Email sent out this morning to twelve people who were sitting in a pending membership queue at the AskJoel site:

I am not sure when you wrote your question to the AskJoel board. There seems to have been a problem with getting notification that a person has applied for membership. Most people don’t apply for membership and simply write directly to me at [email protected]. Those email notifications have been coming to me regularly, but somehow the message that a person actually applied for membership have not come through for quite some time now. This morning I found 12 people waiting in pending.<o:p> </o:p>

To quickly answer all 12 people, I am creating this email that explains how the AskJoel board is set up. Most people applying were explaining that they were looking for support, some were looking for specific information. For people looking for online support, I am referring all to the page http://www.whyquit.com/whyquit/LinksKBB.html. There are links to numerous free groups there supporting people who are quitting by many different approaches. AskJoel is not really set up as a support site but as a place for people to find answers to specific questions regarding smoking and quitting.<o:p> </o:p>

I am going to individually send emails to people who had posed questions, although it may take me a day or two to get every question answered. If after you get the answer, you have more specific questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to get back in touch with me by sending an email to [email protected].<o:p> </o:p>

Sorry about the delay in response here.<o:p> </o:p>

Joel<o:p></o:p>