I think I'm probably going to load a few good doors, a few message nets, and limit my own boards to one or two. I don't want my BBS to just be a collection but, something people will enjoy and use.
LG ...
I think we have all been there at one point, if not on a regular bases, managing content. What I have found with a lot of BBS's and networks is that many tend to be focused on Tech and SysOp support. They have incredible ANSi and scripts/mods, however if your target base isn't a SysOp or someone into programming ... that users experience will fall flat once they hit the menus.
I have shifted my focus away from configuration and ANSi for a while to focus on the content I want my BBS to represent from a file base and message base prospective (and doors of course,) and the story line theme I would throw in
as a top third. I recently logged onto a BBS of a SysOp I frequently have dicussion with over the nets. When I hit the menus, I must have spent an
hour engaged on his BBS. It wasn't the scripts, nor the ansi. It was the networks selected that I didn't have, that had general topic discussion, and the unbelievable size of file areas he had available to freely leech
(kidding .. although I downloaded 8). Some of the best BBS's I like the best are like the aforementioned, however I also love BBS's that stick to theme
and run with it. I'm bad with names but Believe Black Flag is one of them as an example ... another is strickly doors, but the ANSI story line as you
guide through the BBS is so fun to read and participate in, if I were in to doors, I'd be hooked on that site.
I'm leaning towards a fantasy theme and just thinking through the
elements of it.
It would be interesting to have a space for philosophy/theology but, I also know people can get very "protective" of their positions in those regards and it can become more of a shouting match than a conversation.
in 1989 I was really into mafia movies -- goodfellas, godfather,
untouchables, etc... read the book "the wiseguy." I was also running an ... ummm ... underground type of BBS thing. So the two merged into the name and theme. To create unique content, prior to Wiki mind you, I bought a book on the history of the Mafia. It gave me so many creative ideas to incorporate into the names of security levels, names of message areas, and menus. In addition, ideas for ANSi. So if your interests are
philosophy/theology/fantasy .. sometimes books or a movie can get the
creative juices flowing.
Hope this helps
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