Re: [PLEASE READ] Why I Have A Fund Raiser...


Subject:    Re: [PLEASE READ] Why I Have A Fund Raiser...
From:    Ron Cox (flyboyron@gmail.com)
Date:    Mon Dec 22 - 11:25 AM
Matt

Please see that my name is added to the list. Here's my receipt.

I don't know why it doesn't show up, but it was made. I had several
failures where I got to 404 pages, but it finally went though.

Ron Cox


"Let us disappoint the Men who are raising themselves on the ruin of this
Country." - Sam Adams

On Mon, Nov 3, 2025, 3:11=AFPM Matt Dralle <dralle@matronics.com> wro
te:

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> >
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> Since the beginning, the Matronics List and Forum experience has been fre
e
> from advertising.  I have been approached by fair number of vendors wanti
ng
> to tap into the large volume of activity across the various lists hosted
> here, but have always flatly refused.  Everywhere you go on the Internet
> these days, a user is pummeled with flashing banners and videos and ads f
or
> crap that they don't want.  Yahoo, Google and that ilk are not "free".  T
he
> user must constantly endure their barrage of commercialism thrust into
> their face at an ever increasing rate.  Enough is enough, and the Lists a
t
> Matronics choose not to succumb to that.
>
> That being said, running a service of this size is not "free".  It costs 
a
> lot of money to maintain the hardware, pay for the electricity,
> Commercial-grade Internet Connection, air conditioning, maintenance
> contracts, etc. etc. etc.  I choose to hold a PBS-like fund raiser each
> year during the month of November where I simply send out a short email
> every other day asking the members to make a small contribution to suppor
t
> the operation.  That being said, that contribution is completely voluntar
y
> and non-compulsory.  Many members choose not to contribute and that's fin
e.
>
> However, a very modest percentage of the members do choose to make a
> contribution and it is that financial support that keeps the Lists
> running.  And that's it.  To my way of thinking, it is a much more pleasa
nt
> way of maintaining the Lists and Forums.  The other 11 months of the year
,
> you don't see a single advertisement or request for support.  That's
> refreshing and that is a List and Forum that I want to belong to.  I thin
k
> other people feel the same way.
>
> Won't you please take a minute to make your Contribution today and suppor
t
> these Lists?
>
>         https://matronics.com/contribution
>
> Or, drop a personal check in the mail to:
>
>         Matt Dralle / Matronics
>         581 Jeannie Way
>         Livermore CA 94550
>         USA
>
> Thank you for your support!
>
> Matt Dralle
> Email List Admin.
>
>
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