Hello, I am new. I set up a small BBS on my old RPi as a small project. I actually haven't used BBSes so much before, so I'm a bit unfamiliar with the culture.

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Re: Hello
By: Kyonshi to All on Thu Jan 04 2024 10:03 am

Ky> Hello, I am new. I set up a small BBS on my old RPi as a small project. I
Ky> actually haven't used BBSes so much before, so I'm a bit unfamiliar with
Ky> the culture.

Welcome!
The culture is .... varied.

First, there's a bunch of grumpy, angry old men that scream "GET OFF MY LAWN"! Of course, first they need to document the process of screaming, how the scream should be done, who should be able to hear it, etc. They are all part of FidoNet. You can ignore them for the most part.

Second, like most places on the internet, there's a few trolls. Some are more subtle than others, but if you're familiar with social media, you can usually pick them out rather quickly and ignore most of what they say.
Third, there's a bunch of really great helpful people of varying ages that love it when new people show up! They're happy to answer questions, even if they've been asked 100 times before. (Oftentimes questions often have answers in documentation, so look there first!)
Most have been part of this world for decades, and have lots of knowlege to share.

Have fun!

DaiTengu

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Re: Hello
By: Kyonshi to All on Thu Jan 04 2024 10:03 am

Ky> ---
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One quick thing, You may want to update your "Origin Line" in your config so we know what your BBS is. This gets automatically added to the end of any message that's sent to your QWK hub (VERT).

in SCFG go to: Networks -> QWK Packet Networks -> Default Tagline

You can change it from "My Brand-New BBS" to the name of your system.

DaiTengu

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Re: Hello
By: DaiTengu to Kyonshi on Thu Jan 04 2024 10:16 am

Da> The culture is .... varied.

Da> First, there's a bunch of grumpy, angry old men that scream "GET OFF MY
Da> LAWN"! Of course, first they need to document the process of screaming,
Da> how the scream should be done, who should be able to hear it, etc. They
Da> are all part of FidoNet. You can ignore them for the most part.

*Fight-O-Net

Nightfox

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Re: Hello
By: Kyonshi to All on Thu Jan 04 2024 10:03:22

> Hello, I am new. I set up a small BBS on my old RPi as a small project. I
> actually haven't used BBSes so much before, so I'm a bit unfamiliar with the
> culture.

Welcome to the group.
Just jump in and have fun. I have only been running my system for 6 months or soand am enjoying it a lot.

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Re: Hello
By: DaiTengu to Kyonshi on Thu Jan 04 2024 10:16 am

> Second, like most places on the internet, there's a few trolls. Some are

That reminds me, what ever happend to The Millionaire? I enjoyed seeing his... special way of ticking people off.
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Re: Hello
By: Kyonshi to All on Thu Jan 04 2024 10:03 am

> Hello, I am new. I set up a small BBS on my old RPi as a small project. I
> actually haven't used BBSes so much before, so I'm a bit unfamiliar with the
> culture.

Hi! It's awesome to suddenly see new people posting!

Welcome and post any questions you might have!

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Re: Hello
By: Kurisu to DaiTengu on Thu Jan 04 2024 05:54 pm

>> Second, like most places on the internet, there's a few trolls. Some are

Ku> That reminds me, what ever happend to The Millionaire? I enjoyed seeing
Ku> his... special way of ticking people off.

I don't know if he was trying to tick people off.
I've wondered if he may have passed away. A while ago, I saw a couple posts from him on FSX-Net that he was having some health issues.

Nightfox

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Re: Hello
By: Kyonshi to All on Thu Jan 04 2024 10:03 am

> Hello, I am new. I set up a small BBS on my old RPi as a small project. I
> actually haven't used BBSes so much before, so I'm a bit unfamiliar with the
> culture.

Hail, and well met!

It's pretty chill here, outside of a few curmudgeons. Tons of boards, lots of people with experience in the weirdest fields, and all the perks of any gathering of people that spend their time on niche boards.

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Re: Hello
By: Nightfox to Kurisu on Thu Jan 04 2024 07:29 pm

> I don't know if he was trying to tick people off.
> I've wondered if he may have passed away. A while ago, I saw a couple posts
> from him on FSX-Net that he was having some health issues.

Yeah, certainly didn't seem intentional -- it was just oddly amusing how it happened. Rather liked the guy.

Him passing is, of course, what I wonder about. Certainly would hope nothing has happened but sadly you never know... :(
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Re: Hello
By: Nightfox to Kurisu on Thu Jan 04 2024 07:29 pm

> Ku> That reminds me, what ever happend to The Millionaire? I enjoyed seeing
> Ku> his... special way of ticking people off.
>
> I don't know if he was trying to tick people off.
> I've wondered if he may have passed away. A while ago, I saw a couple posts
> from him on FSX-Net that he was having some health issues.

Since we are on a dark subject, does anyone know what happened to Jazzman? I took an extended break and when I came back he was no longer active.

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-=> DaiTengu wrote to Kyonshi <=-

Da> they say. Third, there's a bunch of really great helpful people of
Da> varying ages that love it when new people show up! They're happy to
Da> answer questions, even if they've been asked 100 times before.
Da> (Oftentimes questions often have answers in documentation, so look
Da> there first!) Most have been part of this world for decades, and have
Da> lots of knowlege to share.

