I see the your point entirely, but I can also see that a Paypal account would do no harm if it is seen as a donation for services already provided - not a subscription for services expected.
How about starting one Paul. No advertisement required, but I think the sentence above would cover the sentiment of the whole thing. Everyone knows you don't really want to go down the road of a paying service. But I think I can sum up the feelings of those of us who've been coming here for years (and probably those who haven't). I have progressed at work sometimes without knowing how I've done it. The general knowledge that is picked up from a group with such a broad range of experience and a trusty bunch of guru's lurking in the background to clean up most posts is something you can't pay for anywhere, but most would contribute to keep around, even if it just provides for future improvements. I caught the Groupstudy bug a couple of years ago, when I did a bit of investigation in to some problem and Howard Berkowitz complemented me on the work. Shortly afterwards I asked a question about a book and a few posts down the thread the author answered my question (PO). Do what you feel is right but I'm sure you will be backed by the majority whatever you decide. Best regards, Bikespace ""Brian"" wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > I am not paul, but will paste in a previous reply of his re thos oft asked > question. > > Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2003 16:56:31 GMT > From: Paul Borghese > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: We (Cisco mailing list) are moving ... [7:72060] > > Thanks everyone for your offer ... but as of now I am trying to avoid > donations. Frankly I do not think donations will cover the cost of > running > GroupStudy. Plus it will make my job 10x more difficult. > > Every day I help people with subscription issues associated with > GroupStudy. > Most people are pleasant, gracious, and understanding that I do this as a > hobby. > > But two or three times a week I receive an e-mail from someone or some > organization demanding I drop everything I am doing and fix whatever > problem > they are having with GroupStudy. They act as if they are paying a fortune > for the service and somehow they have a given right to participate in > GroupStudy. In the end it is almost always an internal problem within > their > organization (i.e. anti-spam filters, firewalling issues, etc.). I can > not > imagine what it would be like if those people had actually give some token > donation to GroupStudy. > > > > Brian > > The path to a desireable destination > is often more difficult than the path to stay where you are. > > On Fri, 1 Aug 2003, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > Paul do you also have a paypal account where we can be chipping a $ here > and > > there to help defray some of the cost of hosting this "United Nations CCIE > > virtual classroom" ? > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Paul Borghese [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Friday, August 1, 2003 03:43 PM > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Subject: Grand Opening . the GroupStudy.com Store! [7:73353] > > > > > > In order to help pay for the services of GroupStudy.com we are opening a > > > GroupStudy.com store, selling some of the industries best certification > > > products! If you are in the market for some Cisco Certification > materials, > > > please check us out at: > > > > > > > > > > > > http://shop.groupstudy.com > > > > > > > > > > > > We have a number of products from Certification Zone including written > test > > > practice questions and a CCNA, CCNP lab workbook. > > > > > > > > > > > > IP Expert has offered us an exclusive discount off their CCIE workbooks. > > > Purchase from the store and receive a 5% discount! > > > > > > > > > > > > Besides certification materials, we also have partnered with a company to > > > sell GroupStudy t-shirts, mugs, bags, etc. > > > > > > > > > > > > So please keep us in mind for your next purchase! > > > > > > > > > > > > Paul Borghese > > **Please support GroupStudy by purchasing from the GroupStudy Store: > > http://shop.groupstudy.com > **Please support GroupStudy by purchasing from the GroupStudy Store: > http://shop.groupstudy.com Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=73399&t=73353 -------------------------------------------------- **Please support GroupStudy by purchasing from the GroupStudy Store: http://shop.groupstudy.com FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html
