I thought I read somewhere on here the someone was importing REDIT into Synchronet. If it can be done, does anyone have any info on this. Thanks
I thought I read somewhere on here the someone was importing REDIT into Synchronet. If it can be done, does anyone have any info on this. Thanks
I thought I read somewhere on here the someone was importing REDIT into Synchronet. If it can be done, does anyone have any info on this. Thanks
Reddit on Synchronet?? That would be SWEET!
On 03-21-19 20:05, Heliarc wrote to DesotoFireflite <=-
Re: REDIT
By: DesotoFireflite to All on Thu Mar 21 2019 03:05 pm
I thought I read somewhere on here the someone was importing REDIT into Synchronet. If it can be done, does anyone have any info on this. Thanks
Reddit on Synchronet?? That would be SWEET!
I thought I read somewhere on here the someone was importing REDITDeuce was working on a sbbs<->reddit link thing a few (?) years ago. You can ask him about its status, but I don't know if it was ever completed/working.
into Synchronet. If it can be done, does anyone have any info on this.
Thanks
It would be interesting, but why not just use Reddit directly?
Reddit on Synchronet?? That would be SWEET!
yes, I meant Reddit. I'll look into that, and let you know. It's seems quite popular, and it may be the ticket to increased usership.
I tend to agree with this. Reddit is very fast-paced, topic centric. A given >topic may only be in the spotlight for an hour, a day at most usually. That >just isn't the model the BBS world is built around.
I thought I read somewhere on here the someone was importing REDIT
into Synchronet. If it can be done, does anyone have any info on
this. Thanks
Do you mean Reddit? I don't recall offhand reading about that, but it's funny you mention it because I was just thinking about that the other day and wondering how it might be done.. If Reddit has some kind of REST API or similar, I suppose it might be possible to write a JavaScript mod/door for Synchronet allowing people to read/browse Reddit and post there..
yes, I meant Reddit. I'll look into that, and let you know. It's seems quite popular, and it may be the ticket to increased usership.
somehow i don't think that redditors will come flocking to a BBS...
On 03-22-19 18:52, Dumas Walker wrote to DMXROB <=-
Back in the day, when we had several callers a day that would log on
more than once to check mail and debate things, BBSing was a lot like that.
yes, I meant Reddit. I'll look into that, and let you know. It's
seems quite popular, and it may be the ticket to increased usership.
You already have to have a separate Reddit account to use their site. I'd just be concerned that logging into a BBS to use Reddit would be an added layer of complexity.. Seems like it might be easier just to use Reddit directly.
You are prop right. I did some research last night, and I'm not coming up with any pros to my idea. Reddit is a fast moving thing, posts are up, and then gone, and It may not fit into a bbs setting. Rob told me to check with Deuce, so I'm going to ask him his thoughts also. I just need to get some time where I can catch him on chat.
You already have to have a separate Reddit account to use their site. I'd just be concerned that logging into a BBS to use Reddit would be an added layer of complexity.. Seems like it might be easier just to use Reddit directly.
somehow i don't think that redditors will come flocking to a BBS...
somehow i don't think that redditors will come flocking to a BBS...
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perhaps we should work on creating another web interface that intergrates with >the bbs [quickly!] and is aesthetically pleasing to the regular joe. >something that is attractive and fun to use. something more fluid than putting
our msg bases on a forum type interface, and our file areas on a html >interface.
like a facebook clone. oops! but why just not use facebook!
our msg bases on a forum type interface, and our file areas on a html >interface.
like a facebook clone. oops! but why just not use facebook!
The folks who are really into FB and many other social media sites are the ones who must have instant gratification or they lose interest. "I posted
on FB, and someone has already liked it!" types. I have co-workers who are shocked that I don't carry my personal phone around the office so that I
can be in constant contact with social media. I would rather leave it sitting on my desk, next to my desk phone, so that it does not fall off somewhere or distract me from whatever I should be doing.
somehow i don't think that redditors will come flocking to a BBS...
Over the years, there have at times been threads over there about bbsing that seem to get some folks interested. My guess would be it is the type of interest that would get them visiting once, for nostalgia, and then you'd never see them again... that kind of interest. :)
Back in the day, when we had several callers a day that would log on
more than once to check mail and debate things, BBSing was a lot
like that.
