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    Smile Donate To The Forum

    I'm sure everyone knows to some extent that websites cost money. In order to keep The Third Half going someone needs to keep paying for it. At the moment, SvN pays for the domain name and I pay for the hosting.

    I've created a GoFundMe page where we can all donate and it will show how much money we have raised. I figured this would be more successful than asking everyone to send me money via Paypal and take my word for it with regards to how much we've saved up to put towards the forum.

    Now there are two things that definitely need paying for, which are the hosting and the domain name.

    @SvN if you let me know how much the total cost of the domain name is, I will add it to the target amount.

    The hosting costs £69.98 for two years. The hosting company have said I can pay for more years at once, albeit for no bulk-buy discount. Despite this, I still think it will be worthwhile to get a few years paid off and sorted if possible.

    The third thing we could potentially raise money for is a genuine vBulletin license. One member has previously offered to pay for this, but as it is £168.04 I think it's only fair we try to crowd-fund the fee. However, I must stress that this should only be considered once the domain and hosting have been covered.

    The page to donate can be found at www.GoFundMe.com/TheThirdHalf

    I have set the initial target as £518.

    This takes into account ten years of hosting, totalling £349.90, and the £168.04 for the license. (The actual total is £517.94)

    Would anyone here be happy to donate? 38 people voted in a recent poll, which gives us a rough idea of active members. Obviously not every one of those will be able to donate, and some will give less than others, but even if everyone donated £2 it would at least cover the hosting for another 2 years. I'd say that should be the bare minimum target.

    Feel free to discuss this to death before any money gets put in the pot, and equally you're more than welcome to start donating already, but please use this thread to discuss how you hope the future pans out for the forum and how you can help pay for it.

    For those who either can't afford to donate, or simply don't want to, don't worry about it.
    I'm a twit

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    Sounds fine in theory. I think though, before anything, we need to decide once and for all if it's worth keeping alive.

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    Let's do it.

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    I'd say so. Yeah it's dwindling but I come here, enjoy reading posts and I can't be arsed to find another forum. I'll chip in some cash for the place.

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    I'd chip in some.

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    I'll stick in a tenner. This and Time To Go Massimo are the only worthwhile causes I will donate for.

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    Is it anonymous or does the person who set it up see the details entered?

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    I'll pay if taz returns </3

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    Quote Originally Posted by Giggles View Post
    Is it anonymous or does the person who set it up see the details entered?
    It's as anonymous as you'd like it to be.

    On the page it shows a list of donations with a name. Thanks to @Kikó for the first donation (£20) and he's put his name in:



    That's all anyone can see though. There's no sort of admin control panel where I can see your bank details or real name or whatever.
    I'm a twit

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    60k and he donates twenty quid. Tight cunt.

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    I will do this when I've got my debit card. Worth every penny. I'm only going to donate a penny. But fucking worthwhile I'd say.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Magic View Post
    60k and he donates twenty quid. Tight cunt.
    We're not all on engineer wages pal.

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    I don't have any money.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lewis View Post
    I don't have any money.
    Ask your mum? She surely knows this is the only thing stopping you from killing yourself.

    Actually, don't ask her.

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    Quote Originally Posted by leedsrevolution View Post
    Ask your mum? She surely knows this is the only thing stopping you from killing yourself.

    Actually, don't ask her.
    Fuck off.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Waffdon View Post
    Fuck off.
    Fuck you, you scottish haggis eating cunt.

    Just cos you've hit puberty and like a shandy now don't mean you can pretend to be something you aint, kilt wearing mother fucker. I could eat you alive

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    Less of the e-windmilling, you twat.

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    In fairness he's nailed it with waffelz.

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    Is he drunk or back on the harder stuff?

