[Cerek the Barbaric]

Originally posted by Reeka: Call me stupid, but there does not have to be anything formally in place. I mean, there is nothing preventing any members from sending a monthly donation. If anyone wants to do that, they could start today. I mean, Z does not have to get something formal in place. It would save alot of wear and tear on Z for people do just do it and him not have to take the time to set up something. We are not talking thousands of dollars a month here either. As I said before, if a handful of people would commit to send modest amounts each month, Dan would never have to make another post like this again.

First of all, I would never call you stupid.

Secondly, you are right that we don't need a "formal arrangement" for those wishing to donate. But it WOULD help to know exactly how much Ziroc needs on a monthly basis and it would be nice to see a permanent "yardstick" showing us how close we are each month. This could also prevent him from ever having to make another post like this because then ALL the members could see "at a glance" how we were doing each month.

It's obvious that several members are willing to donate on a monthly basis, but as Dan mentioned, only TWO had done so this month (until he Posted this thread - I'm sure that's changed now). With a "yardstick" in place, everybody would have already known that donations were way down this month and could have started contributing earlier. Also, it might be useful for members who want to donate, but can't do it on a regular basis. If they saw we were "falling behind" one month, that might give them a chance to chip in - instead of thinking that it was automatically covered each month.