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Hi janet: Speaking of sprouting...Oops, wrong List. As I noted earlier, I seem to be hearing a host of newbie voices. And I know the List is reaching others who, for reasons of their own, may be less vocal, but no less involved. I know, because every once in a while I will hear from one of them, and be astonished that they know me. You see, I am still in awe of the Internet, which I only discovered six months ago, at the age of 52, in a desperate search for PD information. Which proves you're never too old to embark on a journey of discovery in cyberspace, especially with a computer savy listette/elfette as your guide. Carole H. --- janet paterson <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > At 11:51 1999/10/23 -0400, you wrote: > >Janet: > >I looked at your stats. It's hard to believe there > are so many > >'leavers.' I was delighted to find this list, and > have recommended > >it to others. It has been a real help to me as a > 'newbie' to PD. > >Barbara 61/61/91 > > hi barbara > > i'm delighted to hear of your delight! > > leavers all have their individual reasons: > no time > i wanted only 'supportive' emotional contact > new computer > no computer > don't want so much info > i hate janet's jokes > my pd was misdiagnosed > too much too soon go away > i was doing a thesis for university and it's done > i'm coping very well thank you > too tired right now i'll come back later > i signed on to sell supplements - heck you guys are > too sharp > my isp died > i wanted only medical information > i joined to help a relative - relative died > i wanted to join a chat line > i didn't want to join a chat line > my computer was stolen > hoo-boy! i didn't expect this much volume > my phone line was cut off > i didn't realize what this list was about > i wanted only political fund raising info > i'm too busy > i only check in with the gang once or twice a year > i'm a cg - i prefer the other list > > all the above is my shot at a tongue-in-cheek > best-guess > > however, > i am sure of one thing > the individual reasons are as unique as the > individuals > > by listserv standards > we are a fairly big and busy 'support-type' list > and that kind of 'turnover' is quite normal > > the overall size is approximately 1800 > a net gain of 78 [thanks bonnie] over four months > extrapolates to say approx 200 over twelve months > which would be a 10% [approx] increase in size over > a year... > > the list has grown from 0 to 1800 in six years... > therefore... er ... E=mc2 or something like that... > > > janet > don't feed the listserv > > > janet paterson > 52 now / 41 dx / 37 onset > 613 256 8340 po box 171 almonte ontario canada K0A > 1A0 > a new voice: > <http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Village/6263/> > <[log in to unmask]> > ===== __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Bid and sell for free at http://auctions.yahoo.com