It's Time To Rattle The Forum Donations Tin Again

DD67

The Peace Keeper
Staff member
Hi Gents,

It's that time again.
Time to sort out the costs involved in the forum upkeep for 2024. Before everyone is skint because of Christmas.

The same rules apply as every previous year in that you aren't obligated to pay anything at all. And, if you do decide to chip in, the amount is entirely up to yourself.

All I can add is that after I rattled the donation tin in late 2021 for 2022. Due to your generosity, we had a fairly large buffer left over after everything was paid. That sorted most of 2023, but now that buffer has gone.

Sorry if that sounds like pressure. But it's just stating the facts/practicalities.
Basically, we need a bit more this year than was donated last year, but not £100's more.

The link to @Judd Dredd's forum specific PayPal account is on page one of this thread. I tried to copy the link across but it kept displaying as my PayPal account 🤔
Probably just because I'm a technology numpty 😗

But if you have any issues with the link on page one please let me know. In the meantime I'll ask Judd to add his forum specific PayPal link to this post.

Thanks in advance

DD (aka Jez)
 

Tallpaul

Legendary Knight
Hi Gents,

It's that time again.
Time to sort out the costs involved in the forum upkeep for 2024. Before everyone is skint because of Christmas.

The same rules apply as every previous year in that you aren't obligated to pay anything at all. And, if you do decide to chip in, the amount is entirely up to yourself.

All I can add is that after I rattled the donation tin in 2021 for 2022. Due to your generosity, we had a fairly large buffer left over after everything was paid. That sorted most of 2023, but now that buffer has gone.

Sorry if that sounds like pressure. But it's just stating the facts/practicalities.
Basically, we need a bit more this year than was donated last year, but not £100's more.

The link to @Judd Dredd's forum specific PayPal account is on page one of this thread. I tried to copy the link across but it kept displaying as my PayPal account 🤔
Probably just because I'm a technology numpty 😗

But if you have any issues with the link on page one please let me know. In the meantime I'll ask Judd to add his forum specific PayPal link to this post.

Thanks in advance

DD (aka Jez)
Can you have a count up in a week or so and let us know if we are short? I will happily chuck a bit more in.
 

DD67

The Peace Keeper
Staff member
Can you have a count up in a week or so and let us know if we are short? I will happily chuck a bit more in.
Thank you Paul.
@Judd Dredd told me the current renewal fee & I was shocked (not in a good way! 😳) But he reckons that in previous years he's waited until nearer the time & he's been offered a Black Friday deal at a much more favourable rate.
So I plan to ask what's in the kitty prior to Black Friday & hope that Judd is offered that better deal.
 

Big Sandy

Legendary Knight
Aye, shocking how much server and licence costs have gone up. 'They" say a lot is to do with electrickery costs...

My other forum of choice is now running at £150 a month....that's server, software licences, updates etc. It's a big forum, 20+ years online, and takes some work to keep going...

So yeah...running a forum is not a hobby.
 
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