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Re: Pricing Changes
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Sorry, I meant "Drew"
<donhellen@...> wrote:
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Some ham radio groups you may be interested in:
https://groups.io/g/ICOM
Sorry, I meant "Drew"
<donhellen@...> wrote:
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Some ham radio groups you may be interested in:
https://groups.io/g/ICOM
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Donald Hellen
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#27441
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Re: Pricing Changes
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Mark set up the predecessor of Groups.io in 1998, having been using email lists since 1989 :
https://wingedpig.com/category/onelist/
As you say, a good few years after Usenet, but still a pioneer of
Mark set up the predecessor of Groups.io in 1998, having been using email lists since 1989 :
https://wingedpig.com/category/onelist/
As you say, a good few years after Usenet, but still a pioneer of
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Bill Burns
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Re: Pricing Changes
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Shal . . .
My cable internet provider used to provide access to Usenet for free.
I now pay $2.95/mo for a small number of GB of data, plenty for me
since I don't download copyright protected movies
Shal . . .
My cable internet provider used to provide access to Usenet for free.
I now pay $2.95/mo for a small number of GB of data, plenty for me
since I don't download copyright protected movies
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Donald Hellen
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#27439
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Re: Pricing Changes
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Sorry, I didn't follow the cable tv analogy.
In any case there are still USENET providers around who charge individuals a mostly flat fee for access to thousands of groups. (Some people may not know
Sorry, I didn't follow the cable tv analogy.
In any case there are still USENET providers around who charge individuals a mostly flat fee for access to thousands of groups. (Some people may not know
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Drew
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Re: Pricing Changes
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Herb,
You are right, that is exactly true of a system of perks.
I agree there.
The group owner should be able to decide whether there are perks at all, and if so which features are tied to the perk
Herb,
You are right, that is exactly true of a system of perks.
I agree there.
The group owner should be able to decide whether there are perks at all, and if so which features are tied to the perk
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Shal Farley
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#27437
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Re: Pricing Changes
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Ken,
I understood that perfectly well.
But I reject the idea that it has to be 100% one or the other. So my suggestion is that the members (and the owner) be able to make voluntary donations toward
Ken,
I understood that perfectly well.
But I reject the idea that it has to be 100% one or the other. So my suggestion is that the members (and the owner) be able to make voluntary donations toward
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Shal Farley
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#27436
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Re: Pricing Changes
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Ken, this is exactly what I would like to see happen.
Ken, this is exactly what I would like to see happen.
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Joseph Hudson
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#27435
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Re: Pricing Changes
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Barbara,
Use the "Upgrade ($20) for one month, w/automatic downgrade to Basic after" button. Use it in a test group if you don't want to use it in a real group. It doesn't even have to be your test
Barbara,
Use the "Upgrade ($20) for one month, w/automatic downgrade to Basic after" button. Use it in a test group if you don't want to use it in a real group. It doesn't even have to be your test
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Shal Farley
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#27434
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Re: Pricing Changes
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>>> It just seems like it would make more sense if the subscriber were the customer instead of the group owner.<<<
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This makes little or no sense (nonsense?) from Mark’s point of view operating
>>> It just seems like it would make more sense if the subscriber were the customer instead of the group owner.<<<
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This makes little or no sense (nonsense?) from Mark’s point of view operating
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KWKloeber
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#27433
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Re: Pricing Changes
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Wikipedia has a stumbling blick for me. Each time aI try to donate, I read the P&Qs, and learn they didn't just eant my money... they wanted my name and details beyond what anybody needs... and they
Wikipedia has a stumbling blick for me. Each time aI try to donate, I read the P&Qs, and learn they didn't just eant my money... they wanted my name and details beyond what anybody needs... and they
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billsf9c
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#27432
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Re: Pricing Changes
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Any chance you could have another co-owner (and you really really should have another co-owner for safety) do the money collecting (i.e., receipt of monetary gifts)?
Any chance you could have another co-owner (and you really really should have another co-owner for safety) do the money collecting (i.e., receipt of monetary gifts)?
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Herb Gellis
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#27431
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Re: Pricing Changes
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(list of perks, that are otherwise restricted by the group)
I don't think anyone should be able to bypass what the group's owners have specified as how the group operates. If on the other hand the
(list of perks, that are otherwise restricted by the group)
I don't think anyone should be able to bypass what the group's owners have specified as how the group operates. If on the other hand the
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Herb Gellis
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#27430
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Re: Pricing Changes
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I am glad that you have found a way that works for you :).
My own personal circumstances are very different by the sound of it and your solution would not work for me.
Barbara
I am glad that you have found a way that works for you :).
My own personal circumstances are very different by the sound of it and your solution would not work for me.
Barbara
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Bärbel Stephenson
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#27429
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Re: Pricing Changes
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I thought this was true too, which is one reason I stopped asking for donations to keep a website going in the past (after having spoken to an IRS rep who said if you are collecting money you would
I thought this was true too, which is one reason I stopped asking for donations to keep a website going in the past (after having spoken to an IRS rep who said if you are collecting money you would
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Herb Gellis
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#27428
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Re: Pricing Changes
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Shal,
Apparently, I didn't explain myself properly. I was referring to the concept of GROUPS.IO making each user a customer and charging each user rather than the group owner.
Ken
“Silence in the
Shal,
Apparently, I didn't explain myself properly. I was referring to the concept of GROUPS.IO making each user a customer and charging each user rather than the group owner.
Ken
“Silence in the
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Ken Schweizer
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#27427
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Rewrite From field in member's own messages when "I always want copies of my own emails" is checked
#suggestion
Mark,
Earlier I may have opposed rewriting the From field in member's own messages when "I always want copies of my own emails" is checked, but a few factors have changed by viewpoint.
Now I think
Mark,
Earlier I may have opposed rewriting the From field in member's own messages when "I always want copies of my own emails" is checked, but a few factors have changed by viewpoint.
Now I think
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Shal Farley
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#27426
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Re: Pricing Changes
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Janice,
What Donald and others have said.
Yahoo Groups did have discrete two-line text ads in the footers of email messages at one time. They gave up on that really early on because the few
Janice,
What Donald and others have said.
Yahoo Groups did have discrete two-line text ads in the footers of email messages at one time. They gave up on that really early on because the few
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Shal Farley
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#27425
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Re: Pricing Changes
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JohnF,
I like that idea.
Sort of like joining a YouTuber's Discord channel. I like that too.
Also, maybe there could be donation incentives at the group level, either within the current Donation
JohnF,
I like that idea.
Sort of like joining a YouTuber's Discord channel. I like that too.
Also, maybe there could be donation incentives at the group level, either within the current Donation
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Shal Farley
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#27424
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Re: Pricing Changes
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Given TIME, and changes in circumstances........ANYTHING that has been "cast in stone", is subject to change.
Chuck, CABGx3
Given TIME, and changes in circumstances........ANYTHING that has been "cast in stone", is subject to change.
Chuck, CABGx3
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Charles Roberts
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#27423
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Re: Pricing Changes
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For the purposes of planning, I am going to assume that - as is generally the case - Mark means what he says.
Pete
For the purposes of planning, I am going to assume that - as is generally the case - Mark means what he says.
Pete
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Peter Cook
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#27422
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