[Karen]

I for one would like to see the forum guidelines changed and have presented the idea to the moderating team to have a section where we can exchange goods and services for barter or money or whatever. We are supposed to be here building community, safe zones, radiant zones, ground crew zones, and helping each other in all ways. Why must money be left out of the equation? I think that should include helping each other with the money thing too during this time of transition.

I have a vision of this money thing disappearing, but we aren't there just yet - most us still have to pay for electricity, internet connection, phone service, medical bills, etc.

We have another forum guideline where you aren't supposed to copy large chunks of writing to the forum, but no one pays attention to that rule, nor does any moderator enforce it. I think some of the guidelines need rewriting.

Why does talk of money inflame the tempers so? Why can't we commune with the like-minded people on this forum on almost any topic? Maybe we could have a section called something like:
Exchange of Goods and Services - with an emphasis on shifting into barter or systems other than money.

If I've learned anything in my 57 earth years, it is that not everyone is going to agree on everything. If someone does not agree with me, fine, go work with someone you agree with. I don't know why we can't have teams that want to work together and those who are not interested take their energies into positive actions in another thread.

I am also, because of some health problems, very limited on what I could do for a job, and I really don't want to burden the system by going on welfare. I am very interested in Jack's proposal. So I'll keep working with the moderating team to see how we can work this out. Maybe we can, maybe we can't.

And Jack if you are in the mood for barter - I can put up a simple web page for you, in exchange for the one Euro fee. Maybe it would be best to take it off forum.

Infinite Love is who we are,
Karen