Author: Graham Banks
Date: 11:37:26 08/25/04
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On August 25, 2004 at 11:58:38, Graham Laight wrote: >On August 25, 2004 at 11:46:00, Uri Blass wrote: > >>On August 25, 2004 at 11:23:50, Steve B wrote: >> >>>hi Jonus >>>> >>>>Great idea, i now set up and actual poll so people can click and vote at my >>>>homepage, i used your questions (hope you don't mind) and added the option to >>>>add comments for other suggestions. >>> >>>i voted..but can i ask you if people can vote more then once? >>>this of course will render the voting meaningless as i am sure those wanting not >>>to pay for anything will vote early and often >>>Best >>>Steve >> >>Of course if people can vote more than once then it may make the result >>meaningless but >>I do not know why do you imply that posters who want not to pay will vote more >>often then other posters. >> >>Do not forget that if people pay money there are people who get the money. >> >>It is possible that the guys who want to force other people to pay money because >>they are going to get the money will vote more than once for paying money. >> >>Uri > >This is only observation + guesswork, rather than scientific analysis, but I get >the impression in CCC (and CTF) that the people who are willing to pay are the >ones who spoke out first. > >Steve has been a very good and generous host to us - and nobody (who has good >social skills) likes to be rude to a good host. On the other hand, the people >who are willing to pay would of course be quick to speak up and tell Steve this. > >This would explain the discrepancy between the ratio of people who are willing >to pay in Steve's count based on posted messages in his forums, and the numbers >coming up at the survey at http://www.betachess.dk/bc/news.php , where, at the >time of writing, over 60% are saying their preferred option is to move the >forums to a new host. > >I hope Steve hasn't run away with the idea that a higher proportion of members >are willing to pay than there really are. > >Take care, >-g I'll stick my head on the block by saying that I won't be able to pay a fee. My wife isn't well enough to work, so we're a one income family. With three teenage boys and a big mortgage, I have little spending power. I have relied a lot on the generosity of my brother and a computer chess friend to have both a decent computer and some decent chess programs to indulge my computer chess hobby. I will be heartbroken not to be able to contribute to a future CCC forum which has paid membership. Having said all this, I appreciate what Steve has done for the community and understand fully where he is coming from. Graham.
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