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Cotton

Cotton

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It has been almost 2 years since we have had to ask for donations (20 months to be exact), and the kitty is starting to get a little low. We just paid our annual security package payment ($252..83), and we now have about 3 months worth of hosting service in our paypal account. I hate when I have to post this, but it's the only way we can keep the lights on. I really do appreciate you guys for all of the intelligent and (sometimes) witty content. Smartest group of football fans on the internet, and I will die on that hill. And, any and all donations are greatly appreciated. Cliche as it may be, thank you in advance.

The link to donate is Pay Craig Cotton using PayPal.Me, or you can just click the "Donations" button in the upper left part of the screen.

Thanks, boys. You really are the best on the Net.
 
Cotton said:
It has been almost 2 years since we have had to ask for donations (20 months to be exact), and the kitty is starting to get a little low. We just paid our annual security package payment ($252..83), and we now have about 3 months worth of hosting service in our paypal account. I hate when I have to post this, but it's the only way we can keep the lights on. I really do appreciate you guys for all of the intelligent and (sometimes) witty content. Smartest group of football fans on the internet, and I will die on that hill. And, any and all donations are greatly appreciated. Cliche as it may be, thank you in advance.

The link to donate is Pay Craig Cotton using PayPal.Me, or you can just click the "Donations" button in the upper left part of the screen.

Thanks, boys. You really are the best on the Net.
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Cotton said:
It has been almost 2 years since we have had to ask for donations (20 months to be exact)
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Cotton

Thread 'Donations'

Alright, you boys voted for it so here is our next step. It costs ~$700 a year to run this place. This includes monthly hosting fees, an SSL licensing fee and the security package we are on. We rely on good members like you to make this happen. One thing I learned right after we got the board back up is that you boys love this board as much as I do. Here is your chance to bare that out. We don't require any membership fees or anything like that so we have to rely on donations from our members to keep this ship afloat. I appreciate each and every one of you. I am not just saying that...

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bbgun said:
Cotton

Thread 'Donations'

Alright, you boys voted for it so here is our next step. It costs ~$700 a year to run this place. This includes monthly hosting fees, an SSL licensing fee and the security package we are on. We rely on good members like you to make this happen. One thing I learned right after we got the board back up is that you boys love this board as much as I do. Here is your chance to bare that out. We don't require any membership fees or anything like that so we have to rely on donations from our members to keep this ship afloat. I appreciate each and every one of you. I am not just saying that...

:shrug
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Wait...did I get scammed by Cotton? :unsure :lol
 
bbgun said:
Cotton

Thread 'Donations'

Alright, you boys voted for it so here is our next step. It costs ~$700 a year to run this place. This includes monthly hosting fees, an SSL licensing fee and the security package we are on. We rely on good members like you to make this happen. One thing I learned right after we got the board back up is that you boys love this board as much as I do. Here is your chance to bare that out. We don't require any membership fees or anything like that so we have to rely on donations from our members to keep this ship afloat. I appreciate each and every one of you. I am not just saying that...

:shrug
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Oh shit. When I was looking at our paypal account I just looked back at our last received payment and I could have sworn in said 2025. Apparently not. So, it's been 8 months, not 20. Regardless, reality is still reality. We have $150 left in Paypal, which will pay for 3 more months of hosting. I guess it would be nice if we could go almost two years between having to ask, but our membership is too small for that.
 
In case anyone would like to see all of the emails for the Godaddy payments. I have kept everything for this very reason. These payments date back to to last time we asked for donations.

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In the full interest of transparency I will show what we pay. I have given numbers, but never paid invoices. So, here we go. This invoice is monthly.

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This one is paid once a year:

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This one is paid once a year:

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If someone has some spare time and wants to find something cheaper (that is just as reliable) I would certainly welcome it. I currently don't have time to shop around. Besides, I don't really know what's reliable or not. I know the name GoDaddy, but I don't the others.
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This is our Paypal balance after the two donations today:

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It's weird sending money from Craig Cotton to Craig Cotton. :lol

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We almost have enough for half a year so far.

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