Kickas.org Forums Ankylosing Spondylitis General Discussion #1 AS Web Support Group Why so few members - are we strange?

Hi,

If 1 in 200 people have AS why does a site like this have so few members (around 6000 according to the front page)?

As soon as I was diagnosed I spent ages on the internet finding out as much as possible, but why do so few other people feel the need to join a community like this?

There could be a lot of lurkers but it still seems low.

Jon