Date: Sun, 11 Feb 2007 13:54:10 -0500 (EST) From: "Keith F. Lynch" <kfl at KeithLynch.net> To: WSFA Members <WSFAlist at KeithLynch.net> Subject: [WSFA] This list is five years old today Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at KeithLynch.net> This list, intended for the use of past and present members of the Washington Science Fiction Association, is five years old today. 69 people have posted 12,110 messages to the list, an average of 7 per day. 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006 averaged 12, 4, 6, 9, and 4 messages per day, respectively. 2007 has averaged 3 messages per day so far. There are currently 50 subscribers, including eight of the ten officers. In the past month one subscriber, Tom Haughey, has changed email address, and nobody has subscribed or unsubscribed. Here are all the past and present subscribers and senders, along with the number of messages they have sent and their email address. The email address shown is the one they receive postings on. All past and present WSFA members (including non-subscribers) can post to the list from any email address. Email addresses in parentheses are the address a non-subscriber last posted from, or a former subscriber last subscribed from, and may no longer be valid addresses. Instead of listing people in alphabetical order, as I usually do in these monthly messages, here are two lists, one sorted by how many messages each person has posted, and the other sorted by when each person has posted last. Note that most people who have ever posted have posted within the past four months. One third of the people who have ever posted have posted in 2007; another third last posted in 2006. Michael Walsh 2576 walshmichaelj at gmail.com Keith Lynch 1258 kfl at KeithLynch.net Ted White 925 twhite8 at cox.net Lee Strong 645 (StrongL at sddc.army.mil) Mike Bartman 641 omni at omniphile.com Elspeth Kovar 442 ekovar at panix.com Barry Newton 413 bnewton at ashcomp.com Ron Kean 392 ronkean at juno.com Lee Gilliland 384 (leeandalexis at hotmail.com) Steve Smith 382 sgs at aginc.net Candy Madigan 356 candymadigan at mindspring.com Samuel Lubell 332 samlubell at verizon.net Erica Ginter 310 eginter at klgai.com Ernest Lilley 294 elilley at mindspring.com Dick Eney (RIP) 230 (dicconf at radix.net) Cathy Green 186 dalek_cag at yahoo.com Rich Lynch 182 rw_lynch at yahoo.com Nicki Lynch 173 (sfbookfan at yahoo.com) Madeleine Yeh 157 myeh at wap.org Eric Jablow 128 ejablow at cox.net Drew Bittner 116 drewbitt at yahoo.com Mark Fischer 110 marklfischer at aol.com Colleen Cahill 99 sffreviews at yahoo.com Mike Nelson 93 mike.nelson at seahunt.org Bill Lawhorn 89 Lawhorn_W at bls.gov Bob MacIntosh 80 macbuccfo at email.msn.com Kit Mason 78 (kit at hers.com) Mike Pederson 76 (mike at nthzine.com) Elizabeth Twitchell 68 (elizceleste at mindspring.com) E.C. (Stan) Field 63 ecfield at comcast.net Jim Kling 60 (jkling at nasw.org) Neil Ottenstein 57 nottenst at yahoo.com Eva Whitley 53 eva.whitley at gmail.com Walter Miles 48 walter at nova.org Tom Haughey 46 t.haughey at sbcglobal.net Chuck Divine 43 (chuck.divine at att.net) Sam Pierce 42 scpierce at alum.mit.edu Gayle Surrette 40 davinci at chesapeake.net Sally Hand 38 sallyhand at excite.com Ivy Yap 38 yapivy at yahoo.com Steve Stiles 37 swstiles at comcast.net Judy Newton 32 jnewton at nist.gov Scott Hofmann 29 shofmann at mindspring.com Karey & Bill Herriman 28 herrimank at verizon.net Tamar Lindsay 28 dicconf at radix.net Paul Haggerty 26 paul.haggerty at noaa.gov Liza Kessler 22 (LKessler at lharris.com) Kathi Overton 19 kathi at bungalow.org Rebecca Prather 19 (prather at netzero.net) Adrienne Ertman 18 (ase at wam.umd.edu) Meridel Newton 16 meridel at ashcomp.com Jack Chalker (RIP) 13 (jchalker at miragepress.com) Sam Scheiner 12 sscheiner at yahoo.com Wade Lynch 10 wsl1 at erols.com S.J. Vaughan-Nichols 9 sjvn01 at gmail.com Elaine Brennan 7 elaine.brennan at worldnet.att.net Larry Pfeffer 7 larry_pfeffer at verizon.net Jim Toth 7 jjtoth at vcu.edu Deidre McLaughlin 