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On the 21st we are still 1/3 short.

Is this the best we can do?

$2 a month maybe?

Worth $2?

?
 
On the 21st we are still 1/3 short.

Is this the best we can do?

$2 a month maybe?

Worth $2?

?

I have my monthly at the end of the month
I would hope that those that can afford it throw a few bucks in.
As we have both stated before, it is an excellent Board
 
I already donated this month (renewed my Platinum).

C'mon folks. What other community rocks like DP?

:rock
 
On the 21st we are still 1/3 short.

Is this the best we can do?

$2 a month maybe?

Worth $2?

?
We have a lot of monthly donations that come in at the end of the month. I think we're in good shape because of this.
 
227, at 78 %- 63 more dollars to go.
Wish I could find that thread when DP was down for 4 or 5 days.
Anyone have a link??
 
I already donated this month (renewed my Platinum).

C'mon folks. What other community rocks like DP?

:rock

I too renewed to the tune of Platinum this month. Share some Love! Add some Value to the DP Community.
 
5% short 3 days to go....

This is called limping across the line people.

But a win is a win AMIRITE?

WE WILL MANAGE!!


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8/29/2017

The donation bar is gone .... :thumbs:
 
8/29/2017

The donation bar is gone .... :thumbs:
I got an email yesterday saying my monthly sub auto-renewed as planned, maybe that helped.
 
DP was created 13 years ago and has seen a lot of growth in that time. We've grown from 150k posts in September 2007 to 1.5 million in October 2009 to almost 10.5 million posts as of today. DP has mostly been funded by donations from those in the community (that would be all of you). The site owner presently doesn't have the expendable income to continue to cover the shortfalls. Donations have been down for a few months now and the extra funds we had in our PayPal account are now gone. We are just going to scrape by for this month with nothing in the account to carry over to next month. DP needs your help if it is going to continue.

What DP is asking is for a handful of our users (we had 429 unique registered users visit the site just today) sign up to donate a little bit each month to keep DP up and running. 30 users who can donate $10 per month would cover the cost and put funds away for any future shortfalls. 20 users who could donate $10 per month and 20 who could donate $5 per month would reach the same amount.

It's not possible to please everyone and we know that. DP isn't perfect, but it is one of the largest political debate forums on the internet and we've been able to survive a lot longer than some of the now defunct forums where some of us came from previously. People keep coming back here day after day, not because DP isn't for them, but because it is for them. Lifelong friends have been made here, multiple relationships and at least one marriage than I know of happened from people meeting here. DP has given many of us an outlet to share our love of politics, our disgust of politicians, our love of sports, food and life. We want that to continue well beyond next month.

So I'm asking everyone who can to donate a little bit each month to DP to keep it going. We have our standard Silver, Gold and Platinum memberships which help us out as well, but what we're really looking for right now are monthly recurring donations. They are available in $2, $5, $10 and $20 amounts. I'll take a look at the permission settings for these in the next few days to see if we can make any changes to ensure that you get some perks for donating your hard earned money to support DP.

Thank you for your time in reading this announcement and please donate if you can.

https://www.debatepolitics.com/payments.php

Do we have to have a paypal account? I don't think I have one, and I don't know how to use it... :3oops:
 
Do we have to have a paypal account? I don't think I have one, and I don't know how to use it... :3oops:

Donations can be made through PayPal via credit or debit card without needing a PayPal account.
 
Donations can be made through PayPal via credit or debit card without needing a PayPal account.

How would I made a donation to DP through Paypal?
 
Once the goal for August was met the donate button went away...I was going to add another dime to cover the name change courtesy extended to me (since I donated more than required in the wrong box, tyvm) but without the link my ADD kicked in so I left to play poker.

Leave the link up...feed the kitty.

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I'd also suggest you add an option where a person could contribute any amount they wish, my original plan was to donate an amount higher than the category in which I donated but not an amount that would reach the next tier.
 
