Christian,

CS>I agree, posting several times a day IS overkill.

  Thank you. But, as Sean noted, a lot of these are set up with bots
doing it...and the Sysop, once they have set it up, likely never look at
the echo again.

CS>I post my "othernet" advert on here 3 days a week, Monday/Wednesday/Friday (
CS>dictated by the echo rules about 3 times a week or less) and my BBS advert i
CS>posted once a day.

  I think twice a week is sufficient. I don't post the ad more than
that. If folks want to logon to my BBS, it's of their choice.
Admittedly, in one of the ham radio applications I have, I do a "plug"
for the system...so every time they "ping" my callsign (WX4QZ) in
D-Rats, they see the plug for it.

CS>I think that every bbs is great, but what makes them worth visiting
CS>(regularly) is the sysop that runs the bbs. It's like visiting someone in
CS>their home, if you're invited in, take off your shoes and enjoy the company
CS>of the person you're visiting in a nice and well looked after home.

  Exactly. What someone does outside the BBS is their business, but
they're a guest in my home at logon, and are expected to act
accordingly. I consider myself a guest when I logon to another BBS, even
if I'm a Visiting Sysop. Unfortunately, a ton of other responsibilities
outside the BBS (family, health, finances, etc.) limit me to my own BBS
right now.

Daryl

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