I never had a point, but I sure flooded the pool (modem pool for all you whippersnappers). I went for the pun on the alt tree, but I wish I had a dime for all the hours I spent in alt.* (it wasn't always alt.binaries.pictures.* either - and if you know what I mean, then I don't care what you think). Although at 1200/2400 baud, you couldn't get too crazy. Sorry I couldn't get to the bash this year as I would have really liked to have had the opportunity to meet you.

A quick Google took me to a FidoNet main site, but it had the use/rules last updated in 1989. 1989... way prior to Mosaic or Spyglass, but about the same time as CompuServe and AOL's emergence/prominence. RIP FIDO and UseNet.