[ale] NOTICE: Meetup wants $$

[Scott M. Jones]

The $90 should be for a six month period.


On 5/28/19 10:17 AM, Phil Turmel via Ale wrote:
> I don't have any access to the group's payment administration.  Just
> events.
> 
> FWIW, the bulk of the attendees at the southwest meetups appear to have
> found us through Meetup.  I'm willing to contribute to keep it rolling.
> 
> On 5/28/19 8:57 AM, Lightner, Jeffrey via Ale wrote:
>> +1
>>
>> I originally suggested the MeetUp as a way for folks to find ALE a
>> couple of years back when membership was declining.
>>
>> I went to the ALE MeetUp but it has no place to donate for members.  I
>> tried to "chip in" on the site in July 2015 but it went to a blank
>> screen.
>>
>> Help indicates Organizers can setup dues (which we wouldn't want) and
>> maybe places for donating?
>>
>> It shows Brian as the Organizer and JD as the Co-organizer.   If one
>> of them wants to contact me I can provide a unique credit card that
>> can only be used one time and am willing to donate the $90 using
>> that.   Is this $90 for a year?
>>
>> The site also list Phil and others as Event Organizers/Co-Organizers -
>> Not sure what kind of access they have to make payments.
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Ale <ale-bounces at ale.org> On Behalf Of Scott M. Jones via Ale
>> Sent: Monday, May 27, 2019 10:50 PM
>> To: Atlanta Linux Enthusiasts <ale at ale.org>
>> Subject: Re: [ale] NOTICE: Meetup wants $$
>>
>> On 5/27/19 10:29 PM, Joey Kelly via Ale wrote:
>>> On Monday, May 27, 2019 08:52:38 AM Jim Kinney via Ale wrote:
>>>> The credit card used previously to pay the $90 no longer exists. The
>>>> bill will NOT get paid and the service will get closed. I no longer
>>>> have access to the meetup page (I think - haven't looked).
>>>>
>>>> Can someone please edit/hack the meetup data and setup a working card.
>>>
>>> What value does meetup give us? I don't think we really need it... if
>>> it's a website with fancy calendars, surely someone in the group has
>>> skills to throw that up somewhere.
>>
>> The main value is in bringing in new people and fresh blood,
>> especially the younger generation.  If we don't think it's being
>> effective at all in doing that then we should discontinue it.  But we
>> may end up wondering where all the new people are.
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