---------------------------------------------------------- AeroElectric-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Mon 12/22/25: 4 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 11:25 AM - Re: [PLEASE READ] Why I Have A Fund Raiser... (Ron Cox) 2. 11:35 AM - Re: [PLEASE READ] Why I Have A Fund Raiser... (Ron Cox) 3. 11:44 AM - Re: [PLEASE READ] Why I Have A Fund Raiser... (Ron Cox) 4. 07:13 PM - Re: [PLEASE READ] Why I Have A Fund Raiser... (Ron Cox) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 11:25:12 AM PST US From: Ron Cox Subject: Re: AeroElectric-List: [PLEASE READ] Why I Have A Fund Raiser... 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 wro te: m > > > > 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. > > =========== =========== =========== =========== =========== > > ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 11:35:44 AM PST US From: Ron Cox Subject: Re: AeroElectric-List: [PLEASE READ] Why I Have A Fund Raiser... Disregard my earlier email... Looks like it never did go through. The screenshot was from last year. If I can get it to work, I'll gladly contribute again. Sorry for the confusion. Ron "Let us disappoint the Men who are raising themselves on the ruin of this Country." - Sam Adams On Mon, Dec 22, 2025, 9:08=AFAM Ron Cox wrote: > 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 w rote: > >> dralle@matronics.com> >> >> 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 list s >> 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 n ot >> "free". The user must constantly endure their barrage of commercialism >> thrust into their face at an ever increasing rate. Enough is enough, an d >> the Lists at 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 suppo rt >> the operation. That being said, that contribution is completely volunta ry >> and non-compulsory. Many members choose not to contribute and that's fi ne. >> >> 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 pleas ant >> way of maintaining the Lists and Forums. The other 11 months of the yea r, >> 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 thi nk >> 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 >> >> 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. >> >> =========== =========== =========== =========== =========== >> >> >> >> ________________________________ Message 3 _____________________________________ Time: 11:44:57 AM PST US From: Ron Cox Subject: Re: AeroElectric-List: [PLEASE READ] Why I Have A Fund Raiser... Now I get this, on 3 different browsers. Can you send me a direct PayPal link I can use? Ron "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 wro te: m > > > > 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. > > =========== =========== =========== =========== =========== > > ________________________________ Message 4 _____________________________________ Time: 07:13:57 PM PST US From: Ron Cox Subject: Re: AeroElectric-List: [PLEASE READ] Why I Have A Fund Raiser... Finally! Thanks, Ron Cox "Let us disappoint the Men who are raising themselves on the ruin of this Country." - Sam Adams On Mon, Dec 22, 2025, 8:08=AFAM Ron Cox wrote: > 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 w rote: > >> dralle@matronics.com> >> >> 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 list s >> 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 n ot >> "free". The user must constantly endure their barrage of commercialism >> thrust into their face at an ever increasing rate. Enough is enough, an d >> the Lists at 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 suppo rt >> the operation. That being said, that contribution is completely volunta ry >> and non-compulsory. Many members choose not to contribute and that's fi ne. >> >> 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 pleas ant >> way of maintaining the Lists and Forums. The other 11 months of the yea r, >> 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 thi nk >> 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 >> >> 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. >> >> =========== =========== =========== =========== =========== >> >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message aeroelectric-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/AeroElectric-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/aeroelectric-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/aeroelectric-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.