[WEB4LIB] Decline in Web4Lib message volume

[Drew, Bill]

I see it as a case of quality versus quantity.  When this list started,
it was because of the need for a separate list dedicated to the World
Wide Web and Libraries.  The need is still there. This list is keeping
going instead of dwindling down to nothing like PACS-L has.  That list
is now nothing more than a vehicle for occasional announcements.  It is
unfortunate because it filled a very valuable niche and could still be
valuable if it hadn't been choked to death by too many restrictions.
Roy Tennant and the Web4Lib board have done an excellent job in gently
keeping us on topic without choking the list to death.  Keep up the good
work.  I was one of the first to subscribe to Web4Lib and I hope to see
it continue for many years to come.

Bill Drew
drewwe at morrisville.edu