Who wants to purchase A.org?

[amigadave]

Thread title says most of it.  If you are interested in becoming part of a group interested in purchasing A.org, please voice your intentions here.

If you just want to do some more trolling, or have nothing positive to contribute, please move along.

We shall see if this goes anywhere.

[Gavilan]

amigadave: you beaten up for seconds. I was about to start a similar thread.

At this very moment, i can only show my full support for the cause, trying to be as helpful as possible in everything else, and can supply 100 american dollars.

That is for the time being. I know its not whats expected but im in a critical financial situation here (8 months without job) and in a trial against my former employer who fired me without a reason. IF i win the case, (it can take months or even years, lets hope not!), i would be able to support more money...

But for now, count me in with 100 dollares

Kind Regards
Sebastian

[save2600]

I think it's pretty fair to assume many or most of us would be willing to "chip" in toward
the sale of this. The community purchasing the community sort of thing. Count me in for
sure.

[Boot_WB]

Pledges so far in this thread (purely for reference):
(NB - converted into dollars at the conservative rate of 1EUR=$1.3, £1=$1.5)

100 - Gavilan - Post #2
150 - Boot_WB - Post #4
100 - Akiko - Post #7
500 - Zebedee - Post #22
1000 - Aegis - Post #27
100 - Tahoe - Post #31
ROFL - Karlos & Bloodline - Various
75 - Hattig - Post #50
200 - Skilgannon - Post #58
100 - RobertB - Post #61
500 - Amigadave - Post #69
100 - Plaz - Post #72
100 - Marcb - Post #86
50 - Diskdoctor - Post #92
250 - Silvrdrgn - Post #94
1000 - Tumbleweed - Post #102
100 - Arnljot - Post #105

Running total = $4425
(last post checked = #127)

Disclaimer: assumes that all the pledges are serious, and that we can all agree on some common sense solution for running the site, for example Wayne's suggestion in post #24 of this thread.
NB - If I've missed any pledges, please let me know by PM. I'm not reading every damn post every time, just skimming through. Similarly if you change your pledge by editing an existing post.



I'll gladly invest £100 (around 150-160USD at today's prices) towards a consortium, including limited liability towards any costs A.org may incur (running costs, liability, etc). I have the actual money here in my bank account waiting, not just good intentions.

@Amigadave - If lots of people pledge, perhaps it would be worth putting a running total at the top of the thread?
Alternatively, perhaps we could set up a bounty and link to it? Having never done that myself, I wouldn't know where to start myself.. (except Google obviously)

Additionally, practical issues like liability should be sorted out - in the UK we could set it up as a non-profit community group (secretary, treasurer, chair: essentially a charity, but without charitable status), but the international issues...? I don't know the first thing about US non-profit organisations.

[klx300r]

count me in !

[Ruud]

Count me in as well!

[Akiko]

I pledge $100.

[motorollin]

How about setting up one of those "pledge" sites, like people do with charities? People can put their donation in the pot, and if Wayne accepts the total amount offered, the site is sold.

The only thing to work out then would be who actually owns it...

[Pyromania]

I already gave Wayne my offer, next move is his to make. Considering the current global economic crisis and the long drawn out Amiga crisis (not Wayne's fault) it was a very fair one.

[Gavilan]

@moto: of COURSE its has mojo!!! What i meant was that i dont want that mojo to get lost!!!!!!
After all, thats why we are all here in this thread!!!



Sebastian

[Boot_WB]

How about setting up one of those "pledge" sites, like people do with charities? People can put their donation in the pot, and if Wayne accepts the total amount offered, the site is sold.

The only thing to work out then would be who actually owns it...

I agree. Perhaps something (equivalent to, but without the legal implications of) $10 shares - giving voting rights for major decisions to be made about the site.
Moderators are already in place: appoint a chair, treasurer & secretary and you're ready to go. Yearly elections/AGM equivalents to discuss any points (IRC/ private forum based depending on location).

I don't like rule by committee, but it's a possible way forward whereby the community can take ownership and have organised involvement in the running of the site.

[Karlos]

The only thing to work out then would be who actually owns it...

That's my only real reservation about the idea, tbh. It's bound to cause some friction. You'd want to draw up a formal idea for the site management first that people agree to before handing over any money. I don't think a site like this should be run by an ad-hoc collective of people that have paid for it.

Being a financial stakeholder in the site shouldn't mean you have undue influence in how it is run, IMO.

[amigadave]

I already gave Wayne my offer, next move is his to make. Considering the current global economic crisis and the long draw out Amiga crisis (not Wayne's fault) it was a very fair one.

Would you be interested in being part of a group purchase and allow group input on decisions regarding the running of the site, or are you only interested in buying it as a sole proprietor?

[Pyromania]

Would you be interested in being part of a group purchase and allow group input on decisions regarding the running of the site, or are you only interested in buying it as a sole proprietor?

One of our investors is putting up the money for this since he is a long time Amiga fan. Since that is the case we are kind of stuck with the amount he is willing to invest. Sole proprietor is our interest but if we got the site it would run the way it runs now unless the amiga.org community wanted more features added.

[the_leander]

That's my only real reservation about the idea, tbh. It's bound to cause some friction. You'd want to draw up a formal idea for the site management first that people agree to before handing over any money. I don't think a site like this should be run by an ad-hoc collective of people that have paid for it.

Being a financial stakeholder in the site shouldn't mean you have undue influence in how it is run, IMO.

^^^ This.