Are the number of posts to comp.databases.oracle.server dropping off ?

From: Barry Bulsara <bbulsara23_at_hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2008 03:29:30 -0700 (PDT)
Message-ID: <9c29fc3e-7b59-4b39-a676-35de4cfc50f5@8g2000hse.googlegroups.com>

Hi, the last few years have seen a notable decrease in the number of posts to comp.databases.oracle.server (cdos)

See http://groups.google.com/group/comp.databases.oracle.server/about

I am really surprised given the increasing and numerous terse impromptu posts from some of the more active regular members of this group (normally about spam, marketplace posts, bad design, or lacking a version number). Perhaps "omlet", arghhh don't mention his name, was responsible for the all-time posting highs!

Why are the number of posts to this newsgroup dropping off.

  1. Is is the anal behaviour of some members that are scaring others/ new members off
  2. Is is that current versions of Oracle and current developers/dba's require less help
  3. Is is that posters are using newsgroups other than cdos
  4. Is is that the Google stats wrong
  5. Something else

I appreciate it is more about quality than quantity but the quality of response in cdos doesn't seem to be improving either.

Regards

David Received on Thu Apr 10 2008 - 05:29:30 CDT

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