I think the simplest answer to the question why (only) 557 is that most of us have migrated over to the Track and Field News Message Board, which really satisfies every need that the t-and-f listserv ever did, does more, and does it better.
The real question is why the 557 of us are still here, and in my case inertia is part of the answer, the other part being that as long as there are a few die-hards like Roger who post valuable things here and not on the T&FN site, I have a reason to stick around. Bob H [EMAIL PROTECTED] (list-related) [EMAIL PROTECTED] (general correspondence)