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From: dbuck@superior.carleton.ca (Dave Buck)
Subject: Re: Only 128 of us !!!
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Date: Thu, 4 Jan 1996 15:58:51 GMT
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In article <4cgmci$cf7@news.dot.gov>,
Donald MacQueen  <dmacqueen@dot.gov> wrote:
>dbuck@superior.carleton.ca (Dave Buck) wrote:
>>In article <4cdan7$84v@tst.hk.super.net>,
>>>>  Mike Snell <msnell> wrote:
>>>>  >Well, lets find out how many of us there are!
>>>>  >I'll start...   ONE!
>[snip]
>>>Perhaps someone could
>>>volunteer to collect mail and post the result?
>>
>>Four.  Could you also break it down based on how many people post
>>things and how many people are just lurkers?  :-)
>
>OK. On the dubious assumption that this is serious, anyone who wants to 
>be counted as a poster (or a lurker) can send mail to me at 
>'dmacqueen@volpe4.dot.gov'. Use a subject line such as "Count me in" or 
>"I'm just lurking, thank you". :)

My previous comment (about counting lurkers) was in jest.  Personally,
I think it's impossible to count the lurkers and it's probably not
important to count the posters.  What added insight will this buy us?

David Buck
dbuck@ccs.carleton.ca

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