> capital. I know some of you will argue that I get that now for free as a > tier 1, so why bother with tier 2 just to vote. I totally marvel at CLUG > as an almost perfect philanthropical society -- it does not charge for any > of the above benefits. Are some of you arguing that it should start > charging or requiring that you need to be a tier 2 member to participate?
Not sure if you are responding to my post here but just in case. No, not at all, anyone is welcome to participate, I just think if you want to actually have a vote in the way things are set up and run you should make the small effort to sign up as Tier 2, financially it is a small burden and is a much simpler way of providing the operating funds we need than donations, its easier to track and it's very simple to provide the needed transparency. For myself, my current financial situation is very poor, but I will find the money for renewal somewhere. Some of the people who have made objections to "pay to vote" are doing so (I think) purely from the principle point of view which I understand, but I think the current setup is a very reasonable compromise, it would be different if the sums were larger but at $1.67 per meeting? > > In short, rather than complaining that there is a lack of value in being a > tier 2 member, look at what you have and with a little bit of effort maybe > we can all contribute to creating even more value rather than just > complaining that the free meal coulda / shoulda be better. Yes, the current setup is great value, not only financially, but in the help that is so freely given. I know I have gotten back more than I have given in both ways. And it's going to get better. Graham _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list [email protected] http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) **Please remove these lines when replying