6 dcmcl333 at yahoo.com Cat Meier 6 (FairestCat at techemail.com) Keith Marshall 4 (kwm at presortmail.com) John Pomeranz 3 (john at bungalow.org) Will Frank 2 wmfrank at stwing.org Jan Wiles 2 (jwiles at cox.rr.com) Carolyn Frank 1 (smartcat1917 at netscape.net) Tamara Griesel 1 tamaragale at comcast.net Mark Owings 1 (otzchiim at aol.com) Peggy Rae Sapienza 1 (peggyraes at comcast.net) Andrew Williams 1 (andrewms at capaccess.org) Emily Richter 0 mgscifi at aol.com Bill Squire 0 WilliamLSquire at yahoo.com Last post 03/07/02 Carolyn Frank 1 (smartcat1917 at netscape.net) 03/17/02 Jan Wiles 2 (jwiles at cox.rr.com) 07/17/02 Andrew Williams 1 (andrewms at capaccess.org) 11/14/02 Liza Kessler 22 (LKessler at lharris.com) 06/06/03 Keith Marshall 4 (kwm at presortmail.com) 07/08/03 Kit Mason 78 (kit at hers.com) 06/28/04 Wade Lynch 10 wsl1 at erols.com 08/09/04 John Pomeranz 3 (john at bungalow.org) 10/21/04 Jim Kling 60 (jkling at nasw.org) 10/27/04 Ivy Yap 38 yapivy at yahoo.com 11/18/04 Jack Chalker (RIP) 13 (jchalker at miragepress.com) 02/11/05 Peggy Rae Sapienza 1 (peggyraes at comcast.net) 03/23/05 Cat Meier 6 (FairestCat at techemail.com) 05/12/05 Chuck Divine 43 (chuck.divine at att.net) 05/23/05 Rebecca Prather 19 (prather at netzero.net) 06/24/05 Meridel Newton 16 meridel at ashcomp.com 08/22/05 Scott Hofmann 29 shofmann at mindspring.com 10/17/05 Adrienne Ertman 18 (ase at wam.umd.edu) 10/20/05 Mike Pederson 76 (mike at nthzine.com) 10/21/05 Tamara Griesel 1 tamaragale at comcast.net 10/24/05 Elizabeth Twitchell 68 (elizceleste at mindspring.com) 11/19/05 Nicki Lynch 173 (sfbookfan at yahoo.com) 01/03/06 Deidre McLaughlin 6 dcmcl333 at yahoo.com 05/26/06 Ernest Lilley 294 elilley at mindspring.com 06/22/06 Paul Haggerty 26 paul.haggerty at noaa.gov 07/12/06 Tom Haughey 46 t.haughey at sbcglobal.net 08/07/06 Mark Fischer 110 marklfischer at aol.com 08/30/06 Gayle Surrette 40 davinci at chesapeake.net 09/08/06 Sam Pierce 42 scpierce at alum.mit.edu 09/25/06 Madeleine Yeh 157 myeh at wap.org 10/03/06 Drew Bittner 116 drewbitt at yahoo.com 10/07/06 Colleen Cahill 99 sffreviews at yahoo.com 10/09/06 Erica Ginter 310 eginter at klgai.com 10/18/06 Sally Hand 38 sallyhand at excite.com 10/19/06 Karey & Bill Herriman 28 herrimank at verizon.net 10/25/06 Walter Miles 48 walter at nova.org 10/25/06 Larry Pfeffer 7 larry_pfeffer at verizon.net 10/26/06 Steve Smith 382 sgs at aginc.net 11/01/06 Jim Toth 7 jjtoth at vcu.edu 11/13/06 Lee Gilliland 384 (leeandalexis at hotmail.com) 11/13/06 Mark Owings 1 (otzchiim at aol.com) 12/08/06 Judy Newton 32 jnewton at nist.gov 12/12/06 Dick Eney (RIP) 230 (dicconf at radix.net) 12/13/06 S.J. Vaughan-Nichols 9 sjvn01 at gmail.com 12/22/06 Elaine Brennan 7 elaine.brennan at worldnet.att.net 12/25/06 Cathy Green 186 dalek_cag at yahoo.com 01/10/07 Lee Strong 645 (StrongL at sddc.army.mil) 01/15/07 Mike Nelson 93 mike.nelson at seahunt.org 01/18/07 Rich Lynch 182 rw_lynch at yahoo.com 01/18/07 Eric Jablow 128 ejablow at cox.net 01/18/07 Steve Stiles 37 swstiles at comcast.net 01/18/07 Will Frank 2 wmfrank at stwing.org 01/19/07 Bill Lawhorn 89 Lawhorn_W at bls.gov 01/19/07 Samuel Lubell 332 samlubell at verizon.net 01/20/07 Candy Madigan 356 candymadigan at mindspring.com 01/22/07 Bob MacIntosh 80 macbuccfo at email.msn.com 01/23/07 Kathi Overton 19 kathi at bungalow.org 01/24/07 Ted White 925 twhite8 at cox.net 01/25/07 Elspeth Kovar 442 ekovar at panix.com 01/25/07 Ron Kean 392 ronkean at juno.com 01/25/07 Neil Ottenstein 57 nottenst at yahoo.com 01/25/07 Sam Scheiner 12 sscheiner at yahoo.com 01/26/07 Barry Newton 413 bnewton at ashcomp.com 01/26/07 Eva Whitley 53 eva.whitley at gmail.com 01/27/07 Mike Bartman 641 omni at omniphile.com 01/29/07 E.C. (Stan) Field 63 ecfield at comcast.net 02/09/07 Michael Walsh 2576 walshmichaelj at gmail.com 02/10/07 Tamar Lindsay 28 dicconf at radix.net 02/11/07 Keith Lynch 1258 kfl at KeithLynch.net Elizabeth Twitchell is also known as Elizabeth Celeste. Meridel Newton is also known as Weyrlady. Walter Miles is