I didn't run a BBS that young but I was definitely an 11-year old modem user... hung out on the local DDial (an early Apple II-based chat system) and used to ta

I didn't run a BBS that young but I was definitely an 11-year old modem user... hung out on the local DDial (an early Apple II-based chat system) and used to talk to some unsavoury (but mostly savoury) very fun people! My parents were understandably a bit cautious and my Dad went to a few meets with me to check these people out but they weren't any worse than our neighbours so... good times The advantage was I had friends of all ages which as an autistic child was good for developing a well-grounded worldview and empathy, particularly since I was bullied a lot in school for being autistic