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| Subject: | [PLEASE READ] Why I Have A Fund Raiser... |
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 elk are not "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 costs a lot
of money to maintain the hardware, pay for the electricity, 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 support the
operation. That being said, that contribution is completely voluntary and non-compulsory.
Many members choose not to contribute and that's fine.
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 pleasant 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 think 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.
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| Subject: | Re: [PLEASE READ] Why I Have A Fund Raiser... |
Hi Matt
I have tried a number of times to unsubscribe and it never works. Can you p
lease remove me from all lists, thanks.
Kind Regards,
David
0439 734 646
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From: owner-sailplane-list-server@matronics.com <owner-sailplane-list-serve
r@matronics.com> on behalf of Matt Dralle <dralle@matronics.com>
Sent: Monday, 7 November 2022 8:14 PM
Subject: Sailplane-List: [PLEASE READ] Why I Have A Fund Raiser...
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 h
ere, but have always flatly refused. Everywhere you go on the Internet the
se days, a user is pummeled with flashing banners and videos and ads for cr
ap that they don't want. Yahoo, Google and that elk are not "free". The u
ser must constantly endure their barrage of commercialism thrust into their
face at an ever increasing rate. Enough is enough, and the Lists at Matro
nics 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, air conditi
oning, maintenance contracts, etc, etc. etc. I choose to hold a PBS-like f
und 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 contributio
n to support the operation. That being said, that contribution is complete
ly voluntary and non-compulsory. Many members choose not to contribute and
that's fine.
However, a very modest percentage of the members do choose to make a contri
bution 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 pleasant way of mainta
ining 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 think other people feel t
he 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.
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