Re: what surprised you most about running a bbs?
By: pweck to All on Mon Sep 21 2026 20:36:07

veteran sysops, share what you wish youd known. new sysops share what has caught you off gaurd...

Even after 9 years I feel like a n00b considering some people have been doing this for 20-30+ years.
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veteran sysops, share what you wish youd known. new sysops share what h caught you off gaurd...

Even after 9 years I feel like a n00b considering some people have been doing this for 20-30+ years.

yes me too, but i think there is always something we will be a n00b at!

pweck
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Re: Re: what surprised you most about running a bbs?
By: pweck to Nigel Reed on Mon Sep 28 2026 06:56 pm

yes me too, but i think there is always something we will be a n00b at!

I have been doing this off and on since before the internet when I ran T.A.G. bbs software on a two line dialup system. To this day with how everything keeps changing I still feel like a NOOB


Mojo
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yes me too, but i think there is always something we will be a n00b a

I have been doing this off and on since before the internet when I ran T.A.G. bbs software on a two line dialup system. To this day with how everything keeps changing I still feel like a NOOB

yup, always changes in technology makes it hard to keep up

pweck
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Re: Re: what surprised you most about running a bbs?
By: pweck to mojo on Wed Sep 30 2026 04:45 pm

yup, always changes in technology makes it hard to keep up

Absolutely

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