Busiest group on usenet?

I just ran a little program, SNZCOUNT.EXE, and it tells me there are at
present 57 contributors to this group, with 285 messages in all,over a
three day period.
Of course, it's impossible to estimate the number of lurkers who are
reading but not posting.
This is a
huge contrast to the dozen or so other groups I currently d/load, where
some go for weeks with no messages at all, and some have onlyh a half
dozen people in them.
Conclusion: giving up smoking is of compulsive interest to a great many
people!
--
Ian

and it hasn't been the busiest Jan !check this out
http://groups.google.com/group/alt.s...-smoking/about
some people just like to talk alot
--
Lynn VOF Leaper
"Everyone seems normal until you get to know them."



"Ian" <sum1@flashy.nut> wrote in message
news:20080128.1540.1176snz@flashy.nut...
>
> I just ran a little program, SNZCOUNT.EXE, and it tells me there are at
> present 57 contributors to this group, with 285 messages in all,over a
> three day period.
> Of course, it's impossible to estimate the number of lurkers who are
> reading but not posting.
> This is a
> huge contrast to the dozen or so other groups I currently d/load, where
> some go for weeks with no messages at all, and some have onlyh a half
> dozen people in them.
> Conclusion: giving up smoking is of compulsive interest to a great many
> people!
> --
> Ian
>

Ian wrote:
> I just ran a little program, SNZCOUNT.EXE, and it tells me there are at
> present 57 contributors to this group, with 285 messages in all,over a
> three day period.
> Of course, it's impossible to estimate the number of lurkers who are
> reading but not posting.
> This is a
> huge contrast to the dozen or so other groups I currently d/load, where
> some go for weeks with no messages at all, and some have onlyh a half
> dozen people in them.
> Conclusion: giving up smoking is of compulsive interest to a great many
> people!
> --
> Ian
>
And it also is of life and death interest to many of us. BTW, you're
doing great Ian. Keep up the good quit!

ConcordPhil
I have not smoked in 6M 2W 6D 4h 54m. That's 204 days! I have not used
any nicotine at all since 9/03/2007.

Yes, Ian, we do post a lot. Maybe as much as we used to smoke -- at
least for some of us. But this group is such a great place to share
successes and ask questions and get the care and support we need to
stay smober. I've posted over 4000 posts since I joined last February
and am glad I've done so.

FlatironMike
finding my inner poster
Eleven months, two weeks, three days, 22 hours, 41 minutes and 39
seconds. 7038 cigarettes not smoked, saving $2,111.67. Life saved: 3
weeks, 3 days, 10 hours, 30 minutes.

On Mon, 28 Jan 2008 18:12:21 -0800 (PST), FlatIronMike
<FlatironMikeNYC@gmail.com> wrote:

>Yes, Ian, we do post a lot. Maybe as much as we used to smoke -- at
>least for some of us. But this group is such a great place to share
>successes and ask questions and get the care and support we need to
>stay smober.

You left out the parts about having fun and laughing a lot. )

> I've posted over 4000 posts since I joined last February
>and am glad I've done so.

You've been a busy poster and a very important member of this group.
Sue

>
>FlatironMike
>finding my inner poster
>Eleven months, two weeks, three days, 22 hours, 41 minutes and 39
>seconds. 7038 cigarettes not smoked, saving $2,111.67. Life saved: 3
>weeks, 3 days, 10 hours, 30 minutes.

I'd being willing to bet if you could count lurkers you would triple
or quadruple the base. A lot of us rarely post or post very
sporatically.

Mike M

On Mon, 28 Jan 2008 15:40:04 +0000 (UTC), sum1@flashy.nut (Ian) wrote:

>
>I just ran a little program, SNZCOUNT.EXE, and it tells me there are at
>present 57 contributors to this group, with 285 messages in all,over a
>three day period.
>Of course, it's impossible to estimate the number of lurkers who are
>reading but not posting.
>This is a
>huge contrast to the dozen or so other groups I currently d/load, where
>some go for weeks with no messages at all, and some have onlyh a half
>dozen people in them.
>Conclusion: giving up smoking is of compulsive interest to a great many
>people!

Well Mike M, according to Google, there are over 920 folk subscribed
to the NG although I do suspect many of them are folks who have been
here at one time or the other and did not delete their profile when
they stopped visiting here. I do know that when Tihomir posts the
monthly statistics for the group there usually are over 100 of us who
post at least once and I have heard privately from some lurkers so I
do know they are with us.

