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"If FR dies, that’s that." - Jim Robinson [Jim's reply at post # 588]
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| paulycy
Posted on 01/11/2011 5:28:06 AM PST by paulycy
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To: DJ MacWoW
I see it as more software to go bad. We already have to deal with attacks and the normal breakdown of equipment and software. Its one more feature to go wrong. DJ, if Jim allowed banner ads on the site, they would bring in more than enough revenue to deal with the occasional glitch or breakdown associated with their addition.
At the top of this thread, Jim is quoted as saying, "If FR dies, that's that." This discussion has brought out a lot of very good suggestions to fix what is obviously a long running deficit in funding.
It's plainly apparent to most regulars here that the established donation model is barely sustaining the site. Folks can continue to exhort their fellows to donate more, but how long has that been going on, and how has it affected the overall revenue generation?
I suspect that it hasn't been all that effective.
This site is too important to the health of our republic to allow it to simply die because the business model is fixed in stone. Naturally, all I can do as a member, is to gently suggest some kind of change to the existing business model that will generate the sort of revenue that is required to keep FR healthy.
Banner ads are one sure way to accomplish this, and as I posted upthread, paying members could be spared the ads, while unpaid members would see them.
Jim would also be free to accept advertising from only those businesses and individuals that meet with his approval.
I think the larger (and inescapable) point here, is that FR is doing the same thing over and over, and hoping for different results.
FR is Jim's property, and he's going to keep his own counsel on what's best for his forum. I just hope that he takes the time to weigh some of the very good suggestions on this thread.
841
posted on
01/11/2011 11:37:25 AM PST
by
Windflier
(To anger a conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
To: DJ MacWoW
I greatly agree.
However, I have to confess that my
SBD’s in my college years
were weapons of mass destruction.
I guess chronic sinus infections contributed a lot to that.
When my new wife tried to insist that I had to fart in the bathroom I threw a fit. I said if a man can’t fart in his own house, it was beyond the pale.
All the more so given her mother! LOL.
Out to eat at a restaurant or a big family Christmas dinner . . . welllllllll depends . . .
842
posted on
01/11/2011 11:39:57 AM PST
by
Quix
(Times are a changin' INSURE you have believed in your heart & confessed Jesus as Lord Come NtheFlesh)
To: Netizen
If you don't like a certain area, DON'T GO THERE! Exactly! :D
843
posted on
01/11/2011 11:39:57 AM PST
by
colorcountry
(Comforting lies are not your friends. Painful truths are not your enemies.)
To: tomkat
844
posted on
01/11/2011 11:41:06 AM PST
by
Quix
(Times are a changin' INSURE you have believed in your heart & confessed Jesus as Lord Come NtheFlesh)
To: Jim Robinson
Nice summary of your thoughts and feelings about FR. Makes a lot more sense, your various directions thereof, when you put it all on the table like that. :)
Thanks, chief.
845
posted on
01/11/2011 11:41:25 AM PST
by
Lazamataz
(If Illegal Aliens are Undocumented Workers, than Thieves are Undocumented Shoppers.)
To: reaganaut
...he has never shown any propensity to violence...I'm conflicted about it...
846
posted on
01/11/2011 11:41:53 AM PST
by
Elsie
( Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
To: brytlea
That thread was posted by a Mormonism apologist proselytizing for Mormonism and even the title violated the RF CAUCUS rules because it was bannered to bait non-mormonism into heated discussion but posted in caucus to prevent any opposition on the thread.
847
posted on
01/11/2011 11:42:03 AM PST
by
MHGinTN
(Some, believing they can't be deceived, it's nigh impossible to convince them when they're deceived.)
To: FReepers
THANK YOU VERY MUCH WONDERFUL, FABULOUS AWESOME FREEPERS!
LOOK AT NEVERNEVERLAND!! WOO-HOO!!!
2011 Q1 Scoreboard — ranked by total receipts |
|
Rank |
Location |
Receipts |
Monthlies |
Total |
# |
Avg/Per |
Total |
# |
Avg/Per |
1 |
Texas |
$2,695.00 |
58 |
$46.47 |
$883.00 |
62 |
$14.24 |
2 |
California |
1,815.00 |
38 |
47.76 |
1,307.00 |
74 |
17.66 |
3 |
Arizona |
1,464.99 |
14 |
104.64 |
370.00 |
16 |
23.12 |
4 |
Virginia |
860.00 |
19 |
45.26 |
750.00 |
32 |
23.44 |
5 |
Pennsylvania |
745.00 |
20 |
37.25 |
410.00 |
22 |
18.64 |
6 |
Maryland |
680.00 |
13 |
52.31 |
132.50 |
8 |
16.56 |
7 |
Florida |
670.00 |
25 |
26.80 |
525.00 |
33 |
15.91 |
8 |
Ohio |
650.00 |
12 |
54.17 |
270.00 |
15 |
18.00 |
9 |
Colorado |
635.00 |
12 |
52.92 |
220.00 |
15 |
14.67 |
10 |
New York |
625.00 |
12 |
52.08 |
362.50 |
23 |
15.76 |
11 |
New Jersey |
615.00 |
8 |
76.88 |
205.00 |
10 |
20.50 |
12 |
West Virginia |
600.00 |
4 |
150.00 |
35.00 |
2 |
17.50 |
13 |
Georgia |
570.00 |
12 |
47.50 |
310.00 |
18 |
17.22 |
14 |
Alabama |
460.00 |
11 |
41.82 |
150.00 |
11 |
13.64 |
15 |
Missouri |
446.25 |
12 |
37.19 |
155.00 |
13 |
11.92 |
16 |
Tennessee |
400.00 |
11 |
36.36 |
220.00 |
13 |
16.92 |
17 |
Washington |
390.00 |
10 |
39.00 |
363.00 |
20 |
18.15 |
18 |
Illinois |
368.00 |
12 |
30.67 |
270.00 |
14 |
19.29 |
19 |
South Carolina |
355.00 |
6 |
59.17 |
60.00 |
6 |
10.00 |
20 |
Alaska |
350.00 |
2 |
175.00 |
50.00 |
2 |
25.00 |
21 |
Arkansas |
340.00 |
5 |
68.00 |
65.00 |
5 |
13.00 |
22 |
North Carolina |
330.00 |
12 |
27.50 |
355.00 |
22 |
16.14 |
23 |
Connecticut |
266.00 |
5 |
53.20 |
90.00 |
7 |
12.86 |
24 |
Oregon |
265.00 |
7 |
37.86 |
175.00 |
9 |
19.44 |
25 |
Michigan |
235.00 |
9 |
26.11 |
150.00 |
9 |
16.67 |
26 |
Idaho |
200.00 |
7 |
28.57 |
215.00 |
9 |
23.89 |
27 |
Indiana |
200.00 |
11 |
18.18 |
190.00 |
13 |
14.62 |
28 |
Nevada |
173.00 |
5 |
34.60 |
50.00 |
3 |
16.67 |
29 |
Mississippi |
171.00 |
5 |
34.20 |
141.00 |
6 |
23.50 |
30 |
Maine |
150.00 |
2 |
75.00 |
80.00 |
3 |
26.67 |
31 |
Oklahoma |
130.00 |
5 |
26.00 |
215.00 |
10 |
21.50 |
32 |
Louisiana |
130.00 |
4 |
32.50 |
125.00 |
6 |
20.83 |
33 |
Massachusetts |
120.00 |
5 |
24.00 |
183.00 |
10 |
18.30 |
34 |
Wisconsin |
110.00 |
3 |
36.67 |
120.00 |
9 |
13.33 |
35 |
Minnesota |
105.00 |
4 |
26.25 |
170.00 |
12 |
14.17 |
36 |
Utah |
100.00 |
3 |
33.33 |
135.00 |
8 |
16.88 |
37 |
New Mexico |
100.00 |
1 |
100.00 |
50.00 |
3 |
16.67 |
38 |
Nebraska |
85.00 |
3 |
28.33 |
10.00 |
1 |
10.00 |
39 |
Montana |
80.00 |
2 |
40.00 |
50.00 |
3 |
16.67 |
40 |
Canada |
70.00 |
2 |
35.00 |
10.00 |
1 |
10.00 |
41 |
Kansas |
65.00 |
3 |
21.67 |
130.00 |
10 |
13.00 |
42 |
Germany |
60.00 |
3 |
20.00 |
|
|
|
43 |
Rhode Island |
55.00 |
2 |
27.50 |
50.00 |
2 |
25.00 |
44 |
Hawaii |
50.00 |
1 |
50.00 |
115.00 |
6 |
19.17 |
45 |
Japan |
50.00 |
1 |
50.00 |
|
|
|
46 |
Iowa |
50.00 |
1 |
50.00 |
20.00 |
1 |
20.00 |
47 |
Vermont |
40.00 |
2 |
20.00 |
6.00 |
1 |
6.00 |
48 |
Kentucky |
40.00 |
2 |
20.00 |
40.00 |
3 |
13.33 |
49 |
Delaware |
36.00 |
3 |
12.00 |
26.00 |
3 |
8.67 |
50 |
New Hampshire |
33.50 |
1 |
33.50 |
98.50 |
5 |
19.70 |
51 |
South Dakota |
30.00 |
2 |
15.00 |
55.00 |
4 |
13.75 |
52 |
El Salvador |
30.00 |
1 |
30.00 |
|
|
|
53 |
Wyoming |
20.00 |
1 |
20.00 |
|
|
|
54 |
Australia |
10.00 |
1 |
10.00 |
10.00 |
1 |
10.00 |
|
District of Columbia |
|
|
|
20.00 |
1 |
20.00 |
|
Armed Forces - Europe |
|
|
|
15.00 |
1 |
15.00 |
|
Norway |
|
|
|
10.00 |
1 |
10.00 |
|
Congo |
|
|
|
10.00 |
1 |
10.00 |
|
North Dakota |
|
|
|
10.00 |
1 |
10.00 |
Never Never Land |
3,105.00 |
83 |
37.41 |
730.00 |
51 |
14.31 |
60 locations total |
$22,428.74 |
518 |
$43.30 |
$10,972.50 |
650 |
$16.88 |
|
848
posted on
01/11/2011 11:42:54 AM PST
by
onyx
(If you truly support Sarah Palin and want to be on her busy ping list, let me know!)
To: Lazamataz
I know. My Husband is one of the few who know how to use it to it’s best effect. He just finished a job implimenting it in Multnomah County. The users are over the moon about it.
849
posted on
01/11/2011 11:43:12 AM PST
by
Danae
(Anailnathrach, orth' bhais's bethad, do chel denmha)
To: eastforker; metmom; Elsie
Oh that is funny. We aren’t the ones playing the victim card, they are.
And MM is right, you are doing the same thing you are condemning us for.
Some of us are damned sick of atheists and nominal Christians, who tout this ‘can’t we all just get along’ liberal crap. Some of us actually STAND UP for what we believe.
If you can’t stand the heat, stay out of the kitchen.
850
posted on
01/11/2011 11:43:23 AM PST
by
reaganaut
(Ex Mormon, now Christian - "I once was lost but now am found, was blind but now I see")
To: paulycy
Isn’t FR’s membership something around 300K?? If each person only sent $10 measly dollars, how much would that be??
MORE than enough to pay the bill to help keep conservative free speech online!! C’mon, y’all! You don’t even have to dig deep if EVERYONE coughs up a little bit! You can’t beat the price for the wonderful source you get in return day after day!!!!
851
posted on
01/11/2011 11:44:36 AM PST
by
pillut48
(Israel doesn't have a friend in President Obama...and neither does the USA! (h/t pgkdan))
To: Quix
WOULD like to see perhaps a bit more backup hardware. Would say . . . double the hardware be helpful?
"Times are changing. You've got to change with the times."
--Dominic
852
posted on
01/11/2011 11:45:23 AM PST
by
Elsie
( Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
To: reaganaut
YEA! LOL
Glad SOMEONE agrees!
853
posted on
01/11/2011 11:45:29 AM PST
by
Quix
(Times are a changin' INSURE you have believed in your heart & confessed Jesus as Lord Come NtheFlesh)
To: Jim Robinson
Thanks, and we are here with you ‘till its over.
God Bless you Jim!
854
posted on
01/11/2011 11:45:32 AM PST
by
Rightly Biased
(Do you know how awkward it is to have a political argument with a naked man?)
To: Little Bill
I don’t like small minds and it isn’t me that has one, it is you as evidenced by your post.
Just because I stand up for my faith, can and do defend it, and don’t allow evil to go unchallenged doesn’t make me ‘small minded’.
But not allowing others freedom of speech because you don’t like what they are saying makes you small minded.
855
posted on
01/11/2011 11:45:57 AM PST
by
reaganaut
(Ex Mormon, now Christian - "I once was lost but now am found, was blind but now I see")
To: OneWingedShark
If a move to C# and SQL may I suggest NHIbernate, MVC and Amazon AWS. All VERY customizable, extensible, and complete with built in load balancing and regioning. It would require quite the rewrite but I can imagine most of the complexity is built around the current system’s efforts of caching and what not. A forum, on the surface, really isnt all that complex.
856
posted on
01/11/2011 11:46:41 AM PST
by
smith288
(Peace at all costs gives you tyranny free of charge)
To: eastforker
Yes, there is an FRinquisition and you are part of it along with several others and many of us are damned sick of it.
857
posted on
01/11/2011 11:47:25 AM PST
by
Elsie
( Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
To: eastforker; metmom
I am not telling anybody what they believe is wrong,
-0 -0 0 0 0 0 0 0
So, you have no principles that you think are worth standing up for...got it.
I suppose you don’t tell liberals they are wrong either?
858
posted on
01/11/2011 11:47:46 AM PST
by
reaganaut
(Ex Mormon, now Christian - "I once was lost but now am found, was blind but now I see")
To: DJ MacWoW
Just so you’ll know, the ‘other ones’ that smell also expel yeast which causes those yeast infections your lady friends get, especially the ones who wear tight jeans, which of course slow the dissipation of the ‘cloud’.
859
posted on
01/11/2011 11:48:09 AM PST
by
MHGinTN
(Some, believing they can't be deceived, it's nigh impossible to convince them when they're deceived.)
To: Windflier; Slicksadick
Slicksadick;
Just send JimRob and the ADMIN MODERATOR a FREEPMAIL
asserting that you’re sick to death of your screen name and your chosen new one. Sign up with the new one.
Avoid using the old one. You can answer the FREEPMAILS until they die out—tell Jim and ADMIN MOD you want to do that
and the old stuff will still be accessible under your old screen name but you won’t use it any longer. Use the new one.
It won’t have your old sign-up date.
Many of us have lost earlier incarnation sign-up dates.
860
posted on
01/11/2011 11:48:41 AM PST
by
Quix
(Times are a changin' INSURE you have believed in your heart & confessed Jesus as Lord Come NtheFlesh)
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