BBS's will never be "mainstream" because there are no ads. Years ago some SysOps charged for their services and even that didn't work out. So yea, BBSing is a hobby because money isn't involved. If users would take the time to learn how to use a BBS I suspect they would be used more.

It's also because BBS aren't exactly n00b-friendly, and also they mainly appeal to the kinds of people webforums appeal to, and there are a lot more people that those don't appeal to but social networking sites do.

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BBS's will never be "mainstream" because there are no ads. Years ago some SysOps charged for their services and even that didn't work out. So yea, BBSing is a hobby because money isn't involved. If users would take the time to learn how to use a BBS I suspect they would be used more.

It's also because BBS aren't exactly n00b-friendly, and also they
mainly appeal to the kinds of people webforums appeal to, and there are
a lot more people that those don't appeal to but social networking
sites do.

Have you been thinking about BBS idea delivered as a modern app experience? That wouldn't change the mainstream thing at all.. but what I'm occasionally thinking of is how and if BBS can be delivered today as more modern
xperience..

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