robert: as a very new subscriber -- but without taking note of who was
posting or the totals -- i've found my mailbox busy enough and even
considered getting the digest. i belong to another (unrelated) list with
about 300 members but it seems that only about 10-20 post with any frequency
and, periodically, raises the same question that you do. but we have yet to
penetrate the mystery of howcome only 20 posters and 280 lurkers. i wouldn't
be surprised if some aren't just plain shy. cheers, art mcginn, '82 westy
and '82 van

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From: Robert Keezer <warmerwagen@HOTMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2003 12:24 PM
Subject: How many Vanagon list members

> 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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