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Leaving the link up could result in an early start on the next month's goal. However, I can see the downside, it could cause a rollover from unfulfilled month goals.
 
Nothing wrong with making the goal and leaving the link up which could result in building a reserve...take down the % of goal reached once it is met...start the next month off fresh at zero.

Take the extra funds and buy more popcorn

:popcorn2:
 
Nothing wrong with making the goal and leaving the link up which could result in building a reserve...take down the % of goal reached once it is met...start the next month off fresh at zero.

Take the extra funds and buy more popcorn

:popcorn2:

Cute.
 
Sept 7nth and the donations needed have been met. Thank you to those that can afford to donate
 
Uh, no. In my opinion, donating to any forum is unwise.
 
Uh, no. In my opinion, donating to any forum is unwise.

Why would you consider donating unwise?
This place is a lot of fun.
By skipping one ridiculously overpriced latte per month, you too can help pay for this wondrous entertainment.
 
Donations allow you to show your support for the forum. It also helps the forum owners/operators pay the bills. It costs money to run a forum. There's the software, the hosting, the domain, and more. I am on a couple dozen forums. Probably because I like to talk. I've been using forums since they were called BBS, way back in the Commodore Days. Anyone remember Quantum Link or Prodigy? Sorry, I digress. Biggest thing is that no one is required to donate here. Tossing a few shekels in the collection plate allows us to continue without all those dang pop up ads. Although, if I was the owner I would have remnant ad banners or Google ad banners. Of course, Google Ads kind of scare people because if you have been searching for Disney it shows those type of ads but if you have been searching for political things, just imagine what you see.
 
Donations allow you to show your support for the forum.

You can also do it anonymously...just in case that's unwise or something.

It also helps the forum owners/operators pay the bills. It costs money to run a forum. There's the software, the hosting, the domain, and more. I am on a couple dozen forums. Probably because I like to talk. I've been using forums since they were called BBS, way back in the Commodore Days. Anyone remember Quantum Link or Prodigy? Sorry, I digress. Biggest thing is that no one is required to donate here. Tossing a few shekels in the collection plate allows us to continue without all those dang pop up ads. Although, if I was the owner I would have remnant ad banners or Google ad banners. Of course, Google Ads kind of scare people because if you have been searching for Disney it shows those type of ads but if you have been searching for political things, just imagine what you see.

You've got a heck of a history and although I was evolving away from technology during the early years (from a ham radio/tv repair/electronics sales)...I've been on quite a few forums over the years since and I concur with most of your take on it with one exception...when forums add the banners and other clutter to pay the bills it seems... ... different...good or bad, debatable, I would prefer a bit higher goal to be able to do without.

I must say, how you guys can get around so much and keep it flowing is beyond me...leads me to think about a "why are you here?" thread on the lighter side...for me...it's cheap entertainment and it's all good...:mrgreen:
 
You've got a heck of a history and although I was evolving away from technology during the early years (from a ham radio/tv repair/electronics sales)...I've been on quite a few forums over the years since and I concur with most of your take on it with one exception...when forums add the banners and other clutter to pay the bills it seems... ... different...good or bad, debatable, I would prefer a bit higher goal to be able to do without.

I must say, how you guys can get around so much and keep it flowing is beyond me...leads me to think about a "why are you here?" thread on the lighter side...for me...it's cheap entertainment and it's all good...:mrgreen:

Over time, I have found that I like the banner advertising. I certainly like the banner advertising far more than the surveys. I use both and even have one website that has a solid paywall with no free views. Prodigy was the first internet usage to incorporate advertising. A company called HotWired invented the modern banner ads that use web browsing history and search history for ad fulfillment.

I actually just bought something through a banner ad click. It was similar to a product that I had been looking at, and was less expensive. I love Amazon. Banner advertising works well, even in conjunction with donations because it is traffic based. Truthfully, it can cause forum owners to look for ways to increase traffic.
 
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