<div dir="ltr">decent point. i retract my claim and would be happy to chip in.<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Jan 6, 2011 at 15:33, Shachar Shemesh <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:shachar@shemesh.biz">shachar@shemesh.biz</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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a small budget for members is nice. however i don't like the idea of bribing people to show up at haifux.<br>
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This isn't a bribe. It is a method to get people who are otherwise only marginally interested into the area. It's marketing. Only a small percentage will come because of the refreshments, and only a small percentage of those will stay, but still.<div class="im">
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the club is by us, for us.<br>
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Yes, but who is this "us" you are talking about? The real question is how to have more of "us" than there currently are.<div class="im"><br>
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we have different platforms to spread the word. i therefore oppose the chipping in on principle.<br>
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You oppose to "us" chipping in so that "us" will have more to eat?<br>
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