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[alex polglaze]

The whole notion of $10 joining fee and expecting to get free CD's etc
appals me. If we are goint run a serious organisation and expect other
people to join then we need to present a business like image. There are
costs involved in running an association, group or whatever or you want
to call it. These costs are paid for from the members subscriptions.

There is no such thing as a free lunch. If we expect to get more out of
the group than we put in, then the group will not survive. Let's work
out what we want the group to achieve instaed of bledding it dry before
it starts properly.

I also doubt whether we will get any corporate members at $50 when
individuals can join for $10. Rather what will happen is the company
will get the employee to join as an individual and reimburse then the
$10. They have costs to control as well and they are no fools.

Let's start living in the real world.

Alex Polglaze

Matt Kemner wrote:
> 
> On Tue, 9 Mar 1999, Gavin Tweedie wrote:
> 
> > I myself wasn't thinking along the lines of _mass_ production. I can only
> > see the need for 2 or maybe 3 cds a month MAX. (Although I can happily
> > burn many many more if the need arises)
> 
> Well I was personally thinking, because the next couple of months we're
> (hopefully) gonna see a large number of people joining at the same time,
> we can't be expected to have CDs ready for them to pick up as they
> join.
> 
> But if everyone who's already paid lets us know what they want, and
> those that are about to join let us know as they join, then our esteemed
> treasurer can write you a cheque for the amount (or whatever) and you can
> buy the CDs and toast them when you get the chance, then provide them at
> the next meeting/mail them out/whatever.
> 
> Then once the bulk of us have joined, you/we can provide say 3 copies of
> each of the major distributions so when a new person joins they can be
> given the CD when they pay.
> 
> Also you wouldn't have to be the only one toasting the CDs, I'm sure David
> Campbell (Hi Dave ;) would burn a few too, as he has done before, and
> perhaps there are other people here with access to CD toasters.
> 
>  - Matt