Iain- Well we must be sad, friendless and with few hobbies. Actually I 
am sure none of these are true though I am a glass half full person as 
my misses often reminds me. Personally i got hooked on post-medieval 
archaeology digging as a schoolboy and joined SPMA as a 17 year old in 
1972. .Met my first historical archaeologists Karlis Karklins and a 
colleague at the 1972 SPMA connference in York but took me until the mid 
1980s to join SHA . I occasionally threaten to give up 
post-medieval/historical archaeology and find a nice French monastic 
estate cartularly to study into my dotage but i expect the Grim Reaper 
will find me giving someone a hard time on Histarch.


paul

Iain Stuart wrote:
> I think there are a number of interesting observations to be made. 
>
>  
>
> I looked at the archives for July 97 and Paul Courtney and I are the only
> one’s still posting in July 07. I am not sure what this says about Paul and
> I but it suggests that there is a turnover of members. What would be the
> life of a poster – 3 years???
>
>  
>
> There is also a seasonal variation in postings as people go on holiday
> ..etc.
>
>  
>
> I wonder how long people are active in discussion groups? The Web 2.0 thing
> seems to be based on the premise that it is quick and easy to communicate,
> but I notice that many blogs seem to run down as the blogger gets tired or
> bored or feels that posting is an effort and I suspect the same is true with
> discussion lists. 
>
>  
>
> Do we need fresh blood to present new ideas/topics…etc? The debate about
> historical archaeology and academia saw many of the same old ideas presented
> (I own up!) as in a similar debate in 1999.  
>
>  
>
> Should I sign off?
>
>  
>
> Dr Iain Stuart
>
> Partner
>
> JCIS Consultants
>
>  
>
> ABN 15 673 291 522
>
>  
>
> PO Box 2397
>
> Burwood North
>
> NSW 2134
>
> Ph/Fax (02) 9701 0191
>
> (0413) 380116 
>
> HYPERLINK "mailto:[log in to unmask]"[log in to unmask]
>
> Our website is HYPERLINK "http://www.jcis.net.au"www.jcis.net.au
>
>  
>
>
> No virus found in this outgoing message.
> Checked by AVG Free Edition. 
> Version: 7.5.476 / Virus Database: 269.11.2/931 - Release Date: 1/08/2007
> 4:53 PM
>  
>
>