[AccessD] Moderator Message

Rocky Smolin rockysmolin at bchacc.com
Wed Aug 5 11:34:25 CDT 2009


What is the average number of posts per day - all lists?

Rocky


-----Original Message-----
From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of jwcolby
Sent: Wednesday, August 05, 2009 9:30 AM
To: Access Developers discussion and problem solving
Subject: Re: [AccessD] Moderator Message

Dan,

Wondrous works for me too, as does nefarious.

Anyone can do filters, that is not an issue I am sure.  My concern is simply
that a list needs traffic or it will not attract members.  Of course AccessD
is an Access oriented list but in the end if the total traffic drops below a
certain point, the list slowly dies.  It is my opinion that is the case with
AccessD now, and I am simply trying to spark a discussion on that subject.

It can be argued either way.

Too much off topic traffic and no one wants to be on the list.  Not enough
traffic of any kind and no one wants to be on the list.  Very likely we will
retain the hard core membership, those who have been here forever, but a new
member is going to see nothing happening and just go away.  On a day to day
basis, I see nothing happening here.

Does AccessD even have a reason to exist anymore?  Access is still a huge
installed base out there, where are all of the questions, all the newbies
trying to make it work?

I think to some extent that having VB traffic, and SQL Server traffic, and
Access traffic, and OT but technical traffic all flowing on this one list
makes the list an interesting place to be even if there is nothing Access
flowing today.  Having SQL Server traffic here makes people think about how
SQL Server might work as a BE for Access.  Having .Net traffic here makes
people think about how easy or hard it is to do things in one vs the other.

I was there voting for the other lists when this list was booming and I was
wading through 200 messages a day.  That is no longer the case and (in
market speak) I fear that we have diluted the brand to the point where the
brand is meaningless.

I belong to several of the other lists (though not OT) and see little if any
traffic on any of them. 
  As a newcomer, why would I subscribe to 5 different lists with no traffic
on any of them?  OTOH I might subscribe to one list with a fair amount of
technical traffic of various sorts, but a strong Access guru base.

Again, I am simply trying to spark a discussion on this subject.

John W. Colby
www.ColbyConsulting.com


Dan Waters wrote:
> Hey John,
> 
> Wondrous works for me!
> 
> I like the multiple lists.  I've set up Outlook rules that put all 
> email from the different lists into a single inbox folder that I've 
> titled 'DB Advisors'.  This way I get all the 'action' in one place, 
> and by looking at the source, I generally know what the subject 
> category is.  And it's all good!
> 
> The only issue I would like to ask everyone to try to address is when 
> a discussion goes off subject for many emails and no one changes the 
> subject line!  Please everyone - change the subject line!
> 
> Thanks!
> Dan

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