Well, I guess I have to answer this, since it was obviously aimed at me.
I don't know 'why' the 'other' list was started, just that I was asked a
couple of years ago if I would help moderate it. Since it had a LOT of
members and was pretty active, I agreed. About a year ago the original
owner asked if I would take over the list as he had lost interest and/or
didn't have the time to invest in it. By then it had 450 members, and
seemed to be about the same activity as Drakelist, just at different
times. One list will have a little flurry of activity, then the other,
but rarely at the same time.
So. Point one, people DO lose interest and just 'go away'. Others end
up in the hospital for three months and are unable to even operate a
mouse. So it certainly does NOT hurt to have a second, known, 'backup'
if you will, list in operation. I figured the 450+ members indicated
there was 'some' purpose' being served and it was therefore worth 'saving'.
Point two, Yahoo groups are a very large operation, and 'new' people
looking for a list will probably go there first, so it doesn't hurt us
to have a presence there. I'm sure that just about every member of that
list is also a member of this list. I DO have a few people join every
week that I have never heard of before, so I suspect that perhaps they
are NOT members here.
Point three. I DO NOT see 'my' list as a competitor to Drakelist. If
someone asks me about lists I always give them the information on both.
SOME people do not like the 'mailman' system for some reason, some
'trust' Yahoo, and some 'hate' Yahoo. Whatever!
Point four. Although both lists are somewhat active, I rarely see a
'cross-post', which is a very good thing. I subscribe to and contribute
to both, and see them both as a positive for the Drake community. I
actually subscribe to one called 'drake-radio-operat...@yahoo' which has
about one post every three-four months. I respond and direct them to
these two lists so they don't think the Drake community is dead!
Personally, I do NOT like multiple 'sub-lists' that seem to pop up for
every minute sub-culture. If we followed 'some' examples, we'd have a
separate list for R-4C's with FET IF amps.! But I DO think there is
some small advantage to having two 'primary' lists in operation,
_especially_ if the users are smart enough to NOT cross-post.
73, Garey - K4OAH
Glen Allen, VA
Thom LaCosta wrote:
At 06:26 8/13/2010, john wrote:
I wonder which genius decided there was a need for a second list>
Lots of folks start lists for lots of reasons...
Some don't like the way a list operates(we had way too much discussion
about that on this list)
Some don't like the policy of a list owner
Some feel a specialized list is needed.
Some need an ego boost.
One advantage of having others lists is that if the primary one
dies....there are established alternatives.
The disadvantage is that multiple lists force users to subscribe to
many of they want all the posts.
73
Thom, k3hrn
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