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
Stopped reading right there. If you were trying to make some point, it got zotted by that un-called for insult.
Concerning the FR "yahct" incident you experienced (and) mentioned upthread by DJMacWoW, durring the investigation of the incident, rumor has it the items in the pic below were found in the Admin Mod's cabin marked "Sidebar Moderator Snorkel/ Swim Fins".
I know it's just a rumor at this point in the investigation, but I thought you'd like to know.....
*The shakes set in...*
Indeed. That’s an important detail!
Yeah, I know. The wife and I have made home-made business cards many times. It's a chore, and I hate the quality. I'd like something a cut above that.
There's an outfit called Ocent's Images that offers Freeper stuff for sale. They're linked on the FR home page under "Freeper Stuff".
I checked the site to see if they offer printed business cards with the FR logo, etc, but they don't. I've already emailed them to see if they're interested in producing such, since there's so much direct activism going on amongst Freepers now.
I'll let you know what response I get from them.
There's an outfit called Ocent's Images that offers Freeper stuff for sale. They're linked on the FR home page under "Freeper Stuff".
I checked the site to see if they offer printed business cards with the FR logo, etc, but they don't. I've emailed them to see if they're interested in producing such, since there's so much direct activism going on amongst Freepers now.
I’m staying out of that one.
I only know of the poor soul that has been tasked with keeping an eye on Basement Cat all these years.
And this brave uncompensated soul is ‘I Am Not A Mod’, based down below the lowest levels of the forum where only the bravest of the brave or the most foolish dare to wander.
Should be able to get 10 per page.
Multiple kudos.
FR is very reliable, serving the community 24 hrs/day, non-stop throughout the year. Downtime and performance issues are relatively negligible.
Never?
Look on some of your old folding money...
Or google works, too.
Having a page ready to print would be better than ordering business cards, IMO.
It would be so much easier and cheaper to pop a sheet of card stock ( or even regular printer paper) into the printer and print out my own, using an approved design that you just had to click on a link to access and then hit *Print page*.
Just as long as it’s not heavy on the graphics and computer ink.
Ooops!
Ignore that money thing: I was mistaken as to his US Gov’t position.
Ezra Taft Benson (August 4, 1899 – May 30, 1994) was the thirteenth president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) from 1985 until his death and was United States Secretary of Agriculture for both terms of the presidency of Dwight D. Eisenhower.
Do Drudge or Coast to Coast post articles or just embed links. There is a big difference.
I fully understand why its nice to have the article posted or at the least excerpted. so often on the net articles disappear and having it archived on FR can really come in handy sometimes.
Having the article posted at Fr allows people to read it for themselves without them having to go to other sites to read it.
Of course our frustration at the minor downtime we experience here is testament to how much FR means to so many people.
For me, it's become my refuge in a very strange and often scary world. Prior to finding FR, I felt I was very much alone in my thoughts and opinions. I have very little in common with many of my gender, and it's nice to have found a home here.
Guess what 52,000 of THESE folks do, EVERY SINGLE DAY for about a year of their lives...
Jim, of all the forums I use FR is the best laid out, user friendly, organized and the best designed. Would it be possible to copyright the program and lease/sell it? Could make some serious dough there.
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