Hi list, please forget the idea of payment for each submission. I strongly reject this notion, because it hinders people to submit. That's against everything we intend with PUG. "A space where Pentax users can submit their pics to be seen and enjoyed." That's what it is made for. I don't mind spending my time to deal with the monthly creation as long it is possible to play around with the release, when I am on holiday around the first of a month. And if we can find a solution with John's generous friend we'll be free of charge anyway. So forget the notion of payment for the time being.
Cheers Adelheid -----Original Message----- From: Keith Whaley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sonntag, 11. April 2004 12:44 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: NEW_PUG - questions If there is general agreement on the submitters supporting the PUG, I think a pay-per-post is a bad idea. I think an annual or semi-annual "fee" is a good idea. What is needed? And who will work it out? $20 semi-annually? Or $20/annum? What? There are costs involved, in one way or another, subtle or plain, that need to be met by the users. Rationally, who else should? What does the ISP, or server or whatever is involved, require of the site, in order to keep the server and site up and running efficiently. It isn't free. All something to think about. Whatever the cost of running and maintaining the PUG happens to be, it should not be borne by the site maintainer, the moderator, or the putative head, who actually do all the work to keep it going. Just my 2 cents. keith whaley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I think I agree John. IMO, the PDML community should pay for the gallery. > On a voluntary basis, of course. > The idea of pay-per-post to the gallery doesn't appeal to me at all. > I suspect, even if the fee was minimal (e.g.. $.50/posting), the > gallery would whither. > > Cory Waters > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "John Francis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Saturday, April 10, 2004 11:47 PM > Subject: Re: NEW_PUG - questions > >>I am quite strongly opposed to the idea that pug submitters should be >>coerced in any way to pay for the privilege of submitting images. >>The suggestion that the PUG is for the benefit of the submitters, >>rather than for the benefit of the pdml as a whole, irks me.
