Donations...Who's UP? (or down?)

[TVST*R]

I was about to hit the "PayPal Donate" button since I've been so happy with "ThunderBolt" (she is running mighty fine) and the weather.
Then I thought, let's see if anyone else is feeling the love for FS.com

Putting in $10 now....Happy to put in more or less depending on the response here.
Who's up?
Tom

[rlux4]

You got me Tom. I have to admit that I haven't gotten around to pitching in my fair share. Honestly, at least once a day I tell myself to get to it, then I get side tracked. I actually had a larger figure in mind, but that's probably fair considering how much I use this forum.
I'm doing it tonight!
Ron

[mbouse]

i'll match that

[adrians]

General comment! - not a complaint !

I donated a month or two ago .... I thought there would have been some posting or listing that acknowledges who has donated?

And the flow on effect would/should be to encourage others to do the same! ! !

[TVST*R]

General comment! - not a complaint !

I donated a month or two ago .... I thought there would have been some posting or listing that acknowledges who has donated?

And the flow on effect would/should be to encourage others to do the same! ! !

I'd like to thank:
mbouse
rlux4
and
adrians
for keeping FS.com alive
hehe
Keep it going fellas...$5 is not a lot.
Tom

[rlux4]

That's a tough call Adrian. On the one hand, this is a free forum. On the other hand, it's not free for Evan ($) and Mark (Time). We should contribute to the cost because we use it. It's not only informative, it's a lot of fun. But if contributers are named would that cause other members who maybe couldn't afford it to feel pressured? I don't know the answer.
Maybe an occasional hint (kinda like Public Television) would be a reminder to those like me, who mean to and keep forgetting. Thanks by the way Tom, I needed that.
Ron

[So Cal Mark]

I'm not privy to the paypal info, so I can't help there. It is a tough call whether to publicize the donators or not. I've been too busy to work on some FS.com fundraising items, but they're in the works.

[adrians]

To All,

Perhaps as Ron has suggested we the general populace should take it on ourselves to remind others members to donate to the upkeep of the site. A monthly posting by someone.

I mean this 'little posting' has enabled some dicussion and hopefully some additional donations !

Food for thought !

Regards

[So Cal Mark]

I'll try to get an update from Evan about how donations are going in general

[pope]

I'm in!

[mbouse]

i don't mind an occasional public service bulletin every now and again.

but, i don't want my name appearing at the top, middle or bottom of any contribution list. I like the friends i make here, and the opportunity to share my small knowledge of our cars....but i don't wanna infer any status by being listed as a minor/major financial contributor. people read too much into things .. and I am NOT all that.

i also don't want to know which of my friends cannot afford to financially contribute, or why.

[TVST*R]

Thanks Pope. I heard you were in town

[Tappy]

Been there done that donated 20$ for this world of info

[rlux4]

Good going Tappy!
A lot of us pay some sort of dues to belong to an organization or club. FLU for instance. Or in my case: AARP. And yet they don't let us join the others on a daily basis like this forum. I'll betcha Evan is out of pocket a whole lot more than he's received back. Hey, let's keep it going.
OK, OK, I'll get down from the soapbox.
Ron

[Site Owner]

Time to chime in and thank everyone! I really do appreciate the folks that have donated helping us all out.
Thank you very much. I thought about posting names or giving special ranks - but I also had some of the consideration that was mentioned earlier, I don't want to make anyone feel bad or make people feel like they "must" donate. I do want to thank those of you that have again though.

In the spirit of transparency, I will tell you that since the new version of this went live we have received a total of $165 in donations. I'd like to also point out that there are a number of folks here that have donated in the past (years ago now) and there are also some people here that have made more than one donation. I know who each and every one of you are and you have all been a big part of this site. You all should know by now that since 1996 I've been dedicated to keeping this site online for the Spider community. I do not expect donations to cover the costs, but every little bit helps and more importantly, if this site has helped you enough to want to make a donation of any size, then that's what it's all about.

Thanks again folks, all of you. Sorry I haven't posted much lately, been crazy busy at work these days. Plus, now that the weather is turning - I'm outside every chance I get! Before I sign out I want to thank Mark too for going above and beyond in the role of moderator - thanks Mark!

Keep 'em between the ditches!

Evan