RE: UKNM: The Digital Heroes of Hypocrisy

[Elizabeth Van Couvering]

Steve Bowbrick says:


> Sam just reminded us that he *owns* this community.


That's a very interesting point, Steve.  On the one hand, as a community

member, what I say is 'cost-free' to the other members of the community, and

therefore the need for MY WORDS to be attached to a sponsorship message is

surprising.


On the other hand, perhaps what we don't appreciate is that Sam puts a lot

of resources (his time, his energy, a server, bandwidth) into the community.

He doesn't *own* it, but without him and his guiding presence it wouldn't

exist.  For example, he's just upgraded the performance of the list.  We

know he reads the postings and filters the 'how do I unsubscribe from this

list' to a more useful place.  If we made the same 'investment' we would

'own' the list; maybe at some point someone else will 'own' it.


My point as a sponsor is that I want to see UKNM continue.  I personally

have a stake in Sam continuing to run the community, and took action by

proposing that Excite sponsor it, in what we both hoped would be a

relatively non-intrusive fashion.


I have a hard time with the idea that people don't want to see Sam rewarded

for his work -- work that is much in excess of what any other community

member is doing.  Maybe when the sponsorship comes up for renewal we should

have a community whip-round and see how useful that is.


E.


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