"If FR dies, that’s that." - Jim Robinson [Jim's reply at post # 588]

freerepublic.com ^ | 1/11/11 | paulycy

[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

[Quix]

Fascinating.

I didn’t realize that wordpress.com was worth $99 million.

[Marty62]

I hear that. I start to wonder how Jim will handle the situation.

Will the unique nature of FR cause the Gov to harrass Jim? I’m “sure” he would let us know right?

[paulycy]

According to this site, FR is worth almost a million dollars:

I wonder if it ever occurred to Jim that being rich wouldn't necessarily suck. ;0)

[PeterPrinciple]

I can tell you have never lived on principle.
Stopped reading right there. If you were trying to make some point, it got zotted by that un-called for insult.

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If you understood the cost of living on principle, I can not see how you would be offended................

[Elsie]

Elsie’s posts may be snarky, at times sarcastic, often funny, and occasionally too long, but they are NEVER, EVER ‘hateful’.

You Foul, HATEful BIGOT!

Now you are reading ELSIE's mind!!!

--MormonDude(Not that there's much in it to READ!)

[Elsie]

Elsie’s posts may be snarky, at times sarcastic, often funny, and occasionally too long, but they are NEVER, EVER ‘hateful’.

You are confusing me with Delphi User...

[Elsie]

Elsie is a Christian and loves Mormons.

'Specially Resty!

She's my project!

[Elsie]

Sometimes I’ve pinged the list twice by mistake, or said something I really was sorry about, once or twice.

Only once or twice?

I'm like that every WEEK!

[Elsie]

I’m gonna head on off to bed, it’s late.

I said that last night, too, but this morning I find 100 or so more things to read in this thread.

Good luck to you!

[Elsie]

Alaska $175.00
Texas $43.75

OUCH!

[Elsie]

GO TEXAS!

 

Was it enough to get the average up to $45???

[Elsie]

Hoosiers= $18.18

How LAME!

[Elsie]

They DO foam at the mouth!

[Elsie]

They ARE foaming at the mouth!

http://www.dailykos.com/

[Elsie]

Yea!

At the end and in time to eat BEAKFAST!

SYL

[GailA]

Borderbund Print shop is a cheap program, allows you to import photos, does an excellent job, simple to use or I wouldn’t be using it. Use Presentation/best print mode for printing if you want better cards. 8 cards to the page, or you will be tossing the last 2 out as they don’t print out in full. Just grab the logo from wickipedia and save to your hard drive, as their’s is the best pixel size.

[greyfoxx39]

Feel free to “borrow”...that’s what I did. ;0)

[ejonesie22]

We see that from time to time.

The line between passion and pugnaciousness can be rather thin.

I find on tell tale sign is the lack of facts in the postings of the later...

[reaganaut]

As has been amply demonstrated any attempt at presenting Mormon information in anything other than an LDS controlled way is bigotry and is a hateful attack.

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That is exactly my point, it isn’t hateful just because they say it is.

They are told all antis are ‘hateful’ and ‘bigoted’ by their leadership that has a lot of interest in keeping those tithing dollars coming in.

If we hated Mormons we would let them be without telling them the truth.

[greyfoxx39]

Tagline winner for the month by glock rocks...Falling off my chair laughing.