Me, I plan to give whatever paltry sum I can afford and then be very adult about it.
"I gave $8 to this board and so far you people aren't giving me my $8 worth of fun. Yes, $8 of my OWN money. Step up with the ha-has, folks! "
We knocked 'em deader!
Willow ,'Lies My Parents Told Me'
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scrappy - Oct 23, 2003 9:47:29 am PDT #5596 of 10000
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Liese S. - Oct 23, 2003 9:51:39 am PDT #5597 of 10000
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Speaking of which, we should probably toss around a different number, because we're talking about paying $2400 for our total access, but we've had about six accounts mentioned that could potentially be moved to take advantage of the discount. I think there are probably a few more out there, but just counting those, we're already down to $140 a month, or $1680 a year, which is $17/user instead of $24. Right?
Allyson - Oct 23, 2003 9:52:52 am PDT #5598 of 10000
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
If I toss in extra money, I expect beer. Cases and cases of beer. And more scrappy.
helentm - Oct 23, 2003 9:56:26 am PDT #5599 of 10000
Religion isn't the cause of wars. It's the excuse. - Christopher Brookmyre
I'm a little confused. If it's $2400 a year, and we assume all the active users donate(~200, IIRC), then aren't we looking at $12/user/year? Not month.
Jessica - Oct 23, 2003 9:56:28 am PDT #5600 of 10000
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
$1680 a year, which is $17/user/month instead of $24. Right?
$17/user/year, I think you mean.
And that's only assuming the 100 most active members give. If every registered member donated $5, we'd be more than paid up for two years.
(And this is a very odd conversation for me to be having right now, since my local NPR is in the middle of a pledge drive, which I wake up to every morning. I keep expecting someone to say "For the next hour, your $120 donation will be worth $240 thanks to the dollar-for-dollar match offered by Mr. and Mrs. VeryRichBuffista. You'll also recieve a Buffista tote bag and our exclusive "Sounds of Buffistas" CD as a thank-you gift.")
Liese S. - Oct 23, 2003 9:58:37 am PDT #5601 of 10000
"Faded like the lilac, he thought."
Yup, already edited the typo.
helentm - Oct 23, 2003 10:00:35 am PDT #5602 of 10000
Religion isn't the cause of wars. It's the excuse. - Christopher Brookmyre
And now we look crazy. Cheers!
Man, actually trying to use the board to post something reminds you about the problem, alright.
Trudy Booth - Oct 23, 2003 10:01:13 am PDT #5603 of 10000
Greece's financial crisis threatens to take down all of Western civilization - a civilization they themselves founded. A rather tragic irony - which is something they also invented. - Jon Stewart
This is what I do for a living. If we get a dedicated or virtual server, I would volunteer to set up and maintain it. After the initial set-up, the amount of time involved should be minimal.
Sighhhh... Competence is sooo sexy.
t orders leather coats for all the Geekys
We've gotten away from Cafe Press, but we could tack a few bucks onto each item for the next F2F, etc.
Jesse - Oct 23, 2003 10:01:19 am PDT #5604 of 10000
Sometimes I trip on how happy we could be.
The only person who knows who gives what is Jesse.
Mu-ah-ha-ha!
But seriously, I've said it before and I'll say it again: I really don't think we'll have a problem coming up with $2400 over the next, say, six months. After that it's a little foggier for me.
(And I'm dorkishly excited to be carrying my public radio tote bag today. FYI.)
Java cat - Oct 23, 2003 10:26:23 am PDT #5605 of 10000
Not javachik
Hi, I'm 200 posts behind already and not going to read them all. I presume y'all will come up with the best solution. Please post an annoucement when it's said and done and let me know what contribution I can make as an average employed person. If I can kick in more, I shall. Thanks to everyone for their wonderful work on this so very cool board.