On 13 May 2021 at 09:00p, Avon pondered and said...

After a few more days to ensure this is correct my next steps will be respond to it all and try to put some order around what we can work o addressing first, second etc.

Final call for anything else you want to add. I plan to circle back to this thread in the coming day or so.

In this post I want to respond to the general feedback below.

General Feedback
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fsxNet has grown, not a bad thing but at times feels less close knit
(+1 agree - think it's not a bad thing)

Things are going well.

Enjoying reading echomail and nothing else to add.

More beer.

Nice network, welcoming to people, not narrow minded nor overly strict with rules etc.

Like it a lot.

One of the more active networks.

A great net, has been since joined it.

If it ain't broke, don't fix it. It ain't broke.

Thank you very much for your work to ensure this network is alive and
kicking!

Thanks Avon!

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Thanks for this feedback. My takeout is that folks are generally happy with
the network at the moment and how things are going. I think that despite the overall increase in numbers of nodes involved in fsxNet in recent years it always seems to be that there is a smaller subset of more active nodes/people regularly posting to the echomail areas.

That sort of thing looks like the norm to me both here in fsxNet and in other FTN networks. Some of those folks are long term people and others are newer to the BBS scene and fsxNet.

What seems to change over time are the people taking that more 'active' role
as contributors. This also seems normal. I've noticed levels of posting activity depends on the motivations of any given sysop. Some just want to add the message network and move on to the next customisation for their BBS.
Others enjoy the echomail areas and subjects being discussed. Some like the general vibe coming from the authors posting to the network and find things agreeable. On the flip side others don't see or like these things, they opt
to move on to Othernets, retain or drop fsxNet and/or drop out of the BBS scene altogether. and that's fine too.

All of which is to say, keeping involved in the hobby yet alone a FTN message network like fsxNet comes down to personal choice, available time and
interest. At least that's my current working theory, and after 5+ years it seems to be mostly correct ;)

There were a number of different subject/topics raised during my requests for feedback about fsxNet. What I plan to do is post each as a separate thread
and use that thread as a starting point for further discussion in this echo.

If I were to respond to everything from echomail to file bases etc. in the
one post the subsequent chatter would get really confusing given the range of subjects/topics we've covered.

So do look for separate (appropriately named) posts in this echo as I start
to respond to each area/theme. Please, when you are replying make sure you check the subject is correct before you start your reply. Let's try to keep
the subjects and specifics correct in our subject line and message body copy
to make things easier for others to read, follow along and reply to.

It may take me a few days to reply to each key theme but I'll post stuff here and start new threads as I go, and we can discuss and set up stuff from
there. Thanks again for the feedback and ideas - they are appreciated!

Best, Paul.

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