Donate To The Forum (Part II)

[Baz]

Hello!

Three years ago we all clubbed together and raised £563. This helped The Third Half buy a legitimate forum license from vBulletin and move servers to a bigger, more stable one. Because of these unforeseen upgrades, the original plan of buying ten years hosting was obviously scuppered. The monthly cost to keep this place afloat is approximately £11 a month, depending on the exchange rate and usage.

SvN has put the word out that the existing kitty will run dry around August 2019 so we could do with another round of fundraising. Last time I used GoFundMe and the sneaky sods took a percentage of all the donations, so this time we shall use Paypal Money Pool, who reportedly won’t take a cut.

Donate here: https://paypal.me/pools/c/8b379JwgTn

You can choose to remain anonymous (hide your real name) if you wish, and there is an option to add a little message if you wish to include your forum username to show you have contributed. All donations are publicly viewable on the Money Pool page.

You do not have to donate and will receive no extra perks for donating. All money will go towards the running costs of TheThirdHalf.co.uk

Thanks to everyone who has donated previously and to everyone who does so again. You really are a lovely bunch. :)

[Smjffy]

Is there a way to donate without signing up to PayPal?

[Giggles]

Someone send me an address and I'll post Sterling.

[Baz]

Is there a way to donate without signing up to PayPal?I didn’t anticipate this.


Do you need a PayPal account to contribute to a Money Pool?

Yes, to contribute to a Money Pool you must have a PayPal account. If you, or someone who would like to contribute to your Money Pool, don’t already have a PayPal account, sign up is fast and free.:sorry:

[Kikó]

I'll donate something later.

[Mike]

I’ll send some on payday

[Alex]

Done. :thbup:

As always, thanks for keeping the place going gentlemen.

[SincereTheRebel]

You should pin this to the top of the ting.

[ItalAussie]

Stickied.

[SincereTheRebel]

Is it usually this slow?

[The Merse]

Done. Sure it won't be bother rounding up a couple of years worth between everyone

[Foe]

Sorted.

In Baz we trust.

[Danny]

Done.

[Magic]

So you can donate as many times as you want between now and July?

[Baz]

So you can donate as many times as you want between now and July?
You can if you wish.

We are currently on £235. Nice work everyone.

[Pepe]

Do we have a target?

[SvN]

£264 would be nice, as that gives us at least 2 years. We'll blast past that, so anything more than that is a bonus. Other than hosting/domain costs, we shouldn't have any big one-off requirements this time around, unlike last time where we had to purchase the forum license.

[Offshore Toon]

My PayPal got shut down so I'll transfer on payday to the most trustworthy person I have on Facebook, which is probably Mike, as long as he's cool with that.

[Mike]

Fine with me

[ItalAussie]

Stuff like this makes me really proud of our little corner of the internet. It's amazing that we've gotten this done.

[Disco]

Done. Good work dickheads.

[Bam]

Whoever David Reynolds is he must have a had a few beers last night to do that. :D

[Kikó]

That's Davgooner.

[Giggles]

He must be in the WhatsApp with that sort of disposable income.

[Giggles]

Someone send me an address and I'll post Sterling.

This still stands if it's wanted.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Only if Baz can take some commission ofc.

[Giggles]

Only if Baz can take some commission ofc.

That reminds me of something actually, what idiot decided that shorthand was 'ofc' instead of the correct 'oc'.

[Pepe]

Tony Blair.

[Kikó]

Paul Ince.

[Giggles]

Tony Blair.


Paul Ince.

Obviously the white male is at fault.

[Kikó]

This still stands if it's wanted.

Sending money in the post is surely going to be a candidate for robbery from a postie?

[Foe]

Do a bank transfer instead maybe? Or send a cheque? Sending cash in the post is not a good idea.

[bruhnaldo]

I thought ofc was "of fucking course"

[SvN]

So we're at £285 - that's pretty good. I'll add £20 of my own once Baz transfers it to me. Is anyone else planning on donating, or can we close it?

[Baz]

I feel like being sticky makes it less noticeable. :sorry: Maybe let it float around over the weekend?

