Dean in Eureka, CA wrote:All Members,
Please click one of the buttons, so we have an idea what our current active membership really is...
Thank You.
Good morning Dean,
Do we have any PHP folks in the house? It should be relatively easy to write a script that would count the members who have posted within a specific time period. That would give an accurate count. I recently bought a PHP book but haven't had time to spend learning the language.
I've been a moderator on a couple of large lists and I don't think we ever had more than about 15 to 20 percent of the members who were active. Most folks just sit back and read. I have actively encouraged the lurkers to post but that never had much effect. On occasion I have send private e-mails to them asking why they didn't post. (Ok, I'm nosey) The responses tended to fall into the categories of: "I'm too shy to post", "I don't have anything to contribute", and "The people who post seem to be a clique".
I've come to believe that it's just the way people are. Some enjoy taking part in the interaction and others are content to read.
Oh well, I'm done pontificating.
Joanne