I think part of the issue is that the Vanagon.con site isn't attracting new
members.  That site used to be the go to for new Vanagon owners.  It hasn't
changed in several years and that is hurting the list.  It needs to to
brought up to date.  A WordPress site with a forum, articles, pictures,
maps of Vanagon shops, etc.

Just my opinion.

Ken
On Mar 14, 2015 8:17 PM, "Jim Felder" <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:

> Me too. I think part of the attrition is due to the fact that we don't say
> what is just floating around on our minds until Friday, which cuts down on
> general chatter, as not everyone has access on any particular day of the
> week. Another thing is that after owning these cars as long as we have,
> there is less general discussion about the things that go wrong with them
> and more to-the-point guidance. I see that as a good thing. And then, of
> course there is Facebook attrition from the list. I use FB because my job
> requires it but I don't think all that much of it. In the Vanagon list, if
> you are patient, you can find any fact about anything related to Vanagons.
> With the list, your are putting your post into a huge, musty old library.
> With Facebook, you are throwing your post into a fast-moving stream. Yes
> you get images, but not for long. The list could be fixed in that respect
> by allowing a server chron job to delete photos 48 hours after they are
> posted, say, but the "purists" don't even want that. I suspect the
> inability to share images is causing a lot of the attrition.
>
> Jim
>