Posted on 01/11/2011 5:28:06 AM PST by paulycy
“In all honestly that’s a shit-load of money, we host for far, far cheaper, a fraction of the cost actually. It’s costing the FR almost a half mill to host per year? You can do the same for pennies on the dollar. “
You know not what you are talking about.
You can get an econo website for $20 a month. Those are seriously limited on bandwidth and capacity.
To support a high number of users and bandwidth you need dedicated servers and mega bandwidth. That is very expensive.
I could care less if Jim is getting rich off this. I don’t think he is but he deserves it for all the work he and others have put into FR.
I think product pimps for Apple and other products should pay much more. I would pay extra if I did not have to wade through multiple daily Apple press releases and I dislike Microsoft even more.
I have been here 13 years, and with the exceptions of a 2 year absence, I have not seen DAILY attacks on MORMONISM.
I don’t spend a lot of time on the Religion section so maybe that is where it is occuring. Just don’t frequent that section if it bothers you THAT much.
Jim has repeatedly stated on this forum that he gets no pay from FR. So I'm not sure which costs would be nobody's business. All we are asking for is the estimated cost of the fixes required for the system to be mended or improved. Is there a problem with that?
I am already a monthly donor but i would like to up my amount. How do I do it? Also put the answer in the FAQ’s on the donate link. Thanks
Okay, Jim should ban Mormon posts, period. pro and con. Then there wouldn't be a problem right?
/sarc
Yes, it’s the Religion Forum. Some days it’s a half dozen anti threads. Some trickle into the Beck threads, and Jim moved one to the Breaking News last week, but outside of that, they are mostly in the RF. Most have their settings to view everything, so they get everything, not just news.
No Refunds
>FR should require a paid subscription to post any article.<
I agree. I’m a paying member of Rightnation as well and no one can post articles until they are a paid member and it has worked to keep the site alive since 2003. God forbid we see another vanity article (sarc)
10% sounds about right, still a bunch of penny pinchin folks.
All this hate speech leads to violence! We need to stop it here and now. Who cares about the first amendment anywho!!!
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I cheered when John 86'd the marquee function, but kinda miss the days of having to close tags and subsequent give/take of grief & laughs for not doing so !
lol. Possibly, but I have doubts.
J, for anyone who is interested, Jim hasn't been shy about listing the budget and recurring expenses.
I also know that some big names in the media surf this site. When Hannity and Rush cite their “sources” who do you think they are talking about? I know who their talking about. FreeRepublic is a conservative think tank and investigative body like no other. If their reading I hope to hell they pony up. If an old retired burn out like me can collect some aluminum cans to send in funds so can they. Jim Thomson keeps everything confidential.
I like the way FR looks now, as well. it’s easy to read and easy to navigate. It’s very user friendly for non technical people like myself.
No emoticons, please.
And NO avatars, PLEASE. (I can’t stand them)
I’d rather not have FR cluttered up with all kind of extraneous visual distractions. Plus, inappropriate ones would just be one more thing for the mods to monitor, like they need any more work.
And no editing.
All that opens the door for is someone posting something really nasty and when people complain, editing it out and denying it. Then it becomes a your word against mine and causing a lot of bickering.
I know the mods are busy enough, but I’d rather have it edit free for the potential problems editing could cause.
I have been here only 3+ years & just made my first contribution. I would hate for FR to go away. Even though I don’t post I do read here everyday & reply. This is a great forum. Let’s keep it going.
There are more than ten times that number of registered screen names, are there not?
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