RationalWiki talk:Site support

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What is this, a Canadian pimp? --Kels 22:58, 21 May 2007 (CDT)

This is my broke ass asking for money. Please. ColinR^talk 23:01, 21 May 2007 (CDT)

I will pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today. --Kels 23:04, 21 May 2007 (CDT)

Paypal address? --Jtl 23:14, 21 May 2007 (CDT)

No, seriously. It's a great project, and it does cost money. ----Linus^{(plot evil tech)} 15:36, 26 May 2007 (CDT)

How much for a sysopship? Heart♥Gold ^tx 15:42, 26 May 2007 (CDT)

Actually, if you're serious about taking Donations, you might want to make the "Donations" link lead somewhere, maybe to a place with a PayPal link. --Kels 15:54, 26 May 2007 (CDT)

• What exactly are these donations for? Bohdan 23:09, 11 August 2007 (CDT)

Pay Colin back for his initial purchase of the hosting space and domain name, we need some money for some "specialized tech support", and to start saving up for purchasing another year hosting/domain name. Any left over and we can toss it into Ad Words as some people have wanted to do. tmtoulouse ^torment 23:12, 11 August 2007 (CDT)

Aren't you and this "Colin" the same people? Bohdan 23:13, 11 August 2007 (CDT)

Absolutely, I am Andrew Schlafly too. tmtoulouse ^plague 23:20, 11 August 2007 (CDT)

Ah, what I am going to tell you might confuse you. I am User:tmtoulouse. Bohdan

All your user are belong to us!

There are 3 users in the internet, one is TK and the other two both hate him, everyone else is one of their socks. tmtoulouse ^vex 23:37, 11 August 2007 (CDT)

That I do not believe! It is a well-known fact that fun:TK is actually the sock of Ed Poor! --Ë. 01:32, 12 August 2007 (CDT)

Does that mean you are also a sock of Ed Poor? ollïegrïnd 07:28, 13 August 2007 (CDT)

Seriously, a Paypal account link would be useful! Genghis Khant 15:58, 22 August 2007 (CDT)

That' what the "donate" button leads to. human^{be in} 16:02, 22 August 2007 (CDT)

Yes the button should take you to pay pal, is it working? tmtoulouse ^vex 16:09, 22 August 2007 (CDT)

Can whomever's in charge of this confirm when they get a small contribution from a guy named Paul? Thanks PFoster 16:00, 22 August 2007 (CDT)

Yes I can confirm it, and thank you! tmtoulouse ^heckle 16:09, 22 August 2007 (CDT)

Some of this money should be spent on beer and skittles. Atheists can't be trusted with donated money, as they have never been taught deceit is wrong. I'm sure the kitty will be completely empty of that $43.09 by the end of the night. Doggedpersistance 17:55, 22 August 2007 (CDT)

Damn it. I want my ten bucks back. PFoster 17:57, 22 August 2007 (CDT)

Contents 1 Proposed "accounts" table to put on donation page or subpage 2 Whine 3 Tis the season? 4 Update 5 Donation 6 Suggestion 7 Lost in the tubes? 8 Woot!

[edit] Proposed "accounts" table to put on donation page or subpage

Note: New transactions go at the top for ease of reading current balance.

Date	Description	Income	Expenses	Balance
Sep 07	Payment to keep site alive, new host		100.00	53.24
Aug 07	Alleged donations	153.24		43.09
Feb 07	Payment for 2/07 - 2/08 to Siteground		75.00	0.00
Feb 07	ColinR "loan" to RW	75.00		75.00

Submitted for possible use. human^{be in} 17:49, 22 August 2007 (CDT)

Here is the break down of the costs, we owe Colin $75, then we will need another $75 for paying for another year of hosting, plus $10-$15 to renew our domain name. Then we are looking at an estimated $50 to pay for the "premium support" we may need from siteground over the next year. If you want to magically work that information in there. tmtoulouse ^persecute 18:25, 22 August 2007 (CDT)

Wow, how are we ever going to get that much money? Atheists won't give us the steam off their piss, so I have no idea how we're going to survive. Doggedpersistance 18:32, 22 August 2007 (CDT)

How much have we got now? Just checking in. Have any atheists contributed any money, or will we have to rely on the evangelical creationist community's generosity? Doggedpersistance 18:35, 22 August 2007 (CDT)

Oooh! Money's FLOODING in. We'll be like teh googles or something next. Doggedpersistance 19:08, 22 August 2007 (CDT)

