Donations for Webhosting Costs

[saintbrat]

Ok I've evened out the amount

[philtee]

I've EFT'd a Koschitzke's worth.

[HSVKing]

wow
heaps

In 3 weeks we've raised enough for 12 months. Don't see how you can be picking at that TBH.

[matrix]

12 months of what?
thats the point kingy

[whiskers3614]

Just sent small amount direct deposit.MM

[matrix]

12 months of what?
thats the point kingy

well?
pretty quick to reply with comments generally
but its all mums the word, secret squirrel type stuff when it comes to the webhosting huh?

you would actually get more money if you were more open about it
wouldnt be a 30 crap plan anymore

what is the benefit of NOT discussing it?
none
i think it just makes mods/admin feel like they are the owners and they get to make the important decisions kinda stuff
its a power thing


there, that should get a response

[Eastern]

UPDATE

Added to what was left over from last time ($48) we now have $349 total in the kitty.

OK who donated the $1

That was ME. I always add an extra $1 so MM knows who sent it !!

[Eastern]

12 months of what?
thats the point kingy

well?
pretty quick to reply with comments generally
but its all mums the word, secret squirrel type stuff when it comes to the webhosting huh?

you would actually get more money if you were more open about it
wouldnt be a 30 crap plan anymore

what is the benefit of NOT discussing it?
none
i think it just makes mods/admin feel like they are the owners and they get to make the important decisions kinda stuff
its a power thing


there, that should get a response

From what I can gather it costs around about;

$7.50 per week, or

$15.00 per fortnight, or

$30.00 per month, or

$360.00 per annum to host the site.

If you wish to contribute any of these ammounts or any ammount in between it will be accepted with the same gratitude. If the site ends up being flush with funds then I'm sure those in charge will look closely at upgrading !!

[MCG-Unit]

UPDATE

Added to what was left over from last time ($48) we now have $349 total in the kitty.

OK who donated the $1

That was ME. I always add an extra $1 so MM knows who sent it !!

Which you had mentioned on page 1 of this thread

[matrix]

unreal
lets just stick with average then

[Dr Spaceman]

The Doc has just sent a little your way MM.

Hope I did it right

[Mr Magic]

Report as of today.
I have received funds from everybody who has posted in this thread that they were sending some.
I've also received money from some others who have not posted in this thread.
In case they wish to remain anonymous, I will not list who has sent money.

We have received, from 15 different posters,
$563
which added to the balance from previous years ($48) leaves us with a grand total of:-

$611

[battye]

Thanks everyone for contributing
Obviously with the lead-up to Christmas I haven't been able to start the transfer yet, but now that I have some time off I will be able to get started.

matrix: how could we possibly commit to anything before we knew how much money was raised? It would be irresponsible, in my opinion, to say we'd sign up for a $60/month plan when; a) we may not need that level of webhosting as a lower plan may be sufficient, and b) we wouldn't even be able to buy a full year.

[BackFromUSA]

battye

please get the best possible service that is least likely to flake on us.

if you need more money to do so ... then say so ... we CAN raise more.

[matrix]

Thanks everyone for contributing
Obviously with the lead-up to Christmas I haven't been able to start the transfer yet, but now that I have some time off I will be able to get started.

matrix: how could we possibly commit to anything before we knew how much money was raised? It would be irresponsible, in my opinion, to say we'd sign up for a $60/month plan when; a) we may not need that level of webhosting as a lower plan may be sufficient, and b) we wouldn't even be able to buy a full year.

i havent said sign up to it
i said lets look at some you beaut bees knees ones and some god ones and some average ones
post the findings and what they do and some prices
you reckon we couldnt afford one of the you beaut ones??
a member pledged 250 bucks if he knew what we are going for and if it was great.
we can raise 7 grand for player sponsorship yet we cant afford one of the top notch hosting services that actually gives us the chance to sponsor the players (by hosting this site) ?

why go for some go for some basic 30 or 40 bucks a month thing?

ive never said go sign something and then try and get money
from the get go ive said 'what are some of the options?'
who in their right mind would go sign something before getting funds?
stupidity, no one would do that
but they would suss out options, which of course you guys have done, but then lets throw it out there for all to discuss??
good luck with whatever you do
at least the site will still be here and seriously cant get any worse than it is at the moment.

[Richter]

A little more $$ coming your way Mr M. And thanks for organising again.

Btw, meant with all due respect to Battye, I concur with Mat's thoughts.

Season's greetings all!

[Saints43]

at least the site will still be here and seriously cant get any worse than it is at the moment.

I had never looked at another forum until RL left for fremantle. I went over to dockerland to see what they were saying about the ****.

Two things stood out for me. How much better their site is than ours. And how fewer illiterate dh's they seemed to have posting on the site.

Both issues are a reflection of the administration and moderation of this site in recent years.

I won't be contributing again unless there is some sort of commitment to forum availability, functionality and software from this decade.

[plugger66]

at least the site will still be here and seriously cant get any worse than it is at the moment.

I had never looked at another forum until RL left for fremantle. I went over to dockerland to see what they were saying about the ****.

Two things stood out for me. How much better their site is than ours. And how fewer illiterate dh's they seemed to have posting on the site.

Both issues are a reflection of the administration and moderation of this site in recent years.

I won't be contributing again unless there is some sort of commitment to forum availability, functionality and software from this decade.

Thanks.

[battye]

I have managed to upgrade the forum on my own PC (extract the database, convert to a new forum software). This is what some of the main features look like:

Viewing a topic


Viewing a forum


Index page


Ignoring a user


That backup is from December 30, so at worst that is what we will have data up to. Obviously my aim would be to backup and restore the posts with as few days lost as possible but I am still glad that I was able to get a full backup of up to December 30 with relatively few dramas.

Edit: and regarding the webhost search, I contacted GoDaddy. They said if there was an issue with the database migration they would charge $50/half hour to resolve it. I also contacted Dreamhost and I am under the impression they do not charge for support. So on the support front Dreamhost looks like a better option.

[philtee]

Thanks for the images battye. Looks fine to me, and I guess it'll be more robust under the hood. Will the avatars migrate over as well ?

[matrix]

so whats happening???
no talk on type of plan
no talk on date
pretty much no talk

and no eastern
i dont want to contribute
ill contribute when the process isnt so closed shop, and we actually upgrade to a better looking site with more ability and service
and im sure others are thinking the same seeing as there is only around 16 to 20 contributors

[saintsRrising]

I had meant to donate earlier, but forgot to.

The upgrade reminded me and so $50 is headed to your bank account Mr Magic.

[thefatdork]

Hi Mr M,
I've just chucked $40 directly into your bank account.
Cheers,
TFD

[Con Gorozidis]

a small contribution on your way from con gorozidis

[clarky449]

Im going to start charging users of SS to read my opinions and views on everything. This is only fair as i am teaching many of you. Just pm me for my account and transfer $60 for a months few.