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Re: [atlarge-discuss] Membership fees
DATE: Sat, 7 Jun 2003 14:42:57
From: DannyYounger@cs.com
To: richardhenderson@ntlworld.com, atlarge-discuss@lists.fitug.de
Cc:
>Richard,
>
>By your own admission we are participating in a campaign for the advancement
>of this cause. Even in your country, the ordinary citizen understands that
>campaigns cost money and that fees are associated with membership in a
>campaigning organization. Campaigning organizations accept donations, but voting and
>membership rights only accrue with the payment of a membership fee.
danny and all,
i don't know how is it in your countries but in the philippines we do not pay membership fees to participate in campaigns to advance our causes. instead, we try to raise our numbers, lock arms and march to the streets. that may sound idealistic but we have sent away two presidents that way.
now, the locking of arms and marching to the streets may not be true for advancing internet user concerns but i have a feeling raising our numbers is quite true. if this organization can just get substantial membership (more than 1000 we supposed to have now), i dont think we need to worry about sending our officers to icann meetings, the costs of which seem to concern you.
charging membership fees will not get us those numbers. not when people from your side of the world very easily declare (as posted earlier) that 5$ is "minimal". certainly, you can't expect those numbers from the philippines. perhaps you don't care. i do.
gilbert
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Mobile No. 63-918-9387793
Email Address: gilbert.lumantao@mailcity.com
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