I mentioned to JR several years ago the place was dying, he basically said so what, you don’t like it go someplace else. Well guess what, JR is no longer here and since he has been gone donations have flat lined. To keep this place alive we need new members and you are never going to do it with the present site. Look at the donations this month, do you think FR will continue at this level of donations. If it does that means we have been ripped of all these years at $240,000 a year
Excuse me, that’s$ 320,000 a year.
Well, youngster, perhaps people have been driven away because you and your ilk have treated other users as if you are on some reddit sub thread on rudeness.
In the last several years the demeanor has become combative and just really Gen Z.
So, you reap what you sow. And you and your buddies have been sowing bad seeds for years now.
Well, youngster, perhaps people have been driven away because you and your ilk have treated other users as if you are on some reddit sub thread on rudeness.
In the last several years the demeanor has become combative and just really Gen Z.
So, you reap what you sow. And you and your buddies have been sowing bad seeds for years now.
No one has been “ripped off.”
But tough times have resulted in fewer posters having the time to go find articles and post them.
The best way to help revitalize the site is to go out and find news to post about. Try searching for news about various countries and post what could be relevant to economic or national security.
Write an article about a historical event that you have an interest in.
Find or write articles to post on science or engineering and get a discussion going.
My donation is down because of all the CATHOLIC HATERS on this site now!! NEVER used to be like that!
No you haven’t been ripped off all these years, you got good value year by year.
I mentioned to JR several years ago the place was dying, he basically said, "So what? You don’t like it go someplace else."
Well guess what? JR is no longer here and since he has been gone donations have flat-lined.
To keep this place alive we need new members and we are never going to do it with the present site.
Look at the donations this month. Do you think FR will continue at this level of donations? If it does, that means we have been ripped off all these years at $240,000 a year.
Like you, I had a few discussions with JimRob. Even heated disagreements. But I always knew one thing: FR is HIS site, not mine. And I always respected that fact.
I am always amazed at the "Type A" people who jump in and try to run the place. You don't own the place. You're a member. You can go to other news sites, the ones with the bells, whistles, and fancy graphics.
You like to tout your time in service here - a classic response that you think gives you clout. It doesn't.
So, I want to say, "Thank you!" for prompting my response.
I'm making a long-overdue donation to the one news forum that doesn't bombard me with ads, gives me a variety of news and opinion pieces that I can quickly wade through, gives me the source up front, along with an introductory paragraph (so I don't waste time), lets me comment on articles and read other people's comments and opinions (even yours), and allows me to politely contend with people (like you).
As you know: you have choices. Choose.