I'm slowly running out of space on my server at 100 terabytes of crap.

I'm thinking I could do a marketing campaign of sorts and get my BBS users to buy me the drives I need, under the guise of this being for my board and Fido ZC1 and how the entire BBS universe will collapse on its face if I don't somehow get the precious hard-drives I so desperately need.

Whats the best way to appeal to techno-dipshits to get the Paypal donations flowing? Fancy fake screens with an Ansi therometer? Bullshit who's paying with fake usernames and fake stats so it looks like I'm getting there?

Can someone with experience in bullshitting give me some advice? And remember, I just got my first computer and node-number yesterday, so you'll have to lecture me with paragraphs of BBS-101 as I have no clue what I'm doing.

Atreyu

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flowing? Fancy fake screens with an Ansi therometer? Bullshit who's paying

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

ahahhah

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Hey Atreyu!

On Mon, Sep 14 2026 21:27:10, Atreyu wrote to All:

I'm slowly running out of space on my server at 100 terabytes of crap.

I'm thinking I could do a marketing campaign of sorts and get my BBS users to buy me the drives I need, under the guise of this being for my board
and Fido ZC1 and how the entire BBS universe will collapse on its face if
I don't somehow get the precious hard-drives I so desperately need.

You could revisit your porn addiction, delete what you already have, and make room for more?

You must be storing way more than just FTN related stuff, as I don't think there's 100 terabytes worth of FTN related shit out there in the wild over the past 40 years - unless you include shit people have taken from the web over the years and hatched out in Fidonet.

How much of this 100 terabytes will you ever actually use?

Regards,
Accession

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On 17 Sep 26 11:11:22, Accession said the following to Atreyu:

You must be storing way more than just FTN related stuff, as I don't think there's 100 terabytes worth of FTN related shit out there in the wild over t

There isn't. I just want some techno-dipshits to donate and buy drives for a ridiculous system which is really only for my own amusement, since it seemed
to of worked elsewhere for someone else. Maybe I can bullshit a story about Linux and how I'll lose everything if I don't install it today, but geez its all those gigabits, bytes, beeps and boops, ohhhh how I need donations TODAY.

Maybe its time I should consider starting a GoFuckMe account and film videos with my ugly mug all sad and whiney and blocky and Ansi and sixtelly like?

Atreyu

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Hey Atreyu!

On Thu, Sep 17 2026 15:34:52, Atreyu wrote to Accession:

Maybe its time I should consider starting a GoFuckMe account and film videos with my ugly mug all sad and whiney and blocky and Ansi and
sixtelly like?

Just make sure to state that you support the chick that killed her 3 children, and nutjobs will be sure to donate.

Regards,
Accession

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On 17 Sep 26 15:16:54, Accession said the following to Atreyu:

Maybe its time I should consider starting a GoFuckMe account and film videos with my ugly mug all sad and whiney and blocky and Ansi and
sixtelly like?

Just make sure to state that you support the chick that killed her 3 childre and nutjobs will be sure to donate.

I saw that... There was a chick up here a few years ago that faked cancer, lost weight, shaved her head, acted all sick and many people in her town donated... she scammed well over 10 grand from GoFuckMe before getting caught.

She got charged but got a slap on the wrist, she just sobbed in court, started up with the tears and only got a few months in jail... And guess what, some dipshit was waiting to pick her up, shack up with her when she got released.

Atreyu

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Can someone with experience in bullshitting give me some advice? And remember, I just got my first computer and node-number yesterday, so you'll have to lecture me with paragraphs of BBS-101 as I have no clue what I'm doing.

Tell them you're working on a door game that will let them play GTA 6, but you need more powerful servers.
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On 17 Sep 26 14:36:59, Fae Empress said the following to Atreyu:

Can someone with experience in bullshitting give me some advice? And remember, I just got my first computer and node-number yesterday, so you'll have to lecture me with paragraphs of BBS-101 as I have no clue what I'm doing.

Tell them you're working on a door game that will let them play GTA 6, but need more powerful servers.

Excellent idea. I can then use AI to drum up some mock gameplay screens.

Atreyu

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On 17 Sep 26 11:11:22, Accession said the following to Atreyu:

You must be storing way more than just FTN related stuff, as I don't think
there's 100 terabytes worth of FTN related shit out there in the wild over t

There isn't. I just want some techno-dipshits to donate and buy drives for a ridiculous system which is really only for my own amusement, since it seemed to of worked elsewhere for someone else.

I somehow missed that. I am glad. I found your message amusing despite not knowing the backstory. ;)


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Atreyu wrote to Accession <=-

She got charged but got a slap on the wrist, she just sobbed in court, started up with the tears and only got a few months in jail... And
guess what, some dipshit was waiting to pick her up, shack up with her when she got released.

There was a guy in California convicted of killing his pregnant wife.
He gets fan mail in prison from women.



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Atreyu wrote to Accession <=-

She got charged but got a slap on the wrist, she just sobbed in court, started up with the tears and only got a few months in jail... And guess what, some dipshit was waiting to pick her up, shack up with her when she got released.

There was a guy in California convicted of killing his pregnant wife.
He gets fan mail in prison from women.

IIRC, the two brothers (Menendez?) who were accused of killing their parents do also. If I was one of those guys, I would assume that anyone writing me fan mail was crazier than I was. :D



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I just want some techno-dipshits to donate and buy drives for
a ridiculous system which is really only for my own amusement,
since it seemed to of worked elsewhere for someone else.

Yeah, I'd be bitter too if nobody came to my birthday party.

Cheers,
RetroSwim

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Retroswim wrote to Atreyu <=-

Yeah, I'd be bitter too if nobody came to my birthday party.

MORE CAKE FOR ME.


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Re: Re: Hard drives
By: poindexter FORTRAN to Retroswim on Thu Sep 24 2026 07:44 am

Yeah, I'd be bitter too if nobody came to my birthday party.

MORE CAKE FOR ME.

The cake is a lie.

Nightfox
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Nightfox wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-

MORE CAKE FOR ME.

The cake is a lie.

... The cake is a lie.
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