"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

[onyx]

Jim just wrote,

Howdy everyone!!

Woo hoo!!

Do we have incoming:

$384.99 from Arizona
$50.00 from Virginia
$20.00 from California
$20.00 from Tennessee
$50.00 monthly from Idaho
$20.00 from Maryland
$20.00 from Never Never Land
$10.00 monthly from Nebraska
$100.00 from Texas
$50.00 from Nevada
$100.00 from Texas
$20.00 monthly from California
$10.00 monthly from Indiana
$20.00 from California
$20.00 from Never Never Land
$100.00 from Never Never Land
$20.00 from South Carolina
$50.00 from New Jersey
$50.00 from Illinois
$25.00 from Virginia
$100.00 from Colorado
$20.00 from Indiana
$10.00 monthly from Never Never Land
$20.00 monthly from Alabama
$20.00 from Never Never Land
$20.00 from California
$30.00 from Texas
$20.00 from Florida
$100.00 from Never Never Land
$100.00 from Arkansas
$50.00 from Texas
$30.00 monthly from Florida
$10.00 monthly from South Carolina
$20.00 from Never Never Land
$100.00 from California
$50.00 from Colorado
$200.00 from South Carolina
$20.00 from Illinois
$50.00 from Texas
$25.00 from North Carolina
$25.00 from Never Never Land
$50.00 from New Jersey
$50.00 from Illinois
$100.00 from Never Never Land
$100.00 from West Virginia
$50.00 from Arizona
$100.00 from Georgia
$50.00 from Illinois
$10.00 monthly from California
$10.00 monthly from Florida
$100.00 from Texas
$15.00 monthly from Never Never Land
$91.25 from Missouri
$20.00 from Virginia
$10.00 monthly from North Carolina
$10.00 from Never Never Land
$100.00 from Oregon
$100.00 from Arkansas
$5.00 from Texas
$50.00 from Nevada
$25.00 from Illinois
$10.00 from Virginia
$100.00 from California
$250.00 from Alaska
$50.00 monthly from Michigan
$20.00 from Never Never Land
$20.00 from Never Never Land
$20.00 from Never Never Land
$100.00 from New Mexico
$20.00 from Texas
$20.00 monthly from Georgia
$10.00 from Alabama
$20.00 from Never Never Land
$50.00 from Oregon
$20.00 from Never Never Land
$100.00 from Georgia
$20.00 from Texas
$20.00 from Texas
$10.00 from Never Never Land
$50.00 from Washington
$20.00 from Florida
$50.00 from Texas
$20.00 from Mississippi
$20.00 from New Jersey
$10.00 monthly from Alabama
$20.00 monthly from Pennsylvania
$20.00 monthly from Colorado
$50.00 from Never Never Land
$100.00 from Never Never Land
$20.00 from Oklahoma
$20.00 from Michigan
$20.00 from Never Never Land
$20.00 monthly from Texas
$20.00 from Alabama
$5.00 from Texas
$15.00 from Never Never Land
$100.00 from Idaho
$20.00 from Never Never Land
$50.00 from Colorado
$50.00 from Never Never Land

And more... the list scrolled off the screen. First time that’s ever happened.

Thank you all very much!!

Woo hoo!! And the first TWENTY THREE percent is in!!

Jim just wrote,

Howdy everyone!!

Woo hoo!!

Do we have incoming:

$384.99 from Arizona
$50.00 from Virginia
$20.00 from California
$20.00 from Tennessee
$50.00 monthly from Idaho
$20.00 from Maryland
$20.00 from Never Never Land
$10.00 monthly from Nebraska
$100.00 from Texas
$50.00 from Nevada
$100.00 from Texas
$20.00 monthly from California
$10.00 monthly from Indiana
$20.00 from California
$20.00 from Never Never Land
$100.00 from Never Never Land
$20.00 from South Carolina
$50.00 from New Jersey
$50.00 from Illinois
$25.00 from Virginia
$100.00 from Colorado
$20.00 from Indiana
$10.00 monthly from Never Never Land
$20.00 monthly from Alabama
$20.00 from Never Never Land
$20.00 from California
$30.00 from Texas
$20.00 from Florida
$100.00 from Never Never Land
$100.00 from Arkansas
$50.00 from Texas
$30.00 monthly from Florida
$10.00 monthly from South Carolina
$20.00 from Never Never Land
$100.00 from California
$50.00 from Colorado
$200.00 from South Carolina
$20.00 from Illinois
$50.00 from Texas
$25.00 from North Carolina
$25.00 from Never Never Land
$50.00 from New Jersey
$50.00 from Illinois
$100.00 from Never Never Land
$100.00 from West Virginia
$50.00 from Arizona
$100.00 from Georgia
$50.00 from Illinois
$10.00 monthly from California
$10.00 monthly from Florida
$100.00 from Texas
$15.00 monthly from Never Never Land
$91.25 from Missouri
$20.00 from Virginia
$10.00 monthly from North Carolina
$10.00 from Never Never Land
$100.00 from Oregon
$100.00 from Arkansas
$5.00 from Texas
$50.00 from Nevada
$25.00 from Illinois
$10.00 from Virginia
$100.00 from California
$250.00 from Alaska
$50.00 monthly from Michigan
$20.00 from Never Never Land
$20.00 from Never Never Land
$20.00 from Never Never Land
$100.00 from New Mexico
$20.00 from Texas
$20.00 monthly from Georgia
$10.00 from Alabama
$20.00 from Never Never Land
$50.00 from Oregon
$20.00 from Never Never Land
$100.00 from Georgia
$20.00 from Texas
$20.00 from Texas
$10.00 from Never Never Land
$50.00 from Washington
$20.00 from Florida
$50.00 from Texas
$20.00 from Mississippi
$20.00 from New Jersey
$10.00 monthly from Alabama
$20.00 monthly from Pennsylvania
$20.00 monthly from Colorado
$50.00 from Never Never Land
$100.00 from Never Never Land
$20.00 from Oklahoma
$20.00 from Michigan
$20.00 from Never Never Land
$20.00 monthly from Texas
$20.00 from Alabama
$5.00 from Texas
$15.00 from Never Never Land
$100.00 from Idaho
$20.00 from Never Never Land
$50.00 from Colorado
$50.00 from Never Never Land

