MPH Posted 13 January 2008 Posted 13 January 2008 Posted in The Leicester City Forum because thats where i saw the sticky...: I think it might help mark to have a rough idea on what sort of donations might be coming in, although i am sure he would appreciate any donation folks so dont let that stop you from making a random donation if thats what you want to do!! But i was wondering if we could get a list, even if its just ten people who would be able to donate £3 a month for the rest of the year. that would guarentee mark an income to help pay for this website of £30 a month! Instead of wondering if you can afford a £20 donation or not, just make it somthing simple, small and regular. If we have people committed to doing that for a whole 12 months Then i think it could really Help. Please only add your name to the list if you can definately have the money and memory to make it a regular small donation!! that Mark could rely on coming in £3 a month!!! come on guys!!!! ( i know, i am starting to sound like one of those charity adverts now! ) So i will start it off. 1. Mph
Hullfox Posted 13 January 2008 Posted 13 January 2008 If anyone doesn't have a Paypal account but would like to donate though a credit/debit card, I will gladly process the payment. EDIT: Oh I see I'm just a big nob. You don't need a Paypal account to pay by card.
Fez of Mahrez Posted 13 January 2008 Posted 13 January 2008 I've contributed via Paypal, been meaning to do it for months now (oops) and this gave me a reminder. Only thing is I think I used an old card and only noticed once I'd clicked to finalise the payment. Can you let me know if there's a problem Mark? Will keep checking my emails to see if it's been rejected.
Jordan Posted 13 January 2008 Posted 13 January 2008 I donated £5 during the holidays; I'd like to think that it was my fiver that just gave Mark enough money to upgrade servers ...but I'm sure it wasn't.
A fox for life Posted 13 January 2008 Posted 13 January 2008 i gave £2 after seeing the thread earlia! sorry its not much
davieG Posted 13 January 2008 Posted 13 January 2008 i gave £2 after seeing the thread earlia! sorry its not much Don't apologise if everyone gave £2 we could take over the OS
kevinwpratt Posted 13 January 2008 Posted 13 January 2008 Just made a contribution, been a member for a couple of years and never noticed the option to donate Well done to all involved in keeping the forum going :thumbsup:
Jay Posted 14 January 2008 Posted 14 January 2008 I have spent about £500 through the shopping link and will carry on spending a fortune every month not sure how much it generates but I sure it all adds up at the end
woznotwos Posted 14 January 2008 Posted 14 January 2008 Love this site, £3 from me , do i get a medal??
Geo V Posted 15 January 2008 Posted 15 January 2008 Good idea as its unfair that one person gets the bump on the costs whilst hundreds get the enjoyment. I`ll make a contribution of a few quid soon and I hope everyone else helps out.
The People's Hero Posted 15 January 2008 Posted 15 January 2008 Please could someone direct me to the threads about a) The running costs and b) The new server as I appear to have missed both. Will contribute - and thankyou Mark.
Babylon Posted 15 January 2008 Posted 15 January 2008 and thankyou Mark. He's not here... he's sunning himself in barbados with all our contributions. Only kidding.
Trav Le Bleu Posted 15 January 2008 Posted 15 January 2008 Please could someone direct me to the threads abouta) The running costs and b) The new server as I appear to have missed both. Will contribute - and thankyou Mark. The thread on the running costs and new server is the announcement by davieG on the Leicester City Forum (though he quite rightly doesn't give any figures) To make a payment, click Paypal logo at foot of every thread (Not actually click every single one, but every thread has one ) Click/kerching! - ty Mark
The People's Hero Posted 15 January 2008 Posted 15 January 2008 I bet even with the donations, Mark is left with a fairly large bill. Perhaps publishing the figures might have encouraged more donations? Anyway, even so, I shall do a donation!
foxfs Posted 15 January 2008 Posted 15 January 2008 HI, Only been a member for a month or so, but enjoy the sight and have to try to do some work instead of pressing refresh everytime we are linked with someone! Anyway, I'll put a fiver into the pot too mate..Thanks!
foxfs Posted 15 January 2008 Posted 15 January 2008 HI, Only been a member for a month or so, but enjoy the sight and have to try to do some work instead of pressing refresh everytime we are linked with someone! Anyway, I'll put a fiver into the pot too mate..Thanks! Done! you should see that in your paypal any time now..Thanks
Daggers Posted 15 January 2008 Posted 15 January 2008 I bet even with the donations, Mark is left with a fairly large bill. Perhaps publishing the figures might have encouraged more donations? Perhaps publishing a three volume set (The Collected Works of FT, and antholgy of Greatest Posts and The Beginners Guide to Posting on FT) in time for Easter might recoup a windfall of nesteggs?
stevec Posted 15 January 2008 Posted 15 January 2008 I'm not sure why the running costs have to be a secret? Running a forum on open source software, on a shared open source platform should not cost very much (like 10-20 quid a month with a generous amount of bandwidth) - unless a "self hosting" solution is in place. Don't get me wrong I have no "i'm not grateful" thoughts - I'm just thinking if I knew the actual cost I would be more likely to contribute and work my contribution based on the actual cost (and the fact that probably only 5-10% max would contribute).
Daggers Posted 15 January 2008 Posted 15 January 2008 I hope the first volume contains the Milan Mandaric thread - that was immense.
The People's Hero Posted 15 January 2008 Posted 15 January 2008 Perhaps publishing a three volume set (The Collected Works of FT, and antholgy of Greatest Posts and The Beginners Guide to Posting on FT) in time for Easter might recoup a windfall of nesteggs? Let's do it privately, cut FT out of the loop and make a small fortune, swanning off to live in the Maldives. Then in 2 weeks time we'll come back with our tai... cocks between our legs, cap in hand, begging for more money. GO!
A fox for life Posted 15 January 2008 Posted 15 January 2008 Perhaps publishing a three volume set (The Collected Works of FT, and antholgy of Greatest Posts and The Beginners Guide to Posting on FT) in time for Easter might recoup a windfall of nesteggs? i might actually buy that get on it
Geo V Posted 15 January 2008 Posted 15 January 2008 How about a FT fundraiser or two? Maybe a members only lottery thingy where everyone slings in a fiver and if we get 100 entrants, the winner gets a season ticket for next season and the remaining money goes to FT?? Maybe the next footy get-together everyone can do some kind of sponsorship thing as well? I don't know but there must be a few ways of raising a pound or two for the forum?
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