I've been on a board where this happens. The little "site supporter" icon on people's profiles certainly doesn't help matters.

Good lord. That's terrible.

Yup. The only reason I belong to that board is because it hosts the main fic archive for one of my main fandoms.

This is just a random thought, but (expounding ont he eBay idea from upthread) we could have a Buffista Baked Goods, Books, & Bibelots Sale, so people who can't do a cash donation could help.

I do like this idea quite a bit, since it does give people alternate ways to contribute.

I tend to think that if we would get more support/more access to root in terms of figuring out where the problem with the board is, the $2400/yr might be worth it, if we can spend that time nailing down the problem and researching other options. A year is not all that long, really.

If we instituted a virtual cuss jar we could make the money and put a down payment on the island within six months.

If we instituted a virtual cuss jar we could make the money and put a down payment on the island in about six months...

A friend of mine and her husband had one of these. Each cuss cost a quarter. One time when I was at their house, she pinged him on three (rather minor) offenses. Eventually he had to leave to meet someone. On his way out the door, he called out:

"Honey, I'm putting a dollar in the fucking jar."

t /natter

Anyhow, I have a feeling that $2400 won't be hard to raise, and as someone upthread pointed out, a year isn't all that long.

Rob's provider's dedicated server would be only $1548 per year.

If we instituted a virtual cuss jar we could make the money and put a down payment on the island within six months.

Just what the fuck do you mean by that, Bitch?

eta: I hope it was evident that I was being a wise ass.

If we instituted a virtual cuss jar

This would be a perfect time for a swear word! t /wants-to-see-more-Firefly natter

Just chiming in to agree with pretty much all the non-Geekies/Stompies who trust them to make the best desicion, with pretty much each and every one of us who thanked Kristen, and still wishing I could find a way to contribute my NIS-to-$$ to the board, somehow.

[Edit: quoting a show + unable to chip in = kills an important conversation]

Oh also, I know you guys want some time to investigate your options and all but if we could have a timetable as to when you're going to make a decision and move and yadda yadda yadda, I'd be most appreciative. I'd like to minimize the financial hit as much as I can.

My dislike of the deadline, FTR, has nothing to do with IH, much less Kristen. There's really no reason for them to bother giving us a deal anyway.

If we come to a clear agreement by 12pm Friday, then it's all good. I don't want, however, to rush madly to a decision by then.

cereal instead of edit:

How's a week, at the outside, to hash all of this out?