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    10 years of hosting feels a bit extreme. Hosting companies are ten a penny and there's nothing to say that TSO (our current host) will even be around in 10 years (although I do appreciate that they've been around since 2003). We've also got the issue of database size that we discussed over PM, which means we're likely to have to start deleting old threads in about 6 months. I'd much rather we spend the money on hosting that guarantees the availability of older threads but pays for fewer years of hosting. That can either be with TSO or with an alternative, I don't really mind.

    What does the forum think?

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    Over 10% of the way there in no time.

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    Salted butter?

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    Can we update vbulletin?

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    I go with a bigger database so Lewis can continue to don people.

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    Quote Originally Posted by SvN View Post
    10 years of hosting feels a bit extreme. Hosting companies are ten a penny and there's nothing to say that TSO (our current host) will even be around in 10 years (although I do appreciate that they've been around since 2003). We've also got the issue of database size that we discussed over PM, which means we're likely to have to start deleting old threads in about 6 months. I'd much rather we spend the money on hosting that guarantees the availability of older threads but pays for fewer years of hosting. That can either be with TSO or with an alternative, I don't really mind.

    What does the forum think?
    That sounds a better idea. 2 years would even be enough but without having to delete anything.

    Also, what does upgrading vbulletin do?

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    This is a good plan, you better not spend it all on crisps Baz.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Giggles View Post
    In fairness he's nailed it with waffelz.
    I show nothing but love towards your Victim Hating self and this is what I constantly get in return?

    You're basically my dad, Franny Giggleswick

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    Someone donated £50? Fucking hell.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Boydy View Post
    Someone donated £50? Fucking hell.
    Well, you know... We've all got to do our bit.

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    That was probably Luca just testing the website.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Boydy View Post
    Someone donated £50? Fucking hell.
    That's Magic's engineer wages for you.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Giggles View Post
    That's Magic's engineer wages for you.
    If Magic donated that much, there's no fucking way it'd be anonymous.

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    Quote Originally Posted by SvN View Post
    10 years of hosting feels a bit extreme. Hosting companies are ten a penny and there's nothing to say that TSO (our current host) will even be around in 10 years (although I do appreciate that they've been around since 2003). We've also got the issue of database size that we discussed over PM, which means we're likely to have to start deleting old threads in about 6 months. I'd much rather we spend the money on hosting that guarantees the availability of older threads but pays for fewer years of hosting. That can either be with TSO or with an alternative, I don't really mind.

    What does the forum think?
    Your view should probably take precedence over these issues as you actually know what you're doing. I agree with your views, anyway.

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    'Two Jobs' Boyd should be making up the difference here.

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    What's the difference between an upgraded vBulletin and what we have now?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Disco View Post
    'Two Jobs' Boyd should be making up the difference here.
    Unfortunately they're both terribly paid.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Boydy View Post
    If Magic donated that much, there's no fucking way it'd be anonymous.
    The minute he started showing off his old man would sign up to remind him about the roof.

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    I've pitched in, but it hasn't shown up yet. Is it not instantaneous?

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    £50 from Ital?

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    We're never toppling him now.

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    I care about this place, and I'm on a salary. It makes sense.

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    £520 will piss in. The remainder can go towards the next piss up.

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    I pay a fiver a month to some shit wrestling podcast's patreon, and piss away most of my money on booze and fags anyway so I have no excuse. Can you put some money aside for VIRAL ADVERTISING, Baz?

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    Fucking ponces all going anonymous.

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    I didn't mean to do that, actually. But I wasn't sure if the name part had to be the name associated with my bank account, so I used my proper name. I stuck "ItalAussie" in the comment box, but it didn't show up.

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    Holy crap. To whoever put in £70: thank you!

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    I offered to put some money when we had just moved and you cunts refused so now you can go fuck yourselves.

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    "I'm on a salary"

    The fuck?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Boydy View Post
    If Magic donated that much, there's no fucking way it'd be anonymous.


    You're an absolute cunt, but I'm afraid you're spot on in this case.

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    Quote Originally Posted by dino View Post
    £520 will piss in. The remainder can go towards the next piss up.
    TTH social fund.

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