[R] Spatstat users.

[Rolf Turner]

This is a cry for help.  My apologies for taking up bandwidth
with an issue that is not really on topic.  But I really do want
to acquire the requested information.

In the course of preparing my PBRF (performance based research
funds) portfolio for the upcoming PBRF exercise here in New Zealand,
I have been advised that I should provide some estimate of the number
of "active users" of the spatstat package (of which I am a co-developer with
Adrian Baddeley) and which I am touting as one of my contributions to the
well-being of the universe.

So how do I estimate the number of "active users"?  Bozhemoi!

I decided I'd do a survey of the r-help list.

So *please* respond (VERY briefly) to this email, saying just

"Yes I am an active spatstat user", or

"No I am not an active spatstat user".

Please don't alter the subject line.

Please respond immediately if you're going to respond at all;
I need to have this stuff done by the afternoon of Fri. 30 March
2012, New Zealand time.

I leave it to you to decide what "*active* user" means.  I guess
if you've done more than just had a brief vague look at the package .....

I hope to be able to tally the Yes's and No's, take the ratio of
the Yes count to the total count, multiply by the total number
of subscribers to r-help (which I *hope* to be able to find out
from the list maintainer).  And there's my estimate.

Please don't waste your time telling me this is a load of
dingos' kidneys.  I know that.  The pitfalls and unsatisfied assumptions
outnumber the stars in the sky.  But what else can I do, eh?

Thank you for your time and forbearance.

     cheers,

         Rolf Turner