--> KR-List message posted by: Matt Dralle <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Dear Listers,
You've probably noticed that there are no banner ads or pop-up windows or spam
from any of the List and Forum services at Matronics. These include, for
example:
The Email List Postings - http://www.matronics.com/listbrowse
The Email List Forum Site - http://forums.matronics.com
The List Wiki - http://wiki.matronics.com
The List Search Engine - http://www.matronics.com/search
This is because I have always enjoyed a List experience that was completely
about the sport we enjoy - airplanes - and not about advertising!
But running a high performance, highly available service like this isn't free
and a fair amount of money in terms of computer upgrades, business-class
Internet connectivity, and electricity. Consequently, many similar sites turn
to advertising to support these costs. Advertising that you have to look at
each and every time you read an email message or browse the their web site.
Rather than subject my List community to another constant commercial
bombardment, I have chosen to hold a PBS-like fund raiser each year in November
to support the continued operation and upgrade of the List services. It's
solely through the Contributions of List members that the Lists and Forums
continue to be possible!
During the month, I will be sending out a Fund Raiser reminder message every
few days and I ask for your patience and understanding during the month
throughout these regular messages. Think of them as PBS' Pledge Breaks... :-)
To minimize the impact of the Fund Raiser on the List community, I implemented
a new feature late last year specifically related to making Contributions. If
you are an Email List subscriber, once you make a Contribution using the online
web site, you will no longer receive the email from me regarding the Fund
Raiser! There are a couple of exceptions to this, however. If someone replies
to a Contribution message I've sent, you might receive that. Additionally, the
messages will always be posted to the Forums site. To a first order, however,
once you make a Contribution, you won't get my email messages about the Fund
Raiser for the rest of the month. For Contributions by check, the squelch will
take effect once the check is received.
There is a whole new line up of really great Contribution gifts this year!
When you make a qualifying Contribution, you can select one of the many free
gifts that are available during the Fund Raiser. These gifts are provided
through the generous support of a number of our industry's leading supporters
including:
Bob Nuckolls - AeroElectric - http://www.aeroelectric.com
Andy Gold - Builder's Bookstore - http://www.buildersbooks.com
Jon Croke - HomebuiltHELP - http://www.homebuilthelp.com
Please visit these guy's respective sites, as they have some great products to
offer and are generously supporting the Matronics List Fund Raiser.
You can make your List Contribution using any one of three secure methods this
year including using a credit card, PayPal, or by personal check. From the
Contribution site, you can select any one of this year's free gifts with a
qualifying Contribution amount. The Contribution page is pretty loooonnnnng
this year in order to list great selection of great gifts available so be sure
to scroll all the way to the bottom of the web page to see everything that's
available!
Please make a List Support Contribution:
http://www.matronics.com/contribution
I would like to thank everyone in advance for their generous support! Your
Contributions truely keep this operation afloat!
Thank you,
Matt Dralle
Matronics Email List Forum Administrator
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