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Post by Admin on May 18, 2016 8:52:40 GMT -5
UPDATE: I have been remiss by taking a few days to acknowledge our new supporters. Our current cumulative list of current list of supporters includes: Forum Benefactors (recurring monthly contribution):
binarybill @zumbamami lwoetin [NEW] wewbwb [NEW] Forum Supporters (one-time contribution):
sand5280 thefullmoon Fiery (3x) [NEW] wewbwb smilin61 anonymous (5x)  I note that we are still probably going to burn through the monthly recurring "page views" provided by our Benefactors. This will regularly eat in to the "reserve" created by our Supporters. So... IF YOU ARE INCLINED AND FINANCIALLY ABLE: please consider becoming a Benefactor. A bargain at $6/month. I'd like to see if we can russle-up about 2 to 4 more.
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Post by Admin on May 30, 2016 11:10:37 GMT -5
Update:
You may be seeing some ads on the site these last two days of May; I'm just being a bit frugal with our donations. To make these days at the end of the month ad-free I'd have to "use up" a whole block of 50,000 page views... which normally would cover about 5 days.
I note that we are still probably going to burn through the monthly recurring "page views" provided by our Benefactors (recurring contributors). This will regularly eat in to the "reserve" created by our Supporters (one time contributions that are "banked" until I activate them).
So...
IF YOU ARE INCLINED AND FINANCIALLY ABLE: please consider becoming a Benefactor. A bargain at $6/month. I'd like to see if we can russle-up about 2 to 4 more.
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Post by DryCreek on May 30, 2016 18:35:41 GMT -5
How do I contribute financially? I am looking for a link to push to give a payment, but I can't find it. There's a link in the footers here, or just: www.proboards.com/store/add_cart/ad_free/50000/iliasm.org/27You can pick a monthly subscription, starting at $6/mo. Or you can do a one-time donation in varying amounts (say, 10,000,000 page views for $1600  ) - if you do a one-time, select not to apply them, and Admin can apply them as-needed. |
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Post by Deleted on Jun 3, 2016 18:30:25 GMT -5
You know, if what I've seen here today that look vaguely like ads is what no having paid for no-ads looks like, it's really quite acceptable. If the banners at top and bottom of the page (I am viewing through Chrome on an iPhone, I don't know what it looks like on a computer) are all the ads there are, I kind of vote for not worrying about paying to stay ad-free. Now, if the ads were pop-ups or irritating ads that cover part of the bottom of the screen constantly that would be a different story...
Edited to add: of course as soon as I post this I see no ads anymore.
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Post by Admin on Jun 5, 2016 19:31:13 GMT -5
1) I have recently reconfigured that non-members DO see the ads. (Otherwise, non-members are eating up our ad-free views.)
2) So, if you want to see how "terrible" the ads look, either logout and browse the site a bit, or use the "Private" or "Incongnito" mode of your browser.
3) I kind of agree with Helen that they are not so terrible. So I do appreciate our supporters / benefactors... but I'm not going to sweat it too much if our usage outstrips our donors and we have to put up with (read: ignore) the ads.
4) If you saw these ads on May 30 or 31, that is because I didn't want to "spend" a block of 50,000 ad-free page views when we'd only use ~10 to 15,000 of them.
5) If you saw ads on June 2 or 3, maybe you were not logged in. If you were, then it must have been some other ProBoards glitch... or I have it wrong that our "usage counts" re-start on the first of the month.
