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Re: Who wants to purchase A.org?
« on: August 21, 2009, 03:00:36 AM »
If this is in any way serious, the way to go is to set up a non-profit organization for the purpose of purchasing and running this Amiga Community site. This entity would take tax deductable donations, run fundraisers, and run other promotions to fund the site. This means that there would be a board of directors, a site admin plus moderator staff, and possibly paid membership that would confir voting rights along with other perks.
I feel to do otherwise is to bring chaos and disaster. I would hope Wayne would refuse any offers other than sole ownership or like the above.  There simply needs to be organization.
 

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Re: Who wants to purchase A.org?
« Reply #1 on: August 21, 2009, 03:40:34 AM »
No more so than Bloodline!
 

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Re: Who wants to purchase A.org?
« Reply #2 on: August 21, 2009, 06:25:32 AM »
Quote from: the_leander;520354
Are you suggesting that he inflated his numbers?!

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He who controls the database, controls the post counts!
 

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Re: Who wants to purchase A.org?
« Reply #3 on: August 21, 2009, 12:30:27 PM »
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So we are a third of the way there and from less than a third of all users :)

just set up a poll with several options:

$5
$10
$20
$50
$100
$200
$500
$1000


And see how many pledges we get in each :)


This is sounding more and more like a PBS membership fund-raising drive. Who's in charge? So, say 3000 members here pledge the amount needed, then what? 3000 vote or weighted votes based on pledge amount to decide what gets done? That will be cumbersome if not unmanageable. Like I said there needs to be one buyer or a non-profit entity.
The way this is going, it would be better to try to make it worth Wayne's time by buying memberships as he has set up or just feeding the kitty, or a combination of both.
People's hearts are in the right place. It is nice to see the membership or a large segment of it wanting and working to keep Amiga.org running, but this sort of mob rule isn't going to be workable.
 

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Re: Who wants to purchase A.org?
« Reply #4 on: August 21, 2009, 06:51:20 PM »
Tumbleweed,
  Your insane, but a nice gesture.
 

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Re: Who wants to purchase A.org?
« Reply #5 on: August 22, 2009, 12:31:15 AM »
Quote from: Karlos;520484
See? Nothing to worry about :)
*cancels orders of pills and razor blades*


Thank God!  I was just about to toss my hat in to helping form a non-profit. As I've looked into it abit for another hobby area of mine. Well, so much for the Amiga.org Foundation.
Now I wonder who the new boss will be...
 

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Re: Who wants to purchase A.org?
« Reply #6 on: August 23, 2009, 12:24:12 PM »
Quote from: hooligan;520530
I find it funny. Amiga.org sold for 10.000 usd in a couple of days, while Amiga in ten years couldnt gather as much sales.


It is likely more than Amiga, Inc. net worth at the moment.