F I D O N E W S -- Volume 15, Number 34 24 August 1998 +----------------------------+-----------------------------------------+ | The newsletter of the | ISSN 1198-4589 Published by: | | FidoNet community | "FidoNews" | | _ | +27-41-515-913 [5:5/23] | | / \ | | | /|oo \ | | | (_| /_) | | | _`@/_ \ _ | | | | | \ \\ | Editor: | | | (*) | \ )) | Henk Wolsink 5:7104/2 | | |__U__| / \// | | | _//|| _\ / | | | (_/(_|(____/ | | | (jm) | Newspapers should have no friends. | | | -- JOSEPH PULITZER | +----------------------------+-----------------------------------------+ | Submission address: FidoNews Editor 5:5/23 | +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | MORE addresses: | | | | submissions=> editor@fidonews.org | | | +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ | For information, copyrights, article submissions, | | obtaining copies of FidoNews or the internet gateway FAQ | | please refer to the end of this file. | +----------------------------------------------------------------------+ Table of Contents 1. EDITORIAL ................................................ 1 2. GUEST EDITORIAL .......................................... 2 Z1C - The Zone 1 Circus from a grunt sysop's view ........ 2 3. ARTICLES ................................................. 4 Eldridge Cleaver - Coda .................................. 10 4. COLUMNS .................................................. 11 The Narcosis of ICs ...................................... 11 5. NET HUMOR ................................................ 13 Technology breakthrough! Bio-Optic Organized Knowledge .. 13 6. NOTICES .................................................. 15 7. FIDONET BY INTERNET ...................................... 17 8. FIDONEWS INFORMATION ..................................... 20 FIDONEWS 15-34 Page 1 24 Aug 1998 ================================================================= EDITORIAL ================================================================= Greetings, Since I have had to edit (formatting) a few of the articles received this week, I have included the ARTSPEC.DOC for the benefit of all. Please read it. ;-) Anyway, there is enough this week to keep you happy with the material to read. Happy reading. ----------------------------------------------------------------- FIDONEWS 15-34 Page 2 24 Aug 1998 ================================================================= GUEST EDITORIAL ================================================================= Z1C - The Zone 1 Circus Commentary on zone leadership by one of the grunt sysops Douglas C. Myers, 1:270/720, doug@mdtnbbs.com Though I've been on Fidonet since the eighties, it's only been recently that I've joined the Z1C conference. Z1C is billed in BACKBONE.NA as the Zone 1 Coordinator contact echo. My most immediate impression is that I've never seen a post by Bob Satti, the current and long-time Zone 1 Coordinator. Despite the absence of Bob, the echo Z1C is very active, teeming with what seems to be hundreds of messages a day with conversations which range from mere diatribes to deep and meaningful discourse. If it were a political echo, I'd say that all is as it should be. But it's an echo for coordinator contact, and that doesn't seem to be happening. Is Bob's absence acceptable behavior? I've been asking around and trying to follow all the threads, and expectations seem to be mixed and contradictory. Here are some of the more widespread expectations I've encountered: 1. The ZC and all of the rest of the coordinators (usually expressed as "*C") should be leading Fido into the 21st century, providing the sense of direction for the rest of the people there. 2. The ZC and *C should only serve as nodelist clerks and let Fidonet alone to run itself. 3. The ZC and *C are charged with the administration of Fido, but should only act at the express direction of the sysops whom they represent, who's expressed will must be in the form of a democratic election or referendum. Despite the contradictory expectations, I believe that the onus falls on Bob Satti to define his own role. The great egalitarian movements over the centuries notwithstanding, there has never been a case where the masses organized themselves except through a leader. Their focus may have been through the existing leaders, or through a revolutionary who unseated these leaders, but the principle of leadership is unwavering throughout all history. The bad news is that Bob Satti doesn't have a public mandate right now. The good news is that he therefore doesn't have to do anything he doesn't want to. He can denounce leadership if he wishes - the job of coordinator is kinda vaguely defined and could be anything from a nodelist clerk to the King of Kings. But if he wants to lead, then he's going to have to talk with the people. If he wants to hide, that's fine with me. I can even sympathize - FIDONEWS 15-34 Page 3 24 Aug 1998 the reports of the conflicts he had to endure would be daunting. One doesn't really need