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Re: New? LIT site.
- To: "Kevin 'Tex' Houston" <hous0042@maroon.tc.umn.edu>
- Subject: Re: New? LIT site.
- From: kgstar@most.fw.hac.com (Kelly Starks x7066 MS 10-39)
- Date: Thu, 11 Jul 1996 09:22:04 -0500
- Cc: Zenon Kulpa <zkulpa@ippt.gov.pl>, KellySt@aol.com, T.L.G.vanderLinden@student.utwente.nl, stevev@efn.org, jim@bogie2.bio.purdue.edu, rddesign@wolfenet.com, David@InterWorld.com, lparker@destin.gulfnet.com, DotarSojat@aol.com, sl0c8@cc.usu.edu, MLEN3097@Mercury.GC.PeachNet.EDU, 101765.2200@CompuServe.COM, kgstar@most.fw.hac.com, neill@foda.math.usu.edu, pbakelaar@exit109.com, zkulpa@lksu.ippt.gov.pl
At 9:41 PM 7/10/96, Kevin 'Tex' Houston wrote:
>Zenon Kulpa wrote:
>>
>
>> Seems interesting to me. At least, this has a chance
>> to be a "professional" site with constant maintenance
>> and little or no problems with the provider...
>
>Is that a yes, a no, or a maybe?
Sounds like a maybe to me.
>> > 2) Your monetary help. Requested only. no pressure. no special
>>recognition either
>> > way. Judging from the size of the mailing list, I would ask $10.00
>>from each of
>> > you to help with start-up costs.
>> >
>> This may scare away some of us, especially these far away...
>
>I must not have been very clear. I would not ask for money again. I'm
>only asking it
>of those now on the mail-list (If you are reading this, then I'm asking
>you) but new
>members would not be asked.
Ah, Kev. Zenon is in Poland. You can probably hire a researcher in his
center for a year for $20.
;)
>>
>> > I hope to sell server space for
>> > $2.00/Megabyte/month and to sell ads.
>> >
>> Do you mean ads will be displayed at the LIT pages?
>
>Ads _could_ be displayed, that is not mandatory. it certainly requires
>group concensus
>before hand. I mostly meant that URLY-BIRD.com wold be selling server
>space and ads.
>
>> It has its advantages (e.g., possibility for sponsorships)
>> and disadvantages (e.g., labelling the site as "commercial").
>
>www.urly-bird.com _will_ be a commercial site. SSD may join that site
>and display ads
>or not.
>
>Kevin
Actually I like the idea of adds. Besides the money aspect, it gives us a
more succesful and profesional image. No one sponcers or advertises on
fools pages. So if we can get a couple sponcership icons from credible
groups (aerospace or space related especially) it would give us more
credibility. Not critical, but a plus.
Kelly
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Magnavox Electronic Systems Company
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