I used to pay a membership but I got to a point I expected things in return such as Marc letting me know if he will try and fix the chat room rather than not responding to my messages. If he isn't going to keep up with this place then why donate?

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Up there in the immensity of the Cosmos, an inescapable perception awaits us. National boundaries are not evident when we view the Earth from space. Fanatical ethnic, religious or national chauvinisms are a little difficult to maintain when we see our planet as a fragile blue crescent fading to become an inconspicuous point of light against the bastion and citadel of the stars. -Carl Sagan