The general relationship with the digital age has become more routine. Interest peaks have flattened.
Jack ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brian Walters" <apathy...@lyons-ryan.org> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <pdml@pdml.net> Sent: Wednesday, March 18, 2015 10:34:07 PM Subject: Re: Where is everyone? I think there are several reasons for the fall off in postings. The web-based DP Review & Pentax Forums are easy to find for people looking for info on their new cameras and for help with problems. Also PDML has morphed into (mainly) a photo sharing list - nothing wrong with that but there seems to be few gear-related postings except when a new model is rumoured or released. Perhaps we're all so familiar with our cameras that we don't need any assistance. I'm not sure how to increase participation. I tried a number of Pentax-related searches on Google - PDML, if it came up at all, was well down the list. Cheers Brian ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ Quoting Rick Womer <rickpic...@gmail.com>: > Lately I've noticed that the volume of PDML posts is way down. So, > being off this week and having some spare time, I did some research in > the archives. > > In January 2015, there were 1234 posts from 52 members. > In January 2014, there were 2587 posts from 74 members. > In January 2013, there were 2667 posts from 70 members. > In January 2012, there were 3418 posts from 88 members. > In January 2011, there were 5091 posts from 109 members. > In January 2010, there were 4764 posts from 110 members. > > So, in five years, active members are down by half, and the number of > posts is down by 3/4. > > There is more competition than there used to be (especially, recently, > from Facebook), but IMHO the PDML remains the best (of many) photo > discussion venues I've used over the decades. It would be good to turn > around this decline. > > How do we draw in new members? How do we keep both new and existing members? > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