Media empire here we come. tmtoulouse ^plague

I can the the front-page Conservapedia story now: "Rationalwiki for Profit!!!" BTW, does Assfly pay for that site out of his own pocket, or what? PFoster 19:13, 22 August 2007 (CDT)

Mom gives him an allowance to keep him out of the house. human^{be in} 19:24, 22 August 2007 (CDT)

PayPal seems to be down for the moment. Bastards.--PalMD^{-Ars longa, vita brevis} 19:28, 22 August 2007 (CDT)

Keep it coming folks! Thanks! User:PalMD

Beotch, I gave us another pi dollars, 'cause I wuz bored! human^{be in} 02:31, 30 August 2007 (CDT)

Do these #s have any validity left?--PalMD^{-Berate Me} 19:59, 13 September 2007 (MDT)

No once I have the site situated in a new long term home I will be updating where we are at and what we need. tmtoulouse ^beleaguer 20:06, 13 September 2007 (MDT)

I sort of updated them, but we need a better system that T can update on the page itself. human^{be in} 20:28, 13 September 2007 (MDT)

Here is the break down so far, we had $153.24, there were $30 in setup charges and then we paid for a months hosting at $50. So we paid out $80 leaving us with roughly $73.24. Our hosting is good till October 12th and we have enough to pay for one more month till November 12th. tmtoulouse ^annoy 13:23, 18 September 2007 (EDT)

[edit] Whine

I noticed that paypal had a link after donating that said "return to (RW).com". But it didn't, it was still paypalwhore.com, or something like it. Anyway, I'm done bitching. human^{be in} 02:33, 9 October 2007 (EDT)

I tried to make a credit card donation and it kept repeating that all required fields were not complete. The problem field was the number recognition box. I tried with spaces, without spaces, upper and lower case and still no go. I hope there is enough money to get that repaired, otherwise I cannot give you any. Further And where is the "One Time Donation" option hidden?^{— Unsigned, by: Remarcsd / talk / contribs}

Clicking on the white button that says "make a donation" will let you make a one time donation of any amount. - Icewedge 14:08, 13 October 2007 (EDT)

yes the white button should be the one time donation link...and I have no idea why captcha is not working but if its after you click the buttons thats on paypals end not mine so I can't do anything about it. tmtoulouse ^oppress 17:06, 13 October 2007 (EDT)

That would be the white button that is exactly the same colour as the screen background, and without any border, shading, writing or other visible means of being detected, such as the cursor changing shape when it moves over it, right?

Hmm...no...there should be a button under the other too with the text "make a donation" that uses a "raised button" image. tmtoulouse ^nettle 18:33, 13 October 2007 (EDT)

All I have there is two grey 1mm squares side by side which do not do anything. However, on this computer the editing icons at the top of the edit window do not appear--I get only the textual description, which still deoes the edit--so I will try again tomorrow on the computer at work to see if it is any better.

[edit] Tis the season?

A bit of a request, with the trip home and various expenses surrounding the seasonal bribes to keep friends/family happy I am hurting a lot in the money department. The December and January bills for hosting are having to go on my credit card as I can't pay out right for them. Current donations total about $17 a month, our monthly expenses are a little over $60. I have put about $90 on my credit cards to keep the site going. Anyway, if any you guys out there haven't been totally sucked dry of cash flow consider giving a little bit towards the "keep me sane" fund here at RW. tmtoulouse ^plague 11:12, 31 December 2007 (EST)

Yes, I'll get something to feed the kitty ready in a day or two. We should add a reminder to recentchangestext for a few days that it's another month gone and time to chip in some Pi again for those who can afford it. human ^{be in} 22:48, 1 January 2008 (EST)

I just tossed three pies into the kitty. I hope a few others are/will as well! human ^troll 22:17, 3 January 2008 (EST)

OK, I threw you a bone...I hope others do as well. And may the wife spare me...she isn't fond of teh tubes.162.82.215.199 15:42, 17 January 2008 (EST)

Oops...i think she's pissed. I hope the payment went through...--PalMD^{-Did that sound a little harsh?} 14:20, 18 January 2008 (EST)

[edit] Update

Trent - you want to update the info here with the latest info you posted over on Main Page:Talk? It might be good to turn this into a bit more of a guilt-trip campaign for the readers, maybe by keeping a tracker on Pi Pledges and monthly receipts vs. bills? I still see no reason why you should have to pay for everything. DogP 21:05, 5 May 2008 (EDT)

