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Free Republic 4th Qtr 2024 Fundraising Target: $81,000 Receipts & Pledges to-date: $69,571
85%  
Woo hoo!! And we're now over 85%!! Thank you all very much!! God bless.


Our 1st Quarter Freepathon is Underway! - Thread 5
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Posted on 01/09/2004 6:37:49 AM PST by Mo1

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TOPICS: Free Republic
KEYWORDS: appreciation; bandwidth; celebration; donate; freepathon; freepers; gratitude; love; supportoursite
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To: glock rocks
Woo hoo! Thank you very much United Kingdom!!
1,361 posted on 01/10/2004 6:11:27 PM PST by nicmarlo
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To: glock rocks; Pete-R-Bilt
But Utah is ahead of both California and Texas on a per Freeper basis . . . don't forget that!
1,362 posted on 01/10/2004 6:11:56 PM PST by RottiBiz ( Help end Freepathons -- become a monthly donor.)
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To: RottiBiz
There are six states that rate below Germany. Nine that rate below the UK.

American Freepers- come on. At any given minute there are several thousand active freepers. What we do has a cost. For those several thousand freepers to get on here and post their views costs about $20,000 per month.

Think about what we get for that cost. We've got round the clock tech service. When FR goes down, it is very quickly corrected. That means there is a human being awake at all times monitoring FR and its usability.

When some liberal troll gets on FR and starts posting pornography and other unacceptable things- they are banned quickly. This means a human being is sitting there somewhere monitoring the threads and complaints as well as interceding in arguments between honest to God Freepers.

When you want to research a subject and you enter a term in the search engine, you are using a device that cost human effort and ingenuity to develop. We have a great search engine here. It's not perfect, but you go elsewhere and use theirs. Ours is superior by leagues.

At any given minute on FR you can find people from all walks of life and from all sorts of different countries. This a diversified, complex community of people. We get a lot accomplished here and we have a vast network of resources at our beck and call.

If you buy a newspaper every day, think about how much more functionality and usability you get from FR. If we have between 3 and 4 thousand regular users and untold number of lurkers, is it not worth it to pay 6- 8 dollars per month for the value we get?

I think it is.

FR delivers much more value than you could ever quanitify in dollars and cents. Think about an organization like MoveOn.org being unopposed. They get millions from George Soros. We at FR depend upon the donation from the average guy.

Let's get this fundraiser behind us. If nothing else, look on it as pure selfishness. I have had arguments on FR with other Freepers that have spanned out over hundreds of posts. A couple of times, I have gone to the trouble to investigate exactly how much I have posted in these arguments. For example, in a recent, good natured argument with Freeper discostu about the Matrix, I posted over 15,000 words on one thread and so did he. Combined with the other comments on the thread, this amounts to a small novel. And that was just one thread I was involved with. How much does that cost?

My point is- we get our money's worth here. Even the most obtuse of us can use this place to promote his views. I think it's worth a few dollars per month. If we were to all pledge to kick in a few dollars per month, we could put these fundraisers behind us. I, personally, think it's worth it.

1,363 posted on 01/10/2004 6:11:56 PM PST by Prodigal Son
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To: glock rocks
Nice photo .. Who's in 21 ? was that an allison or a pearson?
1,364 posted on 01/10/2004 6:12:03 PM PST by NormsRevenge (Semper Fi Mac ....... Become a Monthly at FR....... https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
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To: Mo1; Gabz; Brad's Gramma; glock rocks
I have thick skin....you have to to be around you guys! : )
1,365 posted on 01/10/2004 6:12:21 PM PST by nicmarlo
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To: Jim Robinson
Incoming:

$20 monthly from United Kingdom

Woo hoo! Thank you very much United Kingdom!!

1,366 posted on 01/10/2004 6:12:34 PM PST by Gabz (smoke gnatzies - small minds buzzing in your business -swat'em)
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To: NormsRevenge
Was it the 100th California monthly donor that put us over the $9,000 mark?

That would be really cool!
1,367 posted on 01/10/2004 6:14:00 PM PST by RottiBiz ( Help end Freepathons -- become a monthly donor.)
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To: nicmarlo
Windows ME has always been an abolute nightmare.

I went from 98 to XP and love it - but hubby swears by 2000.
1,368 posted on 01/10/2004 6:14:16 PM PST by Gabz (smoke gnatzies - small minds buzzing in your business -swat'em)
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To: Prodigal Son
PING.

Excellent points.
1,369 posted on 01/10/2004 6:14:37 PM PST by bwteim (Begin With The End In Mind)
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To: nicmarlo
I have thick skin....you have to to be around you guys! : )

If you think I'm bad .. you should see the rest of my family

Do have any ideal what it was like growing uo with them??

Their a ruff crowd .. that's for sure

1,370 posted on 01/10/2004 6:14:45 PM PST by Mo1 (Join the dollar a day crowd now!)
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#6 New York $1,167.00

THANK YOU NEW YORKERS!!!

1,371 posted on 01/10/2004 6:15:22 PM PST by nicmarlo
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To: nicmarlo; Mo1; Gabz; Brad's Gramma; glock rocks
I can't imagine why you would say such a thing, we're such a hugly, loveable bunch.


ROFLMAO!!!
1,372 posted on 01/10/2004 6:16:29 PM PST by Gabz (smoke gnatzies - small minds buzzing in your business -swat'em)
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To: nicmarlo
it absolutely hate Windows ME....

I just asked the hubby about ME and his answer was .. and I quote .. "Windows ME sucks"

1,373 posted on 01/10/2004 6:16:42 PM PST by Mo1 (Join the dollar a day crowd now!)
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To: Gabz
Either one of them has to be better than ME, but what about conflicts with the software programs that came with the computer.....any problems?
1,374 posted on 01/10/2004 6:17:12 PM PST by nicmarlo
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To: Mo1
"Windows ME sucks"

Ditto!

1,375 posted on 01/10/2004 6:17:48 PM PST by nicmarlo
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To: NormsRevenge
$9,000 a month and We NOW have 100 monthlies in California..

.WAY TO GO CALIFORNIA!!!!!

1,376 posted on 01/10/2004 6:18:04 PM PST by ladyinred (W/04)
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To: Mo1
91%BTTT!
1,377 posted on 01/10/2004 6:18:50 PM PST by ladyinred (W/04)
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To: Gabz; Mo1; Brad's Gramma; glock rocks
I can't imagine why you would say such a thing, we're such a hugly, loveable bunch.


1,378 posted on 01/10/2004 6:19:02 PM PST by nicmarlo
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To: nicmarlo
I just asked hubby and he said it will upgrade to 2000 without any conflicts.
1,379 posted on 01/10/2004 6:19:17 PM PST by Gabz (smoke gnatzies - small minds buzzing in your business -swat'em)
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To: Gabz
Then I will check into that one...thanks, and tell your hubby thanks much, too!
1,380 posted on 01/10/2004 6:20:12 PM PST by nicmarlo
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