NuKE Issue 01-017

Published in

· 21 Aug 2019

  

ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ> Elite or not Elite... That is the question : 

    Here's a question for you people... What is an Elite BBS'er? What, 
 nobody has an answer? Well, me neither... But some people seem to... 
 Especially during the last couple of months, Elites all over 
 North-America have been trying to close the circle that is already 
 quite tight around what they call the BBS world... A world where some 
 people find friends, ennemies and toys to play around with. I use the 
 word toys here, cause I would like to quote one of my good friends 
 that once said to me, " In the BBS world, the one that retires with 
 the most toys, wins... That is being Elite. " 

    But what about the ones that want to acquire toys, but all those 
 toys are protected in that circle? I heard of a Martial Law that INC 
 wants to set up... So that Lamers won't be able to get new games 
 fast... Again, I ask WHY? People are allowed to play games if they 
 want, aren't they? And what I find funny, is this: I was talking to one 
 of the most Elite people in the 514 BBS area, and he also ran one of 
 the most Elite BBS'es in 514. I asked him plain out, " Dude, do you 
 ever play the games you get? " And he replied negatively, which once 
 again brings me to ask the question, WHY? 

    The problem is, most Elites don't want to give Lamers a chance to 
 prove themselves... Some people are ready to ascend to greater 
 heights, but are always blocked by this one nerd that says, " Your to 
 lame to be on my board ". I have a good example of one good dude 
 that has never been given a chance to be an Elite, all because of an 
 event that occured some 2 years ago. People just don't give up on 
 anything. 

    Last of all, I'd like to talk about the difference between the BBS 
 world and the Real world... For most of us, BBS'ing IS a way of life, 
 and it reflects real life to the "T". There is a line, fine as it may 
 be, but for some people, there may not even be a line. When a person 
 is said to be Lame, just because he buys a high speed modem, or 
 because he changes his alias, it ruins most of his chances for ever 
 becoming Elite. All I know is, for me, BBS'ing has been a source of 
 great fun, I have met some of the most wonderful people in my life 
 through BBS'ing, and I will continue 'till I'm fed up, which won't be for 
 years to come, I hope... 

 

 
 The DarkMan, [NuKE] President