[SvN]

You might have a point. I'll unsticky it.

[Spikey M]

Does it have to close? I'm slap bang in the middle of 6 weeks without wages (after changing jobs). I want to chip in but it's a really shitty time.

[Pepe]

I will donate.

[Lewis]

I will as well if I can do it without signing up for things.

[Bam]

Just send it in the post, like Giggles.

[Queenslander]

Ill donate saturday.

[Lewis]

Just send it in the post, like Giggles.

I was only going to add a few coppers so it wouldn't be worth the stamp.

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Just send a load of stamps.

They're legal tender, a bus driver would have to accept them.

[SvN]

What sort of troglodyte doesn't have a Paypal account?

[Lewis]

Let's not get into who hasn't got what.

[Baz]

Been on £295 for a while now. Does anyone else want to donate? I plan on sending the money to SvN on Friday 1st March.

[ItalAussie]

Done.

[SvN]

I think we're done here. It's currently at £360, I'll make it up to a round £400 - that should see us through for a good few years. Baz, how do you want to do this?

[niko_cee]

Stick the lot on Paisley Park.

[Pepe]

Still waiting for Mert to donate.

[Ian]

Should be split up as prize money for the Super Tournament, with consolation prizes going down to, oh I dunno, 4th place.

[Lewis]

Baz send me your bank details and I will chuck some in.

[Baz]

I think we're done here. It's currently at £360, I'll make it up to a round £400 - that should see us through for a good few years. Baz, how do you want to do this?

Want it by BACS or to your Paypal? Either way, PM the deets and I'll send it over.

Happy to wait for Bartholomert.


Baz send me your bank details and I will chuck some in.Okay.

[Bartholomert]

Want it by BACS or to your Paypal? Either way, PM the deets and I'll send it over.

Happy to wait for Bartholomert.

Okay.

I'm happy to chip in a symbolic £20.

Also can I have my name changed SvN? My concern isn't so much the regulars (the cat is out of the bag on that front), but adding an extra layer of privacy / anonymity in the case of random lurkers / guests / new posters / google searches by employers.

[SvN]

I'm happy to chip in a symbolic £20.

Also can I have my name changed SvN? My concern isn't so much the regulars (the cat is out of the bag on that front), but adding an extra layer of privacy / anonymity in the case of random lurkers / guests / new posters / google searches by employers.

Done

[Spikey M]

Can I have my name changed to Mert?

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

:D

[Spikey M]

Dear God what have I done.

[Bartholomert]

.......... :moop:

[Adamski]

:chortle::chortle::chortle:

[Ian]

:lol:

Is that better, Bartholomert, being associated with The Artist Formerly Known as Spikey instead?

Job interview
"See? I told you his head couldn't be that small."

[Spikey M]

I'm off out to bag some sloots.

[Baz]

Dear God what have I done.

:lol:

[Sir Andy Mahowry]

Had this happened the other week SpikeyMert could have taken the tournament.

[Pepe]

We need a second vote!

[Lewis]

Oh dear Idiotmert.

[Spikey M]

SvN can I go back to Spikey M please? Being Mert is worse than any of you can imagine.

[SvN]

Your wish is my command

[Spikey M]

Thanks. That was terrible. I kept opening threads with 'mert' as the last poster, wondering what that fucking idiot has had to say, only to realise that I'm the idiot, and he'd probably have phrased my own post better. It's been an ordeal.

[Giggles]

Thanks. That was terrible. I kept opening threads with 'mert' as the last poster, wondering what that fucking idiot has had to say, only to realise that I'm the idiot, and he'd probably have phrased my own post better. It's been an ordeal.

I nearly put you on 'the' block list.

[Baz]

Bottled it.

[Ian]

Thanks. That was terrible. I kept opening threads with 'mert' as the last poster, wondering what that fucking idiot has had to say, only to realise that I'm the idiot, and he'd probably have phrased my own post better. It's been an ordeal.

By contrast the first time after you changed it that I saw "Mert" as the last poster I let out an audible chuckle.