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От : Alex Galiyev 1:129/14.1 20 сен 25 00:27:11
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Тема : FidoNet`s Decline and Ward Dossche`s Role
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FidoNet fell from over 10,000 nodes in 2004 to just about 1,200 in
2025. The Internet was a big reason, but leadership struggles also pushed
the network down. Ward Dossche, long-time coordinator, played a central
part.
Year | Nodes | Bar
-----+---------+--------------------------------------------------------------
2004 | 10654 | ██████████████████████████████████████████████████████████
(10654)
2005 | 9475 | ██████████████████████████████████████████████████ (9475)
2006 | 8346 | ████████████████████████████████████████████ (8346)
2007 | 7369 | ██████████████████████████████████████ (7369)
2008 | 6710 | ███████████████████████████████████ (6710)
2009 | 6065 | █████████████████████████████████ (6065)
2010 | 5117 | █████████████████████████████ (5117)
2011 | 4394 | ██████████████████████████ (4394)
2012 | 3676 | ███████████████████████ (3676)
2013 | 3371 | ██████████████████████ (3371)
2014 | 2830 | ███████████████████ (2830)
2015 | 2526 | █████████████████ (2526)
2016 | 2462 | ████████████████ (2462)
2017 | 2000 | █████████████ (2000)
2018 | 1621 | ██████████ (1621)
2019 | 1563 | █████████ (1563)
2020 | 1468 | ████████ (1468)
2021 | 1452 | ████████ (1452)
2022 | 1486 | ████████ (1486)
2023 | 1359 | ███████ (1359)
2024 | 1249 | ██████ (1249)
2025 | 1209 | ██████ (1209)
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Timeline of Decline
2004-2006: Still thousands of nodes, but Ward`s grip on Zone 2
meant power was concentrated. Critics say this discouraged fresh ideas.
2007-2010: Sharp drop toward 5,000 nodes. Instead of reform, politics
dominated - many sysops walked away.
2011-2014: Numbers fell below 3,000. Zone fights and Ward`s refusal
to share control created more division.
2015-2020: Under 2,000 nodes. Internet-only tools existed, but slow
adoption left FidoNet looking outdated.
2021-2025: About 1,200 nodes remain. By now Ward was less active,
but his earlier hardline rule left lasting fractures.
In Short
FidoNet was shrinking anyway, but Ward`s leadership made it worse.
His focus on control over change kept the network from adapting, turning
a slow decline into a steep collapse.
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