How has this list sustained itself all this time? Why haven't we been asked to contribute in the past? Why haven't I asked these questions before now?
Jack --- On Sat, 6/12/10, paul stenquist <[email protected]> wrote: > From: paul stenquist <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: The State of The List > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> > Date: Saturday, June 12, 2010, 10:51 AM > Hi Doug, > > A paypal button is an excellent idea. Good thinking. > And rest assured that your work and sacrifices are deeply > appreciated by all. But it's time for us to pay our own > way. > Paul > > > On Jun 12, 2010, at 11:59 AM, Doug Brewer wrote: > > > As most of you know, I am soon to celebrate one year > since I got laid off from my less-than-lucrative but still > gainful employment. Returning to school has been fun, and > I've shot a few gigs here and there, but the blow to my > income has been catastrophic. > > > > I could type for a while on this subject, but I'll > skip that and just say that the PDML account is pretty much > toast. My K20 is going on ebay sometime this weekend to get > some more operating funds for a while, but I'm running out > of things to sell and still stay in the photo game. > > > > Understand how sad and awkward this is for me; I've > considered my underwriting the PDML my main contribution to > the community, and a point of pride. Those of you who have > met me know that neither pride nor dignity play a big part > in my life, so you can imagine how important that particular > point is. > > > > I've considered a number of scenarios, from a > community print sale to raise funds, to just handing it over > to someone who can afford to keep it going, to joining the > 21st century and going to a web-based thing, but that would > still have to take into consideration the bandwidth costs, > which are the bulk of the out-go. > > > > I love The List, though, and I want to remain somewhat > relevant. So I'm going to add, assuming I get permission > from our hosting company, a paypal donate button to the > pdml.net home page. This way I can avoid a straight out > begging posture but still give you all the opportunity to > take part in the continued life of this, the premier > Pentax-related source on the Net. > > > > If any of you have any questions or suggestions, > please contact me or just throw something out for everyone > to discuss. > > > > Thank you, > > > > Doug Brewer > > PDML List Guy > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > [email protected] > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link > directly above and follow the directions. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link > directly above and follow the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
