I can reach all 600 plus members with just one email message. The 'net mis a very powerful medium that can be used to promote volunteerism and organize activities. It needs to be used. Participants find out about the forum via their offline newsletter for Bucknell alumni club leaders. As of May 1998, there were about 40 people on the list, which generates only about 5 posts per month.
Any subscribers can post, and the list is unmoderated.
They use the listserve to discuss problems and solutions for club issues. We hope the listserv will encourage club volunteers who live in geographically separate regions to share information about the planning of these events in order to help all volunteers who do this work. The factors identified as having impeded the success of this Internet discussion group is lack of postings from volunteers. Members can automatically subscribe to the group. As of May 1998, there were about 1,000 people on the list, which generates only a few posts a month.