America, is THIS the hope and change you wanted?
Support real grassroots political activism.
Posted on 01/11/2011 5:28:06 AM PST by paulycy
FYI -
Here are statements from Jim about the future of FreeRepublic.com for those who missed them. They are quite serious.
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"Well, I can say that there are definitely two things that will never happen. 1) Banner ads. 2) Oracle [a completely new database system.] And a third is a total replacement [of the current damaged system.] Don’t have the financial wherewithal."
"To those who wish to leave because of it, see ya."
"If FR dies, that’s that."
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[To: paulycy]
Hey, you want us to get an all new system with all new software and add a few more pricey techs, system programmers and database administrators to keep it all working 100% of the time 24/7/365? Well, start coughing up the big bucks.
It’s going to take tens of thousands of donations and many with at least three zeros each after the comma to accomplish the task. And that would be EVERY month like clock work to make the payroll. Once you take on a big load of expensive overhead, there’s no going back. As it is, we get a couple thousand donations per quarter averaging about $30 bucks each and there’s no guarantees we can cover this quarter’s expenses much less next quarter. We’re on a pay as we go system and we have zero employees.We just ask for enough to pay the bills.
Throwing more money at the problem won’t solve it. [This latest glitch] was a technical issue and we just had to keep troubleshooting until we found it. And no, we’re not going to invite a bunch of strangers in to get their hands on our secure systems. John has been programming since he was 14 and he’s pushing 40 now. He built these systems and he’s an expert in them.
And no, we are not going to throw out our software and rewrite it and no we’re not going to move on to some other database system. There are no guarantees that any other system can do a better job and not without hiring a staff to build and maintain it and that’s for sure. And we don’t have the financial wherewithal to do any of that anyway. Maybe if we had a couple million bucks at our disposal and a couple years to do it in we could build an iron-clad system. And maybe not.
All I can say is, if someone else can do it better and cheaper, then please step right on up and get ‘er done!! I’ll bow out and retire. Thankyouverymuch.
Hit it boys:
https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/
And no, we have no plans of taking FR commercial. I like it the way it is. Not sure I could handle getting rich.
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- Jim Robinson
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2653583/posts?page=168#168
EXCELLENT POINTS, imho.
Thx.
Man the gas masks!
And I understand why, esp in this political climate.
But I also work with ministries and know that at a certain point you grow beyond the “mom and pop” business model.
FR is at that point or long past it, imo.
AMEN! AMEN!
Awesome post!
America, is THIS the hope and change you wanted?
Support real grassroots political activism.
And never forget it! LOL!
(Just think: I posted that "Fart Loading" picture even before I ate the rice and beans. That would make me clairvoyant, as well! Never mess with a mean clairvoyant....)
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm
slurp, smack . . . Hmmmmmm
I disagree. What you call “Mom and Pop” is actually grassroots. We are free and beholden to no one. To survive FR has to stay that way.
Next they’ll drink my coffee and then listen to speed metal guitar riffs while on the caffiene bender.
Not that I blame them.
I think Jim would likely prefer to go—if at all—
with sons/daughters of long time FREEPERS he has a substantial personal relationship with.
I read him as a well above average private person about a lot of things . . . while transparent on some others.
Fascinating.
Saved.
LOL!!!
Thank YOU, Jim Thompson!! You and John keep up the good work.
*Wanders off breathing into a paper bag to overcome hyperventilalation brought on by the thought of no FR...*
Ha! I don’t drink coffee. You can’t poison me!
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Are you referring to post 1454? That was a post to Jim, not from Jim. It's a model that has been used very effectively in other venues of the national conversation.
That’s cheating!
Wow! we only got about 3 or 4 up here in BWI-DC country. Enjoy what you can of it -- pots of soup, cups of hot chocolate, cleaning out the closets because you don't want to go out, whatever!
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