Been on the list since April 1994 (with differing emails of course).

Quality versus quantity as others have stated.

Please keep this list going.   I don't mind the sparsity as long as good
knowledge
comes forth now and then.

Steven
91 Westy

On Mon, Jun 10, 2019 at 11:37 PM Jim Arnott <jrasite@eoni.com> wrote:

> There are currently 490 subscribers on the gerry.vanagon.com list.
>
> I suspect that your hypothesis is correct. I admin a few other lists and
> where there used to be ten to a hundred posts daily, there’s now one or two
> a week. All gone to FB no doubt as it’s more ‘immediate.’ WetWesties for
> example, 2008 saw an avg of 299.8 messages/month. 2018, the avg is 32.5/mo.
>
> I too miss the chatter. I also miss that chatter being archived.
>
> For historical purposes, the following is the first post to the Vanagon
> list.  (There was a vanagon-L list that preceded it, but those archives are
> lost to the sands of time as I’m sure this list’s archives will be
> eventually.)
>
> We’ve had a good run.
>
> Jim
>
> +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>
> Date:         Sat, 2 Apr 1994 15:01:54 -0600 (CST)
> Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@vanagon.com>
> From:         Gerald Skerbitz <gsker@lenti>
> Subject:      New listprocessor
>
> This is a rather trepid announcement of my installation of the
> listprocessor software.
>
> The list is still called vanagon@lenti.med.umn.edu, but you can send
> help,subscribe,unsubscribe,set vanagon digest messages to
> listserv@lenti.med.umn.edu
>
> As soon as I get a welcome message together, I'll post it to the list
> so you can forward it to your friends.
>
> If there are any problems, I'll probably see them, but please send mail
> to me as gsker@lenti.med.umn.edu if you see them first or you need some
> help with something.
>
> Also, if you can spare a few seconds to quickly respond to this note so I
> know it got out there somewhere, that'd be nice (I can do that while the
> list is still small. <smile>)
>
> Thanks,
>
> --
> Gerry
> Gerald Skerbitz <gsker@lenti.med.umn.edu> U of MN Med.School.Admin 6-5379
> 1984 VW Vanagon Waterboxer 1915
>
> > On Jun 10, 2019, at 3:32 PM, Anthony Egeln <regnsuzanne@YAHOO.COM>
> wrote:
> >
> > I figured that this was best sent to a moderator, hence Ben T in subject
> line.
> > The Vanagon list seems to have shrunk to just one or two posts a day,
> and I'm wondering where everyone has gone.  I'm thinking they have all gone
> to a FaceBook page, but not sure which one.
> > I don't do FaceBook, but I checked my wife's account and there is
> several Vanagon groups; one with 11,000 members!  Is that it?
> > There was even a small Vanagon diesel group, and what really surprised
> me was a Central Florida Vanagon group with a couple of hundred members.  I
> didn't know that there was that many Vanagons here in Florida.
> > I'd love to know where everyone has gone because I miss the Vanagon
> chatter.  Especially as I am searching for a van again now.
> > Thanks, Anthony (NE FL)
>