Similarly, I totally don't get sites like this
I don't get sites like this:
https://synchronetbbs.org/
Or Discord channels dedicated to "supporting" Synchronet. Why? We
already have #synchronet on irc.synchro.net
[facebook stuff from other message]
This is kind of a rant, sorry.
Every few weeks or maybe it's months, someone posts a support question in the Synchronet BBS group or (worse) direct messages me on Facebook asking me Synchronet support questions.
I don't get sites like this:
https://synchronetbbs.org/
Similarly, I totally don't get sites like this
Sorry, hit wrong key.
I don't get sites like this:
https://synchronetbbs.org/
Digital Man wrote to All <=-
Re: Facebook Synchronet BBS group
By: Digital Man to All on Thu Feb 05 2026 10:08 pm
Similarly, I totally don't get sites like this
Sorry, hit wrong key.
I don't get sites like this:
https://synchronetbbs.org/
Or Discord channels dedicated to "supporting" Synchronet. Why? We
already have #synchronet on irc.synchro.net
Don't you want want all the people that actually have answers and the people that need those answers in the same place? Why spread the discussions around so much?
Every few weeks or maybe it's months, someone posts a support question in the Synchronet BBS group or (worse) direct messages me on Facebook asking me Synchronet support questions.
I don't get sites like this:
https://synchronetbbs.org/
Or Discord channels dedicated to "supporting" Synchronet. Why? We already have #synchronet on irc.synchro.net
3) FB is right there in their pocket, unlike DOVE-Net which isn't necessarily as readily accessible, at least not initially for newcomers.
https://synchronetbbs.org/
Looks like a project someone wanted to start just for something to do:) Looking at the website, it looks like this may have been made by: Marisa Giancarla.
Or Discord channels dedicated to "supporting" Synchronet. Why? We already
have #synchronet on irc.synchro.net
I think many newer folks don't know about (or how to use) IRC. It's pretty "old skool", ya know. :-)
If you find it so hard to *use* a BBS (e.g. to ask a support question about BBS
software you're trying to use) - they why do you want to run a BBS? I just >don't get it.
Uisng a smartphone, you could use the web interface on a Synchronet BBS to post a question on Dove-Net.
Uisng a smartphone, you could use the web interface on a Synchronet BBS
to post a question on Dove-Net.
Granted, but I'm gonna go out on a limb and say the average newcomer to Synchronet seeking help on FB on how to set up their stuff doesn't know how to do that. :)
Re: Facebook Synchronet BBS group
By: Digital Man to All on Thu Feb 05 2026 10:08 pm
This is kind of a rant, sorry.
Every few weeks or maybe it's months, someone posts a support question in the Synchronet BBS group or (worse) direct messages me on Facebook asking me Synchronet support questions.
It's a fair rant! Don't be sorry!
I was one of those people that started asking questions on the Facebook group, back in 2020 when I was getting started in the hobby. Once I discovered the resources like the wiki and the online Javascript reference, I never did so again.
(I'm also not even on FB anymore, so there's that :P)
I think there are a few reasons why people (ab)use Facebook for seeking support.
1) Newcomers to the hobby don't know the jargon, and therefore don't know the questions to ask and topics to seek in the wiki. The wiki is invaluable for experienced sysops, however if I put my feet into the shoes of the uninitiated, I have to admit it seems pretty daunting.
2) The (flawed) notion that their question posted on FB will be more visible and get answered more quickly.
3) FB is right there in their pocket, unlike DOVE-Net which isn't necessarily as readily accessible, at least not initially for newcomers.
I get your rant completely, but I also get the inclination for some to ask questions on a platform they're already familiar with. At least they're asking questions and trying to understand.
Now.. for those that say you're not supporting them, they're just wrong. You've never been anything but generous with your time answering questions and supporting this software.
Re: Facebook Synchronet BBS group
By: Digital Man to All on Thu Feb 05 2026 10:12 pm
Similarly, I totally don't get sites like this
Sorry, hit wrong key.
I don't get sites like this:
https://synchronetbbs.org/
Looks like a project someone wanted to start just for something to do:)
Looking at the website, it looks like this may have been made by:
Marisa Giancarla.
Re: Facebook Synchronet BBS group
By: Digital Man to All on Thu Feb 05 2026 10:08 pm
Every few weeks or maybe it's months, someone posts a support question in the Synchronet BBS group or (worse) direct messages me on Facebook asking me Synchronet support questions.
I wonder what the intent or purpose of the Facegook group is?
Maybe one of the rules for that group should be to go to the wiki, Dove-Net, or the other official areas for support rather than posting support questions in the Facebook group or sending you direct messages. Then if anyone does post support questions in that group, they could be kindly (and sternly?) reminded about the rule and the official avenues of support. Repeat offenders could have support questions removed, after being reminded of the official support avenues.
That said, I find myself thinking smiliar questions when I post about a possible bug in the bbs software support echo just to be told that the correct place to talk about/report them is a website.
I do it, but I don't really get that, either.
I think a lot of people are still familiar with web browsers and web sites.. There are web forums people use that don't have their own dedicated app, so people would naturally have to use the web browser for that. For Synchronet, it would just a matter of loading the web browser and going to a Dove-Net BBS (Vertrauen would be a good choice).
That said, I find myself thinking smiliar questions when I post about a possible bug in the bbs software support echo just to be told that the correct place to talk about/report them is a website.
I do it, but I don't really get that, either.
That does seem backwards. Now, if it's an official bug reporting system (like sourceforge or gitlab), I understand that. At one time, we were going to use GNATS for Synchronet bug tracking/discussions and we *did* have Synchronet message base integration for that. Now we use gitlab, but I haven't really don
much beyond the "echoing" of gitlab.synchro.net issue posts/disucssions to one
of the support subs on DOVE-Net.
I don't get sites like this:
https://synchronetbbs.org/
Neither do I. Seems like they're trying to make money by selling
pre-fab SBBS's for "sysops" that don't know how to run one themselves.
I think that's "Marisa's" site.
Yeah, it's Marisa's. And she occasionally will pop in here to ask a question, but mostly is disconnected from those "in the know" about the software she appears to have such an affinity for. I find it weird.
I think a lot of people are still familiar with web browsers and web
sites.. There are web forums people use that don't have their own
Sure, but you're thinking like someone who already knows the ins and outs of a Synchronet BBS with a webserver. A newbie doesn't have such knowledge
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