> [mailto:CONLANG@listserv.brown.edu] On Behalf Of Gary Shannon
> ... Collaborative projects don't last long in this
> highly individualistic hobby. My latest collaborative conlang
> project, complete with dictionary, forum, and user-editable
> corpus saw active participation for 14 days after its
> creation. In the 2 months since then there has been no
> participation. That's just how it works in the world of canlaning.
That's been my experience too with collaborative projects. They
seem to go strong for a short period then just suddleny die. Demos
ran for about two months before fizzling out, as did a few other
online collaborations that I've been involved with. I think once
the novelty wears off, people tend to just lose interest.