A thread to discuss naming threads, board policy, new thread suggestions, and anything else that has to do with board administration and maintenance. Guaranteed to include lively debate and polls. Natter discouraged, but not deleted.
Current Stompy Feet: ita, Jon B, DXMachina, P.M. Marcontell, Liese S., amych
Carrying over something I said on the WC thread: about making old threads into zip files for downloading and offline reading. Naturally, the Nillys would no longer work, however, that is not a problem. Since the zipped HTML file would open in the browser as one long page, it's a simple matter of hitting Ctrl + f, typing in the post number of the original Nilly and reading. To coincide with this, a stompy can edit Nilly's thread and give the Post # instead of the old link.
It really isn't that difficult -- hell, if I can do it for the TT threads I've threadsucked, then anyone can -- and if it can do something to prevent another server overload and reduce bandwidth and server space blow-out, then a bit of inconvenience is worth it.
And now I see there's a $4/mo plan we can get on, and I will call them right now.
Thank you, ita, you're a hero!
jimi - that was something we'd already been planning on doing. It was discussed some time ago in the BBaBB thread. There have since been requests to do something that would require fewer steps for the user. (for the record, I agree with you)
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Great news, Jesse!
How long can the $580 last us? And, Jesse, is your profile addy the one to use for Paypal?
ETA: Duh! Thanks for all of your hard work ita. You are a goddess.
Thanks for the thanks, people.
Jesse -- do you want a donations@buffistas.org set up, or anything?
We've got another year's worth of hosting already paid for, and the remaining funds should last at least another couple of years after that.
Even better, the third woman I talked to on the phone put in a request that they credit back all those extra $5s. The second one told me I was "in the wrong relationship." Heh.
Jesse -- do you want a donations@buffistas.org set up, or anything?
Uh, sure. I'd have to set up a new PayPal account for it? That would be cool.
I'll set it up to forward the e-mails to your normal account.
Gimme 2 secs.
Okay, done.
