From: Eric Jablow <ejablow at cox.net>
Subject: [WSFA] Re: The End of Austerity?
Date: Tue, 13 Jan 2004 21:40:54 -0500
To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at keithlynch.net>
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at keithlynch.net>

On Jan 13, 2004, at 9:27 PM, Keith F. Lynch wrote:

> If nobody has any objections, at Friday's meeting I plan to propose
> that the Austerity Committee be disbanded, and that WSFA finance the
> $25 per month cost of our website hosting directly rather than asking
> for sponsors each month.
>
> This is due to the excellent financial news which our treasurer
> reported at the last meeting.
> --
> Keith F. Lynch - kfl at keithlynch.net - http://keithlynch.net/
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I am not so sure about this.  Conversations at the last meeting reminded
me of the bad days of Enron, WorldCom, and Parmalat. I have no objection
to funding the WSFA web site from WSFA's funds. I have profound
objections
to spending $10,000 of our money on the projects proposed at the last
meeting.

I would prefer that WSFA act austere for a while longer. I want the
Committee
to remain until we can be sure WSFA will act responsibly with its
bounty.
Frankly, I believe some of the Bucconeer crowd is taking their pirate
stylings
too seriously.  At the very least, I want a large proportion of the new
money to
be kept in reserve at least until the next Capclave.

Respectfully,
Eric Jablow