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My two cents
After giving it some thought, I just placed my vote to pay $20 a year to be able to view this forum. The best answer would be, in my opinion, for Cynthia to ask for donations and have the donations cover her expenses. I would probably donate more than $20 and have a better feeling than had I paid a required fee.
I have learned so much from visiting this forum, and many of you make me laugh! What wonderful people I've been able to 'meet' through this forum.
I did not realize, as an earlier post also mentioned, that my participation was expected. I am just a beginner though I do post when I feel I can contribute to a thread. And I, as at least two others have mentioned on this thread, have received e-mails regarding not my spelling, but my improper spacing between paragraphs and capitalization usage. I feel like my posts are being judged with a critical eye so I often hesitate to post.
I have learned so much from reading other posts, but I should add that I have received very limited help when I've asked specfic questions. In fact, I was so disappointed with my last in-progress painting question in early December that I haven't even visited the site since. (And is was the holidays so I had other things going on.) I just didn't get any response. Could be that 'bad' painting situation that someone mentioned. What seems to work best for me is to search the many informative threads and hope to find the information I need.
I find this forum very valuable and would pay for that value and consider myself lucky to have access to the information. Cynthia, you have a great forum here. What makes the forum so special for me is all the friendly, unselfish people who consistenly contribute to this forum. Thank you all!
Joan Breckwoldt
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