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From: horstman@mathcs.sjsu.edu (Cay Horstmann)
Newsgroups: comp.org.acm
Subject: Re: Bogus reminder notices
Message-ID: <1991May27.055458.16649@mathcs.sjsu.edu>
Date: 27 May 91 05:54:58 GMT
References: <1991May27.010251.6255@comp.vuw.ac.nz>
Organization: San Jose State University - Math/CS Dept.
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In article <1991May27.010251.6255@comp.vuw.ac.nz> John.Hine@comp.vuw.ac.nz (John Hine) writes:
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>A couple of us just got reminder notices for our annual membership
>subscriptions that were paid 4 and 6 months ago respectively!  Has
>anyone else had this problem or is this just a coincidence?  Does ACM
>have an e-mail address we can use to sort this out?
>
I just got a notice, but my membership expires in July, so it is ok.

What bugs me is those contributions on the bottom:

Contribution: WBGH       $15
Optional Contribution    $15

Is the WBGH contribution mandatory? I really dislike this entire idea of
contributions already added into my total. (The ACM isn't the only one
doing this, the AMS [American Math Society] does the same). In fact, it
annoys me so much that I always cross them out and don't have to feel guilty
for not contributing ("If they would have only asked me nicely, I would
have...") 

Cay