And more... the list scrolled off the screen. First time that’s ever happened.

Thank you all very much!!

Woo hoo!! And the first TWENTY THREE percent is in!!

[beezdotcom]

Soooooo, you’re picking a fight? Is that a perk of being a donor?

Somehow, I get the impression that with you, it's a perk EVERYONE enjoys.

[Netizen]

Actually, if they'd clamp down on the blog pimps, that might help a lot.

Get rid of them completely. I also, like your idea about making keywords mandatory. How about making it mandatory to do a search on a title before posting it? Like the mandatory preview.

[onyx]

THANK YOU VERY MUCH WONDERFUL, FABULOUS, AWESOME FREEPERS!!!

THANK YOU VERY MUCH WONDERFUL, FABULOUS, AWESOME FREEPERS!!!

[reaganaut]

For me this is what I am called by God to do, fight the heresy of Mormonism. You will never find me speak out against other Christians.

And the LDS started this one, republicanbred offered a challenge. Blame them.

And most of it is on the RF, if you don’t like it stay off the RF.

[listenhillary]

I’m impressed! Just....damn!

[metmom]

That’s lots of people from NeverNeverLand.

I didn’t realize I had so many neighbors.

[misterrob]

Tough crowd so check the BS at the door would be my advice to anyone willing to post an ad here

[OneWingedShark]

Bah! “Real Programmers” use MS DOS 1.0 and “Copy CON FILENAME.”
None of that memory-management crap!
None of that “hierarchical file-system” garbage!
And none of those ridiculous amounts of memory (i.e. >= 1MB)!

;)

[paulycy]

I’m impressed! Just....damn!

It's easy - FreeRepublic.com is respected worldwide. Let people know there's a problem and they come to help. I'm just the current messenger.

[tarheelswamprat]

Old threads from 2001 and older. Lots of good Clinton data and other stuff, too.

Especially the Waco and Oklahoma City material.

[Quix]

I know that.

It should be obvious to anyone with a brain above a gnat’s.

I greatly appreciate your efforts.

[bert]

There are no donor perks

Free Republic is not like the Democrat party. The Robinsons don’t take bribes

[JDoutrider]

I’m late to the party, as usual! You are right. Keep it just as it is... I am completely satisfied with that decision.

[eastforker]

And the LDS started this one, republicanbred offered a challenge. Blame them.

And most of it is on the RF, if you don’t like it stay off the RF.
I see, but I am talking about on this thread, what elsie posted not long ago. Now I guess you are wanting to be moderator of RF also?Just as I called it, the Inquisitors of the FRinquisition.

[Quix]

LOL

I love people.

I much love FREEPERS.

I particularly love wise helpful FREEPERS.

I love loving people to the point of being maudlin.

I’m a blubbering emotional shrink who loves reinforcing folks any healthy way I can.

[Quix]

No.

Picking a fight is a required skill for joining FR

. . . or so some seem to think.

[Quix]

True enough.

Many of us are tired or become tired of many things in various ebb and flow ways.

I’ve found that my page down and scroll buttons have always been very effective.

What’s with this . . . poke the Rotweiler with a stick

then whine because he barks and growls???

[tarheelswamprat]

We’re talking about church bands! It’s a SERIOUS subject. They got tuba players but no sousaphones!

These are some strong allegations. You're really putting your brass on the line. Be careful and don't leave it hanging... /g

[DJ MacWoW]

It’s gonna snow like crazy. At least you gave me something to read. :-)