Wait, which group are you? :)

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-=> Margaerynne wrote to Kyonshi <=-

Ma> lots of people with experience in the weirdest fields, and all the
Ma> perks of any gathering of people that spend their time on niche boards.

"Life means nothing if you're not obsessed with something..."

--me, just now.

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Re: Hello
By: Nightfox to Kurisu on Thu Jan 04 2024 07:29 pm

>
> I don't know if he was trying to tick people off.
> I've wondered if he may have passed away. A while ago, I saw a couple posts
> from him on FSX-Net that he was having some health issues.
>

he was last on vert 06/23/22
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Re: Hello
By: Kurisu to Nightfox on Fri Jan 05 2024 05:07 am

> Yeah, certainly didn't seem intentional -- it was just oddly amusing how it
> happened. Rather liked the guy.
>

you might need to have your head examined.

> Him passing is, of course, what I wonder about. Certainly would hope nothing
> has happened but sadly you never know... :(

i killed him.
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Re: Hello
By: MRO to Kurisu on Fri Jan 05 2024 09:59 am

> you might need to have your head examined.

Maybe.

> i killed him.

I have my doubts about your claim...
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Re: Re: Hello
By: poindexter FORTRAN to DaiTengu on Fri Jan 05 2024 06:24 am

PF> Wait, which group are you? :)

I'm a jack of all trades, a master of none.

DaiTengu

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> Ku> That reminds me, what ever happend to The Millionaire? I enjoyed seeing
> Ku> his... special way of ticking people off.

> I don't know if he was trying to tick people off.
> I've wondered if he may have passed away. A while ago, I saw a couple posts f
> m him on FSX-Net that he was having some health issues.

He also ran into some issues when his favorite system to call switched from
Synchronet to something else. That was his reason given for ceasing to
moderate the MOBILE echo.

I think someone had is supposedly real name and tried to find out if
anything happened to him, without success. I got the impression that he
was very mobility restricted. :(

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-=> Dumas Walker wrote to NIGHTFOX <=-

> Ku> That reminds me, what ever happend to The Millionaire? I enjoyed seeing
> Ku> his... special way of ticking people off.

> I don't know if he was trying to tick people off.
> I've wondered if he may have passed away. A while ago, I saw a couple posts
f

> m him on FSX-Net that he was having some health issues.

DW> I think someone had is supposedly real name and tried to find out
DW> if anything happened to him, without success. I got the
DW> impression that he was very mobility restricted. :(

I think his name was Erich Bublitz or something close to that. I did a
cursory search on him and find nothing, pretty much.

I do think he has passed away, as he often talked about his health
problems (not specifics, but just that he had issues), and I believe he
was last known to be living in a nursing home. Somewhere in Canada as I
recall.

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Re: Hello
By: Dumas Walker to NIGHTFOX on Fri Jan 05 2024 10:47 am

>
> He also ran into some issues when his favorite system to call switched from
> Synchronet to something else. That was his reason given for ceasing to
> moderate the MOBILE echo.
>
> I think someone had is supposedly real name and tried to find out if
> anything happened to him, without success. I got the impression that he
> was very mobility restricted. :(
>

Yes he said he was disabled and used a tablet.

But, just take it all with a grain of salt. he could have been some dude
having fun with us and he got bored with it. maybe he wasn't even disabled.

People have done stuff like that before.
remember we have a guy who claims to be god who pops in and out. he's god yet he can't pay his electricity bill.
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> I do think he has passed away, as he often talked about his health
> problems (not specifics, but just that he had issues), and I believe he
> was last known to be living in a nursing home. Somewhere in Canada as I
> recall.

Yes, he claimed to be Canadian.

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Re: Hello
By: Kurisu to DaiTengu on Thu Jan 04 2024 05:54 pm

> That reminds me, what ever happend to The Millionaire? I enjoyed seeing
> his... special way of ticking people off.

"rich in money but not in love" RIP (maybe)

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Re: Hello
By: Kurisu to DaiTengu on Thu Jan 04 2024 05:54 pm

> That reminds me, what ever happend to The Millionaire? I enjoyed seeing
> his... special way of ticking people off.

I suspect that he (Erich Bublitz of Surrey, B.C.) may no longer with be us. He was having failing health and we have heard from him since June of 2022, so ... RIP TM?
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Re: Hello
By: Digital Man to Kurisu on Sun Jan 07 2024 03:17 pm

> I suspect that he (Erich Bublitz of Surrey, B.C.) may no longer with be us.
> He was having failing health and we have heard from him since June of 2022,
> so ... RIP TM?

It's sadly the most reasonable conclusion.

The other day I took a shot with trying to get in contact with a former co sysop of his to see what info they may be able to share, but I've not pushed further. Just waiting for a possible reply that may never come.

Don't know why this kind of bothers me a bit, but it does. Guess it's just in my nature. :\
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> I suspect that he (Erich Bublitz of Surrey, B.C.) may no longer with be us. He was having failing health and we have heard from him since June of 2022, so ... RIP TM?
Wait, was he for real or an actual troll? Because if the latter, genius

Sad if it's RIP either way...

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