FlatironMike
Eleven months, two weeks, four days, 12 hours, 11 minutes and 13
seconds. 7050 cigarettes not smoked, saving $2,115.05. Life saved: 3
weeks, 3 days, 11 hours, 30 minutes.

On Jan 29, 10:42*am, FlatIronMike <FlatironMike...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Well Mike M, according to Google, there are over 920 folk subscribed
> to the NG although I do suspect many of them are folks who have been
> here at one time or the other and did not delete their profile when
> they stopped visiting here. *I do know that when Tihomir posts the
> monthly statistics for the group there usually are over 100 of us who
> post at least once and I have heard privately from some lurkers so I
> do know they are with us.
>
> FlatironMike
> Eleven months, two weeks, four days, 12 hours, 11 minutes and 13
> seconds. 7050 cigarettes not smoked, saving $2,115.05. Life saved: 3
> weeks, 3 days, 11 hours, 30 minutes.

I lurk in several groups and this is the only one in which I have
posted. I knew that I needed help and the internet is where I usually
come to find it. I thought I would get information here, I didn't know
I would find friends, too. Everyone here is so nice and funny and
supportive. I have let down my guard and been honest and been
authentic and no one has zinged me (yet). I just wish you were all
here sitting on my couch. I would fix you brownies and iced tea.

GraceNote
One month, one week, three days, 19 hours, 16 minutes and 47 seconds.
418 cigarettes not smoked, saving $62.70. Life saved: 1 day, 10 hours,
50 minutes.

Just to avoid any misunderstanding, I was in no way criticizing you all
for posting in large numbers!
Quite the contrary - as I said, very few n/groups seem to carry much
of interest these days, so this one makes a refreshing change.
And, of course, the knowledge that others are battling to give up the
weed, and that others yet have already done it and stayed clear for
ages, is of great help to me. 'They can do it, well, hell, I'm not going
to be beat by them am I?' sort of thing.
--
Ian half a day and it'll be one week

"FlatIronMike" wrote
> Well Mike M, according to Google, there are over 920 folk subscribed
> to the NG although I do suspect many of them are folks who have been
> here at one time or the other and did not delete their profile when
> they stopped visiting here. I do know that when Tihomir posts the
> monthly statistics for the group there usually are over 100 of us who
> post at least once and I have heard privately from some lurkers so I
> do know they are with us.

And let's not forget the schizophrenics and sock puppets!

On Jan 29, 3:25*pm, "Jef." <jefo...@BITEMEcomcast.net> wrote:
> "FlatIronMike" wrote
>
> > Well Mike M, according to Google, there are over 920 folk subscribed
> > to the NG although I do suspect many of them are folks who have been
> > here at one time or the other and did not delete their profile when
> > they stopped visiting here. *I do know that when Tihomir posts the
> > monthly statistics for the group there usually are over 100 of us who
> > post at least once and I have heard privately from some lurkers so I
> > do know they are with us.
>
> And let's not forget the schizophrenics and sock puppets!

And at least one former chronic poster who's been relegated to
obscurity

Jsteam -
One Year, Ten Months, Twelve Days, 22 Hours and 6 Minutes; I have
gladly notsmoked 17782 cings, saving more than $4,572.81, and adding
61 Days and 17 Hours to my life, although it should possibly be more
since it's a non-linear function.

Hey! Did ya sneak outta the house or something?
Good to see a few posts from you!!!

:-)




<fft@dodgeit.com> wrote in message
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On Jan 29, 3:25 pm, "Jef." <jefo...@BITEMEcomcast.net> wrote:
> "FlatIronMike" wrote
>
> > Well Mike M, according to Google, there are over 920 folk subscribed
> > to the NG although I do suspect many of them are folks who have been
> > here at one time or the other and did not delete their profile when
> > they stopped visiting here. I do know that when Tihomir posts the
> > monthly statistics for the group there usually are over 100 of us who
> > post at least once and I have heard privately from some lurkers so I
> > do know they are with us.
>
> And let's not forget the schizophrenics and sock puppets!

And at least one former chronic poster who's been relegated to
obscurity

Jsteam -
One Year, Ten Months, Twelve Days, 22 Hours and 6 Minutes; I have
gladly notsmoked 17782 cings, saving more than $4,572.81, and adding
61 Days and 17 Hours to my life, although it should possibly be more
since it's a non-linear function.