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[C Waite MACLIN <cwaitemaclin@me.com>]

Thank you, Pete. I am one of the ones who has fallen off. This is not because 
of any lack of interest and my belief in the good networking of NAFEX. Too 
much demanding of my time elsewhere. But hope to “re-up” and your email spurs 
me on.

Where are you located?

I am in Cushing, Maine on the midcoast. Have a modest apple and fruit 
orchard. 

Onward. Waite

C. Waite Maclin
Pastor Chuck Orchards
Cushing, Maine
“One Taste and You Will
Know the Difference Between
Good and Evil!”

P.O. Box 4096
Portland, Maine 04101



> On Apr 7, 2019, at 10:59 AM, Peter Chrisbacher <pxbacher@gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> I like the list.
> 
> That said, as Ginda notes, there's been low activity for the past 6 months
> or longer, and some months I don't think I received a single email.  Is
> this because of lack of interest in this format?  Is it lack of awareness
> of this forum?  Is it both?  Is it something else?
> 
> I don't remember how I found out about this group - how would others who
> are interested discover it?  While I've seen a few new names here, it seems
> like we are losing more participants than we are gaining.
> 
> -Pete
> 
> Pete Chrisbacher
> 
> 
> On Sun, Apr 7, 2019 at 10:14 AM Ginda Fisher <list@ginda.us> wrote:
> 
>> 1)  I thought that NAFEX and Lawrence had some falling out, and went their
>> separate ways, but I may be misremembering.
>> 
>> 2)  I manage some other mailing lists, and I'm willing to help manage this
>> one.
>> 
>> 3) My opinion is that lists like this work better with enough traffic,
>> which is driven by enough members. Recently, traffic has been well below
>> the optimal level, so I'm in favor of keeping the list open to anyone who
>> isn't harmful. (Obviously, too much traffic can be a problem, but that's
>> not where we are.)
>> --
>> Ginda
>> typed with Swype, who knows what I intended.
>> 
>> 
>> On April 7, 2019 9:57:28 AM EDT, Road's End Farm <
>> organic87@frontiernet.net> wrote:
>>> I agree that keeping the email list as an email list is preferable.
>>> 
>>> It was my impression that NAFEX didn't want to do so, and that this was
>>> why the list wound up being separate from NAFEX. I'm concerned that if
>>> we tried to turn the list over to NAFEX now, even if they accepted it,
>>> they wouldn't keep it up in the long run.
>>> 
>>> The problem with keeping it up in this fashion, which I think is
>>> preferable, is that as Lawrence says it would be better if there were
>>> several people sharing or lined up ready to take over whatever's
>>> needed; it shouldn't all be on one person. I don't, however, know
>>> what's involved in doing that work.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> -- Rivka; Finger Lakes NY, Zone 6A now I think
>>> Fresh-market organic produce, small scale
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
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C. Waite Maclin
Communication Specialist
Maclin Consulting
P.O. Box 4096
Portland, Maine 04101
207-939-2793