Date:         Tue, 28 May 2002 13:35:21 -0400
Reply-To:     "Carrington, Tom" <TCarrington@RELITECH.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         "Carrington, Tom" <TCarrington@RELITECH.COM>
Subject:      Re: IS THE LIST GETTING SMALLER?
Comments: To: Chris Stann <ChrisS@INFORMS.COM>
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Hi Chris,

Nope, bigger every month.

The list has 978 members right now, and an untold number of people reading
the list via the website. You can always see the current # of subscribers by
visiting the webpage:

http://gerry.vanagon.com/archives/

The compostition of the list has definitely changed onver the years (I've
been on it since 1994), from 200 or so well-mannered, real enthusiasts to
some combination of enthusiasts and PITA's. I don't even want to guess the
current ratio. :o

I'm none too happy about the off-topic posts and flame-wars either. Maybe
I'm too tired to fight it anymore. This Spring has been hard for me to keep
up, working more than full time and working on my degree.

Trust me, I've considered setting my address to NOMAIL as well. :(

Semester is over on June 10th, so maybe I'll feel re-energized a few days
after that.

Thanks,
TomC
tcarrington@relitech.com
http://volksweb.relitech.com
http://checkerweb.relitech.com
85 VW Vanagon Crew Cab
82 VW Westy Diesel=>Gas Conversion
81 Checker A-11 (Taxi)
65 VW Notchback



-----Original Message-----
From: Chris Stann [mailto:ChrisS@INFORMS.COM]
Sent: Tuesday, May 28, 2002 10:32 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: IS THE LIST GETTING SMALLER?


Greetings fellow Vanagonites.

While attending the fine Full Moon in June event in North Carolina I had an
opportunity to talk to a few EX-list members.  Interestingly enough all of
them left because of the excessive RANTING and non-vanagon related banter.
All of them mentioned the "veggie-wars" and "latina-driver" flame wars that
were indicative of the  intolerant, narrow-minded, and outspoken minority of
the list.

Surely, if a few people I met quit the list, dozens more I have not met must
have done same for like reasons.  I myself have "set vanagon nomail".

Is this a sign of the end?  Is the ship sinking?  IS THE LIST GETTING
SMALLER?




Sincerely,

Chris
'85 Westy
"Hey mister, you bought a camel and you want it prance like a stallion?"