[Nvidia Vs Ati]

I can't afford a video card. I just pretend there are images on my monitor.

 

Doesn't work that well, but what are you going to do?

 

I have an ATI, actually, but I haven't seen enough of Nvidia to know which is better

[Do You Play Everquest??]

Everquest .. No, I run from Everquest! Too many of my friends have disappeared into the Everquest world, rarely to be seen again

 

and that is only half a joke

 

[Would You Like To Play A Game?]

I like the games where I got shot up!!

 

Ok, I guess the idea is for me to shoot things up, but it doesn't really seem to work out that way for me too often

[Membership Fees]

 

my 2 cents, since Mary asked me to respond and post

 

To me there are good reasons to have a membership fee, but not in all cases are these reasons applicible

 

The reasons are

 

Because you need start up fees

Because you expect some people to sign up, then not attend. (this, in effect, lowers the cost to the "regulars" )

 

From what I understand, the start up money needed isn't applicable in this case.

 

The second reason, doesn't seem like it would apply either. From what I understand, the parties are growning, and the problem isn't non attendance, but actually so many people attending that you are outgrowing Bob and Mary's place

 

Now to move on to the negative effects.

 

A registration fee may discourage someone from joining. It is one thing to pay each time you go, but many people will hesitate about paying a registration fee because they are not sure if they can make it enough times to justify the fee.

 

A point was made that the fee process would be a way to monitor underage people, they would have to fill out the registration with parental approval. I agree that underage people should be required to have a consent form signed by guardians, but I fail to see the connection with a registration fee. They are two seperate issues to me.

 

So, no, all in all, I don't think a registration fee is appropriate.

 

Now on to another point raised.

 

Mary said that they did not want to make a profit.

 

They have to.

 

oh, don't misunderstand me, they don't have to make enough money to live off, but they do have to make enough money (at a minimum) to get a kitty to handle certain things.

 

The night that everything is planned, the hall is rented, and a blizzard hits. No one shows, so the kitty has to make sure that Bob and Mary aren't stuck with a bill

 

So what happens to the money at the end of the year

 

To me, heck, Bob and Mary are doing the work, let them keep any money.

 

If they don't want to, they can host a free one that comes out of the kitty, use the money to buy a game or something, throw a picnic, give to the penguin happiness fund,buy the software for invision power board or anything else

 

Did I forget anything? Probally

 

but what do you expect for 2 cents?