----- Original Message ----
> From: Doug Brewer <[email protected]>
> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]>
> Sent: Sat, June 12, 2010 8:59:54 AM
> Subject: The State of The List
>
> 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 > href="http://pdml.net";>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
Doug,
Put in the button. I will contribute. Don't sweat it.
;-)
-Brendan
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