Re: What happened?

A quick look at the message numbers on each mailing list makes it 
obvious there's a decline from 2001 (90% decrease on GM, 69% on 
ngame, 81% on dipknights), although interestingly G-chat has held 
pretty firm at 500-600 messages a year.

I don't read that one myself, so I wouldn't know why that is.  
Perhaps it suggests that the community's still there, but the need to 
e-mail so much is less.  For myself, e-mailing a diplomacy community 
had novelty value back then, but now it's simply functional.

Has anyone noticed a reduction in take-up and replacements on their 
games?  I've run about three games a year and never noticed much 
variation.

Stephen

--- In [email protected], "Peter J Richardson" <pjrich@n...> 
wrote:
> I think that maybe there was a wide influx of players into the 
internet hobby three and four years ago as a result
> of the internet becoming widely available, and the fact that the 
internet now *is* widely available that influx of
> people who are new to the internet finding that diplomacy can be 
played here is now reduced.
> 
> Of the large intake of three years ago, I would suggest quite a 
number are like Charles, they tried it, they took on
> a big game load and they burned themselves out.
> 
> In addition to that, as broadband becomes more popular it may be 
that communities like Redscape which are web rather
> than E-mail based become more popular.
> 
> So in summary I think there is an element of truth in both of 
Charles' and Ray's suggestions.
> 
> Regards
> Peter
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "David E. Cohen" <zendip18@o...>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Thursday, January 22, 2004 1:35 AM
> Subject: Re: [CAT23-GM] What happened?
> 
> 
> > Welcome back Charles.  I agree with you.  The various Cat23 lists 
are
> > quieter than they were a couple or three years ago.  Maybe it is 
people
> > drifting into other groups (and it seems as though there are many 
people
> > who were once mainly Cat23 types who are now active in multiple 
forums),
> > or it may be due in part to the continuing success of the 
Worldmasters
> > (60 or 70 games and questions arising from them not on the regular
> > lists, but rather in the Tournament lists).
> >
> > mczet wrote:
> >
> > >No, its still pretty active. Games start quite regularly. Normal 
ebb and
> > >flow I'd say.
> > >
> > >
> > >----- Original Message -----
> > >From: "Charles Schmidt" <chaschmidt@y...>
> > >To: <[email protected]>
> > >Sent: Wednesday, January 21, 2004 4:09 PM
> > >Subject: [CAT23-GM] What happened?
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >>Howdy there. Some of y'all may remember me from when I was a 
heavy
> > >>regular around here a few years ago. I've completely avoided 
Dipping
> > >>for the past two years or so (serious case of burnout), and have
> > >>only just come back to the Cat in the past few days.
> > >>
> > >>I couldn't help but notice that in the time since I left the
> > >>activity on Cat boards like NGame and GM has gone way, way 
down. I
> > >>always knew I was a popular guy, but it's pretty surprising to 
see
> > >>everyone else leaving just cuz I did. ;^)
> > >>
> > >>Seriously though, what happened around here? Was there some 
short of
> > >>shakedown and mass exodus of people? Is the Cat really less 
active
> > >>than it used to be, or am I missing something?
> > >>
> > >>Charles
> > >>
> >
> >
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