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    From Oli@2:280/464.47 to Dan Clough on Thu Jan 6 18:02:00 2022
    Dan wrote (2022-01-05):

    I posted it on MicroNet because I wanted to. Your permission/approval
    is not required.

    Who said anything about permission/approval?

    Is that better? Happy now?

    Maybe just leave this echo and everyone is happy... (of course you won't)

    ---
    * Origin: Birds aren’t real (2:280/464.47)
  • From Oli@2:280/464.47 to Alan Ianson on Thu Jan 6 18:02:50 2022
    Alan wrote (2022-01-05):

    Oh dear ... eventually I'm going to start missing Janis if this nonsense
    continues...

    Why do you call it nonsense?

    Because he's Ward.

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    * Origin: Birds aren’t real (2:280/464.47)
  • From Ward Dossche@2:292/854 to Alan Ianson on Thu Jan 13 01:18:32 2022
    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 Wed Jan 12 17:42:36 2022
    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 Ward Dossche@2:292/854 to Vladimir Fyodorov on Thu Jan 13 13:28:30 2022
    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 Thu Jan 13 09:23:42 2022
    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 Thu Jan 13 08:46:00 2022
    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.
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  • From Mike Powell@1:2320/105 to WARD DOSSCHE on Thu Jan 13 16:26:00 2022
    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


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  • From Alan Ianson@1:153/757 to Michiel van der Vlist on Thu Jan 13 18:03:38 2022
    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 Fri Jan 14 06:12:46 2022
    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 Thu Jan 13 22:21:58 2022
    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 Fri Jan 14 10:19:32 2022
    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 Fri Jan 14 03:16:22 2022
    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 Fri Jan 14 12:49:22 2022
    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 Fri Jan 14 05:58:06 2022

    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 Fri Jan 14 06:06:16 2022

    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 Fri Jan 14 06:15:16 2022

    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 Fri Jan 14 06:37:40 2022

    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 Fri Jan 14 14:03:04 2022
    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 Fri Jan 14 14:04:44 2022
    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

    --- GoldED+/W32-MSVC 1.1.5-b20170303
    * Origin: http://www.vlist.eu (2:280/5555)
  • From Michiel van der Vlist@2:280/5555 to Ward Dossche on Fri Jan 14 14:37:20 2022
    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 Fri Jan 14 14:45:22 2022
    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 Fri Jan 14 15:59:26 2022
    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 Sat Jan 15 08:48:40 2022

    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 Sat Jan 15 00:31:40 2022
    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 Fri Jan 14 20:35:04 2022
    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

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  • From Sean Dennis@1:18/200 to mark lewis on Fri Jan 14 20:39:06 2022
    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 Sat Jan 15 16:22:24 2022

    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 Sat Jan 15 11:06:54 2022
    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 Sat Jan 15 11:08:24 2022
    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 Sat Jan 15 07:48:50 2022

    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

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  • From Michiel van der Vlist@2:280/5555 to mark lewis on Sat Jan 15 14:28:52 2022
    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 Michiel van der Vlist@2:280/5555 to Sean Dennis on Sat Jan 15 14:26:46 2022
    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

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

    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!"
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  • From Ward Dossche@2:292/854 to mark lewis on Sun Jan 16 00:21:12 2022
    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 Sat Jan 15 21:24:00 2022
    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 Sun Jan 16 06:06:22 2022

    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 Sun Jan 16 16:22:10 2022
    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
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  • From August Abolins@2:221/1.58 to Michiel van der Vlist on Sun Jan 16 11:39:00 2022
    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
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  • From Oli@2:280/464.47 to August Abolins on Sun Jan 16 17:50:00 2022
    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

    ---
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  • From Michiel van der Vlist@2:280/5555 to August Abolins on Sun Jan 16 17:41:56 2022
    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 Sun Jan 16 12:59:00 2022
    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

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  • From Alan Ianson@1:153/757 to Oli on Sun Jan 16 13:45:10 2022
    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
    * Origin: The Rusty MailBox - Penticton, BC Canada (1:153/757)
  • From Michiel van der Vlist@2:280/5555 to August Abolins on Sun Jan 16 23:14:12 2022
    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 Mon Jan 17 00:05:38 2022
    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 Mon Jan 17 00:06:38 2022
    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 Mon Jan 17 00:07:30 2022
    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 Sun Jan 16 15:15:22 2022
    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 Mon Jan 17 00:26:14 2022
    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 Alan Ianson@1:153/757 to Michiel van der Vlist on Sun Jan 16 15:33:18 2022
    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 Michiel van der Vlist@2:280/5555 to Ward Dossche on Mon Jan 17 00:25:54 2022
    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

