I think the fact that you've maintained a non-profit site for over a decade totally gives you web communities cred

Well, I don't know what the difference between profit and non-profit is. And that's always what the for-profit people say: you don't UNDERSTAND what sacrifices you have to make in order to turn a profit.

OMG. I just suddenly had the urge to see CalGal schooling Nick Denton on running sites and making money. That would be hysterical.

Thanks for the congratulations. Somehow I managed to stumble into "backup SPN recapper" so I'll help fill in next season for Annalee.

only slightly. I just have forever wanted to live on one of those and have a giant satellite dish and NOT DEAL WITH ANYONE!

OMG. I just suddenly had the urge to see CalGal schooling Nick Denton on running sites and making money. That would be hysterical.

Yes, yes it would.

And congrats from me!

msbelle, I'm afraid that's a little too much of a fixer-upper... The helipad isn't even functional!

What, you mean, like the sacrifices you make in not taking a salary to run a non-profit? Seriously, people like you get paid a lot of money to do what you do for us for free. And furthermore, you built it from scratch up, you're not just maintaining it. Core code, people!

Wait, ita's not supposed to be drawing a salary? OH.

I just have forever wanted to live on one of those and have a giant satellite dish and NOT DEAL WITH ANYONE!

Except all the tourists, and the local planning commission, and maintain the boat, and keep the generator running, and remember to have your clothes on when the local CG team comes to make sure the light is still working properly...

ok, not a lighthouse, but a drilling platform.

She should be, dammit, and so should Tom.

(Everyone knows I'm just kidding, and all of your donations go straight to the hosting fees, right? Phew.)

Which reminds me, yesterday was payday, I need to get my donation in.