It's Time for our Second Quarter FReepathon - Thread 2

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[Mo1]

Posted on 04/07/2003 6:33 PM EDT by Jim Robinson

Howdy everyone,

Are you ready for another FReepathon?

Good news:

John and Tami negotiated a new contract with our bandwidth supplier and got our bill lowered a couple thousand per month! Our monthly expenses are now totalling just under $20,000, so we're setting the target for this Freepathon at $60,000. We have approximately $18,000 (and growing) per quarter coming from our monthly donors so we will only need to raise a little over $40,000 this time. Hopefully, we can do this in a week to ten days.

We went over the goal last quarter and we used part of the extra money to purchase and install two new servers. We now have a total of five servers running Free Republic. John can post the details, but basically, we have two servers being used as web servers, two as database servers and one for the search engine. There may be some sharing and overlapping of duties, but that's the general configuration.

John also found a way to compress the files before serving them so we are able to effectively move 20mbs of data through our 10mbs line. In other words, we've doubled our capacity and halved our bandwidth cost!

Way to go John and Tami!!

(Just in time too! We hit the 10mps X 2 capacity a few times during the peak periods of the last couple of weeks).

And finally, we've added two new high capacity disk drives (I believe they're 72 gigabytes each) and just as soon as John gets the upload and file management programs ready to go, we'll be able to offer our donors directory space on their accounts to upload pictures, graphics, and music files, etc. I believe this is going to be a very popular feature!

Looking forward to another great fundraiser!

Thank you all very much for your continuing support and dedication to the cause!

Jim

[Dog Gone]

bump

[Mo1]

Gread idea to include "The History of FR"!

I thought it would be good for the new Freepers that don't know how this Great Site Started

I just wish I had found Free Republic sooner .. sure would have saved me alot of stress and grey hairs during the 2000 election mess

[NormsRevenge]

House OKs Budget With $550B in Tax Cuts

[RottiBiz]

DOLLAR-A-DAY CLUB

Who wants to sign up? Do you do a monthly? Is it at least $30 a month?

Do you mail, PayPal or CC at least $365 a year  to FreeRepublic?

Let us know by FReepmail and we will put you down as a Dollar-A-Day FReeper. We know there are lots more of you than appear on this list!

Currently known Dollar-A-Day FReepers:

1. Requiem for Truth
2. 2ndMostConservativeBrdMember
3. RottiBiz
4. f.Christian
5. d14truth
6. Topaz
7. kayak
8. dutchess
9. Angelwood
10. Ron C.
11. McGavin999
12. Kathy in Alaska
13. FairWitness
14. Fiddlstix
15. Alamo-Girl
16. TomServo
17. afraidfortherepublic
18. grammymoon
19. acnielsen guy
20. grannie9
21. Kathleen
22. Mo1
23. Quilla
24. RichInOC
25. Servant of the Nine
26. TheJudge
27. steveegg
28. duckbutt
29. MindyW
30. Moiraine
31. Darlin'
32. Arizflash
33. Wingsofgold
34. Letitring
35. CaptRon
36. GunsareOK
37. tomkat
38. Exit 148
39. babble-on
40. Jakarta ex-pat
41. Mr.Smorch
42. connectthedots
43. uglybiker
44. dalereed
45. blam
46. Minute Gal
47. LBGA
48. Jacvin
49. oneway
50. Fred Mertz
51. cayuga
52. WIMom
53. folklore
54. Brian Allen
55. Slip18
56. Katya
57. basil
58. GovernmentShrinker
59. The Shrew
60. EdReform
61. Chairman_December_19th_Society
62. SamAdams76
63. katykelly
64. Betty Jane
65. Mama_Bear
66. Flashman_at_the_charge
67. texasbluebell
68. Cyber Liberty
69. HairOfTheDog
70. HiJinx
71. Ken H
72. RobFromGa
73. xzins
74. glock rocks
75. LocDoc
76. OC_Steve
77. ThePythonicCow
78. brityank
79. southerngrit
80. Torie
81. crazy aunt in the attic
82. SubMareener
83. Howlin
84. Ditter
85. xJones
86. Bush_Democrat
87. Bahbah
88. Larrry Lucido
89. eastforker
90. RedWing9
91. Dog Gone
92. CholeraJoe
93. hattend
94. MonroeDNA
95. leadpenny
96. terilyn
97. Tolerance Sucks Rocks
98. NewLand
99. katnip
100. Pete-R-Bilt
101. Grampa Dave
102. Rabid Republican
103. Just another Joe
104. goosie

[EdReform]

"We want to see this list expand until we have thousands of FReepers and Lurkers to make certain that Free Republic, the best conservative website on the Internet, will continue to be here and grow."

