I don't think we're going to be able to afford $500 a year!

Hmmm... let's see. That works out to be about 22 cents per year per registered bbs member. Yeah, that's pretty steep, all right.

Realistically speaking, if even one out of every 50 members chipped in, it would still cost them less than a dollar a month. Hey, even I can afford that much.

But you're right of course -- the logistics of assessing and collecting the money would be so problematical that the whole structure would collapse under its own weight, although I bet we could raise a couple thousand dollars to keep it going for at least four more years with a one-time "fund-raising drive" here on the bbs.

tanstaafl.