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  • From August Abolins@2:221/1.58 to Michiel van der Vlist on Sun Jan 16 18:34:00 2022
    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 Ward Dossche on Sun Jan 16 15:42:34 2022
    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 Mon Jan 17 00:51:58 2022
    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 Mon Jan 17 01:19:02 2022
    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 Sun Jan 16 21:05:00 2022
    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 Mon Jan 17 03:43:24 2022
    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 Mon Jan 17 03:44:00 2022
    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 Sun Jan 16 21:49:00 2022
    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 Sun Jan 16 21:59:00 2022
    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
    * Origin: Palantir * palantirbbs.ddns.net * Pensacola, FL * (1:123/115)
  • From Dan Clough@1:123/115 to Michiel van der Vlist on Sun Jan 16 22:04:00 2022
    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 Sun Jan 16 22:08:00 2022
    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
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  • From mark lewis@1:3634/12.73 to Ward Dossche on Mon Jan 17 01:36:10 2022

    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 Mon Jan 17 01:40:04 2022

    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 Mon Jan 17 07:58:06 2022
    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 Mon Jan 17 08:21:32 2022
    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 Mon Jan 17 08:23:58 2022
    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 Mon Jan 17 10:30:06 2022
    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 Mon Jan 17 10:32:20 2022
    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 Mon Jan 17 01:51:10 2022
    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 Mon Jan 17 10:34:16 2022
    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 Mon Jan 17 10:37:04 2022
    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 Michiel van der Vlist@2:280/5555 to Dan Clough on Mon Jan 17 11:34:54 2022
    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 Mon Jan 17 11:39:56 2022
    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 Oli@2:280/464.47 to Alan Ianson on Mon Jan 17 11:54:58 2022
    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 Alan Ianson@1:153/757 to Oli on Mon Jan 17 03:29:20 2022
    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 Mon Jan 17 03:32:32 2022
    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 Mon Jan 17 13:56:40 2022
    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 Mon Jan 17 13:57:58 2022
    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 Mon Jan 17 05:41:24 2022
    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 Mon Jan 17 15:04:50 2022
    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 Mon Jan 17 15:15:48 2022
    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 Mon Jan 17 15:17:12 2022
    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 Mon Jan 17 09:12:00 2022
    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 Mon Jan 17 09:20:00 2022
    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
    * Origin: (2:221/1.58)
  • From Michiel van der Vlist@2:280/5555 to August Abolins on Mon Jan 17 15:33:00 2022
    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

    --- GoldED+/W32-MSVC 1.1.5-b20170303
    * Origin: http://www.vlist.eu (2:280/5555)
  • From Ward Dossche@2:292/854 to August Abolins on Mon Jan 17 17:08:40 2022
    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
    * 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 Mon Jan 17 11:40:00 2022
    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

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  • From Michiel van der Vlist@2:280/5555 to Ward Dossche on Mon Jan 17 19:46:12 2022
    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 Michiel van der Vlist@2:280/5555 to Ward Dossche on Mon Jan 17 21:41:06 2022
    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 Mon Jan 17 21:46:42 2022
    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 Ward Dossche@2:292/854 to Sean Dennis on Mon Jan 17 20:18:30 2022
    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

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  • From Ward Dossche@2:292/854 to Michiel van der Vlist on Mon Jan 17 20:40:32 2022
    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
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  • From Dan Clough@1:123/115 to Michiel van der Vlist on Mon Jan 17 18:14:00 2022
    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 Mon Jan 17 18:18:00 2022
    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 Tue Jan 18 10:33:08 2022
    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 Tue Jan 18 13:49:48 2022
    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 Tue Jan 18 17:33:00 2022
    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 Ward Dossche@2:292/854 to August Abolins on Wed Jan 19 02:24:30 2022
    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

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  • From Ward Dossche@2:292/854 to Dan Clough on Wed Jan 19 02:31:54 2022
    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

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  • From August Abolins@1:396/45.29 to Ward Dossche on Tue Jan 18 20:08:00 2022
    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

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  • From Dan Clough@1:123/115 to Ward Dossche on Tue Jan 18 19:44:00 2022
    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 Wed Jan 19 14:19:22 2022

    "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

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  • From Ward Dossche@2:292/854 to Terry Roati on Wed Jan 19 13:52:12 2022
    "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

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  • From Terry Roati@3:640/1321 to Ward Dossche on Wed Jan 19 22:59:40 2022
    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 Ward Dossche@2:292/854 to Dan Clough on Wed Jan 19 14:49:26 2022
    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

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  • From mark lewis@1:3634/12.73 to Ward Dossche on Wed Jan 19 09:16:32 2022

    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 Wed Jan 19 16:33:18 2022
    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

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  • From Terry Roati@3:640/1321 to Ward Dossche on Thu Jan 20 08:17:58 2022

    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 Wed Jan 19 23:29:24 2022
    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

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  • From Terry Roati@3:640/1321 to Ward Dossche on Thu Jan 20 08:42:10 2022

    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 Wed Jan 19 17:47:00 2022
    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 Thu Jan 20 18:07:00 2022
    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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