Ed,   
      
   EV>There was a message in this months telephone bill about the cost of   
   EV>DSL service would go up 3 bucks to make the cost 34 bucks/Month for it.   
      
     Big business is just greedy...pure and simple. No matter how many time   
   I go to the Post Office, the grocery store, the bank, etc. -- you may   
   have a huge line of customers, and you're lucky if more than one cash   
   register/bank teller, etc. is available.   
      
   EV>Me thinks the coming increase next month may have had something to do   
   EV>with the F.C.C.'s decision today about Net Neutrality, and them not   
   EV>being able to accept payments from places wanting higher speeds for   
   EV>their pages anymore.   
      
     IMO, it should be on a level playing field, speed wise. A surprising   
   number of people are still on dial-up, or they have a slow computer;   
   because they live in rural areas, or they can't afford a newer, faster   
   computer (this is particularly true in rural areas of Arkansas).   
      
     I got a note the other day, noting "the website is dead"...absent of   
   things like videos, audios, cascading style sheets, etc. I told him that   
   my HTML knowledge is VERY BASIC...just as the fact that while I can   
   write a batchfile for the BBS, my programming ends at setting the clock   
   on the microwave oven. :P   
      
     I told them the organization has 3 options:   
      
   1) If you go to the fancy, loaded website format ONLY, you have to find   
   a brand new webmaster, who will have to build the site from scratch.   
   But, by doing so, you ALIENATE all those users still on dial-up   
   internet, with slow computers, or those who may be visually impaired who   
   have to use speech synthesizers to read a page. These will visit a   
   "fancy site" ONLY ONCE, and NEVER RETURN...not to mention telling others   
   "what a lousy site it is". Word of mouth can be both a blessing and a   
   curse.   
      
   2) If you keep the current format, while it may alienate those wanting   
   fancy stuff, those who aren't as fortunate, with their internet   
   connection or computer hardware, are able to keep viewing the site.   
      
   3) Combine options 1 and 2 -- get a second webmaster for the fancy site,   
   and I'll maintain the "basic site". I can put a basic link page on the   
   front end, to direct people to the one desired.   
      
     I also noted that while I pay for the current domain, its fees, and   
   features...a new domain would need to be obtained, and the new   
   webmaster, would have to take care of that sites upkeep, fees, and   
   features.   
      
     The thing is, you have so many people who want the GLORY...but they do   
   NOT want the gall of the time, effort, work, and cost. The same applies   
   to doing things with a ham radio or other group club, a BBS, etc. With   
   the ham radio club, it's like pulling teeth to get someone to do Net   
   Control, work at a hamfest, or even be a club officer. When they   
   complain about the way things are done, and you ask if THEY want to do   
   it, nearly always, they will BACKPEDAL, and say "No way".   
      
   Daryl   
      
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