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Title: SAVE THE FORUM
Post by: Supersonic196 on Jan 15, 2011 06:06 PM
K, sooo, money is tight for john rite now, so we could have an ad clicking marathon tommorow, works well too because its sunday, no school, some of you have off work.

but yeah, we should do this on weekends or rly whenever we're on.
just an idea. kthx.
Title: Re: SAVE THE FORUM
Post by: jkid101094 on Jan 15, 2011 06:09 PM
This again so soon? >.<
I'll click the ads but I'm not sure how much it'll do. Come April we might be fucked anyway if it goes down like last year. :I
Title: Re: SAVE THE FORUM
Post by: Super Sonic Boom on Jan 15, 2011 06:12 PM
John needs to find someone else to host the forum where it isn't $120, what a shame.
Title: Re: SAVE THE FORUM
Post by: Supersonic196 on Jan 15, 2011 06:15 PM
Quote from: Chris Silvano on Jan 15, 2011 06:12 PM
John needs to find someone else to host the forum where it isn't $120, what a shame.
he want's to use bluehost, but he'd have to dump this forum. i'd be okay with that.
(http://zenguin.com/webjay/wecan.jpg)
Title: Re: SAVE THE FORUM
Post by: Super Sonic Boom on Jan 15, 2011 06:20 PM
I wouldn't really mind doing that, clean out the forum of all of the members who are just sitting there with accounts and everything. The only thing that bums is that all of the stats of the forum would obviously be wiped clean but you must take the good with the bad.
Title: Re: SAVE THE FORUM
Post by: Gilly on Jan 15, 2011 06:21 PM
Quote from: supersonic196 on Jan 15, 2011 06:15 PM
he want's to use bluehost, but he'd have to dump this forum. i'd be okay with that.
(http://zenguin.com/webjay/wecan.jpg)

that made me laugh for some reason hahaha

yeah guys eventually (i think end of march?) i will have to ask people to donate if you wanna save the forum cause i REFUSE to pay a dime to Siteground (this forum's host)
Title: Re: SAVE THE FORUM
Post by: Super Sonic Boom on Jan 15, 2011 06:22 PM
Quote from: John Gillis on Jan 15, 2011 06:21 PM
that made me laugh for some reason hahaha

yeah guys eventually (i think end of march?) i will have to ask people to donate if you wanna save the forum cause i REFUSE to pay a dime to Siteground (this forum's host)

I wish I had a paypal account because I would have tried to help out anyway possible.
Title: Re: SAVE THE FORUM
Post by: Gilly on Jan 15, 2011 06:22 PM
To those of you saying it would be a good thing to just start over.... What I say to that? FUCK THAT!!!
Do you guys realize how much time and work it was to get this forum the way it is? I don't think I'll ever have the motivation to rebuild a forum like this again ANYTIME soon.. especially knowing all the statistics the past 2 years will be gone... starting back from 0 members? 0 posts? no way...
Title: Re: SAVE THE FORUM
Post by: Super Sonic Boom on Jan 15, 2011 06:22 PM
Quote from: John Gillis on Jan 15, 2011 06:22 PM
To those of you saying it would be a good thing to just start over.... What I say to that? FUCK THAT!!!
Do you guys realize how much time and work it was to get this forum the way it is? I don't think I'll ever have the motivation to rebuild a forum like this again ANYTIME soon.. especially knowing all the statistics the past 2 years will be gone... starting back from 0 members? 0 posts? no way...

...And thus that's the BAD with the good and the bad... =/
Title: Re: SAVE THE FORUM
Post by: jkid101094 on Jan 15, 2011 06:26 PM
Quote from: Chris Silvano on Jan 15, 2011 06:22 PM
...And thus that's the BAD with the good and the bad...
And remember last year? Over 1/2 of our good members said they wouldn't rejoin if we switched. For most it's either this SZ or no SZ. I'm loyal enough to accept a move but many aren't.
Title: Re: SAVE THE FORUM
Post by: Gilly on Jan 15, 2011 06:30 PM
Quote from: jkid101094 on Jan 15, 2011 06:26 PM
And remember last year? Over 1/2 of our good members said they wouldn't rejoin if we switched. For most it's either this SZ or no SZ. I'm loyal enough to accept a move but many aren't.

