Matt, I'm definitely interested in knowing some of these stats. You could also track postings-per-user over time, and identify people who are likely candidates for a "hey, why'd you quit the list?" private email. I don't think anybody would be mad about being contact by an Adobe representative who's trying to help the community.
-Josh On Wed, Jun 18, 2008 at 11:20 AM, Matt Chotin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > As far as stats, we've had about 100 people join in the last week. I don't > know how many folks unsubscribed, that seems to be a little harder to track > easily and I don't have time to read through all the logs (if someone would > like to write some scripts to go through the logs and build up these kinds > of stats let me know and I'll get you access). Also hard to know how many > of the folks who joined are spammers, but I don't think that many :-) > > This is a tough position for me to comment on because we want the community > to thrive and have a life of its own that isn't controlled by Adobe. That > said, we clearly want to see it succeed and will involve ourselves as > necessary to try to make that happen. > > Based on the comments I'm seeing in this thread I don't see the big clamor > to divide the list. I see folks who have figured out workflows that work > for them, and suggestions for how to make things more manageable. That > said, the issue that Anatole raises is whether we are preventing new users > from getting help, or preventing advanced users from participating. Most of > those folks who have been "hurt" we can assume are folks who are not on the > list anymore, so it's difficult to really know without some sort of data as > to why they left the list. If people are willing to wait a few weeks, maybe > we could work on trying to gather that data and make a decision after. > Another piece of data we could use is an analysis of the kinds of posts > that have happened recently, perhaps compared to posts from a year ago, and > see if the skill level of posters is increasing, how many threads are going > un answered, semi-subjective view of signal vs. noise. This would help us > understand if there is meaning behind the low rate of increase in total > number of members, as well as the generally flat nature of posts per month. > > Does doing this kind of analysis interest anyone? Are the folks who > advocate separating the list interested in waiting for this kind of > analysis? For me, it seems kind of critical to have real data before making > this kind of decision, as we're going with hunches as to what's really > happening here. I'd have a hard time getting behind a real split when we > don't know if doing so would actually improve things. > > Matt > > -- "Therefore, send not to know For whom the bell tolls. It tolls for thee." :: Josh 'G-Funk' McDonald :: 0437 221 380 :: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
