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Subject: Re: An important message to CCC members....

Author: Bo Persson

Date: 11:01:44 08/24/04

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On August 24, 2004 at 12:53:16, martin fierz wrote:

>On August 24, 2004 at 12:31:14, Steven Schwartz wrote:
>
>[snip]
>
>hi steve,
>
>how much money are you talking about here per year to keep this thing running?
>
>because i'd like to divide the amount of money M that you need by the number of
>members N to get an approximate idea of how much every member would have to pay
>if you made it option (c). if this is a small amount, i think most serious
>members of the club would go along with it - it would have the advantage that it
>would keep those (few) people out who have no interest in computer chess but
>like to stir up trouble, often under multiple pseudonyms...
>
>on the downside, new members would have to "buy the cat in the bag" if you have
>to pay to become a member.

Or "the pig in the sack" in my locale.  :-)

As a 7 year old-timer (thanks ICD), I would be prepared to cough up in the
$50-100 range under option D, if there is just enough of us.

If the poll system is still working, that might be a good way to find out.

We don't want to scare new people away!


Bo Persson



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