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Post by Admin on Jun 5, 2016 19:44:05 GMT -5
Thanks. I will add that if you want the monthly subscription, you have to log in first Yes, I just noticed this. To donate: 1) At the bottom of any page on the forum, follow the link: " Click here to remove banner ads from this forum." 2) BEFORE you select an "Ad-Free Type" from the dropdown, scroll to the MIDDLE of the page: click the "Log In Here" link from the section "Your Forum Account". Well, this is not required, per se. If you do login then: - You'll have access to the "recurring donation option". - If you donate one time or recurring, I'll be able to see the login that provided the donation. EITHER WAY (logged in or not) I CANNOT SEE YOUR REAL NAME OR ANY CREDIT CARD INFO. ProBoards knows that, but it is NOT shared with me or the mods. 3) Now regard the top section, and select an "Ad-Free Type" of your liking: a one-time contribution of $8 (or multiples), OR a recurring contribution of $6/month. 4) Complete the payment info. THANKS! |
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Post by Admin on Jun 5, 2016 19:47:02 GMT -5
Recent contributions (in the past week): Recurring contribution: DanOne-time contributions: thefullmoon, Anonymous |
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Post by Admin on Oct 3, 2016 14:58:36 GMT -5
I want to thank itsjustus for becoming our most recent "Forum Benefactor". He and three others each chip in a $6 per month to keep this forum ad-free. (You'll know who they are when you see the "Forum Benefactor" title under the "stars" in the left-hand panel. When I asked if I could publicly thank him, he replied: I'm incredibly proud of this sentiment, and for ALL the support offered here: financial, but more importantly: emotional. |
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Post by Admin on Oct 8, 2016 14:31:59 GMT -5
Another "thank you" is in order: petrushka made a one-time contirbution, and now earns the title "Forum Supporter". FYI, here's how ProBoards works as far as paying for an "Ad-Free" experience: - ProBoards counts "page views". So every time a member clicks on a link that opens a page on the forum, that is is a "page view". - Each of our monthly contributions gives us 50,000 page views each month. - If we stay under that limit, we see no ads. - If we go over, THEN we start to "use up" the One-Time contributions. They are each good for 50,000 page views as well. At this point we seem to have "the right amount" of monthly benefactors, and have a comfortable "buffer" of one time contributions. BTW: Non-members DON'T use up page views; they still see ads. Thank you all, and especially to our Benefactors and Supporters. |
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Post by Admin on Jan 24, 2017 14:28:20 GMT -5
WOW.... sometime in the past few months our usage must have SKYROCKETED, as we have blown through not only our "ad-free" page allowance for the month, but also all the "extra dollops" of page views that were from one time contributions. Would anyone be willing to step up with a recurring (or one-time) contribution to keep the forum ad-free? If you'd like to, scroll to the bottom of the page, and click Click here to remove banner ads from this forum.NOTE: In my view (and those of us here when we first got started), it just seems nicer to have no ads. It is also a slight "nudge" to become a member, as non-members DO see ads. If as a community we decide it is not worth the $30 a month or so, well, then we'll just put up with the ad once our paid-for ad-free pageviews are used up at some point in the month. |
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Post by hopingforachange on Aug 3, 2017 7:47:36 GMT -5
How are we doing with having enough contributions to keep the forum add free?
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Post by Admin on Aug 6, 2017 0:15:45 GMT -5
How are we doing with having enough contributions to keep the forum add free? Frankly, I'd feel a bit better if we had a few more members sponsoring us with "monthly subscriptions"; any one interested? $6/month gives us 50,000 member page views; unregistered lurkers do see ads and don't consume paid "page views". Oh... and you get the term "Forum Benefactor" under your name. At this time, we have so few monthly subscriptions we are "burning up" approximately 2 to 3 of our "one time 50,000 page view" donations per month... which will leave us "empty" before the end of the year. Downside: we'll all start seeing add about 10 days in to the month. I can only see a credit card payment option. If you are hankering to donate w/o spousal sniffing and are forced to use a "credit card", maybe you can purchase a pre-paid debit card. Alas, there are sometimes fees with those, and sometimes you have to jump through hoops to use those for online purchases. |
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Post by ModHatter on Sept 26, 2017 1:49:17 GMT -5
Yo Admin Can I just mail this prepaid card to you? , thank you for your effort here. You aren't being ignored on purpose. I flagged your post for Admin's attention, but he is away from the forums for a bit and I don't have an answer to your question. |
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Post by Admin on Oct 24, 2017 13:06:13 GMT -5
itme: thank you for your offer to contribute via snail mailing a prepaid card. I won't accept immediately at this time, however, I will look into other options to offer financial support. Regards, /A
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Post by h on Oct 24, 2017 13:08:49 GMT -5
A PayPal option would go a long way.😉
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) - if you do a one-time, select not to apply them, and Admin can apply them as-needed.
