Excellent question, and here is an answer form a "lurker". I have only had
my van a couple years, and it is an air-cooled 1980 Westy. This means that:

1) I have nothing to say (aka no knowledge) to water-cooled folk
2) I have little knowledge on repairs/upgrades I have not done myself
3) Most questions are answered before I have even read the question. If the
answer is the same I would have given (which is often the case) I will not
reply.

I have asked and answered a few questions along the way, but you will rarely
see me post. FWIW, I get about 100 messages a day from this list alone.
...JMM

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Justin M. Mayrand
1980 Westy "SuperVan"

>
>> Hello Vanagon Listmembers, all five of you!
>>
>> Does anyone have the actual number of members?
>>
>> Ever since I started filtering out those who post more than ten messages a
>> day, my mailbox is almost empty.
>>
>> A good thing , to keep from getting warnings from Hotmail that I have
>> exceeded my storage limit, but disappointing for now often I see only 5 to
>> fifteen posts from list members.
>> Is there something wrong with the server?
>> .
>> Or has the Vanagon list has become the "private" chat room for about five
>> members?
>>
>> One of the five members who's identity I won't disclose posted no less
> that
>> 18 times in one day!
>>
>> Is this "takeover " of the list by a few is keeping others away from
>> posting, or,are so few  posting that some members feel obligated to fill
> the
>> gap, and perpetuate  the illusion that the Vanagon list is still the
> biggest
>> and best VW web mailing list on the internet?
>>
>> You would'nt know it looking at my mailbox today.
>>
>> If the few of us who are writing ten or more e-mails a day find it
>> necesscary to post this volume, maybe it's time to go to the Vanagon chat
>> room.
>>
>> I just came back from the chat room- I ended up talking to myself.
>>
>> Who uses the Vanagon chat room?
>>
>> So , unless I missed the news that the server kicked off a bunch of
> members
>> , or else every one is lurking,
>> consider maybe 6 posts max a day .
>>
>> Sorry, no intention to offend you who post more than 6 -8 e-mails a day-
> I'd
>> like to remove your names from my filter list,so I can read your posts,
> but
>> my delete key finger couldnt take the abuse any longer.
>>
>> Anybody else have the same experience?
>> Regular programming will now resume.
>>
>>
>> Robert K
>>
>> 1982 Westfalia
>> 1986 Westfalia
>> 1991 Syncro
>>
>>
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