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I have an amusing text file that reminds me of about 2/3 of the sysops in my
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REAL SYSOPS DON'T EAT QUICHE.
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BY KARL KEMERAIT
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ADDITIONS AND REVISIONS BY T BADD
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* Real Sysops don't say they're getting a hard drive. They already have one.
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* Real Sysops have 2400 baud. There are a few exceptions.
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* Real Sysops have a fan on their computer at all times.
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* Real Sysops turn off their monitor as often as possible.
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* Real Sysops have their own phone line without 'call-waiting.'
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* Real Sysops disconnect their computer's speaker.
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* Real Sysops turn off the ringer on their telephone.
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* Real Sysops have a clock card.
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* Real Sysops don't care if you say that you are putting up
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a board next summer.
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* Real Sysops avoid 'Chat Mode' as often as possible.
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* Real Sysops hate it when you call yourself a 'future sysop.'
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* Real Sysops know that it's not the sysops that make a BBS great; it's the
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users.
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* Real Sysops don't post 'new board' messages on every other board in
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town until their board is actually up and running.
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* Real Sysops laugh when people say things like 'I have your voice number'
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or 'I am a Fed.'
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* Real Sysops know that 'phone' is spelled with 'ph' and 'fun' with 'f'.
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* Real Sysops don't bother to answer the phone when they're using their
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computer because they know the guy will have heart failure and hang up.
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* Real Sysops don't change the name of their board every month.
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* Real Sysops don't find it amusing when users leave numbers like:
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CAN-NOT-TELL or *UN-LIS-TED!
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* Real Sysops don't take their BBS down every five minutes to call a board.
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* Real Sysops don't post their numbers on every known BBS.
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* Real Sysops don't leave mail to users begging them to post.
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* Real Sysops get angry if their boards are crashed. Fortunately, real
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boards are rarely crashed and Real Sysops make back-ups, anyway.
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* Real Sysops don't care about "Improper Signoffs."
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* Real Sysops DON'T think they are God and are better than everyone
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