I've been thinking this over a bit, but I'm still not decided. There are several things on my mind here, so keep reading if you are interested.
On one hand, I can see how members of this list can stick together for discussing off-topic questions which are not game related, yet the familiarity of each member is there for general chit-chat. However, the other thing I'm seeing is why would I want to contribute to the thousands of lists which are already out there for general chat, audio configuration, blindness positive thinking, ETC. Personally I do not want to moderate another list, so if I did create one on audyssey.org, I would just be the admin and not the moderator. Furthermore, if I add another list on audyssey, due to the current list restrictions set in the hosting package we are using, there would be a limit of how many people could subscribe and there may be a limit of how many posts per day which could be sent. I personally do not care for GoogleGroups or YahooGroups either, but it's starting to seem like that is my only reason why I would add another list. The other thing of course is for audyssey.org to move to another web host who has additional list support, but this could mean an increase in cost for me. As you all may or may not know, I'm the one paying for the audyssey.org hosting bill as well as the mailing list as well as the domain. I am certainly not complaining and have done this willingly, however, to date, I've only received a very small amount of donated money to help off-set the cost. I'm not saying that I'm using this list request as an excuse to get more money, but to be perfectly blunt here, if gamers want an extra list without restrictions, and don't want to use the fugly googlegroups or yahoogroups, then helping to off-set extra costs would be a great way to do this. Even thinking of the numbers like this, If each Audyssey member donated just $5 per year. That is the cost of a meal at McDonald's, heck, now-a-days, after taxes, you usually pay more. But in any case, just $5 from each member would more than pay for a better hosting plan and would help to register the domain for a lot longer. Just food for thought. -- Raul A. Gallegos .. http://www.asmodean.net --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[EMAIL PROTECTED] If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
