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Index of Subjects Hi Colin! On Sat, 3 Oct 1998, Colin Prudhoe wrote: > You make some very good points. From my point of view I find it a little > disturbing the fact that I have recently gone through the process of > obtaining a VDN for SCETTNS on the basis of a "one time fee". > I will find it a little embarrassing going back to the SCETTNS council > saying "oops, sorry I was wrong it's not 'one time' but every year". This is a justifyable concern > I must add we haven't paid yet - can I get the SCETTNS office to mail a > cheque to the CCN office. Payable to whom? To the Chebucto Community Net. > I entirely agree that Ips should contribute what they can, however the > summary of the Boards new fee structure leaves me with an unpleasant > feeling, it seems extremely arbitrary. > > It also seems to me that possibly not enough is being done to collect > contributions from Ips on an annual basis. I know when I first got the ball > rolling with SCETTNS they sent a cheque in for a fair sized amount (I think > it was more than was suggested, I can't remember). Since that time I am > unaware of anybody contacting the Society for more contributions. Good point. I'm not aware of what (if anything) we are doing to follow-up contributions on an annual basis. > If I can be contacted on an annual basis to submit a personal contribution, > then surely so can all Ips (if this system is already in place I apologise). > I don't feel it should be up to me as the IP Editor of SCETTNS to collect or > prompt them for contributions, and left up to the Society it is something > that is likely to be overlooked. Exactly. > I also agree it is time this whole "fee structure" was straightened out as > it appears from its inception to have been decidedly grey in colour. This is definitely an area that needs to be clearly articulated. Cheers! Chris _._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._. Christopher Majka <aa051@chebucto.ns.ca> Editor-in-Chief: Chebucto Community Net - Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada URL = http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/Home.html "We have ... in this country ... far too many captive editors who cannot even be heard to rattle their chains." -- Carl E. Lindstrom _._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._._.
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