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Membership Fee - skipper1939 - 10-23-2003
I agree with Shawn and Doug. I didn't know whether I would have to pay a fee when I first took Shawn's advice and logged on, but I'm not sure I would have ponied up any cash before getting a good look at the nature of the site. A two tiered system seems the best way to keep recruitment going and keep the site growing. A fee as a key to the inner archive works for me.
One very important thing - please let me pay by PayPal or some other electronic means. I can't handle paper transactions any more.
Dr. Bob
Membership Fee - d-riemer - 10-25-2003
I am very much in favor of a yearly fee that provides additional benefits for the donor.
I would also love it if some of the money could be used to increase the capacity of the system so that a forum on Eastern Block countries can be added.
Membership Fee - Al-muell - 10-25-2003
I would be for this "membership fee" idea, if there wasn't a trouble: Sending some money abroad is next to impossible for me because of the way post office here works.
Electronic ways of payment seem untrustworthy to me, but I can make a sacrifice if it is REALLY needed.
Membership Fee - Gene - 10-25-2003
I have no problem with a yearly fee either
Membership Fee - Esteban_cool - 10-26-2003
I find reasonable a fee too, but couldn´t it be a bit less? I mean, just seeing it from my situation, a very pathetic one...($0000)
:hurl
Membership Fee - Christophe - 10-26-2003
Esteban,
Cool you are, Cool you have to remain....
Yesterday, Art gave his position - a clear and highminded one - on this subject... :
"I think the forsale section is a good idea, and should be offered an an "extra" to those who wish to donate and help the forum. (...) I don't think a required membership fee for everyone is a good idea. (...)" (sorry Art to make short your statement).
Art also stated that :
"However, keep in mind that a membership fee would have been a very dependable and consistent revenue stream which might have been able to provide the forum with some funds to do some cool things in the future."
Let's Art see how things develop,... and this additional time will also let you time enough to save money for joining the circle of contributors !!!
:p
Cheers.
Ch.
Membership Fee - Henry Sakaida - 10-30-2003
I've been out of the loop for a long time, but here I am again. I have discussed the idea of fees with Art. He really puts in alot of effort to keep the website alive. As a result, I have a creative outlet for my writing and research, and I also learn many things from all of the contributors.
In life, there is the 20/80 rule. I'm sure you are familiar with it. I learned it while in grammer school when we had to work in groups on a project...20% did 80% of the work while the rest contributed very little or nothing at all, but everyone equally received the same credit. Life is that way.
Guys like Art and quite a few members here are in the 20%, so the idea of a membership fee isn't negative. Art puts in alot of hours here, and when I went to Ukraine and Russia in search of history, he sent me donations to hand out. When I went to Ulan Ude to return a Hero Star, he contributed $50 to the orphanage I was going to visit.
I'm not trying to put a guilt trip on anyone, but I do recognize the efforts that Art has put in, and I will contribute. If people don't like the idea of a membership fee, then simply send in a donation. Believe me, Art is not getting rich here, and a few extra dollars that you can send his way will go a long way in paying his bills for keeping this site alive.
Please get out your checkbook and send him a check...let's say November 15th is the deadline (for no particular reason). I'm sending him a check tonight.
Membership Fee - ericlida - 10-31-2003
I asked Art about the way to pay the fee or donation (call it how you want). Art E-mailed to me that the next week he is planning to place a PayPal button on the Forum site.
Eric
Membership Fee - HuliganRS - 11-05-2003
Fellow forum members,
Out of curiosity, did YOU donate?
Membership Fee - Henry Sakaida - 11-05-2003
I donated.
HENRY SAKAIDA