Hi Mike,Sorry I haven't replied until now.
<<Let me ask a question to which I think I deserves an honest answer (we've been friends for some time now)...Have you answered AVSIM's requests for donations? If not, then why not? You readily compare us to them even though we BEG for that to not be the case.>>
No, I haven't donated to them. Reasons? I get the impression they are quite well off. They have recently upgraded their hardware to improve message board access times (they had recently become very slow at peak time). This wouldn't have been done unless they could afford it. Also, they're advertising their annual conference and exhibition at the moment again suggesting they are reasonably well off. Thirdly, they sponsored the UK Annual Flight Sim show a couple of years ago again suggesting money wasn't an issue.
<<Look at the main page when you type avsim.com, and every other page you visit with them. The top 1/4 of your screen is averts.>>
I do see them but the fact that they're not popups makes them far less obtrusive. I've just checked their donation request and thay are asking for a donation of any amount. I suppose if I was a bit hard-faced I could donate $10 and say I've done my bit. I suppose until they make contributions compulsory I won't donate which I accept isn't very gracious of me 
<<As I said, membership is not required here. However, if we cease to exist, and that's where we're headed, then there will never be a chance for "more quality discussion" to develop.>>
Can you give some hard facts? How much do you need to stay solvent? If members had some idea of what was needed to ensure survival for the next 12 months it may change opinions. Obviously you're going to need more than the $35 I could contribute to survive.
Thanks for the insight Mike.
Regards,
Ray Proudfoot,
Cheshire, England
Printer-friendly
version of this topic
Bookmark this topic
(Registered users only)
FSFORUM
![[Guest]](http://www.flightadventures.com/Forum/htdocs/dcforum/Images/key-s.gif)
![[Admin]](http://www.flightadventures.com/Forum/htdocs/dcforum/Images/4bar.gif)
![[Sysop]](http://www.flightadventures.com/Forum/htdocs/dcforum/Images/3bar.gif)
![[Crew]](http://www.flightadventures.com/Forum/htdocs/dcforum/Images/1bar.gif)
![[Lead]](http://www.flightadventures.com/Forum/htdocs/dcforum/Images/2bar.gif)