Hi Daniel My thoughts exactly. I can't imagine where else anyone would get such excellent support for the equivalent of $2.50 per month or $30 per annum.
As an aside, I too would like some acknowledgement when I pay my annual fee, a question I have asked before but have never been given a satisfactory answer. With all the talent that exists surely some kind of automated response could be put in place. And whatever happened to the proposed database with member numbers? Regards Laura On 10/06/2012, at 1:46 PM, Daniel Kerr wrote: Hi Adrian I can't speak for the committee, but personally I think the set up is actually pretty good for what is actually "supplied" for the WAMUG list. They have two paid fees, the $30 member's fee and the $120 "corporate" fee. And I personally think the $30 is a bargain! Considering the ongoing running costs to keep everything going from hosting, domain name fees, server maintenance, list maintenance, support etc, let alone all the free given time that the Committee itself puts in for no reimbursement to keep it all running. I doubt you'd find anywhere these days where $30 goes that far. If you call Apple themselves for non Applecare queries, or a one off query you're looking at $99 per incident! Even most places will charge for email or phone support on a one off basis. There's very little these days for free given the cost of living, overheads and every day expenses. It's the nature of the world today unfortunately. I know even Ronni pays her $30/year membership and i think she's asked one query the whole time she's been on list!! lol :o) So she's really paying to give the support! lol ;o) I personally feel that just having the two fees is a lot easier to look after and just makes it more simple given the nature of the mailing list. And as mentioned, this really isn't that much for the amount of help that is received. Realistically I don't think much of the costings are used for non meeting attendees, well bar the new indemnity insurance required unfortunately that WAMUG now requires. Just my take on it. :o) Kind regards Daniel *All comments mentioned above are solely the views of me and are meant in an informative nature from my view point :o) Etc etc legal stuff, etc etc,… ;o) Sent from my iPhone 4s --- Daniel Kerr MacWizardry Phone: 0414 795 960 Email: <daniel AT macwizardry.com.au> Web: <http://www.macwizardry.com.au> **For everything Apple** On 09/06/2012, at 10:14 AM, iCloud wrote: > Good morning all, > > For some time now I have wondering if the committee has given any thought to > having an associate membership (for the want of a better term) with a reduced > fee that would allow elder members i.e. pensioners and others on a fixed > income or even those in more remote areas, to seek occasional assistance, I > don't think there would be many, if any, that would begrudge paying a fee for > the amazing help that is so often forthcoming on the list. I also think > another point that may be worth considering is that many of the > aforementioned are not able to attend the groups meetings or functions either > at all or even occasionally. > > > > > > Regards, > > > Adrian > > adrianske...@me.com > > > > > > > > > > > On 06/06/2012, at 11:39 AM, WAMUG announcements wrote: > >> Hi Wamuggers, >> >> After surveying the mailing list and discussing the matter at a meeting, we >> have decided that as of the 1st July 2012, only WAMUG members will be able >> to post to the WAMUG mailing list. Everyone will still be able to read the >> list, but posting a question or a response will require that you be a >> paid-up WAMUG member or a life member. As most regular users of our list are >> already WAMUG members in any case, most of you will not notice any change. >> >> The move was a frequent suggestion of those who responded to our survey and >> is part of the drive to give value to those who pay the WAMUG subscription. >> Subscription is currently set at $30 per year. As a non-profit organization, >> subscriptions are used to pay for our web hosting, rental of venues and >> insurance for meetings, and generally to keep WAMUG running. >> >> If you are not currently a WAMUG member please pay your subscription by the >> 1st of July if you wish to continue posting to our list and to receive many >> other great member benefits that we will be announcing soon. 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