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Message: <blockquote data-quote="BSF" data-source="post: 1196352" data-attributes="member: 13098">I consider mine as payment for past services rendered.  I've been lagging in getting a community supporte account.  I don't consider myself as buying into anything.  But, if there is a way that I can help keep the wheels running smoothly, I want to help out.  I contribute a few posts to this community, but I don't think I put in nearly as much as I get out.  And that's fine.  By the nature of a community, the whole is greater than the sum of it's parts.  Rather, it should be.  I'm not sure Morrus is getting back as much enjoyment as he puts in effort.  That is the issue that I think needs correcting.  From all indications, more than 400 people contributed to the last minute fund.  If we could get that amount of response twice a year at $10 a person average, we would cover hosting fees. There would also be a bit extra for whatever else.  To me, that seems attainable.  But, there is the issue of actually doing it.  Or doing something to keep Community Supporter fees rolling in.  $35 each for 150 people a year would cover hosting fees with a little left over.  It makes me embarassed that I didn't contribute sooner.  How many other combinations can we come up with that would cover hosting fees?  Of course, I am sure all of us would like to have a faster system hosting the site.  Periodic upgrades to keep things running smoothly aren't too expensive, but they also don't materialize out of nowhere.  And that's what I am talking about.  How many ways can we think of that will cover these costs and make us a self-supporting community?  While my contribution is for past services rendered, and possibly for future services, I am much more interested in how I can help prevent this happening again further down the road.  I don't want to second guess Morrus, but I do want to offer ideas and possibly some of my time.</blockquote>

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