[Lnc-business] website motion

[Daniel Wiener]

Kevin, my concern is similar to Alicia's.  Namely that the LNC is in a cash
crunch.  I'm not arguing about whether we should or can somehow create a
high-quality website at a cheaper price than the $20,000 you are quoting.
I'm worried that we simply don't have sufficient money readily available,
no matter how desirable a goal it is.  The  LNC has decided to spend money
on other projects, such as $100,000+ to get ballot status in Oklahoma.  (I
voted against that, not because it was a bad idea, but because of our
extremely limited resources.)  And we are planning expensive petition
drives in many other states.

There are a lot of really important things that the Libertarian Party needs
to spend money on, including redesigning the website.  I'd love to do all
of them.  But unlike the government, we can't spend money we don't have.
It doesn't help if *everything* is considered to be a top priority, and we
refuse to make trade-offs.

All of which is not to say that I'm opposed to your website proposal.  But
as a minimum condition, I'll only vote for it if I'm convinced that we have
the necessary cash on hand and anticipated future revenue to remain
financially solvent, and/or we decide to cut other planned expenditures to
compensate.

Dan Wiener

On Thu, Feb 18, 2016 at 10:11 AM, Kevin Ludlow <ludlow at gmail.com> wrote:

> All:
>
> I've only heard back from 2 people with respect to me putting the website
> redesign into high gear.  It would be a combination of getting a proper
> design from a high-end design firm and then having it implemented into NB
> by the NB team.
>
> Could everyone give me an idea of where they sit with this idea in
> general.  Are there concerns?  Are there impasses I'm unaware of?  Do we
> just not think the website needs an overhaul?  Does it require more
> discussion?
>
> -Kevin Ludlow
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