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Subject:Re: paid subscription From:KAREN_OTTO -at- HP-SPOKANE-OM2 -dot- OM -dot- HP -dot- COM Date:Fri, 6 Aug 1999 10:07:50 -0600
Here's my perspective:
I'm an infrequent contributor. I'm also an infrequent reader, but it goes in
phases (right now I'm in a "reading" phase).
I fully support charging for the list, if that's what's needed. I agree that
Eric and Deb have contributed countless hours, and deserve compensation. I
can
envision reasonable fees of $10 - 60 per year.
That all said, I don't know if I would actually subscribe. It will probably
depend on whether I'm in reading mode or ignoring mode.
Finally, has anyone considered the possibility of getting another volunteer
moderator/host and a new location for free? I wouldn't volunteer, but you
never
know who might. That would relieve Eric/Deb and OK state (although without
compensation for all of their previous work), yet the list could stay free.
