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Thank you, Amy. Very interesting.
Amy Lyn Edwards wrote:
> Happy new year -
>
> Well the list and all the supporting computers seem to have survived the
> Y2K bugs - all but the Conch-l list archiving program that makes the web
> archive pages that is. It stopped working on Jan 1 2000. While your
> waiting for me to fix the archiving program - it seems like a good time to
> reflect back on the list.
>
> Amy
>
> March 11 1996 the Conch-L list was created.
>
> Apr 6 1996 Conch-L celebrated its' 100th subscriber.
> At that time there were subscribers from 18 countries.
> The list averaged 4 messages per day.
>
> Jul 1 1996 Conch-Net the official web site of COA opened:
> http://coa.acnatsci.org/conchnet/
>
> By Oct 29 1996 there were 202 subscribers from 25 countries.
> 720 messages have been posted to the list.
> The list averaged 5.6 messages per day.
>
> On Jan 28 1997 a web version of the list's guidelines were posted:
> http://museum.nhm.uga.edu/CONCH-L/CONCH-Lrules.html
>
> By Feb 13 1997 there were 267 subscribers from 27 countries.
> 1858 messages have been posted to the list.
> The list averaged 13.5 messages per day.
> ~100% of the list members were posting.
> 15 subscribers posted 41.76% of the total messages.
>
> On Apr 24 1997 we celebrated our 300th subscriber
> 2724 messages have been posted to the list.
> At that time there were subscribers from 28+ countries.
> The average posts per day were up to15.5
> (subscribers may be counted as being from a country they do not live in
> because of their internet service provider's address (i.e. they are
> counted
> as being from the USA if their email address ends in NET, COM or
> MIL).
>
> During the July COA 1997 convention at Captiva FL Conch-L
> subscribers held their first
> annual real-time gathering.
>
> On Sept 2 1997 the number of messages per day first reached 50 the
> list limit.
> (the per day limit was later set higher)
>
> By Feb 17 1998 there were 340 subscribers from 34+ countries
> Since the beginning of the list (708 days) 7695 posts have
> been made.
> The list averaged 33.7 messages per day.
> 537 subscribers have posted to the list.
> 35 subscribers posted a total of 3555 messages, 46.20%.
>
> Feb 1999 has the record number of posts.
> 943 messages total, averaging 33.7 messages per day.
>
> On Mar 28 1999 Conch-l celebrated its 3rd year
> 15930 messages have been posted to the list.
>
> On May 31 1999 UGA upgraded the listserv software and hardware
> The email addresses changed to:
> [log in to unmask]
> [log in to unmask]
>
> By Jun 11 1999 there were 377 subscribers from 32+ countries
> 17276 messages have been posted to the list.
> The list averaged 22 messages per day.
>
> TODAY, Mon, 3 Jan 2000 there are 444 subscribers from 40+ countries.
> 22209 messages have been posted to the list.
> The list averaged 28 messages per day.
>
> ** Country Subscribers
> * ------- -----------
> * Australia 7
> * Austria 3
> * Belgium 4
> * Brazil 2
> * Canada 4
> * Chile 1
> * Cuba 1
> * Czech Republic 1
> * Ecuador 2
> * France 4
> * Germany 7
> * Gibraltar 1
> * Great Britain 7
> * Greece 1
> * Hong Kong 1
> * Iceland 1
> * India 1
> * Israel 3
> * Italy 15
> * Japan 1
> * Malaysia 1
> * Malta 1
> * Mexico 1
> * Netherlands 10
> * New Zealand 2
> * Philippines 1
> * Portugal 2
> * Russian Federation 1
> * Singapore 2
> * South Africa 4
> * Spain 6
> * Sri Lanka 1
> * Sweden 1
> * Switzerland 1
> * Taiwan 1
> * Thailand 1
> * Turkey 1
> * USA 332
> * Venezuela 1
> * Yugoslavia 1
> *
>
> Amy Edwards, Program Coordinator ------ [log in to unmask]
>
> Georgia Museum of Natural History -------- phone (706) 542-4137
> University of Georgia -------- FAX 706-542-3920
> Athens, GA 30602-1882 -------- http://museum.nhm.uga.edu/
> -------------------------------------------------------------------
> "A man's mind, stretched by new ideas, can never go back to its original
> dimensions." Oliver Wendell Holmes
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Marlo
Merritt Island, Florida
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