Free thinker! Did you go to a liberal arts school? I will lay out a simple, organized way to bring this issue up at the next meeting. I have thought it through but will not propose it myself. You probably have material prepared as well
On 12/14/09, Charles Goldsmith <wo...@justfamily.org> wrote: > I'm not condoning of getting rid of the membership fees, and while I > think a few may quit paying if they can get the TC for free, I think > that it will bring in more members in the long run. > > The information should be free. > > Charles > > On Mon, Dec 14, 2009 at 9:07 PM, ellie :) <ellie.tho...@gmail.com> wrote: >> I didnt know you felt this way and thought as a TSA member, you would >> support having a small income for the organization. I will offer to >> give Gill my prize of a 2010 membership but in no way think that there >> should be no membership fees. I am glad he has someone to market for >> him though(you)-i wont >> >> On 12/14/09, Charles Goldsmith <wo...@justfamily.org> wrote: >>> Gil, I seem to remember you making that statement within the last year >>> or so, about the $100 donation. I also seem to remark about matching >>> that, and I'll stand by it. I'll donate $100 as well. >>> >>> Charles >>> >>> On Mon, Dec 14, 2009 at 7:44 PM, Gill Edigar <gi...@att.net> wrote: >>>> On Mon, Dec 14, 2009 at 6:35 PM, John P. >>>> Brooks <jpbrook...@sbcglobal.net> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> I want to save the TSA from financial ruin....I will go digital if >>>>> Ediger >>>>> renews his membership. Anyone else willing to make that commitment? >>>> >>>> Ediger will renew his lapsed TSA membership and donate $100 to the TSA >>>> within seconds of The TEXAS CAVER being made a free publication to any >>>> caver >>>> who wants to sign up for a free subscription. Subscribing non-TSA >>>> members >>>> should be solicited to join TSA but membership should not be a >>>> requirement >>>> for receiving all the good caving information aimed at bettering the >>>> cause >>>> of caving in Texas. As a caver and TSA member I, personally, would want >>>> every caver in Texas to be reading TSA promotional material, safety >>>> information, articles about equipment and techniques, cave science, >>>> upcoming >>>> events which they can support by attending, trip and cave reports, and >>>> participating personally by attending TSA conventions and contributing >>>> articles to The TEXAS CAVER themselves, all of which will also benefit >>>> ME. >>>> I >>>> am selfish. I want all of these non-TSA members to read The TEXAS CAVER >>>> because I will benefit from them being more informed and better cavers. >>>> They >>>> do not have to be TSA members to be better cavers. But they can be >>>> better >>>> cavers, and well qualified and participating members of the Texas caving >>>> community, if they simply read and contribute to The TEXAS CAVER. And >>>> their >>>> participation is good for me, it is good for you, and it is good for >>>> Texas >>>> caving. That is probably the most valuable service the TSA can provide >>>> to >>>> cavers and caving in Texas--keeping EVERYONE informed so they can be a >>>> better participant in Texas caving. >>>> I coined a phrase in 1969, "As The TEXAS CAVER goes, so goes the TSA." I >>>> think that is still true today. If The TEXAS CAVER is made available to >>>> all >>>> Texas cavers digitally and free then we will see a much better informed >>>> group of Texas cavers taking the bait to become members of the TSA and >>>> helping it reach it's selfish aims and purposes--a major part of which >>>> is >>>> promoting Texas caving--for ALL of us, not just the few. The time has >>>> finally come, my fellow Texas cavers, to do something for our selfish >>>> selves. It costs the TSA nothing to give The TEXAS CAVER away digitally. >>>> It >>>> costs the TSA and Texas caving a lot not to. If you want to do something >>>> selfish for yourself and for all the other Texas cavers vote at your >>>> earliest opportunity to separate The CAVER from TSA membership, to make >>>> it >>>> free to any digital subscriber. Otherwise, we're just preaching to the >>>> choir. >>>> Yours in Texas caving (for nearly 43 years now), >>>> --Ediger >>>> >>>> >>>> On Mon, Dec 14, 2009 at 6:35 PM, John P. Brooks >>>> <jpbrook...@sbcglobal.net> >>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> I want to save the TSA from financial ruin....I will go digital if >>>>> Ediger >>>>> renews his membership. Anyone else willing to make that commitment? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On 12/14/09 1:14 PM, "mark.al...@l-3com.com" <mark.al...@l-3com.com> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Welcome back, Karen! >>>>> >>>>> Now, if we could only get Ediger to rejoin! >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> Visit our website: http://texascavers.com >>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com >>> For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com >>> >>> >> >
