Does anyone remember the early discussion boards or early chat rooms?

I wonder if anyone would enjoy playing a character in a play by post game? There is already the meta of cowboys and the saloon. Could see being able to run an a small game just not sure the right territory.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Play-by-post_role-playing_game#:~:text=A%20play%2Dby%2Dpost%20role,a%20predefined%20environment%20via%20text.