[Foundation-l] Membership fees proposal

[Arne Klempert]

On Friday, July 30, 2004 9:17 PM
Delirium <delirium at hackish.org> wrote:

> Angela_ wrote:
>
>> mav wrote:
>>
>>> Going up each level should also mean the person gets more wampum
>>> (shirts, mugs, etc)....
>>
>> This would require a change in the bylaws. Currently the only
>> difference allowed between Volunteer Active members (who don't pay at
>> all) and Contributing Active members is the entitlement to vote for
>> the Contributing Member Representative in the next elections.
>>
> 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.

-Arne (akl)