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[Alex Blair (RIP)]

Originally Posted by Geoff Winnington-Ball

You're quite welcome, Paul. In 1998 I was in the right place, at the right time, with the right mindset. I started MLU because I was interested in the subject matter, and it just grew from there... in many ways you, and those like you, bear as much responsibility and credit as you give me.

I'm happy to say that as of today, I now have received 25 donations... 19 by PayPal, one by EMT and five by snail mail or personally delivered. This is a record, and I am grateful for your generosity... but you are 25 out of 546 core users. Gentlemen, 521 of you are riding the coattails of the 25 who have chosen to contribute. Ask yourselves... would this be satisfactory to YOU, if you were in my position?

I don't know what else I can say... YOU have to decide what you think this is worth to you.

Geoff

Jif

With the big paycheck gone and living hand to mouth like the rest of us,some like me on small Old Age and Canada Pension and what ever savings we may have made in our working life,the ability to fund an internet web site ,let alone dedicate the hours needed to administer same is beyond reasonable expectations for anyone who enjoys this site as much as I have and has been here as long as I have,being the first non Winnington-Ball family member to post on MLU.JIf was first..his son was second and I was third..and I am proud to call Jiff Friend...
]Now it is time to have my say..
This forum takes money to run..If there is approximately 500 of us hard core types,rig up the site so that the first page only can be read ,and the first posting in each thread can be read but no posting with out membership or no reading any more..
Don't dick around with part access,other than that..
Either we are in or out..and I suggest $10.00/year membership..
Any more could be a hardship on some of our elderly members or younger members..and less and there may as well be no membership fees..
But lets stop acting like officers and beat this thing to death with no action other than lip service..
Start acting like SR.NCO's and get this outfit rigged up to "Pay to play"..and pull your finger out Jif and get it done..