Bumping for new monthly donors

5,000 Freepers who care are needed now!

Please join Grampa Dave's team!! Your monthly donation will be greatly appreciated!

An excerpt from Grampa Dave's Free Republic Lifeform post:

"This is a wonderful description of what Free Republic really is. It is a living and evolving Life Form to battle the left wingers and those who would destroy this country!...

Free Republic needs a constant infusion of cash to keep the Free Republic Life Form alive, viable and to grow. If we believe in Free Republic, we must donate each month or quarterly to keep this incredible life form alive... Good stewardship is what this world needs, not good intentions. Good conservative stewards will insure that the Free Republic Life Form continues to grow, be viable and thrives!"

The Free Republic Life Form continues to grow -- ANY monthly "infusion" will make a difference!!

Thank You for your support!

[Mo1]

hehe ... Glad I pick the right picture .. when you mention the cheerleading hound .. I wasn't sure if you ment the doggie or the Helen Thomas one..

[RottiBiz]

   Q2 2003 Scoreboard -- ranked by total receipts   

Rank	Location	Receipts	Donors/Avg		Freepers/Avg		Monthlies
1	California	$2,634.56	78	$33.78	1,423	$1.85	$871.56	61
2	Florida	1,370.00	34	40.29	656	2.09	388.00	23
3	Texas	1,358.00	46	29.52	1,299	1.05	694.00	46
4	Virginia	854.25	20	42.71	496	1.72	418.00	17
5	Washington	850.00	25	34.00	368	2.31	195.00	12
6	Pennsylvania	797.00	20	39.85	420	1.90	185.00	11
7	Illinois	791.00	24	32.96	351	2.25	180.00	12
8	Connecticut	765.00	9	85.00	146	5.24	15.00	2
9	Ohio	723.25	21	34.44	342	2.11	458.00	8
10	New York	720.00	24	30.00	509	1.41	238.00	14
11	New Jersey	711.00	15	47.40	274	2.59	155.00	6
12	Michigan	664.00	12	55.33	293	2.27	145.00	7
13	Maryland	630.00	14	45.00	276	2.28	80.00	5
14	North Carolina	570.31	18	31.68	365	1.56	235.00	14
15	Wisconsin	550.00	21	26.19	210	2.62	150.00	9
16	Massachusetts	476.00	13	36.62	214	2.22	130.00	8
17	Missouri	446.00	9	49.56	258	1.73	95.00	6
18	Iowa	425.00	7	60.71	115	3.70	15.00	1
19	Minnesota	400.00	10	40.00	192	2.08	80.00	5
20	Alabama	368.25	11	33.48	157	2.35	193.00	10
21	Tennessee	365.00	11	33.18	269	1.36	53.00	5
22	Kansas	345.00	8	43.12	135	2.56	85.00	3
23	South Carolina	337.50	9	37.50	155	2.18	10.50	2
24	Georgia	320.00	13	24.62	345	0.93	125.00	7
25	Colorado	295.00	10	29.50	235	1.26	145.00	9
26	Indiana	290.00	9	32.22	215	1.35	40.00	3
27	Arkansas	285.00	10	28.50	92	3.10	35.00	4
28	Oregon	275.00	6	45.83	172	1.60	65.00	4
29	Kentucky	260.00	5	52.00	139	1.87	10.00	1
30	New Mexico	255.00	5	51.00	75	3.40	20.00	2
31	Arizona	245.25	8	30.66	265	0.93	70.00	5
32	Utah	244.00	7	34.86	65	3.75	90.00	4
33	Canada	235.00	5	47.00	132	1.78	70.00	2
34	Louisiana	190.00	8	23.75	144	1.32	50.00	3
35	Oklahoma	175.00	8	21.88	170	1.03	60.00	6
36	Montana	150.00	2	75.00	25	6.00
37	West Virginia	120.00	2	60.00	56	2.14	10.00	1
38	Idaho	110.00	3	36.67	68	1.62	45.00	2
39	Armed Forces - Pacific	110.00	2	55.00			10.00	1
40	Mississippi	100.00	2	50.00	85	1.18	30.00	3
41	Sweden	100.00	1	100.00	11	9.09
42	Alaska	70.00	2	35.00	66	1.06	241.00	5
43	Delaware	60.00	2	30.00	24	2.50
44	Nebraska	53.00	2	26.50	66	0.80	3.00	1
45	Netherlands	50.00	1	50.00	7	7.14
46	Ireland	50.00	1	50.00	20	2.50
47	New Hampshire	50.00	1	50.00	81	0.62	30.00	1
48	Chile	50.00	1	50.00	6	8.33
49	Maine	45.00	2	22.50	64	0.70
50	Nevada	30.00	2	15.00	88	0.34	10.00	1
51	Rhode Island	25.00	1	25.00	21	1.19
52	Israel	20.00	1	20.00	27	0.74
53	China	20.00	1	20.00	14	1.43
54	Italy	20.00	1	20.00	6	3.33
55	Hawaii	15.00	2	7.50	32	0.47	15.00	2
56	Vermont	10.00	1	10.00	22	0.45	33.00	3
57	South Dakota	10.00	1	10.00	35	0.29	10.00	1
58	District of Columbia	10.00	1	10.00	26	0.38	10.00	1
59	Armed Forces - Europe	10.00	1	10.00			10.00	1
	Wyoming						30.00	1
	South Korea						10.00	1
	United Kingdom						30.00	1
Never Never Land		1,282.00	43	29.81			155.00	8
60 locations total		$22,790.37	632	$36.06	13,628	$1.67	$6,531.06	371

