Re: [atlarge-discuss] Membership fees

["Richard Henderson" <richardhenderson@ntlworld.com>]

Yep, Gilbert's view is mine too. People power does not operate primarily
through subscription fees and polite attendance at meetings...

Richard

----- Original Message -----
From: Gilbert Estillore Lumantao <gilbert.lumantao@lycos.com>
To: <richardhenderson@ntlworld.com>; <atlarge-discuss@lists.fitug.de>;
<DannyYounger@cs.com>
Sent: Monday, June 09, 2003 5:55 PM
Subject: 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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> "Plan for what is difficult while it is easy, do what is great while it is
small. The most difficult things in the world must be done while they are
still easy, the greatest things in the world must be done while they are
still small. For this reason sages never do what is great, and this is why
they can achieve that greatness." - Attributed by Sun Tzu to warriors of
ancient times.
>
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