I wouldn't blame them... think of all the posts people have built up... like windle who has almost 10k posts... i certainly wouldnt do that when i had a history of thousands of posts and/or karma. bad bad bad idea.
Title: Re: SAVE THE FORUM
Post by: jkid101094 on Jan 15, 2011 06:40 PM
Quote from: John Gillis on Jan 15, 2011 06:30 PM
I wouldn't blame them... think of all the posts people have built up... like windle who has almost 10k posts... i certainly wouldnt do that when i had a history of thousands of posts and/or karma. bad bad bad idea.
Nor would I. I'd say restore their stats, but there are a few good problems with that. I'll see what I can do but I doubt I can donate much if any. We can't afford to waste money this month either since we're about $1600 in dept. >.<

I wouldn't like to lose all the history saved up here...so many dear memories just tossed away...
Title: Re: SAVE THE FORUM
Post by: Tanassy on Jan 15, 2011 09:00 PM
Re-building the site is a terrible idea, put it that way.

I'm certainly not up for Losing everything we've done here.

If I was able to donate, I would. I have the money, I just can't use it online atm.
Anyway, ad clicking time!
Title: Re: SAVE THE FORUM
Post by: shadowDOESrock on Jan 15, 2011 10:31 PM
Where is darkness when you need him?

-shot-

But seriously...i can only click ads. D:
Title: Re: SAVE THE FORUM
Post by: Supersonic196 on Jan 16, 2011 05:03 AM
dammit, i need a bank account.
Title: Re: SAVE THE FORUM
Post by: Nightshade the hedgehog on Jan 16, 2011 10:55 AM
Quote from: supersonic196 on Jan 16, 2011 05:03 AM
dammit, i need a bank account.
same here
Title: Re: SAVE THE FORUM
Post by: Super Sonic Boom on Jan 16, 2011 12:02 PM
Quote from: supersonic196 on Jan 16, 2011 05:03 AM
dammit, i need a bank account.

I don't think it's extremely hard to get one for teenagers. lol
Title: Re: SAVE THE FORUM
Post by: jkid101094 on Jan 16, 2011 02:31 PM
Quote from: supersonic196 on Jan 16, 2011 05:03 AM
dammit, i need a bank account.
Pre-paid debet card.
Title: Re: SAVE THE FORUM
Post by: Tanassy on Jan 16, 2011 04:01 PM
I have a bank account. But I can't get a debit card until I'm 18, apparently.
Title: Re: SAVE THE FORUM
Post by: Super Sonic Boom on Jan 16, 2011 04:48 PM
Quote from: BloodFury~ Tana on Jan 16, 2011 04:01 PM
I have a bank account. But I can't get a debit card until I'm 18, apparently.

Really?!
Hmm, never actually knew that.
Title: Re: SAVE THE FORUM
Post by: Hakudamashi on Jan 16, 2011 07:04 PM
Quote from: John Gillis on Jan 15, 2011 06:30 PM
I wouldn't blame them... think of all the posts people have built up... like windle who has almost 10k posts... i certainly wouldnt do that when i had a history of thousands of posts and/or karma. bad bad bad idea.
(http://images.icanhascheezburger.com/completestore/2009/3/28/128827034853349178.jpg)
Title: Re: SAVE THE FORUM
Post by: Tanassy on Jan 16, 2011 11:57 PM
Quote from: Chris Silvano on Jan 16, 2011 04:48 PM
Really?!
Hmm, never actually knew that.

Yeah, for now I just have a keycard. Allows me to get stuff out but that's it.
Title: Re: SAVE THE FORUM
Post by: Rulep on Jan 17, 2011 08:10 AM
I think we should just move to a new forum, which as more features.
Title: Re: SAVE THE FORUM
Post by: Hakudamashi on Jan 17, 2011 11:37 AM
Quote from: Rulep on Jan 17, 2011 08:10 AM
I think we should just move to a new forum, which as more features.
...What features?
Title: Re: SAVE THE FORUM
Post by: Supersonic196 on Jan 17, 2011 11:43 AM
Quote from: windlessusher on Jan 17, 2011 11:37 AM
...What features?
that's exactly what i was thinking. this forum has it all.