Jim Alfredson Posted February 13 Report Share Posted February 13 Friends, I apologize for the extended downtime. To be blunt, the server went down because I didn't pay the bill. This time of year is the absolute worst for me financially and frankly I just didn't have the money to pay it. I should've come here sooner and reminded everyone about donations, because it's been months since I've received one. But I've been working 12-16 hours a day on repair projects, trying to make some money. Member Dan Gould paid for this month and to him I'm very thankful. Anyway, I'm not complaining, just letting everyone know the reality. As is the case everywhere, the price to run this place has gone up slightly. My server fees are $138 per month and the license to use the forum software doubled from $99 a year to $199 a year. I haven't paid that yet. So in total it's $1855 a year to keep the lights on. I wish I could get the Donations tab working again. I'll look into that some more. That was nice when it was working. Anyway, my PayPal is b3groover@hotmail.com Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eric Posted February 13 Report Share Posted February 13 Just sent some dough. Thanks Jim! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron S Posted February 13 Report Share Posted February 13 Money sent. Hope it helps! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T.D. Posted February 13 Report Share Posted February 13 (edited) Payment sent via Paypal. From different e-mail than the one I used to register here. Thanks for your generous hosting. Edited February 14 by T.D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kh1958 Posted February 13 Report Share Posted February 13 Donation sent by paypal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dub Modal Posted February 13 Report Share Posted February 13 Donation sent. Thanks for keeping this running Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob_Bobson Posted February 13 Report Share Posted February 13 Ditto. Happy to contribute to this great site. Thank you, Jim! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rostasi Posted February 13 Report Share Posted February 13 Yes, having the donations tab working would be a plus. I've given twice in the past year, yet it doesn't show so I can't tell if it's been received. I guess I'll look over at my Paypal history. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adh1907 Posted February 13 Report Share Posted February 13 Donated. All the best Jim, you’re doing a great job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Bresnahan Posted February 13 Report Share Posted February 13 I'm a member of a football forum and they offer an annual subscription for people who don't want ads while they surf the forums. I think it's $20/year and they offer an option to automatically charge you credit card for you. I & many others choose this and that forum has never had to have any fundraisers. Just a thought... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Alfredson Posted February 13 Author Report Share Posted February 13 1 minute ago, Kevin Bresnahan said: I'm a member of a football forum and they offer an annual subscription for people who don't want ads while they surf the forums. I think it's $20/year and they offer an option to automatically charge you credit card for you. I & many others choose this and that forum has never had to have any fundraisers. Just a thought... That's a great idea. I'll see if this forum software supports that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
optatio Posted February 13 Report Share Posted February 13 Just donated, thanks for all ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Bresnahan Posted February 13 Report Share Posted February 13 Just now, Jim Alfredson said: That's a great idea. I'll see if this forum software supports that. When one becomes a forum supporter, they get a banner under their avatar. We used to get a small thank you gift from the team's pro shop, but that only happened for the first few years. I think the reason it works is because it is completely voluntary and simple in its implementation. I don't know that "no ads" is what you want as the benefit here, but you might be able to come up with something like maybe a free song download or two. It's way better than footing the bill yourself if the donations don't keep coming in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GA Russell Posted February 13 Report Share Posted February 13 With PayPal's new cellphone requirement, I can no longer sign in to PayPal. I would be happy to mail a check. Please DM me the address. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
medjuck Posted February 13 Report Share Posted February 13 I donated in December but my profile says I'm not a donor. Is it by calendar year? Anyway I just sent you another paypal donation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjzee Posted February 13 Report Share Posted February 13 I donated $50 in December, and PayPal deducted the money from me, so you might want to make sure you got it. I just donated again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quasimado Posted February 14 Report Share Posted February 14 Donation sent by PayPal: Regards ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabshakeh Posted February 14 Report Share Posted February 14 I just sent too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzcorner Posted February 14 Report Share Posted February 14 Donation sent by PayPal Good luck Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gould Posted February 14 Report Share Posted February 14 @Jim Alfredson Please keep the forum apprised of the state of fundraising as the year goes on; alternatively we could all try to remember to remind people in the first week of the month that the monthly "down time" is coming up, and see if we avoid it happening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soulpope Posted February 14 Report Share Posted February 14 As it seems to be not easily doable to re-install the donate button which mirrors the financial needs/shortfall, why not start a monthly posting via a specific thread "Financial Situation" by Jim about the actual status quo at that time .... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Bresnahan Posted February 14 Report Share Posted February 14 16 hours ago, Jim Alfredson said: That's a great idea. I'll see if this forum software supports that. Jim - in my profile at that forum, there's a button for "Account Upgrades". When I click on that, I see options for subscriptions. Maybe this forum software offers that? The forum that offers this uses XenForo not Invision though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeweil Posted February 14 Report Share Posted February 14 19 hours ago, Kevin Bresnahan said: I'm a member of a football forum and they offer an annual subscription for people who don't want ads while they surf the forums. I think it's $20/year and they offer an option to automatically charge you credit card for you. I & many others choose this and that forum has never had to have any fundraisers. Just a thought... $ 20.00 is very reasonable. I could afford it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Gould Posted February 14 Report Share Posted February 14 If the software supports it and Jim brings it on, do we have 93 members willing to pay $20 per year? It isn't much but I don't think we have 93 people who post regularly. Lurkers would need to pony up. Not sure how much of a Free Rider problem we'd have. A football forum is a bit different, I think, from this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mjazzg Posted February 14 Report Share Posted February 14 (edited) But 46 regulars at $40pa doesn't seem beyond hope? I'd be happy to commit to that Edited February 14 by mjazzg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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