That is good news for your group. As for specific reasons why groups fold, I understand that when you cannot find folks to take a leadership role, groups die. However, I would suspect interest/demand in the aggregate has decreased. As a general rule, I think this holds water. But in your case and in other specific situations, you can find exceptions to the rule. But they are just that, exceptions, not the rule...

>Overall numbers for my group are holding steady. When I took over the group about six years ago, we had about 60 people on the email list. We have about that same number today. I can't comment on attendance/membership for other groups. However I have talked to several people over the last 12-18 months who are resurrecting user groups in their area. There are reasons for user groups to disappear other than what you are stating.