From: kilowatt@THRWHITE.remove-w73-this   
      
     To: alt.bbs.allsysop   
      
   "Max"  wrote in message   
   news:4i6Gb.14491$aw2.8206358@newssrv26.news.prodigy.com...   
   >   
   > "aXis Computers & Communications"  wrote   
   > in message news:sJBFb.15892$xh2.15290@nwrdny02.gnilink.net...   
   > > Telnet://acc17901.com   
   > >   
   > >     Now, My bbs is 100% totally free, no bills in the mail, no   
   > > subscriptins..  BUT, I request that people put in REAL information and I   
   > > voice verify them.. And here are my reasons, if you like them good, if   
   you   
   > > dont, I really dont care because you will be missing out on one good   
   > system.   
   > > Remember, the sysop is the one who spends $1,000+ on hardware to run the   
   > > system, $500+ on software (I run WildCat WinServer), plus labor, time,   
   > > headaches, etc...   I am the one who pays the $80 a month comercial   
   cable   
   > > modem bill, I am the one who built the system and pays the electric bill   
   > > because its turned on 24/7 a day..  I was the one who spent $300 to   
   > replace   
   > > 4 56k USR V.Everythings when i got hit by lightinging on the phone   
   lines..   
   > > I am the one who goes to computer shows and buys $10-$15 Shareware CD's   
   to   
   > > load onto the system..  I am the one who shells out $20-50 to register   
   > each   
   > > door on the system.. So, If I want your real name and phone number, its   
   MY   
   > > RULE!  U dont like it, dont sign up.  I have no problems with pushing   
   the   
   > > "D"elete User button!   
   >   
   > I have just one beef with your rule.  I have had many experiences with   
   > sysops   
   > who have misused the user records.  One cosysop of a BBS I was on long   
   > ago, used the BBS user records as his personal phonebook when the BBS   
   > went down.  I never got any peace because he'd call me all the time.  And   
   > so that nobody gets paranoid, that person no longer calls me nor do I have   
   > ANY contact with him at all.  I had to go to extreme methods to get him   
   off   
   > of my back.  It was during the time of dialup when I set my   
   > telecommunications   
   > software to hostmode and when he'd login, I'd dump him off.  I had to do   
   > this   
   > repeatedly to get rid of him.  Secondly,  very recently, a sysop who chose   
   > not to like me, called my home and threatened me.  So if I give you my   
   real   
   > name and number, how do *I* know you're not a psychotic murderer?  Where's   
   > my sense of security?   I don't know you from a hill of beans.  Where's my   
   > protection?   Think about this before being rigid in your rule.  I   
   > understand the   
   > hard work you put into your BBS but many people are not comfortable giving   
   > out personal information.   Seems like a real catch-22 to me.   
   >   
   >   
   > --   
   > Max aka Jokester   
   > Email: mikohn@ameritech.net   
   > Email: Jokester@bbsmates.com   
   > ICQ: 4609988   
   > AOL/AIM:  SeekingMyFreedom   
   > Yahoo:  SeekingOurFreedom   
   >   
   >   
      
   How about a guest account to see if new users and your bbs are compatible   
   before asking to disclose personal info?   
      
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