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If you've ever wanted to know about a BBS Door before you've spent
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the time and money to download or freq it, or you are sick of reading
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nonsense messages from people who have no aim in life other than to
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flame a Door Author or complain about a Door because they have had
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a hard time with it and elected not to take the time to seek proper
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support then this is the place for you.
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I can guarantee that everyone who joins this echo will be treated the
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same. NO favoritism will be shown to ANYONE at all. Comply with the
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very basic set of rules and you'll be OK!
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For more information of how to receive this echo or to help me with my
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endeavor to get BBSDOORS on the backbone please contact Rob Mooney at
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1:323/1017.
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-Tom Jennings
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