Linda Barlow wrote: 

>  DO they, in fact, read, or do they just delete a box full of >
> unread mail at the end of every day?  Do they decline to speak up
> because > they are shy or intimidated or perhaps because they feel
> inarticulate > compared to the other members of the group? Or are
> they less passionately > interested in the discussions than the
> folks whose names show up in their > mailboxes every day? 

If you took the time to peruse the list of subscribers to
online-news, you'd have noticed that among the "lurkers" are many of
the heaviest hitters and most influential workers in this industry.
"Shy," "intimidated," "inarticulate"?  I think not. 

The value of this list lies in the fact that the posts are going to
and often coming from people who actually deal with the issues
discussed. These aren't "interesting discussion topics" here, they're
bread-and-butter issues.

I think you can discount an overabundance of sensitivity when it 
comes to professional lists.

dw

        Donovan White

        Online Information Development and Design

        dwhite@iii.net           DonovanWhite@ichange.com

        (508) 597-5321           (508) 597-3285

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