Date:         Sat, 14 Mar 2015 21:06:43 -0400
Reply-To:     Sudhir Desai <sudhir.desai@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Sudhir Desai <sudhir.desai@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Is anybody still on this list?
Comments: To: Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com>
In-Reply-To:  <CAFnDXk2y36ytzL_2N_H5A3oE=gESqVSvB_O_079+Ac0eYS_kfw@mail.gmail.com>
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Yeah, I'm one of those members that doesn't want the extra baggage of
attachments (inline or otherwise). If it's not worthy of the few minutes
necessary to link it from dropbox, it's not worthy.

Cheers,
Sudhir

On Sat, Mar 14, 2015 at 8:49 PM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:

> Right on. But then, there are members who don't want those things.
>
> Jim
>
> On Sat, Mar 14, 2015 at 7:47 PM, kenneth wilford (Van-Again) <
> kenwilfy@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> > 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
> >>
> >
>