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16th January 2012, 10:19 PM | #281 |
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19th January 2012, 11:27 PM | #284 |
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23rd January 2012, 09:02 AM | #285 |
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Did the JREF run a deficit before Phil became president? No. So 'for many years' may be hyperbole. Also, if one person wasn't paying the two biggest salaries the JREF would run in deficit. If the JREF was ran the way it was run in 2008 then it would be pocketing a small sum of money every year. The idea that before Randi stepped down as president the JREF was a money loser isn't true. It's a 501(c) 3 and this info is out there.
I'm not saying this is the wrong direction, but the idea that without DJ saving the world the JREF would be dead is ridiculous. Expenses are up at the JREF, not down. Let's hope that the JREF can do enough good to justify it. |
23rd January 2012, 09:44 AM | #286 |
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That's kinda it in a nutshell. (No, I'm not calling DJ a nut... )(Although... I have seen some interesting pictures on Facebook...) Needing more money is perfectly reasonable if it's being used to get out and educate. At least a few people have stated already that perhaps the biggest issue is that the JREF isn't doing the best job of actually stating what it is they're doing, perhaps if everyone were more aware of specifically what the money was needed for, the requests for it wouldn't be as nagging seeming. After all, when we do the forum "this person needs help", it's always followed with a certain thing we're helping with, so that there is a goal that we can see.
On the other hand (I'm my own worst enemy), I can see that that really doesn't work as well for a large organization, but perhaps a modified version of this sort of thing could be used. |
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29th January 2012, 03:32 PM | #287 |
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Did anyone else get the following email recently? It baffles me, as I'm unaware of signing up to anything recently. __________________________________________________ _______________ Thank you for signing up to receive e-mail updates from the James Randi Educational Foundation. I commend you for taking an interest in promoting critical thinking and skepticism with our organization. In the near future, you can expect to receive information on exciting new programs and initiatives of the JREF, updates on projects in progress, and ideas for ways you can become involved. Whether it is our renewed support of grassroots skeptic outreach, or our investment in resources for educators and students, our expanding digital educational offerings, or JREF events such as our annual Amaz!ng Meetings, your involvement helps make our programs possible. Again, welcome to the JREF online! I look forward to working with you in the future to keep the JREF the candle in the dark it has always been. Warm regards,
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29th January 2012, 06:38 PM | #288 |
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Yep, I just figured it to be a mistake, since it's the same email (or near enough to) I got when I did sign up to receive email updates from the JREF.
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30th January 2012, 10:42 AM | #289 |
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I apologize -- this was an error on my part caused by a change to that scheduled email which everyone receives when they sign up. The change resulted in a minority of users receiving the welcome email even though they'd received one in the past, because the system did not recognize the email as the same one sent before. We've identified the problem so it shouldn't happen again.
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30th January 2012, 10:46 AM | #290 |
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1st February 2012, 01:11 PM | #293 |
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1st February 2012, 03:47 PM | #295 |
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http://skepchick.org/2011/01/the-ske...adie-crabtree/
ETA- Sorry, I just Googled "Sadie Crabtree" and somehow copied that URL into a post. I'd delete it, but that would look even odder than leaving it. I think. |
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2nd February 2012, 02:56 PM | #298 |
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4th February 2012, 04:09 AM | #301 |
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No, my point is that no one is whining, and that your posts contribute nothing to the discussion about whether or not the correspondance was excessive.
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4th February 2012, 08:44 AM | #302 |
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I seem to be having similar infusions.
The "free penis stretcher" is your right hand, hence you don't need to pay for it. I'm with you. I'll be in my bunk. PM on the way ... It is a cost center. Got it. OH and Remie, thanks for all you did while at JREF. Much appreciated by some of the great unwashed. Like a certain Foxy Seattlite ... Heh, the IT system will screw up again, so "never again" is optimistic. Thanks for the efforts, in any case. For DJ: I contributed 100 bucks last year. It was part of a bet that I lost in re Amanda Knox and her appeal, though I had hoped to win the bet and thus have my worthy opponents make the donation. Didn't work out that way. In a "penny for your thoughts" line of thinking, I think a penny per post here is a good idea, like a pre paid phone card, beyond a two posts per day limit. Looking at my post count and past donations, I may be in arrears by a hundred bucks or so. Hmm, still a good idea. So here is a suggestion: Offer anyone registered two or five posts per day, no charge. (or five. Or ten. Pick a number) If you want to post more often than that, your account needs to have as many cents in it as you want there to be posts, to be purchased in units of one or two hundred. Micro contributions, as it were. And savings on bandwidth, not to mention certain folks, looks at avatar and post count, might not post in excess. So, a penny for your thoughts, implemented. Who's with me? |
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4th February 2012, 02:45 PM | #303 |
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7th February 2012, 04:37 PM | #305 |
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Bottom line: JREF, please stop sending out emails and PMs. Some people find them very upsetting. Thank you.
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I wonder why you keep trolling this thread by using words no one else has used seriously (upsetting instead of annoying), but again, since you don't actually _contribute_ to threads...
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9th February 2012, 06:35 AM | #310 |
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If you think you're successfully trolling me, think again, scrut:
I just want to make sure you don't convince some lurkers that people were really "upset" with those e-mails and PMs. Just annoyed. My posts were not for your benefit, since you're just posting for the hell of it. |
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Lurkers reading back through the thread can judge for themselves how upset people were. I mean, they had to hit delete, 2 sometimes 3 times!!!
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Starting a thread and registering a complain on a thread goes beyond being a "little annoyed." I mean come on. We all get junk mail in our mail boxes and know to throw them out. Calling up the post office and registering a complaint and then meeting with a crowd at the front of the post office demanding to speak with the manager is more than a little upset. LOL
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Yeah, it's so much work to start a thread here (note to Scrut: we'll take your "almost as hard as hitting 'delete'" rebuttal as read. You're welcome.), that people only do it when they're very upset. That's why we never get silly parody threads here.
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10th February 2012, 03:34 AM | #320 |
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I don't see what's got you in such a mood, anyway. So we're annoyed. Big deal.
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