Re: ADMIN: An Open Letter to the TECHWR-L Community

["Ed Wurster" <eawurster -at- hotmail -dot- com>]

Rob Partridge wrote:
> Do you think there is a strong possibility that a mandatory fee of any
> type will lead to the stagnation and gradual attrition of this list?
> The
> way I see it is that either someone will set up another free list, or
> an already existing list will be discovered. Then over time, newer
> techwriters when faced with the option of free list or paid list will
> opt for the free one - voting with their feet. Old lags like myself
> will subscribe to both lists, since there seems to be good traffic on
> both,
> and as traffic diminishes on the paid list, will post more and more to
> the new list. And inexorably the fee-paying list will dwindle to
> nothing. Survival of the fittest (or cheapest in this case).

Yes, it is a strong possibility, particularly for those who reap most from
the list (not website.)

The request for a poll is a good idea.

Ed Wurster
http://www.ewurster.com/blog/

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