Was thinking the same thing...it seems to me the decline started after the change in email procedure, where, to "respond" no longer goes to the whole community but just to the person who has sent the email. Same is true of the dialogue listserve.
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From: via OE <oe@lists.wedgeblade.net>
To: Oe <Oe@wedgeblade.net>
Sent: Thu, Sep 15, 2016 4:13 pm
Subject: [Oe List ...] Where did our on-line community go?
I miss our news and discussions.
What happened?
Election too depressing?
We're too old?
Sick?
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