From: oracle@derbycitybbs.com.remove-9ht-this   
      
     To: Time Warrior   
     Re: Re: The Internet has ruined computers and the OnLine experience ---   
     By: Time Warrior to SpaceGirl on Tue Sep 13 2005 01:32 am   
      
    > You're both right and wrong. BBS's do still exist. However they are not the   
    > lame web scripts you are refering to -- nor is it easy to form any LOCAL   
    > (which is the point being made that you've been missing) groups. When did yo   
    > last attenf a BBS Gathering, hrm? Thankfully, with the REAL BBS SCENE being   
    > alive and strong in Chicago -- I have plenty of scene friends in person and   
    > host one BBS Gathering every year. Hows about you? Can you eat hamburgers an   
    > play frisbee with real people on your web community? lol   
      
   We had many such gatherings back in the day.  The BBS brought together people   
   who would not even form a friendship otherwise.  From a water company worker   
   to a psychiatrist... all formed strong bonds and friendships.   
      
   We played games like Tradewars and Scrabble together... we helped one another   
   when someone's house burned.  It was just an extention of the local   
   community.   
      
   But what can you expect from a generation who is too busy to be bothered with   
   knowing who their next door neighbor is?  As a sciologist I can say that   
   everyone's social interactions are either in the cyber or at a nightclub.   
   The younger generation, sadly, is missing a lot of good things.   
      
   Al   
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