Hey, Jim -- I'm not trying to pull your chain, honest.

At 11:49 PM 1/14/2009, Jim Arnott wrote:
>"The list" is 'literally' owned by the listmembers.

Mm.  Ok.  See below.

>The current 'logical owners' are Tom Carrington and myself.

Ok.  Do you talk to Tom?  Does anyone?  Serious question.  As logical
half-owner, is it morally incumbent on you to appoint another
moderator when you no longer wish to perform the duties thereof, and
arrange an orderly transfer?  Or on Tom, or both of you together?

>The domain vanagon.com is registered to Ron (Coyote) Lussier.

Ok.

>The server belongs to "the list."  (It was purchased with donations
>from the listmembers in 2001.)

So in theory I own 1/800th of a PC and some wires?  Not to mention
1/800th of the copyright on all those messages to which the copyright
used to be reserved, unless specifically disclaimed in the
message?  Is any of this on paper?  Whose name is on the invoice for
the PC etc?  Were there monies left over?  If so, who holds them, and
in what name?  Etc. etc.

>There is no 'purse.' TomC has donated the pipe. TomC has donated the
>maintenance.

Ok.  How does he feel about that now?

>And what papers would you like to sign? Are we going to incorporate?
>501(c)(3)? Cool! That implies an income! Can I have a salary now?

Meow... :-)

d

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