Stanky Posted May 7, 2021 Author Share Posted May 7, 2021 Thank you very much everyone, target hit and moneypool closed off Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crackers Posted May 8, 2021 Share Posted May 8, 2021 Cackpants. Tried yesterday at work but the link failed, link works today but I've missed it. Next time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stanky Posted July 11, 2021 Author Share Posted July 11, 2021 Funding update for July 2021. Things have been busy here and I forgot to run a money pool in June or for this month, so just playing catchup. I'll cover £25 of June. May's hosting & backup costs came to £50.76, plus £25.65 for the renewal of the forum software. We received contributions of £80.01 (thanks @ macscrooge!). At this point the account was £3.46 in credit. In June the hosting & backup bill was £52.06, and July the bill was £50.61. This leaves the account balance at -£74.21 - I'll open up the moneypool with a £80 target to get us back into credit. This month's bill should just be hosting & backups. Moneypool can be found HERE GrumpiusMaximus 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agila Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 Donation done. Stanky 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookiesouwest Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 Chipped in Stanky 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flat4 Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 Small contribution made. Sorry it's not more, glad to have this forum. Stanky 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bstardchild Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 Chucked a bit of coin your way - happy to contribute Stanky 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunny Jim Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 Thanks, happy to chip in. Stanky 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainBoom Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 Stuck a few quid in the jar, sorry that it's not much this month Stanky 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
N19 Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 Chucked a bit in. Stanky 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stanky Posted July 11, 2021 Author Share Posted July 11, 2021 Thanks all - target hit and pool closed off. Mrs6C 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted July 11, 2021 Share Posted July 11, 2021 Buggeration, sorry to miss out this time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adw1977 Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 Just a heads up, PayPal are ending the money pool service in November. Eyersey1234 and Stanky 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stanky Posted July 30, 2021 Author Share Posted July 30, 2021 16 hours ago, adw1977 said: Just a heads up, PayPal are ending the money pool service in November. Thanks, yeah they emailed me yesterday to give me the good* news. Bit of a PITA as it worked pretty well generally speaking. I'm looking at alterntives currently, I'd prefer not to go back to Fundrazr/GoFundMe etc as they take a cut, but it is very important to remain transparent about what money we're getting in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agila Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 Unless there is a better solution, maybe friends and family paypal with maybe screenshots. Personally I'm not too bothered about transparency, I know forums cost money and I personally give what I feel is a fair when I can. Ultimately it's a donation(voluntary) and not forced so never feel short changed. Stanky 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyersey1234 Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 I agree friends and family PayPal might be the best solution Stanky 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stanky Posted July 30, 2021 Author Share Posted July 30, 2021 Thanks both, Absolutely no disrespect to either @Eyersey1234 or @Agila as you have both joined more recently, but the major forum-geddon in mid 2017 came about in part due to there being some extremely shady dealings with donations and running costs not being transparent, and accusations that the previous site admin was profiting substantially from donations. None of this was ever proven one way or another, but what I do know is that it came very close to all the forum content being irrecoverably lost as a result. One of the major things I have implemented since taking the reins over was to ensure that each month, all donations come through a common, publicly accessible method so everyone can see exactly what money is being donated to keep things running. I am also more than happy to share any and all invoices related to running costs for anyone who wants to see them - for whatever reason. I'll keep a lookout for potential solutions, and am happy for anyone to make suggestions of solutions they might know of for our requirements. Eyersey1234, richardmorris, colino and 4 others 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agila Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 Fair enough. Sad times that something simple can get ruined by arguments etc. Hope a decent solution is found. Probably better to just bite the bullet and let go fund me etc take their cut. A lot easier and a lot less grief. Stanky 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyersey1234 Posted July 30, 2021 Share Posted July 30, 2021 15 minutes ago, Stanky said: Thanks