Subj : Re: Opus-CBCS - any boards online?
To   : Utopian Galt
From : k9zw
Date : Fri May 31 2024 07:35 am

On 30 May 2024, Utopian Galt said the following...
 
 UG> k> Which really doesn't matter.
 UG> k> 
 UG> The community is basically innovative. That was the main focus. I think
 UG> the interface of the bbs software is the main  focus not the personal
 UG> stories of the people.

Isn't that is being dismissive of those innovators' self claimed motivation?

Actually rather revisionist to make the claim the innovation was the major 
driver.

The motivator was they needed community and a form of outreach, which was 
reason enough to motivate the innovation at that time.

That side of forming a sexually focused group community continues with some of 
legacies of the pre-WWW world, like the Well.com (their community became a "by 
invite only" part of the Well over time.).

If you lived through this period the subtle transitions from the gay world 
being wishpered about and how you wanted their stuff off your BBS ASAP as under 
your state laws you could get in trouble for spreading it, to where churches 
chose to bless same-sex unions alongside  weddings.

To be clear there was always a huge amount of pure innovation involved, but you 
can't discount how for some of the people the early FidoNet and OPUS was the 
Tinder APP of the day.

--- Steve K9ZW via SPOT BBS 

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