That PayPal link of kat's seem to indicate that the techniology is available that would make it possible to give instant small donations (or buy raffle tickets). But the procedure's a bit complicated as it stands. And I hate giving my creditcard number out over the net.

What I want is a purse full of change which I can spend without giving any theoretical hacker access to my account. I believe that is on its way.

I've just been looking at the Support the Mudcat link - I've never scrolled down it before, just used it to get to Amazon. Essentially it's got the makings of that Mudcat Trade Fair I suggested.

At present, for geographical reasons, it hasn't got the links to people I would be likely to buy things from, like Hobgoblin Music or The Music Room or Pub Prop - but I think it could be expanded in a way that would be useful to us all, as well as a fund raiser. And it needs to be signposted more clearly - to make it clear that this is a source to useful stuff we might want for ourselves, and help the Mudcat in the process.

Are there maybe any helpful elves out there who could be able and ready to help work this up if Max and Co ask them to?

We don't have Thanksgiving as such here - but it strikes me that Thangsgiving is a very appropriate time to be thinking about ways of helping the Mudcat be more secure and less of a strain on the key people who keep it in existence.