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On 11/15/2014 9:47 AM, Mark McClure wrote:
> In the past I have not kept the flyrotary emails.  I read and delete because they are available on the archives.
>
> Today while trying to search or just go the second page I got nowhere.
>
> I know that the list hasn’t gotten much use lately - hopefully because everyone has flying projects and they are out flying and not because of loss of interest.
>
> If I remember right the original owner of the list has moved on from Rotaries but keeps it going as a service.
> Is there any interest in trying to take the list to a more modern setup? Hopefully with the ability to take the archive with it.
>
> Mark McClure

I've given this a bit of thought, too, but wasn't sure how to approach 
it. I'm very grateful to have this list, and would hate to see it 
migrate to a place like Yahoo groups. I'm a member of numerous groups on 
Yahoo, and the interface is about as bad as I can imagine.

I would, however, like to see a more user-friendly search engine for the 
archives. (Or maybe I just need a tutorial for dummies...) It would also 
be nice to have a slightly bigger size limit for attachments; often the 
small size limits usability of the images.

But I know that stuff like that can be expensive, therefore:

One thing I would strongly support would be some kind of fund raiser to 
fund the maintenance of this list. Neither computer hardware nor 
internet bandwidth is free, and Marv has shouldered the burden for what 
has to be close to two decades and never asked one dime of us. In 
contrast, the most heavily used forum for RV-x builder/fliers is 
littered with advertising (list owner actually makes his living from 
it), it's heavily censored, and his minions attempt to shame 
participants into donating cash every year. If Marv will accept 
financial support, I'll be the 1st to write a check, regardless of 
whether the archives get 'upgraded'.

How about it; should we start a support fund?

Charlie