[Husker] Husker Related Mostly

[Skylar Dodds]

Bob, you're definitely right.  I was here during the hay day and other mailing lists have dropped off considerably.

There is another culprit tho and that is the advent of online message boards.  It's close to a real-time chat and some (like Rivals) have people who make a living finding inside information.  I'd bet on the main Rivals board there are around 5,000 posts and replys a day this time of year.  Plus, it's easier skimming through 50 topics on a message board (which could combine for 500 posts) than going through 500 emails.

Ironically though, I see dramatically more offensive stuff on the message boards then people take great offense to here.

Skylar

P.S. Isn't it wrong to belong to a Cubs list and a Cardinal list? 

-----Original Message-----
From: Bob Beach <baseballguy at neb.rr.com>
Sent: Saturday, August 09, 2008 10:41 AM
To: husker at tssi.com <husker at tssi.com>
Subject: [Husker] Husker Related Mostly

      I know it has been discussed here a few days ago but this list is  
really dead with football just around the corner.  I too, remember the  
days in the past when this time of year there would be 50 or more posts a  
day.  I doubt right now there are that many a week.  Some days go by and  
there are no posts.  But, I am on several other sports lists and I have  
seen the same trend.  Lists that used to be very active are now just a  
shadow of their former selves.  For instance, I am on the Cardinals List  
and during the baseball season it used to be common to get 80-120 posts a  
day.  Now on heavy days there might be 8-10.  The Cubs list is entirely  
dead and that seems unusual with them leading their division most of the  
year.  This Husker list is reflective of a trend in my opinion.


      I think possibly there might be several reasons for the collapse of  
mailing lists.  One is every list has had the same thing in common.  That  
being people taking personal offense when disagreed with and/or the need  
for some to jump all over someone because they don't see it their way.  I  
think sometimes people just get tired of it.  The Internet blogs have  
taken the place of mailing lists for some people.  And there is always the  
fact that sometimes people's lives change and they just don't have time  
for this kind of banter.  The thing I have noticed on most all lists is  
one expects people to leave lists for various reason.  It is just there  
doesn't seem to be that many replacing them.  One person here made the  
comment there was more posts during the spring baseball season than there  
is with the upcoming football season.  It wouldn't have been that long ago  
football would have just buried baseball even during the baseball  
season.   It really is not that big of thing to me.  It just seems strange  
that we are this close to the football season beginning with a new coach  
and mostly new staff and this list is very dead.


Bob Beach

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