Thank you very much to all who have responded so far in the fund-raising campaign. Marge Griffith wrote: >I think it would be good to know, however, how these >funds are used since this is a volunteer operation. What ARE the costs for >'running the show' Gorges? If you ask for donations it is only fair to show >some accounting for how they are used. Of course! I did mention the basic cost in the initial appeal a few days ago. About two grand a year for the list server, or $1,890 to be precise, for T&T and its sister lists. I did also say I would provide a monthly report on fund-raising. The volunteer operation is headed by Listmaster Bob McLaren. A list of all volunteers appears at the conclusion of the rules page: http://www.trawlersandtrawlering.com/forums/listrules.html The hours the volunteers put in over the course of the year are priceless. Robert Meyer wrote: >I'm guessing that this could be done without cost. Maybe the answer is for >some Tech Wizard (on the list) to help Georgs move it to a free service. Yes, there are other ways to operate a forum like ours. Your admin teram has investigated several options, and has been testing Google Groups, but the simplicity of an email list that is readily and widely accessible is hard to beat. --Georgs -- Georgs Kolesnikovs Your host at Trawlers & Trawlering, formerly Trawler World, since 1997 Site see: <http://www.trawlersandtrawlering.com>

In my opinion, asking for an accounting of $2000 from the people who provide the service of this list is insulting. I, for one, don't need an accounting, I see it every time I read my e mail. I certainly don't need a monthly report of contributions either, I hope you collect far more than you need. If you don't, just say so and I'm sure the listees will send more. Jeff Sharkey MT34 "Ripple" -----Original Message----- From: Georgs Kolesnikovs <georgs@trawlersandtrawlering.com> To: Trawlers & Trawlering List <trawlers-and-trawlering@lists.samurai.com> Sent: Thu, 15 May 2008 8:23 am Subject: Re: T&T: Show your support for T&T List! Thank you very much to all who have responded so far in the fund-raising campaign. Marge Griffith wrote: >I think it would be good to know, however, how these >funds are used since this is a volunteer operation. What ARE the costs for >'running the show' Gorges? If you ask for donations it is only fair to show >some accounting for how they are used. Of course! I did mention the basic cost in the initial appeal a few days ago. About two grand a year for the list server, or $1,890 to be precise, for T&T and its sister lists. I did also say I would provide a monthly report on fund-raising. The volunteer operation is headed by Listmaster Bob McLaren. A list of all volunteers appears at the conclusion of the rules page: http://www.trawlersandtrawlering.com/forums/listrules.html The hours the volunteers put in over the course of the year are priceless. Robert Meyer wrote: >I'm guessing that this could be done without cost. Maybe the answer is for >some Tech Wizard (on the list) to help Georgs move it to a free service. Yes, there are other ways to operate a forum like ours. Your admin teram has investigated several options, and has been testing Google Groups, but the simplicity of an email list that is readily and widely accessible is hard to beat. --Georgs -- Georgs Kolesnikovs Your host at Trawlers & Trawlering, formerly Trawler World, since 1997 Site see: <http://www.trawlersandtrawlering.com> _______________________________________________ http://lists.samurai.com/mailman/listinfo/trawlers-and-trawlering To unsubscribe or modify your subscription options (get password, change email address, etc) go to: http://lists.samurai.com/mailman/options/trawlers-and-trawlering Trawlers & Trawlering and T&T are trademarks of Water World Productions. Unauthorized use is prohibited.