Heh, we should start a "Hate the ads? Buy some Pi!" leafletting campaign... human ^speakers 21:34, 5 May 2008 (EDT)

Do we really only have 4 Pi-Pledgers? Or does this page need updating? Genghis^pillaging 07:45, 13 May 2008 (EDT)

[edit] Donation

I just made a US$31.41 donation. Surely there are others that can give five or ten bucks. --Edgerunner⁷⁶, B.A.H. 08:18, 13 May 2008 (EDT)

Wow - You're makin' me look bad, Edge...I just took a Pi Pledge, and I challenge all other socially-awkward, misanthropic, curmudgeonly bookworms (you know who you are) to do the same...PFoster 11:18, 14 May 2008 (EDT)

You didn't have to mention me specifically.^{— Unsigned, by: 183.47.236.119 / talk / contribs} 11:21, 14 May 2008 (EDT)

I just discovered we do in fact have paypal... I will bother my parents to let me use it and hopefully donate a couple of dollars. Uchiha^KATON! 11:45, 14 May 2008 (EDT)

All that matters to me is that the site keeps going. $31.41 isn't really that much to me (actually it's my second $31.41 donation). I take great hope from the (seeming) fact that we seem to be skewing young here. So, I'm willing to do more than my fair share for the site. --Edgerunner⁷⁶ 15:15, 14 May 2008 (EDT)

Heh, yeah, $31.41 is less than the cost of one overdraft fee bbookkeeppiinngg eror for me... human ^{be in} 15:34, 14 May 2008 (EDT)

[edit] Suggestion

Rather than piddling about with Pi-Pledges, and begging for donations one of our Google Ads has given me the idea that we should revamp the site and turn it into "A Christ-Centered Business..." [with] "...Massive Profits" - (Now I've quoted them you may even notice the ad at the bottom of this page). What do you think guys and gals? Do we stay with cheap lulz or shall we shoot for the moon with a clear ethical conscience and retire to somehwere warm with a big yacht? Genghis^rapping 08:01, 22 June 2008 (EDT)

Can we get the island and the luxury yachts and keep making bad jokes? ħuman ^{be in} 14:08, 22 June 2008 (EDT)

Once you've got the dosh you can do what you jolly well like! Genghis^rapping 14:24, 22 June 2008 (EDT)

[edit] Lost in the tubes?

I donated 10$ yesterday yet it only says 5$ have been donated. I sure hope the service fee is not 50%! Anyways, how does this bar thing work, does it go automagicaly or does Trent update it manually? - Icewedge (*bleet*) 23:40, 22 June 2008 (EDT)

As long as the donation is given by following the link on the chip in it will update automagically. Thanks for your donation Ice, it came in as an "e-check" which can take up to 10 business days to "clear" it won't update with your donation till it clears. tmtoulouse ^nettle 23:47, 22 June 2008 (EDT)

I believe the lowly $5 was my doing. Pinto's5150 ^{Molto Bene!} 23:51, 22 June 2008 (EDT)

Eheheh... I believe I just payed a quarter of our expenses. _Essayist RA ^{Ask away Watch and learn} Over 6,350 edits!_ 00:29, 23 June 2008 (EDT)

RA, for someone still at school that is very generous of you. Well done. Genghis^chilling 04:40, 23 June 2008 (EDT)

That "e-check" scam is paypal violating current banking laws (playing the "float" for the interest, which was finally legislated away years ago). But since they aren't a bank... scurrilous, I say! ħuman ^cabal 00:35, 23 June 2008 (EDT)

It says $60 donated now. ħuman ^{be in} 00:36, 23 June 2008 (EDT)

[edit] Woot!

100% donations achieved. Pinto's5150 ^{Molto Bene!} 13:10, 26 June 2008 (EDT)

Wow, excellent! Trent, you should add in "through Jan 09" now... ħuman ^sap 15:54, 26 June 2008 (EDT)

Aye, but probably not for a bit, let me get back to Canada, figure out the google adsense deal, and asses the situation and see how best to move forward. Will be a little while. But a big thanks for everyone! tmtoulouse ^vex 17:31, 26 June 2008 (EDT)

Good point. perhaps in late Nov-early Dec you could something similar for the first quarter of 2009, when you've had a chance to see the adsense trends for even longer. ħuman ^{hilarious link to my talk page goes here} 19:36, 26 June 2008 (EDT)