6/14    While wall is dying, according to Kais Motd, the number of posts
        have been slowly increasing since 1998. See for yourself,
        1998(1643) | 1999(1985) | 2000(3067) | 2001(3213) | 2002(3532) |
        2003(4439). What are some factors that may contribute to this trend?
        \_ Wall was dead years ago.  I sometimes scan the logs to see if
           anyone new has showed up but as soon as they say something one of
           the king-of-the-wall assholes doesn't like they get mobbed and
           never show again.  Or worse, they get ignored as an intrusion.
        \_ Wall used to be full of assholes.  Now it's full of assholes, and
           boring to boot.
           \_ Who sometimes 'descend' upon the motd and dump their wall
              hatched plans for world conquest upon us.  Fortunately the wall
              logs let us check for that sort of thing before it goes too far
              and ruins the credibility of the wall around the world for
              generations!
        \_ When I was in sk00l, I had no time to wall.  But now I'm a full-time
           sysadmin, I have all the time in the world to post to the motd!
           \_ From another full time sysadmin: kind of weird how there is
              always more than can be done to improve the system but since no
              one knows or cares as long as it isn't down, we end up with lots
              of free time and shitty systems except for the rare system outage
              which kills an hour or two.  Since no one understands or cares I
              don't bother.  Same for you?
           \_ what about ilyas? On some days the guy posts 1/2 of the
              responses and seems to have nothing to do even though he's in
              grad school
              \_ "Even" implies grads do actual work.
              \_ Hey, spy-program guy!  Didn't I tell you ALL of the motd is
                 me talking?  What's with this 1/2 stuff?  Report for your
                 reprogramming, you are clearly still malfunctioning. -- ilyas
                 \_ Bullshit.  *I* have a spy program too and ilyas has _never_
                    posted to the motd, you fraud!
                    \_ Dude, ilyas doesn't even EXIST.  OF COURSE he's never
                       posted to the motd.  *sheesh*  stupid freshman.
                       \_ Pft!  I know for a fact ilyas exists but doesn't
                          post to the motd, but my motd spy ware assures me
                          that you not only don't exist but your parents don't
                          either!  hah!  take that you figment of my delusions!
                       \_ Ilyas is John Galt.
                          \_ But who is Ilyas?
                             \_ John Galt.