I would second that. You do a really good job, Stu, and we all appreciate it. I think the idea of a periodic fund drive is quite good.
If I may suggest something, I would say that another good idea would be to find someone who could step up, when Stu is no longer able to continue. From a simple IT perspective a backup plan would certainly help. Marek C&C-less, but still finding a lot of good information here From: CnC-List [mailto:cnc-list-boun...@cnc-list.com] On Behalf Of Josh Muckley via CnC-List Sent: November-02-15 13:45 To: C&C List Cc: Josh Muckley Subject: Re: Stus-List The platform question Many thanks Stu! I have made donations and intend to in the future. That being said, Have you considered having a periodic fund drive? Maybe keep a "thermometer" as a small measure of available funds or funds needed right on the web page? Please solicit help or funds when needed. Warmest regards, Josh Muckley S/V Sea Hawk 1989 C&C 37+ Solomons, MD On Nov 2, 2015 1:37 PM, "Stu via CnC-List" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: Just a bit of history on our list and what the future holds. Back in the mid 90’s, when most of us had dial-up internet connections, we had a mailing list hosted by Sailnet. They went through some financial difficulties, and decided to charge a $20 yearly fee to participate. That upset a lot of people, not only C&Cers, but other groups. Everybody dropped off the list. Some people decided to start Forums and social networking sites on Yahoo and other places. Nothing worked like our old list. People were losing contact with each other and we needed a new venue. I decided to find an ISP that would host a mailing list program and not limit us to a certain number of emails per hour. Believe me they are hard to find and prices were outrageous. Finally I found our current host and we have been with them for over 10 years. Then someone came along with a suggestion for a Forum similar to Sailing Arnachy and even Sailnet. I did not like what I saw but I installed a Forum on the Photo Album. Response was slow to nil. Everyone posted on this list and very few people went to the Forum. Finally I took it down – no sense wasting disc space and bandwidth. During the past few years, I have had many, many compliments regarding the email list. Several comments included the politeness of the subscribers; no politics, sex, religion, bashing or flaming. A few people had left the C&C family but continue to be subscribers and offer their valuable info. The list has people who do not own a C&C and contribute when and where they can. So, the subject of having a Forum is a done deal. It is of no use to the present subscribers. Each week there are new subscribers and very few people who unsubscribe. Right now, we have over 700 subscribers and I have no intention of disappointing them. I pay for the list out of my own pocket and from contributions from our members. There is no company supporting the list. The only time that this list will shut down, is when the funds dry up or I go for my last sail to the heavens above. The cost has gone up considerably since the start and as the archives grow, I get dinged for extra disc space plus the monthly charge for the hosting. For people who have difficulty searching the archives, go to the main page of the Photo Album, scroll down near the bottom and there is a box called “Search the Email Discussion List Archives”, enter your search word(s) and press GO. The search is actually a Google Search of all the archives and you will get many pages of results. It is not like looking at the list archives which I will admit are difficult to navigate. Hope this email will help everyone understand the Email Discussion List a little bit more and appreciate it even more. Stu – and just another short note – I do not own a C&C and have not been on one in over 5 years but the friendship from this list keeps me going. _______________________________________________ Email address: CnC-List@cnc-list.com To change your list preferences, including unsubscribing -- go to the bottom of page at: http://cnc-list.com/mailman/listinfo/cnc-list_cnc-list.com
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