Why do these side issues go on and on? I interpreted the "profit center" comment as people are using the excellent free or low cost services to make a "profit" of their own. Please don't reply and start another stream of nothing. J. R. Camper > [Original Message] > From: <PlBledsoe@aol.com> > To: <germanna_colonies@rootsweb.com> > Date: 2/5/2009 4:34:20 PM > Subject: [!! SPAM] Re: [GERMANNA] Can I talk now? > > Oh folks . . . Don't, don't, don't complain. Many, many folks are working > extremely hard for all of us and I for one appreciate it VERY MUCH!!! I've > certainly gained much more than my measly dues from all that I have learned!! > Thanks to you all!! Pat Bledsoe > > > > > In a message dated 2/5/2009 3:48:09 P.M. Central Standard Time, > rracer@embarqmail.com writes: > > Very well said, sir! > > ~Rock~ > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Michael L. Oddenino" <oddlaw@pacbell.net> > To: <germanna_colonies@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, February 05, 2009 12:57 PM > Subject: Re: [GERMANNA] Can I talk now? > > > > To suggest that "Germanna has become a profit center, with exclusivity > > for selected persons" could not be farther from the truth. If you do > > not have an interest in the Germanna Foundation then there is no reason > > for anyone to get agitated. If one is interested in the Germanna > > Foundation and helping the organization grow and fulfill the mission of > > honoring our ancestors then one would be anxious to find ways to help > > rather than make complaints. > > > > Many volunteers put in an inordinate amount of time to help the Germanna > > Foundation provide valuable information and services to people with an > > interest in Germanna. As with any organization there are fixed costs > > that must be met. In Germanna's case there are fixed costs associated > > with the Visitor Center, there are fixed costs associated with > > maintaining Salubria (the storm last year caused many $$$ worth of > > damage that had to be paid for somehow), just maintaining a website > > incurs fixed costs, etc., etc. etc. > > > > To suggest that Germanna is a "profit center" can only reflect the deep > > well of ignorance from which one is drawing. There are no profits being > > made at Germanna in fact it is only because of the generous donations of > > a few that Germanna is able to keep its doors open. > > > > If someone finds a $30 annual membership fee to be a burden, then don't > > become a member. Of course, the dues paid by members is what allows > > Germanna to meet its many fixed costs. People who don't help support > > the costs of running Germanna are still able to benefit from much > > information on the website and the content that is available to members > > is a small reward for their generosity in supporting Germanna. > > > > If the definition of "selected persons'' is the general public that > > benefits from Germanna's public website offerings, the library at the > > Visitor Center, the maintenance of historic Salubria, and the genealogy > > books published by Germanna and available to all at a fraction of the > > costs incurred by the authors and Germanna, okay then, Germanna is for > > the benefit of "selected persons." > > > > Also, DNA information is interesting to many people doing genealogy work > > and the discussions here can be illuminating for those who want to learn > > more about DNA and its use in genealogy. That is hardly jibberish. > > > > So if one doesn't care about the Germanna Foundation and its volunteer > > efforts to promote information and activities related to Germanna, rest > > assured that no one is going to compel anyone to care, much less > > participate. > > > > One of the amazing aspects of the Germanna Foundation is the wealth of > > offerings for those interested in Germanna and it is all made possible > > by many hours of volunteer work and generous donations by those who do > > care. > > > > Okay, so don't pay the small nominal dues to help out, don't volunteer > > time to help out, don't write interesting historical materials for > > others, just complain and do nothing. I'm sure your ancestors will be > > very proud. > > > > > > james wrote: > >> Recently, there has been a lot of xtraneous, not on subject verbage being > >> bandied about. > >> > >> This DNA jibberish wastes a lot of space. > >> > >> NOTE: It appears "GERMANNA" has become a profit center, with > >> exclusivity, > >> for selected persons > >> too benefit from information not available to general public. > >> > >> I have it easy. ALL my ancestors were from the basic GERMANNA families. > >> That satisfies my curiosity > >> > >> JAMES ( CARPENTER, AYLOR ,UTZ, WEAVER, CRIGLER, KEMPER, LEATHERS, YAGER, > >> ETC, ETC.) 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