I think donations would be a great idea... maybe if members invest something the participation would increase. Besides.. the site is for *all* of us so just one person shouldn't have to bear the brunt of the expense. I would be willing to chip in.
Pat At 09:39 AM 10/4/2005, you wrote: >Hello All: > >I am at a crossroads with OTnow. I have hosted (i.e. paid for) this site >for many years. Recently, I've had a slight concern about continuing to >pay for the service. However, I am now faced with a difficult financial >decision. > >Below is a summary of the cost's associate with OTnow: > >1. Domain Name Registration (i.e. OTnow.com) = $30.00/year >2. Web hosting = $95.00/year > =========== > $125.00/year > >I have trouble justifying the expense of financially maintaining the >website. As I see it, there are three options: > >1. Donations from list members > >2. Move the site to a free hosting service > >3. Discontinue the site > > >Here is some discussion on the above options; > >1. List members may not want to donate to having OTnow in it's current >form. Also, how will money be provided, either as a personal check or >through Paypal. > >2. Free hosting has some POSSIBLE disadvantages including loss of the >bulletin board and decreased service reliability > >3. Discontinue the site, well that's obvious. > >I want to know what YOU the list members want to do. > >You may reply to the list or to me at [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > >-- >Unsubscribe? > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Change options? > www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com > >Archive? > www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > >Help? > [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- Unsubscribe? [EMAIL PROTECTED] Change options? www.otnow.com/mailman/options/otlist_otnow.com Archive? www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] Help? [EMAIL PROTECTED]
