Re: JDs kid

Tim O'Connor (tim@roughdraft.org)
Thu, 11 Sep 1997 17:06:57 -0500

> Another question:  when the list moved, did you lose everybody?  I remember
> opening up a new digest everyday and finding notes from a variety of
> different people, and now, with no disrespect intended to those who choose
> to write often, it seems as if there are only 4 or 5 people left on the
> list.  I realize that every list has it's share of discussers and it's
> share of "happy lurkers," to quote a phrase I read somewhere.  However, it
> seems that since I've been back on this list, the conversation is limited
> to the same people having to make up for the lack of input by others.  Am I
> wrong?  Are the rest of you still out there, but forsaking participation
> for observation?

Yes, when the list moved, we migrated all the old subscribers.  But the
traffic tends to be light, with a lot of people lurking.  (Hi, everyone!)
We'd love to encourage others to jump in.  Maybe we can have (virtual) door
prizes?

For the record, we have 213 subscribers, and of those, 135 are carryovers
from the old list.  (Since the shift, of course, some old-timers have left,
and newcomers have come along.)

>From what some people have said to me privately, there are a lot of people
who are sitting on their hands, hesitant for one reason or another to join
in the discussion.

Cheers!

--tim o'connor