also known as Befuddled, Ghashklabber of Thurhthnoothgreep-vania, Lobot, Standardized Tester of..., Princess Panorama Punchdrunk Pitchapupt, Professor Thurlow Piddler, Ringostino the Chitinous, Sputar of Vobarlia, Testing, The Hell Driver, and Trazodone, Brother of Dimetridon. Also note that there's one address (herrimank at verizon.net) with two people, and another address (dicconf at radix.net) that used to have two people, but now has one. HTML messages and messages with attachments cannot be posted to the list, for several reasons, including the fact that they can convey viruses and web bugs, which can reveal your private information to others. If your mailer defaults to sending HTML, please see http://www.expita.com/nomime.html for instructions on how to turn it off. I suggest you turn it off for everyone, since more and more people are deleting all such email unread. (The August 2003 Consumer Reports magazine is one of many sources that recommends deleting HTML email unread to cut down on spam.) This list is not an official WSFA project, however I recommend that anything sent to the official WSFA email list on Yahoo! also be sent to this one, since many past and present WSFAns will have nothing to do with Yahoo!. Archives of this list are at http://KeithLynch.net/wsfa/list/. Please do not link any public web pages to these archives, or mention them, or the email address of this list, on any other mailing list or any newsgroup. Please do not forward messages sent to this list to anyone except past and present WSFA members without the permission of the sender. (You're welcome to mention the *existence* of this list to anyone.) The archives are indexed by date and by sender, and also include a list of current subscribers and their email addresses. That list would be useful in reconstructing this list on another platform if I'm run over by the proverbial bus. Please keep in mind that there are no tone-of-voice or body language cues in email, so messages can often appear much blunter than they were intended. Please interpret messages in the best light possible, and before sending a message please write it as if it might be read in the worst light possible. Never post while angry. To help keep mailboxes from overflowing, and to keep from stuffing everyone's mailboxes with multiple copies of the same stuff over and over again, please don't include more of the message you're replying to than is necessary to establish context. Messages have often contained ALL of the message they were replying to, which in turn contained ALL of the message THAT message was replying to, several levels deep! No matter how wonderful a message is, nobody wants to get multiple copies of it. Thank you. Also, please don't forward "PLEASE FORWARD THIS TO EVERYONE YOU KNOW" messages without first personally confirming that the message is both accurate and timely. Remember, it's your own reputation on the line. Please don't post more than one or two paragraphs from any copyrighted source. Instead, please just post the URL. Thanks. Any past or present WSFA member can: * Subscribe to this list. * Post to this list, even if they're not subscribed. And can do so from any email address. * Read messages in the archives, even if they're not subscribed. Please don't post anything that you don't want to be seen by all WSFA members, now and in the future. But don't assume that what you post here will be seen by all WSFA members, or by any one of them in particular. Please don't CC any messages to non-subscribers without a good reason for each one. WSFAns who aren't subscribed to the list do not wish to receive email meant for all WSFAns. Subscribes, unsubscribes, and archive updates are handled manually. Usually within a day. Except archive updates, which are usually once or twice a month. Also see the article about this list in the October 2004 WSFA Journal, at http://www.wsfa.org/journal/j04/a/index.htm#wel Please tell me anything else which you think should have been in this message, which I post every month. Thanks.