Sometime in the past few days the number of ECOLOG-L subscribers
reached 11,000. I started the list in 1992. It reached 6,000 in
September 2006, 7,000 in November 2007, 8,000 in October 2008, 9,000
in March 2009, and 10,000 in April, 2010. Not all subscribers are
members of the Ecological Society of America, but those of you who
aren't can get information about membership (including student
memberships) at the ESA Web site, www.esa.org.
There is only one other non-campus listserv list hosted by the
University of Maryland that has more subscribers, and I now have to
be careful about not overloading the listserv server by sending too
many messages in a short period of time. Thanks to the University
for providing this service for ecologists from around the world (over
60 countries).
In keeping with the international nature of the list, I'm currently
moderating it in the UK (here to attend the British Ecological
Society's annual meeting). Thanks to the Bishops' Mill pub in Durham
for providing a free wireless Internet connection.
David Inouye, list owner and moderator
Dept. of Biology
University of Maryland
ino...@umd.edu