[tomkat]

how 'bout if i keep you(r) ping bumped, and you can apply it to the thread, or wherever, at your impeccable discretion ... (?)

must be spring, or somethin' ...

[EdReform]

To those who haven't donated yet, ask yourself -

What would you do Without Free Republic?

2 posted on 3/6/02 7:30 AM Pacific by grammymoon

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How would you be part of a Freep?

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[Mo1]

Hey There Tom .. How's it going

Hey Y'all have you seen this one .. hehehehe... hahaha ... hohoho .. BAWAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Ex-Prez Blames Republicans for Boos

Several callers to WABC Radio's Steve Malzberg Show who attended the event described the scene afterward. One quoted the ex-prez as complaining, "I see the Republicans are here tonight."

[EdReform]

Anybody seen that hairless cat creature?

[Soaring Feather]

Bump

[Mo1]

Here is another good thread I was pinged to .. do check out the link provided .. it's really good

Flash movie my wife and I made for her master project (finnished)

[Mo1]

Thanks for Bumping the thread Dog Gone ..

[Mo1]

He's floating around .. *L*

[Mo1]

Ok .. I need to head and get my new fridge .. BBS

[Jim Robinson]

Howdy everyone.

Here are the donations that came in this morning:

$50 from Michigan
$20 from Pennsylvania
$50 from California
$10 from New York
$50 from Arkansas
$25 from Maryland
$24 from Michigan
$20 from North Carolina
$20 from Wisconsin
$25 from Arizona
$50 from South Carolina
$10 monthly from Hawaii
$20 from Wisconsin
$20 monthly from Utah
$7 from Never Never Land
$100 from Virginia
$100 from Illinois
$20 from New York
$20 from Oklahoma
$20 from North Carolina
$50 from Illinois
$20 from Oklahoma
$50 from Ohio
$100 from Never Never Land
$50 from Never Never Land
$20 from Minnesota
$24 from Utah
$50 from Connecticut
$25 from Pennsylvania
$50 from South Carolina
$50 from Virginia

Thank you all very much!!

[Gabz]

That's sick!!!!!!!!!!!

[Gabz]

And a VERY good morning to you!!!!

$50 from Michigan
$20 from Pennsylvania
$50 from California
$10 from New York
$50 from Arkansas
$25 from Maryland
$24 from Michigan
$20 from North Carolina
$20 from Wisconsin
$25 from Arizona
$50 from South Carolina
$10 monthly from Hawaii
$20 from Wisconsin
$20 monthly from Utah
$7 from Never Never Land
$100 from Virginia
$100 from Illinois
$20 from New York
$20 from Oklahoma
$20 from North Carolina
$50 from Illinois
$20 from Oklahoma
$50 from Ohio
$100 from Never Never Land
$50 from Never Never Land
$20 from Minnesota
$24 from Utah
$50 from Connecticut
$25 from Pennsylvania
$50 from South Carolina
$50 from Virginia

Thank you all very much!!

[NormsRevenge]

Come on, Minnesota!!!!

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