On 1/25/2012 9:50 AM, Ian Fairclough wrote: > Dear LSTOWN-L readers, > > What do you call a list where someone sets up the list, sends out > publicity, a bunch of folks sign up -- and then no messages go out, no > one says anything? > > Thanks - Ian P.S. looks like a joke, doesn't it - but actually, I need > to come up with a term to describe such a situation > Ian Fairclough - George Mason University - [log in to unmask] > I agree. You need to either seed the messages or find someone else. Another technique is to invite a non-list member to join briefly to make a presentation. Eric ############################ To unsubscribe from the LSTOWN-L list: write to: mailto:[log in to unmask] or click the following link: http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/scripts/wa.exe?SUBED1=LSTOWN-L&A=1