Many thanks to those who have donated in response to my earlier post. Your support is greatly appreciated.
As I mentioned in that post, I am extremely proud of the success that Registan.net has become. Considering that this endeavor started more or less on a lark, it never ceases to amaze me how well known this site has become and how much credibility it has garnered. Pretty cool for a bunch of amateurs. Like I said the other day though, it does take a lot of time and effort. Just to put it in perspective, the amount of time that I alone have put into Registan.net since its inception nearly four years ago would be valued at about $35,000, give or take $5K.
I do this because I enjoy it, and I plan to keep doing this as long as I am able and still enjoy it. But if you find Registan.net a valuable resource, please consider a donation in support of the site.
Again, many thanks to everyone for reading and being involved in Registan.net. It, of course, would not be a success without all of you.
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Nathan Hamm – author of 2039 posts on Registan.net.
Nathan founded Registan.net in 2003. He was a Peace Corps Volunteer in Uzbekistan 2000-2001 and received his MA in Central Asian Studies from the University of Washington in 2007. Since 2007, he has worked full-time as an analyst, consulting with clients on Central Asian affairs, specializing in how socio-cultural factors shape risks and opportunities. Follow him on Twitter or drop him a line.
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Your calculation makes me shudder at the value of the time I sink into blogging since consuming printed news has almost entirely supplanted television in my life.
Fantastic site Nathan! Without it I sometimes wouldn’t know where to spend a bunch of my idle time at work. Keep up the great work!!!