Text 35252, 68 rader
Skriven 2016-07-28 04:54:48 av Lee Lofaso (2:203/2)
  Kommentar till text 35196 av Allen Prunty (6630.fidonews)
Ärende: Echolist:  For or Against it is necessary...
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Hello Allen,

 LL>> Implied threat, given his support by Janis Kracht, to cut the
 LL>> sysop's feed to Fidonet. Remember, Ross is one-third of the NAB,
 LL>> the other two being Janis Kracht and Bob Seaborn. And of course,
 LL>> Janis Kracht is also the designated Z1C, whose rule can never be
 LL>> overturned (unless she orders it so).

 AP> What powers does Janis really have other than rolling the nodelist and
 AP> putting it out?

Everbody knows she's just a nodelist clerk.  But nobody wants
to tell her.  So please.  Whatever you do, keep it a secret.

 AP> She also maintains the filegate.

That's her web page.  The love of her life.  I would never want
to take any of that away from her.  And neither would you, or anybody
else.  So please.  Let her keep her filegate.  Besides, we already
have Nixon's watergate.

 AP> Believe me, the only power she has over my system is my listing in the
 AP> nodelist...

No nodelist clerk has any real power.  It is all imaginary.

 AP> and even at that, she would not just pick a node to screw with.

She does not have that kind of power, as that takes a special
kind of magic.  And you know what happened the last time a witch
tried to screw with Merlin.  He got younger!

 AP> Never once in the 10 years she has been seated as Z1C do I ever recall any
 AP> instances of her just deleteing a node without just
 AP> cause.

I am invincible, and fear no one!  Like Don Quixote, my cause
is just!  As long as tilt the right way, that is ...

 AP> One person alone can not decide to impeach a node.

Not even an entire army can impeach me!  Bill Clinton, yes!
But not me!  I am invincible!

 AP> Which in the history of fidonet only has happened a scarce handfull of
 AP> times.

Bill Clinton was impeached, but remained in office.
Hillary Clinton impeached herself, but still won the nomination.
Maybe they are on to something ...

 AP> Surprisingly Bob Seaborn has been uber silent... so I don't think he has
as
 AP> much to do with things anymore.  And before you say I'm one of their
lackeys
 AP> believe me I -can- be a big pain in the ass to them to at times.  I'm very
 AP> independant minded and that's one thing I'm certain Janis will attest to.

Bob Seaborn has always been quiet.  Except when he acts out.
But the NAB is far from neutral, having its own prejudices.
Although they have no real power, it is the perception they
project that causes problems.  Of course, there is a solution.
A very easy solution.  Find a pin and pop the balloon.

--Lee

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