[mrsD]

BUT..... could this down, be a test of some sort? To increase Brigadoon
enrollment? Just a thought.

There HAS to be a good reason for this situation.

and you are correct ZS... but what I am saying is that when any of us donate to BT we should be clearly aware
of the fact that $$ may be going to Brigadoon. It appears that JL decides how much and when the OBT account would be used for the Brigadoon project. When the down in April of 05 happened, people believed the donations
went to the server (no mention of Brigadoon was made). Tax free non profit businesses do not have to file income tax statements, until their yearly income
reaches a certain amount. Until then the monies can be unaccounted for as income. I believe it is still $25,000, but attempts
have been made to increase that amount. It was at this time that the name became Braintalk COMMUNITIES... and I for one did
not understand clearly that community now incorporates Brigadoon.

When NO statements are made, to update those who participate and/or donate to the project OBT, this creates terrible PR and
further future donations go down the tubes. Any administrator who subsists on donations from ANY quarter to stay afloat,
would be providing this information (which obviously is not forthcoming). So I see this failure as a negative incentive
for anyone to continue any support of the BT system, unless they are Brigadoon members.