If it was between local users, yes, it could get very fast, but echomail always had the huge delays, unless the sysop was well off and crashing mail through. :D
I thought sysops back then could have their BBS call their uplink as
many times as they wanted, at least technically..
they could and still can, today...
I thought sysops back then could have their BBS call their uplink as
many times as they wanted, at least technically..
It seemed some FIDO sysops could have a bit of a fit if your BBS
called theirs too much, too little, or at the wrong time(s)..
perhaps we should work on creating another web interface that intergrates with the bbs [quickly!] and is aesthetically pleasing to the regular joe. something that is attractive and fun to use. something more fluid than putting our msg bases on a forum type interface, and our file areas on a html interface.
like a facebook clone. oops! but why just not use facebook!
Re: REDIT
By: Dumas Walker to MARK LEWIS on Sat Mar 23 2019 07:03 pm
somehow i don't think that redditors will come flocking to a BBS...
Over the years, there have at times been threads over there about bbsing that seem to get some folks interested. My guess would be it is the type of interest that would get them visiting once, for nostalgia, and then you'd never see them again... that kind of interest. :)
I only just started using Reddit about 6 months ago.. There does seem to be a bit of interest in some old-school things there though.
Nightfox
Is there a specific reason (or reasons) you don't like the web interfaces currently available for BBSes, and if so, do you have any ideas to make a better web site for a BBS?
case.I thought sysops back then could have their BBS call their uplink as
many times as they wanted, at least technically..
they could and still can, today...
Yes, I know (my BBS is on FidoNet). I was just saying I thought it was true back then as well. I ran a BBS in the 90s and got it on FidoNet in the last couple years I ran it, and I seem to remember that being the
somehow i don't think that redditors will come flocking to a BBS...
Over the years, there have at times been threads over there about
bbsing that seem to get some folks interested. My guess would be it
is the type of interest that would get them visiting once, for
nostalgia, and then you'd never see them again... that kind of
interest. :)
I only just started using Reddit about 6 months ago.. There does seem to be a bit of interest in some old-school things there though.
i have to have my phone or i cant poop. ;[
i have to have my phone or i cant poop. ;[
You should see a doctor about that right away. :)
I think it is weird that some guys treat the restroom stall as their not-so private phone booth. I have always wondered what the person on the other end thinks when they hear the toilets flushing, etc.
On 03-25-19 10:34, Nightfox wrote to Tony Langdon <=-
If it was between local users, yes, it could get very fast, but echomail always had the huge delays, unless the sysop was well off and crashing mail through. :D
I thought sysops back then could have their BBS call their uplink as
many times as they wanted, at least technically.. It seemed some FIDO sysops could have a bit of a fit if your BBS called theirs too much,
too little, or at the wrong time(s)..
People don't go to discrete web forums any more - it's all Facebook.
We'd need to figure out how to get BBS conversations into a Facebook
feed.
MRO wrote to Nightfox <=-
Is there a specific reason (or reasons) you don't like the web interfaces currently available for BBSes, and if so, do you have any ideas to make a better web site for a BBS?
my favorite web interface is what vadv uses.
i dont think regular people like our web interfaces PERIOD.
On 03-26-19 07:23, poindexter FORTRAN wrote to MRO <=-
People don't go to discrete web forums any more - it's all Facebook.
We'd need to figure out how to get BBS conversations into a Facebook
feed.
my favorite web interface is what vadv uses.
i dont think regular people like our web interfaces PERIOD.
People don't go to discrete web forums any more - it's all Facebook.
We'd need to figure out how to get BBS conversations into a Facebook
feed.
People don't go to discrete web forums any more - it's all Facebook.
That's an overgeneralisation. There's still heaps of web forums around, many are support forums for various software and systems. As for Facebook,
People don't go to discrete web forums any more - it's all Facebook.Oh god no. Just no.
We'd need to figure out how to get BBS conversations into a Facebook
feed.
oh i'm not talking on the phone. i'm just reading the news.
i never bring someone in on a shit.
I am sure whoever you could be talking to is glad of that! :)
oh i'm not talking on the phone. i'm just reading the news.
i never bring someone in on a shit.
One time I was watching a late-night talk show, and the host said something about an app that lets friends know when you're taking a dump, and then said "They already have that - It's called Words With Friends".
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