*Ding* Pat yourself on the Back
 

This is the "I Donated to keep this place alive" Thread, While it isnt mandatory to contribute financially to this community, I think we all know the realities of Cost for the amount of Bandwidth involved in such a place, and I for one appreciate what this place gives me daily.....even when I am not here.

So....I sincerely appreciate anything that helps TFP remain a viable community, including the help of those listed below. Give yourselves a pat on the back, you deserve it.

Donation Announcement from Halx

DONATION INFORMATION:

Paypal: develdevil@gmail.com

Snail Mail:
Andrew Gonsalves
140 W 238th St, B52
Bronx, NY 10463

Payday is friday .....I'm sending $40

I tossed in $10 via PayPal...not much, but hopefully it'll help a little.

I sent 20 at 1:18 pm today. sorry, with the potential move at the end of the month its all I KNOW I could afford.

I sent in $40 during the last pledge drive.

Gilda

Money sent. Booya.

Um...seeing as I'm barely making ends meet at the moment, it's going to be a while before I can send in any kind of donation--probably at least a month. But you can bet that I will send it when I have it.

The Paypal transaction is complete. Hopefully the lights stay on for a little while longer.

$30 just sent. Kind of feels like a drop in the bucket. But I guess the trick is to have enough drops!

Martel and I sent in our very small drop- $13

So... that's $113 so far! :thumbsup:

I've contributed before. I'd feel more appreciated if I was tagged with donor, and more likely to contribute again.

I sent $10. Hopefully in the future, I will be able to send more.

Changed the budget .. I must forgoe chocolate for a while.. but for TFP ...


*me sends out warning trucks before her*

I was able to send in $15.
I believe now that my Paypal account is back in working order, I'll be able to pony up more often.

Could we have a more frequent reminder? I always feel guilty when these announcements show up, and I realize I haven't donated in a while.

*Ding!* May the TFP continue to thrive... this is an amazing place. :thumbsup:

For everyone who contributes this round.....I will do a shot on webcam at the get together in July.....even if I get so drunk the women take advantage of me.

Oh....Wait....

*DING*Dated 3/13: Your payment for $45.00 USD to develdevil@gmail.com has been sent.

At least I got a ding in somewhere :rolleyes:

Ding here also...only a small amount but I'll try and contribute more often when I can. I'm not exactly swimming in cash now that I'm paying for my house!

Tecoyah, would it be possible to put a link in your OP to the page where all the info is on how to donate?

Ta-Ding! Glad to give back. :)

Link added, and information also put in the OP for your use :)

Glad to see so many people support this community... as this is what is is truly all about ... us.

Paypaled $20 yesterday

*Ding* just sent $20 via paypal!

Can't really afford it right now but I know I couldn't afford not having all you knuckel heads available! Thanks all!

Just sent....oops, sent under Harpies Paypal

If you see Sarah....that was me Halx....heh

Sent some aussie dollars your way....hope they are worth something over there:-)

snail mail - another log on the fire

a small ding....

I would just like to thank everyone in this thread personally, seriously it is because of people like you all, that we keep this place alive. Please accept my little pat on the back , as it is sincere.


Skywalker
ShaniFaye
Gilda
Gabbyness
onesnowyowl
The_Jazz
ratbastid
Sage
Martel
eribrav
sportswidow05
amonkie
Fremen
abaya
ngdawg
little_tippler
fresnelly
frogza
Brewmaniac
ryfo
kramus
sbscout
ScottKuma
sweetpea

For every little bit you send....you can know this place appreciates what you do to help.

Thank You

Ding
 

Sent in $10 a few days ago.

Wish it could've been more.

Ding :)

I sent my $25 on the 13th.

And i sent it even before i knew Tecoyah was going to do a webcam shot for each donation.... but that is some pretty good incentive everyone.

:D

sweetpea

Ding

$50 yesterday. I've never enjoyed sending money more.

After many years of holding out I finally got my shit together an donated...

Ding Ding for Jack1.0 and myself (again). Well worth the investment!

For the longest time, TFP Moderators were adamant that they would not put up any threads or forums that might be construed as a popularity contest. The idea of publically praising members of this site would lead to cliques and hierarchies. The point, the purpose of TFP is the discussions, the quality posts... But this thread is the antithesis of everything I just wrote... This thread is a popularity contest. This thread is about people, not quality posts... This thread says "look at me! I deserve attention because of something I did." Like it or not, it divides TFP members into the two categories; those that do and those that don't. It's like saying this is the cool group and this is the loser group. Cool people donate. Losers don't.

So what? you ask. I just don't think it's fair. I know that this Forum needs donators to keep it going. I accept that and I understand that. I know that this thread is a way of publically bringing the donation issue, which is a major issue, to the forefront. I just don't like the way it's done. I think you could have continued posting Halx's public service announcements and having the moderators gently reminding the members to donate. If you say that just wasn't working and this was the logical next step, then fine, I guess. I just think it's a poor way of doing it.

I know I risk the wrath of the mods here. I'm bracing for it. But I just want you to know that I think that everyones opinions should be welcomed and considered, even if you don't like them. And I also ask you to be fair and considerate to those who voice their opinions.

This thread is a thank you to our membership....nothing more. If it for some reason offends you, I apologise for that. This does not change the fact these people deserve my thanks.....Deal with it.

I don't see it as a popularity contest at all. I see it as a chance for us to say "thank you" to the people that do donate. This site is here because of the donors. There's nothing in this thread, or anywhere for that matter, that says that being a donor gives you a special board or any special treatment. People already have donor tags, does that make them a clique? I don't think so. Sometimes, people like to know that they are appreciated for helping out, and we really do appreciate it when the members lend a hand. We've said this more times then I can remember in all of the years that I've been here, "you can donate with money, or with content, either way, it helps the site and we appreciate it more then you will ever know." There are many ways to donate here, just think about how many threads there are that make you think, "wow, that's why I keep coming back here." A lot of those are made by non-donors. We love content like that and appreciate that greatly too.

Tec just wanted to take an opportunity to thank all of the people who want to keep the site alive, and let them know how much we appreciate them. I'll be the first to stand up and applaud him for it. If that makes me a hypocrit and an asshole, then so be it, I'll wear those titles with pride.
Wrath of the mods? I don't remember us ever being draconian on here unless it was a situation that absolutely warranted it, and even then, it was always discussed, agreed upon, and usually restrained in how it was handled. And, we've always welcomed all opinions. I'm starting to wonder what board you're checking at this point :hmm: If this were any other place on the net, you'd be banned, posts deleted, and no one would speak of you again. Not only is your post, along with you, still here, but we're actually discussing it and totally going off topic on what tec tried to do. I'm not trying to turn this post into a "consider yourself lucky to be here" post, because that's not my intent, but what I am saying is that if we didn't value the opinions of our members, that post wouldn't be here. This is proof of that and I just can't understand where you're getting it from that we don't value those opinions. *shrug*

i've donated to a board before, was never thanked in a thread like this, nice touch.

but even my drunk ass fraternity years ago wouldn't have solicited donations from people who don't get to enjoy full membership.

I see posts that flaunt a different world here thats unseen. Like only the most "enlightened" of our species can partake of the desserts that lie within.

sounds like an exclusive club here with desperate money problems. I'm sorry to hear that though, i really enjoy the main board, probably wouldn't look further than that even if i was a full member. Hope one of you hits the lottery.

Even though I don't spend a large amount of time here, this place is SO interesting I can't imagine it not being well supported ...so I sent my little something via snail mail, maybe it was two weeks ago.