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Sparklepeeps
Joined: 17 Jan 2007
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 Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2007 12:28 pm Post subject: Just a thought... |
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I used to be a member of another forum who had a very discreet but none-the-less available link to make a donation to the running of the website through paypal.
Someone is obviously paying for the up keep here and I personally would like to make the odd contribution. What do the powers that be think?
this is a link to the site Im talking about. http://www.studentmidwives.co.uk/phpBB2/index.php |
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coco
Joined: 24 Jan 2006
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Location: Northants
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| Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2007 12:41 pm Post subject: |
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| Excellent idea Sparklepeeps. I too would be very happy to contribute to the upkeep of this forum. |
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CP
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Joined: 13 Apr 2005
Posts: 14971
Location: Hampshire
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| Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2007 12:54 pm Post subject: |
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I have seen other forums with the donation links too.
I know Stephen has said doesn't really want to go down the route of having subscriptions, but at the same time he & Nigel can't continue to run the forum at a loss. 
Maybe anonymous donations would be the way to go.  |
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Sparklepeeps
Joined: 17 Jan 2007
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Location: Cheshire
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| Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2007 1:10 pm Post subject: |
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yeah, Ive seen them mention that the subscription idea is not the way they want the forum to go, but donations are just that, and on a personal as and when basis.
The reason I mention this, is because the website I mentioned above very occassionally went off line because of lack of funds...I am addicted to this site and would hate for that to happen! |
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CP
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| Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2007 1:19 pm Post subject: |
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This forum is like Topsy - it just grew! And grew!  It was only supposed to be a stop-gap when PP went down & here we are nearly 2 years later! 
I'd be lost without my daily fix - sad I know.  I love it here. Long may it continue! |
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Sparklepeeps
Joined: 17 Jan 2007
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Location: Cheshire
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| Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2007 1:24 pm Post subject: |
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| Chicken Palace...I dont understand!... Who is Topsy? and has the site gone down before now? |
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debcat
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Location: Isle of Lewis
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| Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2007 1:35 pm Post subject: |
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| most of us used to belong to a different forum, that went down so we moved here "temporarily" while the other place was sorted out, 2 years later we're still here |
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NannyP
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| Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2007 2:06 pm Post subject: Financing the forum |
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| Hope this works, I don't normally do polls. |
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CP
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Sparklepeeps
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| Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2007 2:14 pm Post subject: |
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| Nanny P....You've stolen my thunder!!!!! |
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Sparklepeeps
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Location: Cheshire
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| Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2007 2:19 pm Post subject: |
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| I think it would be worth adding that the donations could be volunatray and on an as-and-when basis..if the member wanted to. |
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Auntie Noo
Joined: 30 Jan 2007
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| Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2007 2:21 pm Post subject: |
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Definitely happy to do as and when donations, would probably prefer doing them by paypal, as then once in a while I can sell something on eBay with the express intention of paying the money onto here iyswim?
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NannyP
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| Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2007 2:21 pm Post subject: |
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| Sparklepeeps wrote: | | Nanny P....You've stolen my thunder!!!!! |
Sorry, I saw your post and thought a Poll would help make things clearer and allow people to vote
Not sure how I can add to it though. Hopefully someone with more intelligence will come along and do that.
HEY EVERYBODY, THIS WAS SPARKLEPEEPS IDEA |
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Sparklepeeps
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| Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2007 2:23 pm Post subject: |
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Awwww, I was only kidding!!!!
(I feel guilty now!... great idea Nanny) |
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NannyP
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| Posted: Wed Feb 21, 2007 2:26 pm Post subject: |
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After reading this, I thought it might be a good idea to run a poll. I've put it in the Lounge.
Good idea this though, anonymous donation.
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