Ray Saintonge wrote:
Arne Klempert wrote:
On Friday, July 30, 2004 9:17 PM Delirium delirium@hackish.org wrote:
Isn't it possible to do with just a board member vote? It's not removing any benefits, just adding something like "those who contribute at least $60 get a free mug".
Sorry, but I don't understand this discussion. People will become a member because they want to support fantastic projects and/or because they want to be part of a great global movement. IMHO this is more than enough - no need to add a - in proportion to this - very poor free mug.
There's nothing wrong with mugs. They're cheap advertising. If you have a visitor serve him coffee in the Wikipedia mug (preferably a left-handed mug) With a little luck he may ask about the logo on the mug. That will be your opportunity to talk about Wikipedia in the hopes of snaring another addict.
We could try to satisfy both concerns by making the mug (or whatever) optional, which is a fairly common thing for non-profit membership organizations to do. Some people like the token "gifts" and take them, but others can check a box saying "I'd rather not have it", thus saving the foundation a bit of money.
-Mark