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Ken Jackson wrote:

> This email list is very good, but it has so much traffic that I can
> only stand to be on it for a few days before I jump off it again.

  You're not obliged to read every single one you know!  (And if you use e.g.
gmane's newsgroup interface, you don't have to subscribe at all.)

> Forums are *much* better than email lists.

  Well, that's a value judgement reflecting a personal preference, not a
statement of fact.  Nobody's stopping anyone from using any additional forums
if they want to, but there doesn't seem to be a huge latent demand that you're
tapping into.

    cheers,
      DaveK


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