There are several free sites out there that host groups for free, including Yahoo!  and Facebook.
I'm fine with it, I'm just wondering if the hassle of moving everyone over and possibly losing a lot of people is worth it...
The other advantage with Meetup is that people know where to go to find groups like ours.

[fred]

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From:  Adelino de Almeida <[address removed]>
Subj:  Re: [portuguese-261] $5 annual fee
Date:  Thu Sep 18, 2008 12:09 pm
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Would it be possible to set up a group in Ning? That does not seem to charge a fee.

Adelino de Almeida


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From: Paul <[address removed]>
To: [address removed]
Sent: Thursday, September 18, 2008 8:03:33 AM
Subject: RE: [portuguese-261] $5 annual fee

    Hi Fred,
 
 Please email me the instructions and I will send $5 through PayPal. I also have some feedback. It seems likewe have a solid foundation to build on in the Portuguese Meetup Group. One of the goals for me - and probably most of the other non-Portugueses/Brasileiros in the group - is to improve my conversational portuguese. This seems to work best for me in a group/party atmosphere. I'd like to work with you to plan some alternative meetup events, focused more on group interaction and conversation. Perhaps at a coffee shop, someone's office at regularly scheduled intervals, a group "pot luck" picnic this fall (we have a great park here in Denton for a picnic), etc. Your thoughts are appreciated.
 
 Sinceremente,
 Paul Luster

 o Paulo de Tejas 


> From: [address removed]
> Subject: [portuguese-261] $5 annual fee
> To: [address removed]
> Date: Wed, 17 Sep 2008 23:34:02 -0400
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> I think the best way to move forward at this time is to implement an annual fee.
> If you're able to pay $5 at this time, please email [address removed] and I'll send you a paypal request.
> If we don't get the $72 fee paid in the next few days, the group will be disabled.
> Again, I would also like to pay back the $144 to the person who has been paying the membership dues until now.
> If you have already paid, please ignore this email.
> Thanks :-)
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> [fred]
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> From: Fred Cunha <[address removed]>
> Subj: [portuguese-261] *** Please read ***
> Date: Fri Sep 5, 2008 10:06 pm
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> As some of you may know, Meetup is not a free service and one of the assistant organizers has been paying the membership dues for the last year ($72 every 6 months).Meetup suggests charging members $1 or $2 for every event to cover the costs but that was never done from the start.I received an email this morning saying that we have to pay $72 in the next two weeks in order for the group to stay active and, obviously, it's not right for one person to cover the cost of the group.Let me know if you're interested in pitching in (and how much) and based on the responses, we'll figure out what to do with the group (I would also like to pay back the $144 to the person who has been paying the membership dues until now).Let me know if you have any questions.Thanks :^)[fred] 
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