>It's one thing if there's a list floating around (for doctors, for >instance) that can be publicized in a publication or newsletter that >already "connects" the people who are potential list subscribers, but if >you on a list with scattered subscribers who don't know of their relation >to one another (such as for people who own a certain model of automobile or >like to watch a certain TV show) then it's much tougher to get the word out. > >Comments? Suggestions? > >-- John It depends on how well you advertise your list and how much you really want to advertise it in the first place. There are some list indexes out there which are documented in the list-owners manual, I believe, but if you want people to be able to find your list by other means, one alternative is to create a webpage, or perhaps a series of webpages, which talk about your list. If people are interested in joining a list, they are going to know how to use their favorite search engine to find it. For a quickie example of this, I have a web page which very briefly outlines my list at http://daniel.drew.edu/~galperin/folks.html You will note, also, that if you run a casual search for either "prosopagnosia" or "face blindness", you couldn't help but run across this page. (Of course, that is the focus of my list.) I have my pages listed with most, if not all by now, of the largest search engines that people seem to want to use, so people can find my list if they know what they are looking for. Aside from this, if you can find some newsgroups which seem to also fit the topic of your list, some of the people on the newsgroup may want to join your list as well, but it is up to you to post to the news group to let them know your list exists. Just some ideas. Glenn