Posted: 31 January 08 12:46 pm
A lot of good ideas above .
Free and Open Geocaching - GCA would not be free if advertising was the first option. If an option at all - it should be last. It would put the price of downloading and seeing (but not necessarily watching) ads every time you open a GCA page.
I like things the way they are, but recognise that it has an associated cost that someone has to cover, and we've all been using GCA up to now at no cost to ourselves. Crunch time!
An association or club? I began Geocaching because of the lack of these, but agree that we need a body to control and maintain the server and associated software the forum and the website - we can't leave it the way it is. I'll gladly support that body either by a voluntary membership fee or a donation.
To retain the 'Free and Open' claim, membership fees or donations need to be voluntary, but I don't think that there'd be any problem raising the required amounts. I'd even be prepared to 'join' a club again.
Recognition of a paid membership below our forum user data may introduce angst in forum posts from time to time, but that's up to us all to monitor and 'control' if/when it occurs. While there would be some of us who 'pay the way', all users should be able to come with suggestions or requests (that's the free and open bit).
my 2 bob's worth
Wayne
Free and Open Geocaching - GCA would not be free if advertising was the first option. If an option at all - it should be last. It would put the price of downloading and seeing (but not necessarily watching) ads every time you open a GCA page.
I like things the way they are, but recognise that it has an associated cost that someone has to cover, and we've all been using GCA up to now at no cost to ourselves. Crunch time!
An association or club? I began Geocaching because of the lack of these, but agree that we need a body to control and maintain the server and associated software the forum and the website - we can't leave it the way it is. I'll gladly support that body either by a voluntary membership fee or a donation.
To retain the 'Free and Open' claim, membership fees or donations need to be voluntary, but I don't think that there'd be any problem raising the required amounts. I'd even be prepared to 'join' a club again.
Recognition of a paid membership below our forum user data may introduce angst in forum posts from time to time, but that's up to us all to monitor and 'control' if/when it occurs. While there would be some of us who 'pay the way', all users should be able to come with suggestions or requests (that's the free and open bit).
my 2 bob's worth
Wayne