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< 16ga. General Discussion ~ Please help support the site |
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Mon May 20, 2019 5:41 pm
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Joined: 02 Jun 2004
Posts: 60
Location: america
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It's been a little over 4 years since our beloved founder Doug passed away - I can't believe its actually been that long. It gives me great satisfaction to maintain this site in his honor. He was a great friend and mentor.
While I was able to take over the site and domain from Doug's family, I also inherited the associated costs and have been paying for the hosting out of pocket and donating technical support for the last few years.
A few long-standing members have suggested that I set up a donation page to help cover those costs - so that is the purpose of this post.
The hosting runs about $25/mo. - and while I realize this isn't the "cheapest" hosting we can find, we've had the site hosted with the same company since 2004, and it has served us well over the last 15 years.
Yes, that's right, we loaded up the forum for the first time on June 2nd, 2004 - 15 years ago!
Funds received beyond the hosting fees will help me allocate more time to the site, keeping things secure, registering new users more quickly, etc.
Doug and I discussed early on whether we wanted to host advertisements on the site - and we generally agreed to avoid doing that if we could - so I have tried to honor that instinct, and I think its nice to not have that distraction.
If anyone has a mind to help I would very much appreciate anything you care to contribute.
And a big thank you to everyone for making the 16ga site what feels like one of the last civil communities on the internet!
Thanks,
Smith L.
You can donate via the direct Paypal donation link:
https://www.paypal.com/donate/?business=JQPUN34BA2YYE&no_recurring=0&item_name=Thanks+for+supporting+server+and+maintenance+costs+for+16ga.com%21¤cy_code=USD |
Last edited by s_long on Fri Aug 05, 2022 2:52 pm; edited 2 times in total |
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Posted:
Mon May 20, 2019 6:07 pm
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Joined: 08 Oct 2006
Posts: 1397
Location: Tappahannock, Virginia
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$25 donation sent via PayPal. Hope that helps, thanks for keeping this great forum up and running. Your efforts are truly appreciated! |
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Mon May 20, 2019 6:16 pm
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Joined: 04 Mar 2019
Posts: 1991
Location: Central ND
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Done. Thank You. |
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Mon May 20, 2019 6:23 pm
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Joined: 15 Apr 2007
Posts: 9526
Location: Amarillo, Texas
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Me also
$25 donation sent via PayPal. Hope that helps, thanks for keeping this great forum up and running. Your efforts are truly appreciated!
Thanks for all you do!!
Mike |
Last edited by skeettx on Thu Jun 25, 2020 9:47 am; edited 1 time in total |
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Posted:
Mon May 20, 2019 8:01 pm
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Joined: 31 Jan 2019
Posts: 55
Location: Idaho
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I don’t do paypal. Is there another way I can contribute? |
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Posted:
Mon May 20, 2019 8:10 pm
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Joined: 02 Jun 2004
Posts: 60
Location: america
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@Chukar60 - do you use other online payment services? Credit card or some other system? If not maybe via check? |
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Mon May 20, 2019 8:14 pm
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Joined: 16 Jul 2015
Posts: 2143
Location: Hudson,Wy
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Done. Glad to help. |
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Mon May 20, 2019 8:55 pm
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Joined: 12 Aug 2007
Posts: 1376
Location: Northern Illinois
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Donation made and you should do this again when the piggy bank is empty. Your efforts are greatly appreciated.
Good Hunting,
Mike |
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Mon May 20, 2019 10:16 pm
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Joined: 04 Oct 2015
Posts: 280
Location: Clemson
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$ sent. Hope it helps. Nice place to visit and stay awhile. |
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Tue May 21, 2019 1:57 am
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Joined: 06 Oct 2007
Posts: 2422
Location: West MI
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Thanks for your stewardship and now giving members a chance to have a dog in the fight, IMO, long overdue, I'm not fan of free stuff, especially stuff so valuable. MORE SO, thanks for not allowing advertising and the like! Popup's like those on GB are nauseating, many thanks for keeping this clean.
Can short term proceeds of this member funding be used to rekindle the storefront and "profits" from the merchandise be reinvested in the site? OR is managing inventory too much of a chore? Yes, a chore... is a valid answer here. |
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Tue May 21, 2019 3:11 am
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Joined: 22 Jan 2015
Posts: 345
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I’m in. Thx for making it easy and thx for your loyalty to this site Mr Long. |
_________________ 1929 Thomas Bland 16ga SxS 28"
1947 Browning A5 16ga 28"
1948 BRNO 16ga SxS 27.5"
1949 Stevens 530 16ga SxS 28"
1950 Stevens 311A 12ga SxS 30"
1952 BRNO 12ga SxS 28.25"
1963 Superposed O/U 12ga 27"
1968 V Bernardelli SxS 12ga 28" |
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Posted:
Tue May 21, 2019 3:51 am
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Joined: 17 Jan 2009
Posts: 397
Location: Mesquite, TX.
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Do you have an address I can send a check to?
Regards. Gordon |
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Tue May 21, 2019 4:31 am
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Glad to help out! I just sent $25 via PayPal. |
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Tue May 21, 2019 5:42 am
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Joined: 08 Dec 2016
Posts: 172
Location: Michigan
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Done and glad to help, have learned more here in the past few years than I can likely every pay back. |
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Posted:
Tue May 21, 2019 6:23 am
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Joined: 09 Jan 2013
Posts: 2191
Location: Florida
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I did the easy part , S Long thanks for all your hard work.
By the way didn't need a Pay Pal account , just click on the first link and chose donate with Credit Card , easy . |
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