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Subject: Feedback to the Forth Interest Group
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Date: 17 Mar 90 01:06:50 GMT
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 Date: 03-15-90 (06:38)              Number: 124 (Echo)
   To: MIKE NEMETH                   Refer#: NONE
 From: JACK WOEHR                      Read: NO
 Subj: FIG FEES, BIG FEES!           Status: PUBLIC MESSAGE

 >This message is for all FIG board members and I'm addressing it to
 >jax in his figchaphers capacity. 

        Dat's-a me!

 >A few weeks ago I got the renew notice for FIG. I was happy to see
 >that a place was provided for donations. However, since my employer pay
 >the membership fee I would have to go to some trouble to donate out of
 >my own pocket ( forget Them making a donation. Now if there would have
 >been a corporate membership rate of $50.00 I would have gladly checked
 >that.

        For that matter, what about a student rate? What about
 memberships starting when you pay, not every spring? (The
 annual/spring membership scheme leads to unrealistic financial
 planning, i.e."the memberships are slow coming in this year,
 but just wait, they'll all renew eventually" at a time when
 FIG is losing membership)

 >The difference between a normal and corp. membership ? $20, that
 >is all. FIG just blew a chance for a $20 "donation" from my employers.

        If we *all* had a dime for every chance for progress that
 FIG has missed.

        You've heard my suggestion, Mike: It's time to hold the
 1986 FIG Board Election! FIG has the same problem the Eastern
 Bloc countries had until recently: a self-electing board of
 directors.

 >Also I would like to put forth (ha ha) an idea to all forthers out ther
 >that would like to suport FIG. If your puting code and programs out her
 >on the FORTHNET and really aren't interest in a "shareware fee" for you
 >-self . How about requesting a donation to FIG?
 >                               

        Not a bad idea! Most (All?) of my personal uploads bear the
 legend:

        "Permission granted for free distribution by
         FIG Members Only! Pay Yer Dues, Cheapskate!"

                =jax= 

 NET/Mail : RCFB Golden, CO (303) 278-0364 VESTA & Denver FIG for Forth!

 Date: 03-15-90 (06:45)              Number: 125 (Echo)
   To: MIKE NEMETH                   Refer#: NONE
 From: JACK WOEHR                      Read: NO
 Subj: FA ANS MEETING                Status: PUBLIC MESSAGE

 >Jax, while I thinking of it, are you planning to go to the Florida 
 >Ans Forth meeting? Hope to see you there. Bye Mike.

        You bet your BIOS! Just sent off my letter to Liz requesting
 voting member status ...

                =jax=

 NET/Mail : RCFB Golden, CO (303) 278-0364 VESTA & Denver FIG for Forth!
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