<br><div class="gmail_quote">On Sun, May 10, 2009 at 11:15 AM, John T. Settino <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:john@johnsettino.com">john@johnsettino.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
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There is apparently no need for me to continue to voice my opinions in
this thread (even though at least one of the 100+ other members agrees
with me), because apparently I'm just a freeloader here for the
discounted rate. I didn't know I was obligated to use custom daemons
and other such things simply because they were /available/ to me. <br>
</div></blockquote><div><br><br>John,<br>
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I'm not sure why you feel like a victim here. Your opinion regarding your use of HCoop is just as valid as anyone else. Your view seems to not too uncommon in this thread. It seems that people, like yourself, view HCoop
strictly as a commercial entity who is here to offer you service. This
is more or less true, but there is one important distinction that needs
to be made; the setup and day to day work that keeps HCoop going is done entirely by volunteers.<br>
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When I interpret what is going on in this thread it seems very clear to
me the volunteers are spread too thin, and there is too much work to go
around. One of the important aspects of this cooperative is that we're
a community. We're all suppose to pull our resources together keep HCoop
going. Everyone contributes monetarily; some more than others. And,
on top of this people offer their time to keep it running. Which in my
mind is worth so much more than the absolute minimum membership dues.<br>
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No one really wants to see membership dues increase arbitrarily and
without good reason. Nothing has been decided yet so I would really
urge you to continue voicing your concerns but when you do so its
probably a good idea to keep in mind why and how this cooperative
exists.<br>
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-Rob <br></div></div><br>