But the mere quantity of these postings raises an important question. I subscribe to a number of other lists, each with varying quantities of postings. One list is for educators who are (supposedly) interested in making the use of the internet an integral part of their educational work. This list hardly has more than 10 listings a week.
Why is it that a list for horn players, most of whom seem to have very limited internet experience beyond the use of their e-mail accounts, is so active, while a list for internet-using Israeli educators is so quiet? This is a topic that deserves examination at some later date, though one basic guess can be made here:
Educators see each other every day. They discuss education related topics with each other in faculty rooms and wherever else they meet. They aren't in need of an additional channel for the exchange of information, and may even prefer not to have one when they get home at the end of the day. Enough is enough. On the other hand, many of the horn players on the list seem to be the only horn players in their communities. They're starved for interaction with fellow horn players, and even when the discussion doesn't revolve around horn playing topics they're happy to have the camaraderie of people with the same craziness as them.
Any other explanations or thoughts on this subject would be greatly appreciated.