On 22 May 18 21:33:56, Carol Shenkenberger said the following to Nick Andre:

who passed on. I have been involved with Fidonet since late 1993, curr author of D'Bridge as well as some odds & ends for TBBS, Searchlight a Renegade BBS programs.

Good notes. I do not personally care much on progamming aspects when it com to Z1C ut I look at it as a former one and while it matters a lot to be technical in some arenas, your ability to work with others, this time comes the fore.

Thanks for the feedback. I certainly deal with many different types of personalities when supporting software.

All of that pales in comparison to my brief stint doing computer house-calls. In the days of Windows 2000 and XP, I made a lot of money doing that and the tech-work was easy... but dealing with customers was always the challenge. Nice ones, angry ones, sad ones, know-it-all ones, every type you can imagine.

Nick

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Hi Nick -- on May 23 2018 at 00:40, you wrote:

All of that pales in comparison to my brief stint doing computer house-calls. In the days of Windows 2000 and XP, I made a lot of
money doing that and the tech-work was easy... but dealing with
customers was always the challenge. Nice ones, angry ones, sad
ones, know-it-all ones, every type you can imagine.

You too? Bob Satti and I did hundreds of such calls over almost 10 years...used
to use VNC and do much of it remotely!!

And before that, I made a living as a piano tuner!!


Cheers... Dallas

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Hello Nick,

Good notes. I do not personally care much on progamming aspects when it com >> to Z1C ut I look at it as a former one and while it matters a lot to be
technical in some arenas, your ability to work with others, this time comes >> the fore.

Thanks for the feedback. I certainly deal with many different types of personalities when supporting software.

I think that programming knowledge as it relates to OS and Fidonet software functionality is important. Just as important is the ability to properly deal with the social aspects and attitude management of Fidonet.

All of that pales in comparison to my brief stint doing computer house-calls. In the days of Windows 2000 and XP, I made a lot of money doing that and the tech-work was easy... but dealing with customers was always the challenge.
Nice ones, angry ones, sad ones, know-it-all ones, every type you can imagine.

While retired, my job consisted of working as an IT manager for a fair sized company. Apart from the IT aspect of the job responsibilities. A lot of the job

consisted of dealing with employee personalities and attitudes. I was sometimes
amazed at how some folks who held engineering degrees and PHD's could often act
like children. Fidonet in some ways operates in a similar fashion and requires managers with both the technical and social management abilities.


Jeff

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Re: Re: Z1C
By: Nick Andre to Carol Shenkenberger on Wed May 23 2018 12:40 am

All of that pales in comparison to my brief stint doing computer house-calls. In the days of Windows 2000 and XP, I made a lot of money
doing that and the tech-work was easy... but dealing with customers was always the challenge. Nice ones, angry ones, sad ones, know-it-all ones, every type you can imagine.

LOL! I have good experiences overall with that. Much of my Fidonet tech support is in voice-over for blind sysops. Challanging of course but very good times. By 1990, I had the largest disability support site on the west coast.

Much of the RG code is very disability aware because of me. (this part isn't speaker friendly, this other part causes mobility issues if you go that direction in new code etc.)

xxcarol
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Hi everyone,

I understand we are to have a message from Phil regarding the list of final candidates... of which I am one.

For those of you who don't know me, I've been NC-229 for several years as well as RC-12 for the last few, serving in a backup-role for Joe Delahaye who
passed on. I have been involved with Fidonet since late 1993, current author
of D'Bridge as well as some odds & ends for TBBS, Searchlight and Renegade
BBS programs.

I appear to be one of the last remaining Fido developers left. To say that I have *C experience is an understatement. Due to my work with D'Bridge, I am subjected to direct-involvement with *C's who have used my software in varying degrees of functionality. I'm not just a developer... I'm a Sysop as well.

My system, Darkrealms, has functioned as a large Fido-Hub for many years now, happily tossing mail for many systems in this zone and worldwide. It has a proven reputation for being reliable and stable... and currently processes Nodelist/Diff segments for Region 12 as well as "Other nets" like clockwork.

