[MR] re: Value of membership - a request

[David W. James]

On Sunday, August 25, 2002, at 07:11 PM, Susan and Frank Downs wrote:
>> I didn't write in on the "we need more money" issue, because I didn't 
>> have
>> any good suggestions on the subject.  And since the reinstitution of 
>> the
>> non-member penalty wasn't on the table, I didn't see a need to say "Oh,
>> btw, that's a bad idea".

> Okay, but it was clear that they were going to raise money somehow.  If 
> you
> didn't communicate any better ideas to them, it seems counterproductive 
> and
> rude to complain about the method they did choose.

> --
> Takenoshita Naro
> Frank Downs

	Hmmm.  He didn't come up with a better suggestion than the ones they 
said they were considering, so it is rude for him to complain when they 
implement one that they didn't say was on the table.  That doesn't sound 
right.

	So, if they had decided to (try to) fund the corporate shortfall by 
charging anyone with a non-European or Post-1600 personna, say, $3 extra 
to get into events or to register their name, someone would be wrong to 
complain about it? I don't think so.

David/Kwellend-Njal