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Grex > Coop8 > #139: Cyberspace Communications finances through 10/31/96 |  |
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aruba
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Cyberspace Communications finances through 10/31/96
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Nov 11 05:33 UTC 1996 |
Here is the treasurer's report on Cyberspace Communications, Inc.
finances through October 31st, 1996.
Beginning Balance $4,186.47
Credits $510.00 Member Contributions
$20.50 Auction Proceeds
$201.51 JCC Proceeds
$20.00 Miscellaneous donation
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$752.01
Debits $120.00 Pumpkin Rent (Sept. & Oct.)
$0.00 Electricity
$20.00 Innovative Concepts phone line
$324.31 Phone bill
$8.42 Bank service charge
$37.00 T-Shirt Expenses
$28.33 Loaned to STeve Andre
$69.30 Reimbursement to Valerie for moving stuff
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$607.36
Ending Balance $4,331.12
Our current balance breaks down as follows:
$4,271.12 General fund
$60.00 UPS fund
So Grex did all right in October. We're behind on our electricity payment,
though - I just sent that out today. It will run us $166 for October &
November, so really we about broke even.
Please thank everyone who contributed:
ajax, aruba, blh, bmoran, brighn, bruin, convocat, coyote, dand, dpc, eka,
glitter, gustitus, hematite, kiwibird, mjg, null, popcorn, quail, rickyb,
russ, scg, and slynne.
If you would like to become a member of Grex, all it takes is $6/month
(or $60/year). Send money to:
Cyberspace Communications
P. O. Box 4432
Ann Arbor, MI 48106-4432
If you pay by cash or money order, please include a photocopy of some form
of ID. I can't add you to the rolls without ID. (If you pay by personal
check, we consider that a good enough ID.) Type !support for more info.
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aruba
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response 1 of 23:
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Nov 11 18:03 UTC 1996 |
BTW the loan to STeve is more than paid at this point, since STeve bought a
lot of stuff for Grex recently. (So really we owe him money, not the other
way around.)
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popcorn
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response 2 of 23:
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Nov 11 23:34 UTC 1996 |
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aruba
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response 3 of 23:
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Nov 12 15:04 UTC 1996 |
I'm not sure, they don't itemize it. We did have a check returned, though;
I don't know if they charge us for that. (The check was replaced with a good
one, so I absorbed the loss into the "member contributions" line item.)
Maybe we should have a policy of charging a fine if a check bounces? I guess
I'd rather not do that, on the grounds that people are giving us money because
they want to, and we don't need to irritate them. In this month's case, we
received the check in early September but I waited until the end of the month
to deposit it (I always do that, to maximize the proceeds for each month).
By then the account the check had been written on had been closed.
So you could argue that it was somewhat my fault for holding on to the check.
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popcorn
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response 4 of 23:
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Nov 12 16:40 UTC 1996 |
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aruba
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response 5 of 23:
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Nov 13 14:16 UTC 1996 |
I called them. The service charge breaks down like this:
-$12.00 "maintenance fee"
-$1.19 fee for checks cashed (about $.17/check)
-$4.00 fee for returned check
+$10.54 credit of ((.0351)/12) * our average monthly balance
But now that I look at that, it adds up to -$6.65, which is not what the
charge was. Hmmm....
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steve
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response 6 of 23:
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Nov 13 14:49 UTC 1996 |
It's cybergate! Where'd the other $2 go!
;-)
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ajax
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response 7 of 23:
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Nov 13 16:39 UTC 1996 |
We always seem to get some bank service charge, between $6 and $14. Is
the $12 maintenance fee monthly? Does it vary based on something we do?
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popcorn
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response 8 of 23:
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Nov 13 17:35 UTC 1996 |
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hematite
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response 9 of 23:
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Nov 13 21:55 UTC 1996 |
(If possible, I would like the money I sent in, to go towards getting a
faster connection. Thanks. =)
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tsty
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response 10 of 23:
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Nov 14 08:00 UTC 1996 |
although it's probably not a concretely established separation, earmarked
funds are gratefully accepted and held as such. thankxx
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pfv
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response 11 of 23:
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Nov 14 21:27 UTC 1996 |
Interestingly enough, "earmarked" donations are said to be
legally binding on the organizatio. At least in Michigan.
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davel
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response 12 of 23:
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Nov 14 23:07 UTC 1996 |
Um, Pete, said *by whom* to be legally binding? if that's a fair question?
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popcorn
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response 13 of 23:
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Nov 15 05:17 UTC 1996 |
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tsty
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response 14 of 23:
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Nov 15 08:23 UTC 1996 |
agreed w/popcorn
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pfv
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response 15 of 23:
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Nov 16 19:33 UTC 1996 |
re #12
Well, according to folks I've met that have done some NP-org work,
the donations to anything from Mnut to United Way can be made to
a specific "thing" or "area" (whatever).
Thus, users could say "Here is $50 to apply to the M-Net phonebill"
or "Here is my $50 to apply toward purchasing a new HardDrive".
This would mean the users expect that money spent there and they
would, supposedly, be in the right - the money would have to be
applied as the donator wished or not spent at all.
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scg
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response 16 of 23:
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Nov 16 19:44 UTC 1996 |
I think that's right. But, to clairify, if somebody sends us some money and
says, "this money is for the gun I want you to buy and hang up over the door
of the Pumpkin," Grex is not under any obligation to buy a gun. In that case,
we would simply refuse to accept the donation.
(note that I don't see this particular gun scenario happening, but it was an
example where it would be be very clear that it wasn't something we would
accept)
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pfv
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response 17 of 23:
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Nov 16 19:49 UTC 1996 |
Right... you've got it.. thanks for clarification.
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holycow
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response 18 of 23:
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Nov 16 21:18 UTC 1996 |
It costs $60 a month to rent a pumpkin?
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nephi
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response 19 of 23:
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Nov 17 00:13 UTC 1996 |
(This is no ordinary pumpkin!)
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abchan
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response 20 of 23:
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Nov 17 04:04 UTC 1996 |
From what I've heard, it's a very extraordinary pumpkin! (with murals to boot)
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omni
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response 21 of 23:
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Nov 17 04:05 UTC 1996 |
Pretty cool from what I saw of it.
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abchan
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response 22 of 23:
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Nov 18 00:50 UTC 1996 |
<abchan reminds herself to go see the pumpkin the next time she descends upon
A^2>
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davel
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response 23 of 23:
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Nov 18 11:56 UTC 1996 |
<dave reminds himself to see it sometime, *not* the next time he descends upon
A2>
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