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0 pointsxani_3y ago0 comments

> For example, you'd find that sysadmins are much more prevalent on Gopher than Twitter.

I'd say ratio of sysadmins to actual users of the service is good indication that something is dead

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I get that this was said in jest and I laughed.

But I do think it is worth pointing out there is nothing wrong with folks doing something to scratch their own itch. It does not have to be hugely popular or have a ton of users. If the sysadmins care enough to keep it running, that it literally all that matters...

meowface3y ago

>I'd say ratio of sysadmins to actual users of the service is good indication that something is dead

I may steal this quote.

krmboya3y ago

Aren't the sysadmins actual users?

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