On 30 Dec 2006, at 09:15, Michael Carnes wrote:
I don't like the dual dues structure at all. It says first class/ second class. Of course for Siegfried, "first class/second class" means German and non-German. :)
But seriously, we already have a multi-tiered membership system. One already pays a minimum amount when joining and renewing plus additional optional amounts should one wish to pay for the various magazines, the h-alpha fee and the SPOC fee. Long time members might remember there was a time when S&T required all SLAS members to subscribe to their magazine. That lasted for several years until they finally made the magazine optional. And all SLAS members are still having to pay dues to the Astronomical League if they want to stay members of SLAS. I honestly don't think that my paying many of these extra fees each time I renew makes me a second class member. Ok, off my soap box and off to the air field... pw