Who wants to purchase A.org?

[tone007]

This calls for a telethon.

I wonder if Jerry Lewis is available.

[RobertB]

Count me in for a donation of $100 or more.

Truly,
Robert Bernardo
Fresno Commodore User Group
http://videocam.net.au/fcug
The Other Group of Amigoids
http://www.calweb.com/rabel1/
Southern California Commodore & Amiga Network
http://www.sccaners.org

[jj]

only another $9700 to go then

[RobertB]

only another $9700 to go then

AmigaDave, I hope you are keeping a running count.

Truly,
Robert Bernardo
Fresno Commodore User Group
http://videocam.net.au/fcug
The Other Group of Amigoids
http://www.calweb.com/~rabel1/
Southern California Commodore & Amiga Network
http://www.sccaners.org

[Methuselas]

I'll throw in a c-note, so long as we see some old-school fisticuffs between Karlos and Matt on who's the top poster on Amiga.org. To make it fair, though, they have to do it in a muddy ring with Karlos wearing red and blue boing balls and Matt wearing AROS briefs. That last part is to appease Moto, Eyso and the few other Amiga.org members who might be interested. ;-)

[bloodline]

I'll throw in a c-note, so long as we see some old-school fisticuffs between Karlos and Matt on who's the top poster on Amiga.org. To make it fair, though, they have to do it in a muddy ring with Karlos wearing red and blue boing balls and Matt wearing AROS briefs. That last part is to appease Moto, Eyso and the few other Amiga.org members who might be interested. ;-)

I wonder how much Karlos and I could earn by performing for "interested" parties

[Karlos]

I wonder how much Karlos and I could earn by performing for "interested" parties

If it will save the site...

[gertsy]

How about a payment plan into a Paypal account ? From someone we all trust.  Which is most Amiga.org of course.(o:.  Maybe Wayne can assist as a last loving gesture.
That way we can make smaller affordable payments over a longer period.  
That's a way I can deliver more than my $100 pledge here, and keep my Financial controller happy.

Cheers

[tone007]

Save the clock tower!  Save the clock tower!

[amigadave]

To all in this thread,

I have a drafting deadline to meet and cannot spend endless hours watching and replying to posts in this thread today, tonight and probably most of tomorrow, but that does not mean that I am dropping my interest in moving forward with the group purchase of Amiga.org for the full purchase price that Wayne is asking for.

I will return to reply to many of the posts here Friday night or Saturday morning when my drafting job is completed and submitted to the Bldg. & Safety Dept.

I like some of the responses I have seen and hope that I can work with some of you to make this happen.  I do not even care to be the primary person to organize this if someone else wishes to step forward and take the lead.

I would like to get some feedback about the possibility of creating a non-profit organization and having such entity complete the purchase, or see suggestions for other ways to set up the group which will purchase and run this site.  I am interested in being a part and contributing, but I am sure there are better qualified individuals to act as manager and/or webmaster here after the purchase.

I will donate between $500 - $1,000 myself toward the purchase.  If someone else who has a few minutes can put up a running total from the posts in this thread so far and also check the previous thread that Wayne started and see if any donations are missing from this thread that should be included, it would be helpful and appreciated.

I will be checking in and reading this thread, but probably won't have any time to reply or comment for the next 36 hours.

Thanks again for all the constructive comments.  For the silly ones, I don't mind humor, but for the negative ones and those still questioning the reasons for the sale or the amount, please don't bother.  That discussion is already over as a sale price has been set and agreed upon and the only thing to be set up now is who will run the site, how and how the money will be collected (that is, if we can collect that amount, but I am confident we can and will).

More later,

[save2600]

I'm going to wait until the end - to see all the visible and legitimate amounts offered.
Whoever owns the most shares *should* have control over the site and do as he/she
wishes. Having said that, if I was the majority shareholder - I'd immediately revert this
site back to the way it was before the 'change'   :-)   LOL!   Screw "progress". If most
of us cared about a so called and forced into "progression", we wouldn't even be talking
about Amiga et al. Think about that - just for a second.

[Plaz]

Wow, go away for a few days and who knows what you might miss. What ever the out come, Wayne thanks for all the work over the years making this one of my all time favorite sites to be a member of.

Dang, first the Amiga Web Directory, and then Amiga.org. One can only take so many changes in a decade or two.

I'd be torn between new owners and management. It's always basically been "The Amiga according to Wayne" around here and that's been fine by me. Where ever it lands now, if not guided by loyal users, will it remain a favorite? Check my next post for another idea.

Plaz

[Plaz]

Personally I think multiple owners would lead to quite a mess one day. The same goes for a corporate owner.

Instead I would agree with donating to a fund to buy the site, electing a new administrator, turning it over to them with an agreement/contract that the site/property would be relinquished back to the community if they decided to step down so that the process could be repeated if needed.

I don't know if thay type of arrangement fits the non-profit model AmigaDave is proposing or not.

Oh, the wife will trounce me, but put me down for $100.

Plaz

[Plaz]

Whoever owns the most shares *should* have control over the site and do as he/shewishes.

I woundn't agree with that model. I'd like to see the funds as donations. The community would be the guide.

Plaz

[Wayne]

Karlos any idea how many people here have taken out a year subs, and how much people generally donate over a year.

Just thinking out loud.

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[Argo]

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.