And many many thanks to David for tending to this list for almost 20 years!
> A few days ago the number of ECOLOG-L subscribers reached 13,000. I > started the list in 1992. It reached 6,000 in September 2006, 7,000 > in November 2007, 8,000 in October 2008, 9,000 in March 2009, 10,000 > in April 2010, 11,000 in September 2010, and 12,000 in February of > this year (that's almost enough data points to plot a significant > growth curve!). Many subscribers are members of the Ecological > Society of America, but those of you who aren't can get information > about membership (including student memberships) at the ESA Web site, > www.esa.org. > > The character of the list has changed some as it has grown over the > years. It has become a major resource for those advertising or > seeking positions ranging from research assistantships, graduate > student opportunities, postdocs, and faculty positions, as well as > jobs in government and industry. But it has also become a little less > conversational as I've had to strike a balance between overwhelming > people's mailboxes (and the server) and continuing its original > function as a venue for queries and discussions about ecological > topics. I hope all subscribers will continue to use it for such > topics. Note that there is also another list (ESA-STUDENTS) > available for use by students; you can subscribe to that by sending the > message > sub ESA--STUDENTS [add your name here] > to > [email protected] > It is currently moderated by [email protected] (Liz Harp) > > There is only one other non-campus listserv list hosted by the > University of Maryland that has more subscribers than ECOLOG-L, and I > now have to be careful about not overloading the listserv server by > sending too many messages in a short period of time. Thanks to the > University for providing this service for ecologists from around the > world (over 60 countries), and to the three or four people (mostly my > postdocs) who have helped moderate the list when I'm out of the > country or in the bottom of the Grand Canyon. > > David Inouye, list owner and moderator > > Dept. of Biology > University of Maryland > [email protected] >
