I'm interest in member's views ... I signed up with a (rail) group quite a while back while they were actively trawling for new members and was assured I've been added to their mailing list to be kept in touch.   Not heard anything in what feels like an age, and in a (real) conversation I raised this with one of the key people - "hey - I haven't heard from you - did I really make it to the list".  Answer "we've not had anything to report / raise so I'm not surprised you've not heard".

What do members feel is a realistic minimum frequency for a rail group to be in touch with its members?

I am aware that the Coffee Shop - with online sign ons and discussions - is something of a different case when it comes to our members lists - general emails are very very rare indeed and reserved for emergency situations as we are in touch otherwise as often as you like.  This is NOT a question about the Coffee Shop (though I would be very interested if members feel we should do a monthly / quarterly mailing, mind!)

Coming back to summarise ... many thanks for the votes; although this didn't attract many votes (about as interesting as voting for the Police and Crime Commissioner locally) it has rather confirmed good practise to keep in touch as least quarterly.   In this case, it's the result I would have guessed, but far better to have even limited evidence than just assume