LINGUIST List Special Issue: Fund Drive

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LINGUIST List Special Issue: Fund Drive 

Moderators: Anthony Aristar, Eastern Michigan U <aristar at linguistlist.org>
            Helen Aristar-Dry, Eastern Michigan U <hdry at linguistlist.org>
 
Reviews: Monica Macaulay, U of Wisconsin-Madison  
	 Rajiv Rao, U of Wisconsin-Madison
	 Joseph Salmons, U of Wisconsin-Madison  
	 Anja Wanner, U of Wisconsin-Madison  
         <reviews at linguistlist.org>  

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-------------------------Message 1 ---------------------------------- 
Date: Sat, 09 Apr 2011 08:23:31
From:  linguist [linguist at linguistlist.org]
Subject: I'm Always Thrilled to See Subscribers Responding

Dear LINGUIST List subscribers,

As a second year master's student in linguistics at Eastern Michigan 
University, I know that I am only here because of generous donations 
that you have made in the past. Please consider donating again so that 
students such as myself can continue to pursue their studies while 
offering the latest resources in linguistics:

https://linguistlist.org/donation/donate/donate1.cfm

I began at LINGUIST as an intern in May 2009, thinking that I would 
only be in Ypsilanti, Michigan for 3 to 4 months and yet here I am in 
2011 as a graduate student supported by the LINGUIST community. I never 
foresaw that I would stay at Eastern Michigan University as a graduate 
student, work on LINGUIST projects such as MultiTree, attend and organize 
linguistics workshops and conferences, and correspond with linguists from 
all over the world. The opportunities that we receive here will help us 
go on to make contributions in our field and beyond. 

I am the Queries and Summaries editor, two areas which I believe 
exemplify the community that we have on The LINGUIST List. Queries 
is an incredible area where readers can help cultivate new avenues of 
research by sharing the knowledge and insight they possess. Not only 
does this information benefit the Query submitters, but the suggestions, 
resources, and advice provided are also given back to the rest of 
the community through our Summary submissions. 

I'm always thrilled to see subscribers responding to Query submissions 
and when a Summary is submitted. I genuinely believe this is something 
special and that you are not likely to see this sort of community 
involvement elsewhere.

If you donate today, you will ensure that such services for the community 
will continue, as well as support the work of students like myself. I 
greatly appreciate any donations that ensure more students will have the 
same opportunities that I had these last two years:

https://linguistlist.org/donation/donate/donate1.cfm

Thank you so much for your generosity!

Danielle St. Jean
Queries and Summaries Editor
The LINGUIST List 


-------------------------Message 2 ---------------------------------- 
Date: Sat, 09 Apr 2011 09:47:01
From:  linguist [linguist at linguistlist.org]
Subject: Please Donate Now!

Dear LINGUIST List Subscribers, 

Hello, I'm Matthew Lahrman. In my time here as a Student Editor at 
LINGUIST List, I have served many roles- as an editor of areas like 
Supports and Internships, a team member of MultiTree, and a team 
leader of the LL-MAP and GOLD projects. Having seen many of these 
areas develop from the ground up, I can tell you it would not be 
possible without your support - please donate today:

https://linguistlist.org/donation/donate/donate1.cfm

Many of you have been witnessed LINGUIST List grow from a mailing 
list into a multifaceted organization where people can find 
information relevant to the many fields of linguistics. Whether 
you're looking for a job,  announcing a conference, or simply 
reading the LINGUIST List for timely information and updates, 
our site relies on your contribution. Please donate so that we 
may continue to make these great services available:

https://linguistlist.org/donation/donate/donate1.cfm

Best Regards,
Matthew Lahrman 


-------------------------Message 3 ---------------------------------- 
Date: Sat, 09 Apr 2011 11:17:56
From:  linguist [linguist at linguistlist.org]
Subject: 600,000 Page Views In a Single Month
 
Dear Colleagues,

Recently I was looking at the traffic monitor on 
the LINGUIST List site. Last week we had an average 
of 5000 site unique site visits per day. Our usual 
average is 6000 per day--for some inexplicable reason 
(smile), site visits go down during fund drive.

Nevertheless, in the last month, our main pages have had:
- 164,489 unique site visits
- and 525,845 page views

And this does not count:
- 2,081 visits to the LL-MAP site (http://llmap.org)
- 800 visits to the GOLD ontology site (http://linguistics-ontology.org)
- 3,780 visits to MultiTree  (http://multitree.org)

It's gratifying that the linguistics community is 
finding and using the new project facilities we've 
worked so hard on for the last 5 years; and we would 
expect this usage to snowball once word gets out and 
usage reaches a critical mass.

But even now, with the project views added in, the 
LINGUIST List site has garnered well over 170,000 
unique visits and 600,000 page views--IN A SINGLE 
MONTH.

Now, I can't help but reflect that if each one of 
those viewer had left a dollar behind we'd be free 
of fund drive for 3 years.  If they'd left a euro, 
we'd be free for 6 years.  And if they'd just left 
a dime, we finish  this year's fund drive today.  
We only need $14,600.  But the ticket has been stalled 
for over 24 hours...

Now I know that 837 of you have already donated--
and have given a lot more than a dime each.  Our 
heartfelt thanks go out to the LL users who support 
our work, and do so year after year.

But if any of you reading this form part of the 169,200 
who used the site last month but haven't yet donated, 
please take a moment and donate at:  
https://linguistlist.org/donation/donate/donate1.cfm

Any amount is greatly appreciated!

All the best,
-Helen