a lot of contact with a nodelist clerk anyway. But if he wishes to hide, then he's going to have to reconcile himself to the fact that folks will find a leader somewhere and at some time. It could be a moderate who will work with him to the greater good of Fido, or it could be a demagogue who only wishes to unseat him. -- | Fidonet: Douglas Myers 1:270/720@fidonet.org | Internet: doug@mdtnbbs.com | Standard disclaimer: The views of this user are strictly his own. | From Mdtn_BBS @mdtnbbs.com [ In the Heart of Three Mile Island ] ----------------------------------------------------------------- FIDONEWS 15-34 Page 4 24 Aug 1998 ================================================================= ARTICLES ================================================================= FidoNews Article Submission Guidelines FidoNet address 5:5/23 Updated 16 August 1998 by Henk WOlsink Updated 1 Mar 1998 by Zorch Frezberg Updated 1 Jan 1998 by Christopher Baker Updated 29 May 1991 by Tom Jennings Based on the original work by Thom Henderson | denotes a change since the last update |. 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As well, submissions may be missed due to changes in the personal schedule of the FidoNews Editor, but should be published in the following issue. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Eldridge Cleaver - Coda by Jerry Schwartz 1:142/928 I don't know if this supports Doc Logger's Chautauqua from last week, or gives it the lie, but I found it fascinating: Eldridge Cleaver became a staunch anti-Communist Republican. At the time of his death, he was working as a diversity consultant. ----------------------------------------------------------------- FIDONEWS 15-34 Page 11 24 Aug 1998 ================================================================= COLUMNS ================================================================= Dear Editorbeing, This column is submitted by Doc Logger (163/110) who was marveling that Madame DuFarge's scarf was finally getting shorter. Doc was also recovering from serious eel wounds and bitterly complaining that he had to type with only one flipper. If only he'd had Monica Lewinsky at his side it would have been a fair fight with the eel. Roll da flic, Henk.... Dear Reverend Visage, You'll be pleased to know that the Snooz successfully became another offshore export, this time to country that hosts Winnie's tire recycling emporium. I hope that we can look forward to weekly reports on the entertainments available at Sun City where even Anne Murray can still get bookings. This week has marked the denouement in the death spiral of Kohl's career as a Fido elflord. His last frantic and petulant wailings occurred in the ZEC echo where he attempted to hoof out all participants because he asserted that they were off-topic. In a miracle not unlike the Second Coming, Satti woke up long enough to affirm Gary Gilmore as the interim ZEC and Kohl's nodelistings were reduced to the status of mere Fidopeasantry. Our prayers and our edible underwear should go out to Kohl as he shrieks at everyone for conspiring to short-circuit his path to self-perceived greatness. After briefly surfacing for 19 public words of wisdom, Satti announced that he was scampering back to his bunker. In one of those moments of unintended humour, Satti announced in the ZCC echo that the other ZCs should not expect prompt responses from him for several weeks. This message motivated Ward Dossche to ask the obvious, which was how anyone would notice his absence considering that he has done nothing since he clawed his way into the IC position. Lisa Gronke, The Fidonet Mistress of Antiquities, asked what seemed like a very pertinent question in one of the echos which paraphrased to: If you were suddenly blessed with an IC hat, what would you do to penetrate the Event Horizon that seems to shelter Zone 6 from the rest of the Fido universe? Perhaps Kohl should be sent to that zone so that he can unite them in adversity and give them the motivation to re-organize their nodelists and mail delivery. Perhaps His Henkness can boldly go where no Snoozlord has gone before and find a Zone 6 correspondent who can outline the FIDONEWS 15-34 Page 12 24 Aug 1998 present chaos that afflicts them. There are only five readers of the Snooz this week because Andrea Santos is on holidays. She said something about accompanying tomatoes on a perilous journey but the exact details were shrouded in mystery. I fear for her safety because you can't trust vegetables (as anyone who has followed Satti's career can attest.) I must go, Visage, your secretary reports that you have caused another disturbance at a foreign embassy where you demands for more Scotch to be delivered by diplomatic pouch have been met with strange turbofan engine noises approaching from carrier based launch sites. Perhaps your declaration of a fatwa against bad Country&Western music wasn't such a good idea after all. Regards, Doc Logger, Eel Wound Recovery Unit, Furlang