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Thread 11

FreeRepublic and Jim Robinson's finances

Bumping it along...

Thank you for the new thread.

$100.00 in from Virginia.

Thank you Virginia.

Bump backatcha!

From Thread 11:

Spam?  Spam?  Who called a note from FreeRepublic Spam?  Let me at em...

None of us would pay for Spam.  But a short little note would get many of us to pay for the three course meal that is FreeRepublic.

Put me any place on the emailing list for such notes.  I can be on the bottom, just so long as I'm on it and get notice.

I think mailing out a short note to our members is a great idea.

178 Posted on 09/04/2001 10:56:35 PDT by DoughtyOne

Ditto.

Nice thread! Bump!

I haven't read all of the previous threads, so I don't know if it has been mentioned, but PayPal is a great way to beam your donations directly to Jim. Just send it to his e-mail address. Your donation can be billed to your credit card or come directly from your checking account.

I'm with you and DoughtyOne. A short notice letting registered posters know that the Quarterly Fundraiser has begun, reminding everyone that Free Republic is supported totally by donations from those who frequent the site and pointing the way to the secure credit card link or address if anyone wishes to send in a donation would not be considered "spam" in my opinion. Better yet would be a notice on the home page announcing the Quarterly Fundraiser with appropriate links and a link on other pages.

Many people do not have a great deal of time to spend on Free Republic and can easily miss the fundraising threads unless they are specifically looking for them. All the volunteers on these threads can use a little extra help to get the information out to FReepers and Lurkers everywhere.

I just posted this on Thread 11, in reply to SamAdams76 post #143

I would also like to make a suggestion that I made earlier. Free Republic should identify those Freepers who make a monthly contribution by putting an asterisk next to their screen names or some other way of setting them out from the rest. I think this recognition will encourage others to go on the monthly program. Thus, we with the asterisks next to our name, might be given a little leeway if we start whining and complaining about things.

143 Posted on 09/04/2001 10:01:43 PDT by SamAdams76

In my opinion, this is the best suggestion for getting monthlies that I have ever read on any of the fund-raising threads.

FReepers and newbies would be curious as to why some names had an asterisk after them and others didn't and all Free Republic would have to do is put a small "*denotes monthly supporter" or something to that effect at the bottom of the page with a link to where one could sign up. I don't think too many FReepers would not want to join in this effort and most of your fund-raising problems would be solved. It's certainly worth a try!

Thank you, SamAdams76, for posting this suggestion.

To put my money where my mouth is, I will match all the new monthlies, up to the amount of $500.00, that are made before midnight tonight.

Topaz, great thread!

I'd hold the direct e-mail in reserve...but be sure that a promotion appears at the top of each thread. If we come down to the wire and have had limited participation, then unleash the e-mail!

An e-mail from JimRob is not spam!!!

My eagerly awaited check has arrived so here comes the donation. I'm a FReeploader no more.

Come on, do it. All the cool FReepers are. Besides, it's as easy as 1-2-3-4.
Click. Support FR. Spread the Conservative Message. Enjoy Eternal Bliss (Well, not quite. But you will feel really good!).

Thank You Virginia!

Bless you my dear.

Thank you.

You are bring tears to my eyes.

You Freeoples have been great help.

If only the registeration did as well as you guys have done.

Bumperooski!

I'd hold the direct e-mail in reserve...but be sure that a promotion appears at the top of each thread. If we come down to the wire and have had limited participation, then unleash the e-mail!

I remember during the last FReepathon that I had a little grey box pop up in the middle of my screen advising me of the FReepathon that I had to click "OK" to make it go away. Somehow a enterprising FReeper managed to make that happen. Why not make something like that pop up when you first log in. Not as a direct link to the support site, but just as a reminder that you would have to "click" through to make it go away.

Good grief, BJ - I just looked at the last thread and CA is a hurtin'!! I'll slap down $500 for CA via snail mail to kinda even things up a bit - and make it a bit more interestinger around here.. (grin..)

Thanks for the Pay Pal suggestion Mama_Bear!

Thanks RottiBiz!!!

As to identifying contributors, there is much controversy about this so we have decided to proceed with caution and will probably not make this kind of move until the lawsuits are resolved and FR morphs into whatever comes next.