If I toss in extra money, I expect beer. Cases and cases of beer. And more scrappy.
That's not what making out sounds like -- unless I'm doing it wrong?
Willow ,'Same Time, Same Place'
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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
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.
Anne W. - Oct 23, 2003 10:33:20 am PDT #5606 of 10000
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
If disagreements start being peppered with accusations of "freeloader" or "just cuz you gave money to the server doesn't mean you can run roughshod over everybody else"- then the culture rapidly will take a nosedive into unpleasant divisiveness.
I've been on a board where this happens. The little "site supporter" icon on people's profiles certainly doesn't help matters. As Allyson said, it's really nobody's business who gives how much. There are many Buffistas who seem to be in dire financial straits who I see as absolutely essential to the Buffista community in one way or another.
Susan W. - Oct 23, 2003 10:34:22 am PDT #5607 of 10000
Good Trouble and Righteous Fights
The little "site supporter" icon on people's profiles certainly doesn't help matters.
Eww.
I think it's fair to say we'd never, not so long as we're recognizably Buffistae, have such an icon here.