Good points are made, and may be worth discussing. I have the experience of several reasonably high traffic mailing lists dropping to zero when converted to a message board. It's a different paradigm.
I suspect the difference is that it's easy to forget the message board for a while, whereas the email is right there for your attention. Email (for many) is a more common part of the day than checking one, or a dozen, message boards. Twenty message boards, but one inbox. To be sure, I can only speculate on the *reason* an active message list dies when it converts to using a message board. But I have observed that lists *do* die, in spite of all the good reasons a message board offers. This isn't intended to be in favor of one format or the other. It's simply an observation I've made over the years. Best Regards, Ed Barnard, in Minnesota Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp
