Hi Tony. Some interesting questions and the answer is that not all of them
can be answered accurately, as far  as I am aware. There are 46 subscribers
of which I reckon perhaps 20 -25 comment or contribute. The others may for
personal reasons of work and other commitments put themselves on 'quiet' and
stop their reception of work for a while. Some go on holidays, are ill, who
knows. The site is eclectic, embracing many nationalities and ages and
styles. It is not aimed specifically at any degree of experience, all are
welcome. There are a many sites out there that cater for the varying degrees
of experience. Indeed I know that subscribers here do try their work out
against different audiences by posting to more than just this site. I hope
this helps. Arthur
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tony Hillier" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 9:17 AM
Subject: Re: New member - this list and its function for the novice - Tony


> I wonder what the statistics and understandable graphs look like of poetry
> comments lists such as this vis a vis thngs like :
>
> total number of enrolled members
>
> frequency of postings
>
> average number of comments
>
> how many participants are reading even if not responsing...
>
> when this sort of analysis has been done we could decide wheher there is
> anything we would want to change
>
> So where am I coming from ...I guess it's trying to know more about what
I'm
> doing with whom
>
> In what way is it designed to encourage and attract writers who are new to
> the field and especially new to putting their work up for comments and
> commenting on others?
>
> Has a past posting covered this in terms of the basics readers can look
out
> for and comment on?
>
> It may be that this site is aimed at the more expereinced writer/critic
and
> we less experienced (I'm guessing I count myself in the middle here) self
> select according to if it meets our needs as it stands.
>
> regards
>
> tony
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ryfkah *" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2003 4:23 AM
> Subject: Re: New member
>
>
> > Welcome our poetsister.
> >
> >
> > kol tuv (all that is good), Ryfkah
> >
> >
> > In a message dated 03.04.03 3:01:31 AM, [log in to unmask]
> writes:
> >
> > << Hello all,
> >
> > I found this site via the WORM. I've been watching for a couple of days,
> > and I'm very impressed. I would like to start posting, but I am very
aware
> > of how easy it is inadvertently to tread on the toes of existing
members.
> > Are there any conventions I should observe, or rules I should know
about?
> >
> > Thanks for any advice you can offer.
> >
> > Sarah >>