This just came in from a reader!!

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Subj: thumbs up on funding plan!
Date: 6/5/2001 1:50:15 PM Pacific Daylight Time
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To: rayelan@aol.com

Hi Rayelan,

First and foremost, let me say a heartfelt thank-you for your RMN and your
selfless commitment to getting the word out- - I have been a visitor almost
daily for more than 2 years and you and some of your sharper agents almost

seem like extended family to me. So it's good to take this oppty to say Hi
and thanks! I also will confess to you that I truly suck at clicking your
banners and am looking forward to a better, more effective way to support
you and RMN!!! I suspect many others feel the same way...

I really DO feel that the WND model is the one you should follow. Also a big
fan of WND (but boy, talk about about being half pregnant- - they come so
close but still, they just dont get it, or simply refuse to!), I responded
to Joe Farah when he asked for feedback prior to putting his plan in place.
Many of the arguements I gave him in support of the idea also pertain for
your site and its readers. In a nutshell, your readers are busy as hell in
their personal lives, but more than enuf of us have begun to awaken and are
now actively smelling the coffee. While we're maybe not ready just yet to
bail on our fantasy existences, we are making progress and are STARVING for
what you serve up daily, value it incredibly, and will definitely pay to
insure its continued availability! On top of that, your "regulars" are well
familiar w/ your personal trevails and burdens, and will take solace and
validation from knowing that by banding together, we can support the site
and keep the heat off you- - at least financially! This sense of active
participation by willing helpers is the key ingredient- - you need to make
that work for RMN.

That's my 2 cents. You should definitely give this a shot! Please don't get
worn down by everything- - I think if you stay cool and work out the
financials, you are on the verge of a HUGE breakthrough, and one that can be
on your own terms. Just a very strong hunch.

All the best,

JC

ps: in my opinion, of all your agents, Jana Janus, aka RogueButterfly, is on
a level above and beyond the rest. The Q, Patriotlad, Esclarmonde and a few
others are the next tier, but JJ is all alone at the top. I always first
scan the RR for her latest posts. Thanks also for giving her a place to
share her incredible insights. I hope she eventually shares more about her
Monarch past and the capabilities she has developed as a result- - from the
snippets thus far, it must be one hell of a story.....