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Bernard JOLY wrote, in part: >> I did some unformal work on statistics about this list ... >> ... >> Assuming there is a total of 1425 subscribers, this also means : >> during these 10 days, 1300 subscribers posted nothing. >> >> I wonder why. Bernard: I can only speak for myself and speculate about others. Speaking for myself, I rarely have anything to contribute that someone else hasn't already said better than I could. I try to limit my messages to things I think will be interesting to a good share of the group. (This doesn't mean my postings have to be interesting to EVERYONE, of course.) I think a lot of the list members have the same attitude, and I'm really quite glad that they do. Some people already complain about the volume of mail -- imagine 130 additional messages every day (1300 subscribers divided by 10 days) that were written just for the purpose of posting SOMETHING! Other reasons I can imagine for not posting: 1. We probably have a good number of members who can "point and click" to receive messages, but have trouble composing and typing messages of their own. 2. Some subscribers may have been intimidated by recent "flames" of messages someone else considers "useless". 3. For some subscribers, I'm sure it's all they can do just to READ the INCOMING messages. By the way, I LIKE statistics, and I enjoy your posts. I also applaud you for labelling them clearly, so that subscribers who aren't interested can avoid downloading them. In general, I think the list supplies a good mix of information, discussion, and humor. (Have I given two cents' worth yet?) Thanks for listening. Doug [log in to unmask]