Posted on 08/18/2013 7:38:53 AM PDT by Former MSM Viewer
Why is FR repeatedly having this problem? Over & over....
Why cant it be solved once and for all?
It doesn't fix it it just makes it somewhat tolerable.
Paid volunteers, actually compensated consultants, as it should be.
>>$uccinct answer is folks like ME not contributing enough. Free Republic operates solely on contributions and to the best of my knowledge and reading experience, has no advertising revenue. It ain’t no clogomerate, it’s more family business of sorts.<<
With receipts of $340k a year. That should be enough income to buy some top class servers and correct the problems that so many people are having.
“Less than $0.30 per person? Jim is doing a pretty good job”
But if he’s still asking for $340,000 a year to do it I don’t think it’s asking too much to iron the recurring bugs out. Multiple users on different devices using different platforms are having the same problems over and over. I’ve been on FR for almost 10 years and have never seen problems like this until the last year.
again don’t let the door hit ya where the good Lord split ya.
I would be very surprised if this was server-related. It looks very much like a software problem.
Exactly. You stated it much better than I did.
More money doesn’t solve problems ... look at gov’t and schools.
who is running the schools?
that’s the problem not the funds...
So you are comparing the Robinson’s to the bozo’s that run our public skrewels?
wow!
who is running the schools?
that’s the problem not the funds...
So you are comparing the Robinson’s to the bozo’s that run our public skrewels?
wow!
You just double posted. LMAO. Money can’t fix everything. Please stop acting like an obtuse Liberal.
Evidently it is something beyond John’s capabilities so put it out for a bid and bring in a contractor who guarantees his work.
I agree.
please quit dissing the site you get information from... just GO AWAY... if you despise this site and the owners that much
please quit dissing the site you get information from... just GO AWAY... if you despise this site and the owners that much
I wonder about this myself.
Seems 85K worth of donations every three months (or thereabouts) would make for the Taj Mahal of websites.
Where does all that money go anyway?
Another double post. Raving like a lunatic is not a Conservative trait.
If you are selecting something on FR and get a blank page, which sometimes happens, just hit refresh and the page should open.
that took a genius to figure that out.
This site runs on Voluntary Contributions.
Jim has to beg for money to keep it going. The quarterly Fundraising is lasting longer and longer, stretching into two months. We now have only a one month respite before the process starts all over again.
If you, or anyone reading this wants to help, become a Monthly Contributor. Even $5 a month will help Jim keep it going without the worry of not making the goal every quarter.
As of now only one third of the Fundraising Revenue generated comes from Monthly Donor Pledges. We can do better, even in the Golden Age of Obamunism.
Less time having to raise Funds means more time keeping the whole operation up and running. If every Poster and Lurker gave a little something every Month that Jim knew would be there, maybe the dream of Equipment Upgrades could become a reality.
I’m a Monthly Donor and at the moment every dollar counts in my household. I live for the day when I can increase my Monthly Contribution. In the meantime, I supplant the money I have already pledged with a few bucks every now and again, although I admit those extra Contributions have gotten few and far between.
That being said, FR can count on my scheduled Monthly Contribution, even if it isn’t as much as Obama’s Vacation Budget.
I’m sure that doesn’t answer your question, but it might compel some Posters and Lurkers to get on board the Monthly Contributor train. If I can do it, anyone can do it.
I apologize if it seems like I’m nagging, even if I am.
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