On Tuesday 29 March 2005 03:37 pm, Margot wrote: > I've noticed that list traffic seems to have dropped considerably in the > last couple of years. ..... > > Perhaps if we can work out *why* the list traffic has dropped we might > be able to find a solution - if there's actually a problem! Here are > some possible reasons (comments welcome!): > > - Fewer people using Mandrake > - Mandrake has become so easy to use that fewer people are having problems > - People are actually reading the weekly "Welcome" message, and are > finding the answers to their questions in the mail archives or in the > Twiki, so not needing to ask on the list > - People incorrectly posting newbie-style questions to the expert list, > in the mistaken belief that the newbie list is populated entirely by > newbies and that the expert list is where the "experts" live > I think that there is a natural ebb and flow that follows the release cycle ... lots of list traffic after each release.
Also, some listers have switched to the OT list. Then, too, I imagine there to be a number of lurkers. Julie Owens, Pacific Northwest
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