> On Oct 06, 2017, at 11:48 AM, 4d_tech-requ...@lists.4d.com wrote: > > From: Peter Jakobsson <li...@netkelvin.com <mailto:li...@netkelvin.com>> > To: 4D iNug Technical <4d_tech@lists.4d.com <mailto:4d_tech@lists.4d.com>> > Subject: Re: [offish]Volume of mail > > >> On 5 Oct 2017, at 21:15, Jeffrey Kain via 4D_Tech <4d_tech@lists.4d.com >> <mailto:4d_tech@lists.4d.com>> wrote: >> >> We have a lot of 4D developers working here, but I'm on the only who >> participates actively in the list. Also, 4D has a lot fewer "issues" these >> days than in the old days. > > I’m probably in this category on both counts. > > I hardly ever post on the list, yet I work in 4D every day.
Several other issues here... 1/ - we’re all swamped by more “messaging” than we can keep up with (at least I am). I point out to friends that 4D has a baseline documentation of 3,000 pages. Ouch. 2/ - as products stabilize over time there’s less need to chase odd bugs. I learned my mechanical engineering, debugging skills from my 1953 Chevy. Today I haven’t looked under the hood of my Honda Accord in years. My son as a professional mechanical engineer has never seen a spark plug. 3/ - the 90-9-1 effect. In social/discussion list forums, it’s quite common for 90% of the “members” to be silent lurkers, 9% will post occasionally & 1% will keep things moving with good questions & relevant answers. NOTE: whereas I produced 10% of the message traffic on Peter de Jager’s Y2K list, here I probably haven’t posted more than a dozen times. I’m firmly in the 90% class. I first encountered the 90-9-1 rule-of-thumb when I was a CompuServe CASE Forum section leader in early 90s. Encountered it again at a Mitre presentation on “tagging” in 2008. Now there’s a Wiki page, so it must be gospel truth. 😳 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1%25_rule_(Internet_culture) ____________________________ David Eddy Babson Park, MA de...@davideddy.com ********************************************************************** 4D Internet Users Group (4D iNUG) FAQ: http://lists.4d.com/faqnug.html Archive: http://lists.4d.com/archives.html Options: http://lists.4d.com/mailman/options/4d_tech Unsub: mailto:4d_tech-unsubscr...@lists.4d.com **********************************************************************
