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Author:  taffytoon [ Wed Dec 17, 2008 10:59 am ]
Post subject:  Site donation
Excuse me if it is a sticky somewhere but -

Is there a site donation at all? I know a few forums have a voluntary donation section that you can give to the site owner to cover costs. I would gladly give to this site.
Author:  Roffensian [ Wed Dec 17, 2008 11:32 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Site donation
taffytoon wrote:
Excuse me if it is a sticky somewhere but -

Is there a site donation at all? I know a few forums have a voluntary donation section that you can give to the site owner to cover costs. I would gladly give to this site.


There isn't.

I'm not going to speak for admin - he doesn't need me for that, but I think his belief is that the internet (and by extension this site) should be free for all. Obviously there are some ads on the site and I would suggest that we can support by clicking through some of those when there is something of interest, but this is largely a labour of love for admin.
Author:  Driver8 [ Wed Dec 17, 2008 12:10 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Site donation
taffytoon wrote:
Excuse me if it is a sticky somewhere but -

Is there a site donation at all? I know a few forums have a voluntary donation section that you can give to the site owner to cover costs. I would gladly give to this site.

Of course you could always write a cheque made payable to "Case And Strap Helplines", although I.... <ahem> I mean "they" prefer you to use just the initials CASH. Please send it to Driver8, Taxationville, Rip-Off-Britain. :lol:

In all seriousness, that's a most generous offer to the site but as Roff said, Admin runs this as a labour of love. And more kudos to him for that.
Author:  taffytoon [ Wed Dec 17, 2008 12:42 pm ]
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Well the offer is there if wanted. :idea:
Author:  archie42 [ Wed Dec 17, 2008 1:11 pm ]
Post subject:  Donations....
Archie42 would also like to make a donation......

The TRF calls it a pledge.

Just a small US$10- donation sounds liek a really good idea... no pressure to give or not.

Kind regards,

Accountant Archie
Author:  gunman [ Wed Dec 17, 2008 1:28 pm ]
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Yeah, he should put on a PayPal donate-button.
Author:  RJRJRJ [ Wed Dec 17, 2008 2:07 pm ]
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Id like to put a donate button in my sig.
Author:  BroncoSport [ Wed Dec 17, 2008 2:22 pm ]
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RJRJRJ wrote:
Id like to put a donate button in my sig.


That made me almost choke on my soda. :)

Seriously I would throw some into the pot to support "our" forum. It used to be his forum NOW ITS OURS!!!! And I wouldnt be apposed to helping out if ever needed.

Scott
Author:  Damian [ Thu Dec 18, 2008 2:41 am ]
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BroncoSport wrote:
RJRJRJ wrote:
Id like to put a donate button in my sig.


That made me almost choke on my soda. :)

Seriously I would throw some into the pot to support "our" forum. It used to be his forum NOW ITS OURS!!!! And I wouldnt be apposed to helping out if ever needed.

Scott



:yeahthat:
Author:  BoneDoc [ Thu Dec 18, 2008 3:06 am ]
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BroncoSport wrote:
RJRJRJ wrote:
Id like to put a donate button in my sig.


That made me almost choke on my soda. :)

Seriously I would throw some into the pot to support "our" forum. It used to be his forum NOW ITS OURS!!!! And I wouldnt be apposed to helping out if ever needed.

Scott

:yeahthat x2
Author:  taffytoon [ Thu Dec 18, 2008 6:52 am ]
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Come on Admin

EVERY BIT HELPS :wink:
Author:  Roffensian [ Thu Dec 18, 2008 7:17 am ]
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Admin and I have exchanged a few e-mails on similar topics, but as I said, I don't wnt to speak for him - he'll check in soon enough and let us know how he feels, but I do have a hypothetical question......

Rather than just have a donate capability, if we were to introduce a fee structure for advertising, how would that go down with you guys? For example, I'm a business owner so if I wanted to advertise my business in my signature I would pay $x per year for the privilege. Obviously I an also buy an ad at the top of the page alongside Prestige Time, Swiss Watch Store, etc

That way there is at least a degree of 'getting something' for the fee as opposed to a pure donaion.
Author:  taffytoon [ Thu Dec 18, 2008 8:00 am ]
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Roff

I know this is weird but some of us do not want anything back mate. We get our monies worth by the FREE information and advice this site supplies us with. Maybe members who donate to the site can have a llittle caption on their avatar or maybe a different colour name (simple things please simple minds and all :oops: )

Martin
Author:  BoneDoc [ Thu Dec 18, 2008 8:32 am ]
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taffytoon wrote:
Roff

I know this is weird but some of us do not want anything back mate. We get our monies worth by the FREE information and advice this site supplies us with. Maybe members who donate to the site can have a llittle caption on their avatar or maybe a different colour name (simple things please simple minds and all :oops: )

Martin

:yeahthat
Just want to show my support to help keep it going strong!!! :D
Author:  breitlingsource [ Thu Dec 18, 2008 10:42 am ]
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Hey guys, thanks for the support! Like Roff said, I am a firm believer that the net should be free for non-commercial interests, which it why I generally tend to not like to charge fees unless they are advertisers who are also trying to make money. Kind of like a software that has non-commercial free licenses :)

I have sold a couple ads recently that are great because now I can upgrade some of the software I use to maintain the site as well as cover my costs. I am also considering purchasing a new software for the forum rather than using phpBB3 when I upgrade, but I'm not sure yet. phpBB3 is quite good and I am starting to get the hang of it.

However, since it has been requested, I will stick a donate button in the new FAQ section at the bottom here: http://www.breitlingsource.com/articles_faq.shtml#8. Also, I am going to figure out how to make it so contributing members get a special Rank under their names that indicates that they are Contributing Members.

Again, I want to thank you guys for the support you've shown me and the moderators! Thanks Driver8 and Roff for doing such a great job helping me with moderation of the forum. It has been really helpful especially during my exams and now giving me some time to work on the site a bit!
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