[AccessD] The list

Invite them over here or maybe just live with two lists. After all these
years I still don't like forums. I honestly think the chatter turns new
people away. That's one of the reasons we have more than one list.

I've abandoned all other access related lists because of the snobbery, chest
pounding and the "you get answers if you pay" reasons. When I did pay I
never got an answer that was worth anything. When I ask a question it
usually something that takes thought not about of submitted links to other
web sites. I can use web searches too.

When I ask a question here I get answers. Sometimes I ask about something I
know but haven't done in a long time just because it's an easier refresher
than digging through my own notes. Sometimes I have the answer shortly after
hitting "send". But even then, I may get an answer that's better than what I
knew to start with.

-----Original Message-----
From: accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com
[mailto:accessd-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Kenneth Ismert
Sent: Monday, September 17, 2012 2:05 PM
To: accessd at databaseadvisors.com
Subject: Re: [AccessD] The list

> John W. Colby:
>
> In the end the list is quiet because the Access world is quiet, at 
> least from a developer's perspective, and we started as a developer 
> list.
>

A quick look at StackOverflow shows about 125 questions submitted in the
last 7 days on all Access topics. In the same time, AccessD fielded 12
Access topics -- the generalist StackOverflow is running at roughly 10X our
rate. StackOverflow has at minimum 600 followers on Access topics. I hazard
thats WAY more than AccessD. The standard Access names like Toews, Fenton
and Kallal are well represented there. When have you heard from them here?

That's not counting the Microsoft-hosted forums, Google Groups, Expert
Sexchange ....


> ...We shall flog you with a cat-o-nines ... We horsewhip you and Tony ...
>

Well, which is it to be? The delicious prospect of one might be more
motivating than the other ;)

Or... we are a publicly held company.  You could call a meeting of the
> board and demand changes...
>

I say just give up. We are hopelessly irrelevant in fulfilling the list's
stated purpose.

I'd be happy with making this a mildly tech-oriented social group. I like
everyone here, enjoy the conversation, and want to keep up with what's going
on in everyone's lives.

But lets face facts, for Access support, we would do more good by bugging
out of here and contributing to something current.

-Ken
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