I don’t know which statistic describes me (The role of the Guardian letters page in the digital age, Open door, 13 October), but I always look at the letters page. I glance first at the headlines of the letter groups, then the names of the authors. Being female, 66, retired, healthy, content (in my private life, not in the state of things), I nevertheless find certain subjects too depressing to bother with, so letters on those are rarely read by me.
I usually read all the letters in the humorous section, always read those by Keith Flett, and since the publication of friend Norma Laming’s letter about her rabbits’ voting preference (Letters, 14 August), I look for her name. I have sent several letters over the years, but have not so far made the cut.
Eva Joyce
Ipswich
• I’m surprised male letter writers so outnumber females, as in your letters column I outpublish my husband. But I rush to the computer and dash off letters, while he takes three days to make sure his position is clear and misses the boat – you move the news agenda on so relentlessly. Maybe women who work full-time and mind the kids would manage to write if the news window was wider.
Margaret Squires
St Andrews
• I fancied I might be counted among the core letter writers, but I seem to have been drummed out of the group lately. I’ll happily accept editorial space in lieu (Letters, 15 October). Shall I send my bank details?
W Stephen Gilbert
Corsham, Wiltshire
• I remember the good old days when the letters page was ranked alongside the leader column (Letters, October 16).
John Bailey
St Albans, Hertfordshire
