Author: Bruce Moreland
Date: 10:04:56 10/13/05
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On October 13, 2005 at 01:50:46, Ray Banks wrote: >Another message board I post on is provided free by an on-line computer vendor. >On that board, mention of any competitor is against the rules and will result in >a ban. That company provided the server, the bandwidth etc completely free, and >it is a reasonable and understandable rule. > >But where it gets murky - ICD explicitly asked for donations to keep this board >going otherwise it would be closed, so in effect we pay for this board... >The issue probably isn't 100% clear, but I respect the decisions of the >moderators. They give their time to try and keep the board running smoothly, and >have a diffuclt job. One I certainly wouldn't want to do. Whatever else is true here, Steve is doing us a service by operating these boards, and I doubt that any amount of donations he gets would be anywhere close to what it costs to operate the boards. Add to this that he has operated these boards at a loss for the better part of ten years, and you have to wonder if a halo will appear over his head if you photograph him with a Polaroid camera. As I have said in the past to Steve about these boards: They won't make you any money, but they'll get you a lot of nice obituaries. bruce
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