both, Absolutely no disrespect to either @Eyersey1234 or @Agila as you have both joined more recently, but the major forum-geddon in mid 2017 came about in part due to there being some extremely shady dealings with donations and running costs not being transparent, and accusations that the previous site admin was profiting substantially from donations. None of this was ever proven one way or another, but what I do know is that it came very close to all the forum content being irrecoverably lost as a result. One of the major things I have implemented since taking the reins over was to ensure that each month, all donations come through a common, publicly accessible method so everyone can see exactly what money is being donated to keep things running. I am also more than happy to share any and all invoices related to running costs for anyone who wants to see them - for whatever reason. I'll keep a lookout for potential solutions, and am happy for anyone to make suggestions of solutions they might know of for our requirements. No disrespect taken. I wasn't aware of the problems in 2017. Thank you for the work you do in keeping the site running. Stanky, Agila and mercedade 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stanky Posted August 5, 2021 Author Share Posted August 5, 2021 Funding update for August 2021. Following my tardiness last month, July's hosting & backup costs came to £50.60. We received contributions of £80.00. At this point the account is £3.38 in credit. I'll open up the moneypool with a £50 target. This month's bill should just be hosting & backups. Moneypool can be found HERE Please note, Paypal are withdrawing the Moneypool service as of September so I'll need to find an alternative option as above. I'll update as I get a chance to see what other choices there are for us, with minimal fees being the priority. BertiePuntoCabrio, spike60, Eyersey1234 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stanky Posted August 6, 2021 Author Share Posted August 6, 2021 Thanks all, target hit and closed off for this month. 808 Estate, chaseracer, Eyersey1234 and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busmansholiday Posted August 6, 2021 Share Posted August 6, 2021 9 hours ago, Stanky said: Thanks all, target hit and closed off for this month. Fuck, missed out on contributing. Is it worth getting in front (given the closing of moneypool) so you have longer to sort out an alternative?. beko1987 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stanky Posted October 6, 2021 Author Share Posted October 6, 2021 Funding update for October 2021. I covered the hosting bill last month as I came into some unexpected pocket money, the bill for hosting & backups Sept was £49.11 so we're currently at -£45.73. As stated before, Paypal have withdrawn their moneypool service so this month I have gone back to Fundrazr. This isn't ideal, as they take a small (~8%) cut of the money donated, but this is a much smaller actual amount as the target is much lower than it used to be. As such, I've set the target at £60 this month to get us back into the black. I don't foresee any additional costs this month. Next month the forum software is due for renewal so I'll sort that out and adjust next month's target accordingly. Fundrazr can be found HERE Additionally, after getting on for 5 years as AS treasurer I will be stepping down from mid-November. Life is very busy for me currently and its time for someone else to take the reins. I'll be sticking about on here but won't be part of the staff any longer. GMcD, colino and BorniteIdentity 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GMcD Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 Donated some coppers. Thanks for all your efforts in keeping this place going👍 Stanky 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beko1987 Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 Works well however, the checkout page adds a £2 donation to fundrazor... Which you can turn off if you go into the screen... Just incase it catches anyone out. And aww no stanky's retiring 😢 Stanky 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dikkehemaworst Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 Donated some. Thanks for keeping me sane during lockdown. Nothing to contribute car wise, but love lurking here. Stanky 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cookiesouwest Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 Bunged some cash in. Thanks for all your hard work. Stanky 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stanky Posted October 6, 2021 Author Share Posted October 6, 2021 Thanks all, sorry missed that we're way over target! appreciated! Fundrazr closed off for this month. I'll keep the excess in the kitty and hand it over to the new treasurer in due course. colino 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richardmorris Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 6 hours ago, Stanky said: Thanks all, sorry missed that we're way over target! appreciated! Fundrazr closed off for this month. I'll keep the excess in the kitty and hand it over to the new treasurer in due course. Damn, missed again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Jetter Posted October 6, 2021 Share Posted October 6, 2021 I'd like to say thanks to @Stanky for his (presumably) unpaid time grabbing the dosh in a very gentlemanly way. Not at all like a Highwayman! Seriously, thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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