Island, South Pacific ----------------------------------------------------------------- FIDONEWS 15-34 Page 13 24 Aug 1998 ================================================================= NET HUMOR ================================================================= Introducing the new Bio-Optic Organized Knowledge device, trade-named: BOOK. BOOK is a revolutionary breakthrough in technology: no wires, no electric circuits, no batteries, noting to be connected or switched on. It's so easy to use, even a child can operate it. Compact and portable, it can be used anywhere-even sitting in an armchair by the fire -- yet it is powerful enough to hold as much information as a CD-ROM disc. Here's how it works: BOOK is constructed of sequentially numbered sheets of paper (recyclable), each capable of holding thousands of bits of information. The pages are locked together with a custom-fit device called a binder which keeps the sheets in their correct sequence. Opaque Paper Technology (OPT) allows manufacturers to use both sides of the sheet, doubling the information density and cutting costs. Each sheet is scanned optically, registering information directly into your brain. A flick of the finger takes you to the next sheet. BOOK may be taken up at any time and used merely by opening it. BOOK never crashes or requires re-booting. The "browse" feature allows you to move instantly to any sheet, and move forward or backward as you wish. Many come with an "index" feature, which pin-points the exact location of any selected information for instant retrieval. An optional "BOOKmark" accessory allows you to open BOOK to the exact place you left it in a previous session - even if the BOOK has been closed. BOOKmarks fit universal design standards; thus a single BOOKmark can be used in BOOKs by various manufacturers. Conversely, numerous BOOKmarkers can be used in a single BOOK if the user wants to store numerous views at once. The number is limited only by the number of pages in the BOOK. You can also make personal notes next to BOOK text entries with an operational programming tool, the Portable Erasable Nib Cryptic Intercommunication Language Stylus (PENCILS). Portable, durable, and affordable, BOOK is being hailed as a precursor of a new entertainment wave. Also, BOOK's appeal seems so certain that thousands of content creators have committed to the platform and investors are reportedly flocking. Look for a flood of new titles soon. -- | Fidonet: Douglas Myers 1:270/720@fidonet.org | Internet: doug@mdtnbbs.com | Standard disclaimer: The views of this user are strictly his own. | From Mdtn_BBS @mdtnbbs.com [ In the Heart of Three Mile Island ] FIDONEWS 15-34 Page 14 24 Aug 1998 ----------------------------------------------------------------- FIDONEWS 15-34 Page 15 24 Aug 1998 ================================================================= NOTICES ================================================================= Future History 5 Oct 1998 29th Anniversary of "Monty Python's Flying Circus". 10 Sep 1998 9th Anniversary of Zone 5 operations. 14 Sep 1998 Start of International BBS Week [thru 20 Sep 98]. 22 Sep 1998 First anniversary of the FidoNews domain of www.fidonews.org. 23 Nov 1998 35th Anniversary of Doctor Who. 1 Dec 1998 Fifteenth Anniversary of release of Fido version 1 by Tom Jennings. 16 Feb 1999 13th Anniversary of the introduction of EchoMail by Jeff Rush. 12 May 1999 12th Anniversary of Fido Operations in Zone 4; 10th Anniversary of the creation of FidoNet Zone 4. 24 Jul 1999 XIII Pan American Games [through 8 Aug 99]. 9 Jun 1999 Tenth Anniversary of the adoption of FidoNet Policy 4.07. 10 Sep 1999 10th anniversary of Zone 5 operations. 31 Dec 1999 Hogmanay, Scotland. 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FidoNet: Homepage http://www.fidonet.org FidoNews http://www.fidonews.org [HTML] http://209.77.228.66/fidonews.html [ASCII] WWW sources http://www.scms.rgu.ac.uk/students/cs_yr94/lk/fido.html FTSC page http://www.goldware.dk/ftsc Echomail [pending] WebRing http://ddi.digital.net/~cbaker84/fnetring.html [TFN] General http://owls.com/~jerrys/fidonet.html http://www.trak-one.co.uk/foti ============ Zone 1: http://www.z1.fidonet.org Region 10: http://www.psnw.com/~net205/region10.html Region 11: http://oeonline.com/~garyg/region11/ Region 18: http://techshop.pdn.net/fido/ Region 19: http://www.compconn.net ============ Zone 2: http://www.z2.fidonet.org ZEC2: Zone 2 Elist: http://www.fbone.ch/echolist/ Region 20: http://www.fidonet.pp.se (in Swedish) Region 23: http://www.fido.dk (in Danish) Region 24: http://www.swb.de/personal/flop/gatebau.html (German) Fido-IP: http://home.nrh.de/~lbehet/fido (English/German) Region 25: http://www.bsnet.co.uk/net2502/net/ Region 26: http://www.nemesis.ie REC 26: http://www.nrgsys.com/orb Region 27: http://telematique.org/ft/r27.htm Region 29: http://www.rtfm.be/fidonet/ (French) Region 30: http://www.fidonet.ch (Swiss?) 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