Simply put, if elected, I will represent the best-interests of our zone as well as make sure our Nodelist/Diff segments compile like clockwork. I always answer every message and will continue to be the hands-on tech guy for Fido, helping newcomers join our hobby or troubleshooting an experienced Sysop's
mail setup.

I enjoy music, movies/TV, cooking, family, late-night bonfires on the beach.

If elected, I will step down as RC-12 and NC-229 to avoid "the many hats" and call a snap election to find suitable replacements. I will still support my software but ZC work will be made first priority.

Thank you for your consideration and I am happy to answer any questions.

Nick

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Re: Z1C
By: Nick Andre to All on Tue May 22 2018 11:30 am

I understand we are to have a message from Phil regarding the list of final candidates... of which I am one.

Yup, with Dallas Hinton.

For those of you who don't know me, I've been NC-229 for several years as well as RC-12 for the last few, serving in a backup-role for Joe Delahaye who passed on. I have been involved with Fidonet since late 1993, current author of D'Bridge as well as some odds & ends for TBBS, Searchlight and Renegade BBS programs.

Good notes. I do not personally care much on progamming aspects when it comes to Z1C ut I look at it as a former one and while it matters a lot to be technical in some arenas, your ability to work with others, this time comes to the fore.

Simply put, if elected, I will represent the best-interests of our zone as
well as make sure our Nodelist/Diff segments compile like clockwork. I always answer every message and will continue to be the hands-on tech guy for Fido, helping newcomers join our hobby or troubleshooting an experienced Sysop's mail setup.

;-)

If elected, I will step down as RC-12 and NC-229 to avoid "the many hats" and call a snap election to find suitable replacements. I will still support my software but ZC work will be made first priority.

Fair nuff.
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Hello Nick!

22 May 18 11:30, you wrote to all:

For those of you who don't know me, I've been NC-229 for several years
as well as RC-12 for the last few, serving in a backup-role for Joe Delahaye who passed on.

I think you took over for me, some time after my system committed seppuku and I gave up all hope of getting it back online. All I can say, is you've done a far better job than I ever did. I believe i was the last NC there during .. "The Dark Times" when Net229 was the unofficial "Internet Net" and pretty much despised by everyone.

I have been involved with Fidonet since late
1993, current author of D'Bridge as well as some odds & ends for TBBS, Searchlight and Renegade BBS programs.

I appear to be one of the last remaining Fido developers left. To say
that I have *C experience is an understatement. Due to my work with D'Bridge, I am subjected to direct-involvement with *C's who have used
my software in varying degrees of functionality. I'm not just a developer... I'm a Sysop as well.

IMO Developers are a far more important resource right now than *Cs in Fidonet. If you are elected, I hope it doesn't cut into your development time/ambition too drastically.

Simply put, if elected, I will represent the best-interests of our
zone as well as make sure our Nodelist/Diff segments compile like clockwork. I always answer every message and will continue to be the hands-on tech guy for Fido, helping newcomers join our hobby or troubleshooting an experienced Sysop's mail setup.

Robert Couture used to have a wonderful step-by step web page on how to get set up and connected to FidoNet back in the early 00's. The process was nearly automated and made the barrier to entry quite painless (much to many people's chagrin). I don't think such a system and tutorial exists any longer. As Z1C would you be on board with a more automated sign-up process for new/returning nodes, and why or why not?

If elected, I will step down as RC-12 and NC-229 to avoid "the many
hats" and call a snap election to find suitable replacements. I will
still support my software but ZC work will be made first priority.

You've worn those hats well. I only hope your replacement, if you are elected,
will do half as good of a job.

Thank you for your consideration and I am happy to answer any
questions.

Fidonet, by its very nature, moves far more slowly than today's Internet. Do you think there is any value in acquiring new nodes, and potentially speeding up the on-boarding process? Some regions/nets are very good at this, and others
can take weeks or even months to get a new node listed. How would you approach
such an issue?


Thanks!

Mike


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