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smokin1942

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When I'm scanning through the new posts I tend to scroll down The Lounge missing out the top 7 or 8 entries. Thus I missed it a couple of weeks ago when the 'forum-guru' rockdemon added an entry at the top regarding the financial realities of running the Forum.
Many others may well have missed it as well.
Anyway I read through all the posts and was only too keen to support - so I looked for the 'Donate' buton and put in the same as Arthuy (Quid a month, a bargain)
If you, like me, missed the topic initially I urge you to read it.
The Donate button is at the very bottom of the login page, on the left.

Keep up the good work rockdemon - it's much appreciated!

John
 
much appreciated - just to let you know that we're now well funded into 2015 unless we get performance issues and need a faster connection or server.

Thanks again,

Rich
 
Thanks for pointing that out. I had missed the donate button and now feel bad that I had. As said above, a quid a month is a bargain.
 
dont feel bad. Nobody is named etc it's entirely anonymous. Great that you have donated but there's no issue like that:)

Rich
 
Hi All,

The donate button for covering forum running costs has reappeared below.... I'll make it look nice tomorrow :)

Thanks,

Rich
 
nope - i leave it entirely open. If everybody gives a little bit now and then there is no need for big amounts so keep it small is my advice :)
 
WE've had quite a few donations in the last few days. I'll sort the figures out in a bit :)

Rich
 
Thanks all,

Current situation is this :

previous balance back on 28/05/15 was £224.26

Payments out:
21/06/15 11.99 DOMAIN NAME
21/08/15 40.54 hosting
21/11/15 40.54 hosting
21/02/16 40.54 hosting
24/01/16 121.25 New forum software
Total paid out : £254.86

Donations:

06/03/16 10.00

06/03/16 10.00
08/03/16 20.00
10/03/16 250.00
12/03/16 5.00
12/03/16 15.00
Total £310

Grand total is currently 279.70.

There is one very large donation in there. I won't say who it's from but it obviously shows this 'place' means a lot to this person.

Thanks all for making the funding stress free,

Rich.
 
Hi all, just an update on the current state.

Previous balance was 279.70.
Incoming donations:
14/03/2016 18.76
14/03/2016 23.95
15/03/2016 14.14
02/04/2016 9.41
08/05/2016 48.1
01/08/2016 23.7

05/02/2016 23.95
28/03/2017 4.63
31/05/2017 11.39
20/07/2017 9.46
22/10/2017 4.6

Total donations: 192.09

Costs:
21/05/2016 35.96 hosting
21/06/2016 11.99 domain name
21/08/2016 35.96 hosting
21/11/2016 35.96 hosting
21/02/2017 35.96 hosting
21/05/2017 35.96 hosting
21/08/2017 43.16 hosting
21/11/2017 43.16 hosting

Total Costs: 278.11

Current Balance is therefore 193.68

Thanks guys for keeping the forum well funded.

At some point we will need to do another forum software update to keep it secure which will be an extra cost. I'll update you all when I do that.

Rich
 
has this link been updated recently, nice to know how the forum is standing in this year of 2017 , almost 2018...
perhaps the "Donate" button should be at the top and bottom of every page ?
 
I could move it sure. I kinda think that as we're getting enough donations it's OK at the moment? Happy to do whatever you guys think. The forum belongs to its users after all.
 
rockdemon said:
I could move it sure. I kinda think that as we're getting enough donations it's OK at the moment? Happy to do whatever you guys think. The forum belongs to its users after all.
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Did not know that users donated money to the forum at all ?
I used to belong to a land rover forum in australia and there was a yearly fee of $10 to keep the forum going.
Sold the landie so not a member any more.
Peter
 
My way of helping is that I occasionally give small items away to forum members in exchange for them promising to make a donation. All it costs me is the postage but I benefit from all the help and support on the forum and everyone is happy. Perhaps others could consider doing likewise.
 
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