Sigh. Yeah, we don't care...
Fact is: this came to light because Chogon was looking to spend time working on MOULa.
True story from this week:
Chogon to The Powers That Be: I have a few spare cycles. I'd like to dip into the MOULa reserve to do some work on MOULa
TPTB: I'd love to let you, but we're currently using the reserves to fund what the monthly donations don't cover.
Chogon: Hmm... RAWA is still posting that donations are exceeding the server costs.
TPTB: Oh. Then there's been a misunderstanding. The servers are still being paid for by the donations, but we have been using the reserves to meet those costs for quite some time.
RAWA to TPTB: Ah. (resends the CAVCON definitions to TPTB). Let me know what the real numbers should have been all this time and I'll edit my post.
RAWA to Chogon: Some are going to accuse us of intentionally keeping this information from them. [As they have in the past.]
Chogon: Just tell them the truth - it was a miscommunication.
RAWA: Yeah. Won't stop the conspiracy theories, though.
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So, Chogon posted an explanation of the relevant details from the above event, and, in less than an hour an "inquiry" is asked for, even though Chogon had already explained exactly what happened. There's nothing to inquire about.
I didn't read his conspiracy response as sarcastic, but as a joke. Since we were expecting conspiracy theories, he provided one for y'all. And it's funnier than my response would have been. :) When tensions weren't so high around here, I gave those kinds of posts frequently. However, I do sprinkle in smilies liberally, becauseI learned the hard way that humor does not come across well in text. :)
If you want to assign blame for the CAVCON misunderstanding, then blame me for not re-sending the CAVCON definitions each time I asked how the donations were doing. Just because I know the definitions backwards and forwards, and you all do, doesn't mean that TPTB remembered after the first month.
No lies, no conspiracies, just two different interpretations of the running question: "Are donations still covering expenses?". Mine meaning "Are this month's donations covering expenses?", TPTB meaning "Are all previous donations covering expenses?" (i.e. monthly + reserves).
Unfortunate - yes. Conspiracy - no.
So, by all means, don't take this as a warning flare that CAVCON donations aren't where Chogon and I thought/hoped they were, and don't look at the bright side that if donations were to pick up that Chogon might have a chance to spend some cycles on MOULa.
Instead, let's attack just each other. I'm sure that will help the situation immensely :).
^ (That's meant as a joke, not sarcasm.)
-- ^ (And that's not a joke or sarcasm.)
RAWA
PS. I'm about to post the updated CAVCON numbers with the data from TPTB after the CAVCON definition reminder.
PPS. Please note that Chogon doesn't care so much that he's provided new stats (Number of Unique Users per week, and monthly stats for 2011. :D) (See: that's a joke again.)
_________________ CYAN - Richard A. Watson, RAWA v2.0
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