[geeks] Thoughts on mailing list advertising

[Dan Sikorski]

Bill Bradford wrote:

>On Mon, Oct 11, 2004 at 05:59:00PM -0500, Dan Sikorski wrote:
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>>Personally, i'd rather not have the ad's if we can find a way to get you 
>>the new machine without resorting to it.  I'd rather chuck in some cash 
>>for a new server fund.  Maybe we can all donate what we can, and get 
>>enough to cover it?
>>   -Dan Sikorski
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>Guys, thanks for the suggestion - but I *hate* handouts/begging for money/
>etc.  
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>SunHELP isn't *entirely* non-profit - I make enough from Google ads to pay
>for the colo/hosting fees, and occasionally buy a load of groceries.  
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>My conscience won't let me beg for handouts/donations for a service that
>produces revenue (tiny, but it *does* produce revenue).
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I'd have no problem throwing some money in for a service that i've used 
and enjoyed for the past few years, even if it isn't non-profit.  You're 
not begging for money if others are voulenteering it.  However, I'll 
respect your wishes.

    -Dan Sikorski