Good day to all. I'm still here and do actually read everything that is posted. I=20 also occasionally ask questions and am extremely grateful for the=20 many answers and suggestions that come my way. I'm also on Stack Exchange but it is not the friendly atmosphere that=20 lives on the PIClist. For example, you can't ask where to purchase=20 something - I can ask that question on the PIClist and get many great=20 suggestions (and alternatives). The other thing that I so greatly appreciate is that this **IS** a=20 mailing list. All of the messages arrive in my in-box rather than me=20 having to go and search them out. Yeah - I'm an old fogey but mailing lists work for me. dwayne PS - James Newton - good to see you here! dwayne At 04:06 AM 12/20/2019, RussellMc wrote: >As we pine for the good old days the information & "information" below may >be of interest. >Olin's comments may be of interest. > >Mailing lists are in decline 'all over' (as they were in 2014 when this >thread was last active) with a plethora of modern semi-alternatives >I am an active member of various Stack Exchange groups, as are a number of >other PICList members. SE, Stack overflow and many other similar 'services= ' >have their place, but the PICLIst format, expertise base and friendliness >and flexibility of approach is superior to that of SE in many important >respects. >C'est moi: >https://stackexchange.com/users/509441/russell-mcmahon?tab=3Daccounts > >I selectively advertise PICList's virtues to a selected number of people, >and a (probably small) number of list members are here due to that. > >Nicola's data on posting rate is from September 2004 to December 2014 and >I've added approximate annual figures from then on. >James Newton has accurate stats available. > >I've added (rough) annual rates to Nicola's table by multiplying his per >day figure by 365. > >On Wed, 10 Dec 2014 at 00:52, Nicola Perotto >wrote: > > > My Piclist archive is contained in 5 folders: > > > > from to days msgs msgs/day > > 2004.09.07 2006.08.20 712 14457 20,3 7,400 > > 2006.08.21 2008.08.31 741 14975 20,2 7,400 > > 2008.08.31 2010.07.31 699 28095 40,2 14,700 > > 2010.08.01 2012.12.31 883 22321 25,3 9,200 > > 2013.01.01 2014.12.09 707 11810 16,7 6,100 > > > 2015 5= , >300 > 2016 >3,200 > 2017 >2,700 > 2018 >2,400 > 2019 > 1,700 > > > Russell McMahon > > > > > If we must speak of decline I think that we must compare to others list= s > > and to > > other media: for example the forums, that also are often declining. > > The cause is the e(in)volution of users and the offer of other media li= ke, > > for > > example, Stack Exchange. > > > > This aside, I miss Olin. > > > > N > > > > > > On 09/12/2014 10:46, RussellMc wrote: > > > " ... Russell is actually more responsible than any other single pers= on > > for > > > the decline of the PIClist. Look at the volume over time, particularl= y > > > noting when Russell became a admin. ... Olin Lathrop". > > Elsewhere. > > > > > > So. > > > Now you know. > > > Apparently. > > > > > > R > > > > > > >-- >http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive >View/change your membership options at >http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist --=20 Dwayne Reid Trinity Electronics Systems Ltd Edmonton, AB, CANADA 780-489-3199 voice 780-487-6397 fax 888-489-3199 Toll Free www.trinity-electronics.com Custom Electronics Design and Manufacturing --=20 http://www.piclist.com/techref/piclist PIC/SX FAQ & list archive View/change your membership options at http://mailman.mit.edu/mailman/listinfo/piclist .