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SUPPORTING MEMBER... yea you.... listen up!

Macrocosmcwh said:
You see this really cool green thing next under my name... I am proudly a supporting member of this group. While I will not share the private messages I just had with the admin team... I will say it makes me glad I support them financially.

AND YOU SHOULD TOO.... It doesnt cost much and goes a long way for them. It is not free or easy to do what they do... or to referee as they have to. So support them....

FOR LESS THAN YOU WILL PAY FOR STARBUCKS (or whatever Boujee coffee you might like) you can support the page that feeds you good information and makes you shake your head.... But it IS A SERVICE for us all. SUPPORT IT!

Take a moment and become a supporting member. It is the right thing to do.

I will say this.... if you are on this site more than 3 times a week and dont support.... SHAME ON YOU. lol

PS I will be setting my membership on auto-renew.
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Would be happy to consider it, but cannot easily find a link to do so. This may be on me, but if I have to search for it, I often set it aside till I have more time, and sometimes that just doesn't happen until I've long forgotten about it. Thanks for the suggestion, though.
 
HC_79 said:
Sorry, but I think this is going a little too far. I’m all for people supporting the forum but shaming them into handing money over isn’t a good look.
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Sorry you don’t know my humor… you will… I’m a bit snarky …. But shame has worked for centuries…. And well… if it works for the greater good…. So be it! Hahaha

And PS….shame is a part of just about every subscription based service you can get on the ok interwebs now a days… I’m not alone…

Give or don’t give…fully up to you… but if you do t give you sure shouldn’t take….

If you can’t afford to give money then find other ways to help.
 
Altieb said:
Would be happy to consider it, but cannot easily find a link to do so. This may be on me, but if I have to search for it, I often set it aside till I have more time, and sometimes that just doesn't happen until I've long forgotten about it. Thanks for the suggestion, though.
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I think that on the first page of this discussion, I posted a link so that you could pay. But if not, send me a message and I’ll send it to you.
 
Macrocosmcwh said:
Sorry you don’t know my humor… you will… I’m a bit snarky …. But shame has worked for centuries…. And well… if it works for the greater good…. So be it! Hahaha

And PS….shame is a part of just about every subscription based service you can get on the ok interwebs now a days… I’m not alone…

Give or don’t give…fully up to you… but if you do t give you sure shouldn’t take….

If you can’t afford to give money then find other ways to help.
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I had to choose between Blue Apron and the forum. Sorry, my family gotta eat... 🙂
 
Macrocosmcwh said:
AND YOU SHOULD TOO.... It doesnt cost much and goes a long way for them. It is not free or easy to do what they do... or to referee as they have to. So support them....
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I popped for the fee, really appreciate the Forum.

I’m curious, though, what the annual expenses are. Hosting, site design/troubleshooting likely…. Moderators are volunteers.

Any staff or hourly contract labor, or mostly the online infrastructure?
 
Macrocosmcwh said:
Sorry you don’t know my humor… you will… I’m a bit snarky …. But shame has worked for centuries…. And well… if it works for the greater good…. So be it! Hahaha

And PS….shame is a part of just about every subscription based service you can get on the ok interwebs now a days… I’m not alone…

Give or don’t give…fully up to you… but if you do t give you sure shouldn’t take….

If you can’t afford to give money then find other ways to help.
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We can agree to disagree, but questioning people's character over forum donation tiers is still a bad look. High post counts mean people are actively contributing their time, knowledge, and experience to help others here, which has plenty of value on its own.
 
Macrocosmcwh said:
Sorry you don’t know my humor… you will… I’m a bit snarky …. But shame has worked for centuries…. And well… if it works for the greater good…. So be it! Hahaha

And PS….shame is a part of just about every subscription based service you can get on the ok interwebs now a days… I’m not alone…

Give or don’t give…fully up to you… but if you do t give you sure shouldn’t take….

If you can’t afford to give money then find other ways to help.
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Car dealer trying to guilt people into paying money - at least the stereotype fits!
 
HC_79 said:
We can agree to disagree, but questioning people's character over forum donation tiers is still a bad look. High post counts mean people are actively contributing their time, knowledge, and experience to help others here, which has plenty of value on its own.
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gladly support.... I supported your project too. Thank you!
 

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Macrocosmcwh said:
gladly support.... I supported your project too. Thank you!
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I appreciate the support on LucidTracker! But that actually highlights the exact distinction I’m making.

There is a massive difference between providing a friendly, entirely voluntary option for people to help cover hosting costs, and telling forum members they lack a 'soul or conscience' if they don't pay to support the site. One invites community support, the other uses guilt and alienation. That's the only point I was making.
 
jedwin said:
I popped for the fee, really appreciate the Forum.

I’m curious, though, what the annual expenses are. Hosting, site design/troubleshooting likely…. Moderators are volunteers.

Any staff or hourly contract labor, or mostly the online infrastructure?
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Hosting shouldn't be much...
Forum licence is maybe expensive.
 
HC_79 said:
I appreciate the support on LucidTracker! But that actually highlights the exact distinction I’m making.

There is a massive difference between providing a friendly, entirely voluntary option for people to help cover hosting costs, and telling forum members they lack a 'soul or conscience' if they don't pay to support the site. One invites community support, the other uses guilt and alienation. That's the only point I was making.
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AGAIN..... The longer you know me the longer you know.... I AM KIDDING AROUND.... If you think I am actually casting shade for people that dont support... Im not... I am not truly mad at people that dont support. Do your thing. I was just trying to make people smile.... I am not a jerk... So please relax. I want to support the community. I want there to be a focus on supporting this page and any page that I use.

I am sorry if I offended you or anyone... Please see most of my posts... SNARKY... trying to be funny.
 
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