A number of other lists have had the same comments and some others I'm on are more or less moribund. The usual explanation is the growth of other forums and Facebook. Although I'm a regular FB user (and don't share other's concerns), I've never tried there, so maybe it is time to go with the flow. It's done seem a pity though to lose what was a fairly central place for everyone. Although I've done an enormous amount of work on my tree, I still (as noted) have lots of branches that keep turning up. I also have the enormous brickwall of my grandmother. I've posted this request before, so I'll try again now (next post). Let's see how alive the list is! Best Lloyd On 28/03/2012 13:18, Doug Laidlaw wrote: > Perhaps Facebook has taken the place of the mailing lists? Forums and > social networking sites have now largely replaced Usenet. > > "Beyond Blue" now has an online "Men in Sheds" at > http://www.theshedonline.org.au/ with a page for genealogists. I signed up > for it at the beginning, but haven't been back. Basically, the online Shed > is for handymen, like a physical Shed, but the Internet allows a wider > scope. > > Doug, > a "Blue Voice": see http://www.beyondblue.org.au/ - unfortunately, there is > no direct link. Look in the third column. At the top of that column, in > the news scroller, Wiggle Anthony Field had depression badly. > > Carolyn Harris wrote: > >> People are now turning to Facebook Genealogy pages. I am amazed at just >> how many there are. There are over 760 members on "Australian Genealogy" >> and are very active at helping people with look ups, photographing graves >> and support in time of happiness and grief. >> >> Carolyn >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: Doug Laidlaw<[email protected]> >> To: [email protected] >> Sent: Wed, 28 Mar 2012 16:52:17 +0800 (WST) >> Subject: Re: No posts again - other than spam >> >> Apart from Denis Ahern on the 26th, same here. I wonder if genealogy has >> run its course as the "in" hobby that everybody wants to get involved in? >> >> Don't remind me about my family history. I should have finished it by >> now, and I have done only one-quarter. >> >> Doug. >> >> Di Maloney wrote: >> >>> Hi all, >>> >>> Just in case there is someone still here other than spammers, I have had >>> no posts since 23 March. >>> Has everyone completed their family histories? >>> >>> I need my daily lurk :>) >>> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes >> in the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >