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Title: Support this site
Post by: 847badgerfan on June 12, 2021, 09:33:33 AM
Please help us in supporting the site. Any amount is greatly appreciated.

Donate (paypal.com) (https://www.paypal.com/donate?token=kumGYsJ8O0qAffvbPZA3pZzL0cAw3qcKDu0ndu2QkieH32c6pZ8XF4xrlXaLkTrzibUwYk9hOr9hNaTP)

Title: Re: Support this site
Post by: utee94 on June 12, 2021, 10:09:26 AM
Isn't drew doing a raffle?  Maybe put a link here, if so?
Title: Re: Support this site
Post by: 847badgerfan on June 12, 2021, 10:15:07 AM
The raffle is in this link:

Products – DrewsWoodCraft & Shop210Craftworks (https://www.drewswoodcraft.com/shop/)

You can see the prizes offered - there are three items available, and you get a keychain with each ticket purchased.

Thanks.
Title: Re: Support this site
Post by: FearlessF on June 13, 2021, 10:18:34 AM
I clicked the donate link, I got this.............

Your donation was already completed.
Title: Re: Support this site
Post by: Honestbuckeye on June 13, 2021, 10:24:27 AM
Same
Title: Re: Support this site
Post by: 847badgerfan on June 13, 2021, 10:36:40 AM
OK, I will ask @Drew4UTk (https://www.cfb51.com/index.php?action=profile;u=1)  to look into this for us. It's probably because you did the raffle.
Title: Re: Support this site
Post by: Drew4UTk on June 13, 2021, 01:36:11 PM
Guys I greatly appreciate the support.  The bill is due in a month and I'm scraping it together as fast as I can. 

I'm going to have to alter that link.... it'll be a link to a link lol- the server caches pages/functions to serve them faster, and I think the link gets tripped up in that... I'll set up a link to a static page that'll take you to PayPal as an alternative that shouldn't make the same mistake as soon as I clear some white space. 
Title: Re: Support this site
Post by: FearlessF on June 13, 2021, 09:26:33 PM
tried again

let me know the best way to contribute
Title: Re: Support this site
Post by: Honestbuckeye on June 13, 2021, 09:31:23 PM
It worked for me.  
Title: Re: Support this site
Post by: FearlessF on June 13, 2021, 10:26:21 PM
bragger
Title: Re: Support this site
Post by: longhorn320 on June 14, 2021, 12:50:42 AM
Just out of curiosity

how much are we trying to raise

is this an every month thing
Title: Re: Support this site
Post by: Drew4UTk on June 14, 2021, 05:38:00 PM
Server dues are $3500 annually.  I dont expect the costs to be covered by members or users- as I use the server for two more sites... one is afro's board game and the other is the woodcraft site.  

There is another about to be launched and I'll be making somewhere around $2k for designing, building and launching it.  This is a new development as the server has been used JUST for "us" and supporting sites.  However, it takes a chunk out of the annual dues, so I see it as necessary and required.  

So... if I could pull in $1500 annually from selling crap on the woodworking site and donations (and I hate asking for donations... this year is tight or I wouldnt) and so long as $2k a year comes from the other site about to be launched, we're good indefinitely.   

I dont think there is need to do a monthly contribution.  Maybe we'll do a drive once a year and dependent solely on how well the woodshop or supporting sites do... again, this year is tough where it usually isn't. 
Title: Re: Support this site
Post by: longhorn320 on June 14, 2021, 06:05:27 PM
Thanks Drew

I'd like to contribute so when I figure out how I will
Title: Re: Support this site
Post by: FearlessF on June 14, 2021, 07:27:12 PM
yes, let us know how to help
Title: Re: Support this site
Post by: MarqHusker on June 14, 2021, 09:18:30 PM
PayPal method was a snap.
Title: Re: Support this site
Post by: longhorn320 on June 14, 2021, 09:22:57 PM
PayPal method was a snap.
not for me

keeps saying I already donated
Title: Re: Support this site
Post by: 847badgerfan on July 05, 2021, 11:24:59 AM
Monthly donation just set.

This will greatly help Drew (and me and ELA, but mostly Drew) out quite a lot. Much appreciated fellas.


Title: Re: Support this site
Post by: Drew4UTk on July 14, 2021, 03:50:09 PM
Thank you to everyone who contributed,  it was a huge help.  

We'll make it at least another year, now.   I've got something in the oven that has cost me several weeks, now, of 18 hour days straight- but if I didn't believe in it I wouldn't be driving it as hard as I am... it is set up now and operational.  Its tied in a sideways manner to this site- and because it uses the same server- so it will be a part of its operational costs.  I hope to never have to ask or beg again- hopefully this place stands on its own. 

The drawing nears for the chopping block... with that the keychains will start to arrive for those who bought tickets.  Most likely next week.  

I'd love to sell stuff, football related, to fully cover this place by itself.  I'd like to see that happen at such a scale the original concepts we had intended could go into play.  I guess I'll push on the custom apparel thing for now- with help from you guys offering ideas or quotes that would go well on a tshirt or hat... 

Anyway... thank you HUGELY to those that contributed.  It was a massive help.  
Title: Re: Support this site
Post by: Temp430 on July 16, 2021, 11:05:03 AM
I keep getting an error message when I click on the PayPal link:

"Somethings not right.  This page doesn't exist."

Tried it with a PC and iPhone with the same result.