Posted on 01/11/2011 5:28:06 AM PST by paulycy
"We had a good thing going, going gone." Stephen Sondheim
I hope we won't find ourselves singing that song.
Bump
I saw on one of these threads there are 300,000 registered users on FR. I have no idea if that’s accurate.
Jim said a couple thousand people give $30 a quarter. Thats $60,000 which isn’t much to keep servers and bandwidth running.
If 100,000 gave $10 it would blow it out of the park. Its not Rush’s job to support FR just because he’s rich.
If a person can’t afford $10-$20 a quarter to support FR they should probably sign off and work a little harder. Just my 2 cents.
If you don't feel welcome, then why keep coming back?
Keep it objective. If you use the site, donate.
Not donating based on hurt feelings just doesn't strike me as being terribly mature. And it's not just you who's made comments like that.
If you use the service, pay for it. If you don't like it and don't want to pay for it, don't use it. It's simple really.
But don't try to hold FReepers and JR hostage with threats of withholding money until they fall in line with what you demand in behavior.
Not liking how a business is run is no justification for not paying for service received.
All - if you aren’t monthly supporters, give a little. We all probably spend more on cigarettes or beer or wine, or in my case soda, in a month than a monthly donation would amount to.
OH pahleeze. I’m Catholic and have suffered a great deal of anti-Catholic postings.
It is the nature of America that people have their own personal prejudices,and they are allowed to voice them.
do I take it personally NO.
Is it my responsibility to defend YES. Although most of the time I just ignore.
If Beck is THAT thin skinned and vindictive then you are right he shouldn’t donate.
Text is king here, and I like it that way. Generally speaking.
Agreed!
If the recent purges have a negative impact on FR, what does that say about the future political fallout?
I saw the numbers that Greg West fool vomited up and they were probably made up out of thin air. Even if true it amounts to less a thread a day, big whoop.
Stop this silliness with maturity, metmom. Now, really! /s :-)
Beck is hardly thin skinned or vindictive. But I do not think he would financially support a site where his faith is openly mocked on a daily basis. There are plenty of good causes out there asking for money.
1. The problem with pay to post is quite clear. A sugar daddy/mammy makes a significant contribution, posts a hateful lib screed, gets banned and revokes donation.
2. Politics = passion, like it or not. How many purges have occurred since I started reading here in 2000? I wasn't a fan of George W Bush then. Had an anointed aura about him and thought Ambassador Keyes was a better choice.
3. Many people don't feel welcome him based upon the actions of several cliques of FReepers. Self-appointed guardians of what is and isn't conservative, incorrectly.
4. Bloggers are a point of contention. The ill-conceived war on bloggers, poorly planned and more poorly executed is absolutely ridiculous. Bloggers are a potential source of revenue. If you wish to "pimp" your blog, pay the piper, if not, no more excerpts. If they wish to take advantage and harvest readership, make them pay.
5. When I grew up, it wasn't polite to ask somebody how much they got paid. Asking for a breakdown of costs lacks class and nobody's business.
Agree as well. One of the reasons I just became a monthly donor. If someone wants cutesy they can go somewhere else. I like having a place to come for information and (mostly) intelligent discussion
I visit because I'm a news junkie. Any other insults you want to hurl?
You, sir, are going to hell! /s :-)
“Then it would be a non-profit if Jim wanted that I suppose.”
Someone up thread posted this which got me to thinking....
I have absolutely no idea what being non-profit would entail, or what requirements would have to be met. Perhaps they are insurmountable and/or against principle in some way? Would it help to be non-profit by allowing tax write offs for donors? Perhaps that would bring in more high dollar contributions?
I know...I’m dumb as a rock about this, but sure would like answers?
Were have you been the last couple of months?
Maybe 10% of the registered users are active posters.
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