I have not used your service for a long time. My apologies for not
unsubscribing . Please remove me from the list
On Mon, Nov 3, 2025 at 5:19=AFPM Bill Hicks <bilhicks@swbell.net> wro
te:
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> I no longer fly or own any RV=99s. I haven=99t used your list
in several
> years. I actually didn=99t realize I was still subscribed. Please r
emove me.
> Thanks and good luck.
> Bill Hicks.
> Sent from my iPhone
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> > On Nov 3, 2025, at 3:14=AFPM, Matt Dralle <dralle@matronics.com>
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> > Since the beginning, the Matronics List and Forum experience has been
> free from advertising. I have been approached by fair number of vendors
> wanting 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 for crap that they don't want. Yahoo, Google and that ilk are no
t
> "free". The user must constantly endure their barrage of commercialism
> thrust into their face at an ever increasing rate. Enough is enough, and
> the Lists at Matronics choose not to succumb to that.
> >
> > That being said, running a service of this size is not "free". It cost
s
> 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
> support these Lists?
> >
> > https://matronics.com/contribution
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> > 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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