WHH: Keep on keeping on. Come on, you lurkers out
there, stand up and be counted (privately if that is
more comfortable for you.) It gets easier, trust me.
We are none of us getting any younger and time,in the
case of Mr.PD,is the enemy.
(Former Lurker) Carole H.
--- William Heitman <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Dear Listfolk,
>
> Well, the amount of Question #1 e-mail has dropped
> to one today. I don't
> believe more time will get (m)any more votes.
>
> It makes sense to declare the time up and look at
> the results. Among those
> who voted the result were nearly unanimous.
>
>
> 38 voted:
> Yes 36 No 2
>
> So…what?
>
> Working assumption:
> The list is 80% US citizens or 1440 souls
>
> While the vote came down heavily in the direction of
> doing this thing, we
> have a problem. These results represent less than 2
> 1/2 % of the US 1440
> list PWP (assuming the 1800 total list of which we
> speak so fondly).
>
> Incidentally, I erred by not offering my e-mail
> address as an alternative to
> anyone who did not wish to display his or her vote
> to the list.
>
> Only 2.6 % (a very few) participated. 38/1440 is
> 0.02638888
>
> Only 2.5% approved. 36/1440 is 0.025
>
> Questions that come to mind:
> 1. Are there that many lurkers out there?
>
> 2. Could the "sense of the list" on presidential
> politics be "I don't care"
> or maybe "Huh?"
> Help me out here please.
>
> I do not want to become like the mushroom (all
> alone, in the dark, and
> surrounded by piles of s--- I am supposed to
> consume).
>
> Faced with this dilemma, I need your input (ideas,
> thoughts).
>
> Where do we go from here?
>
> Please send me your ideas on how to proceed (or
> not).
>
> WHH 56/38/37
>
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