Just a little bump to keep this in view as a recent post. :D

Well I just rounded out the donations to the $500 I WIN ........ Well,maybe it's easy because I may be the only competitor. :p :lol:

To quote myself for those who won't go back to the previous page of posts:

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Well made my first donation to keep this ball rolling along and might/probably make small and repeated contribution to keep the amount donated rounded out to nice multiples of hundreds of dollars i.e. when we hit something like $990 and are stuck there for a while I will probably just " goose " the amount again and " bump " the Topic back to the top Maybe some people will want to beat me to it. In that case I will have to wait for the next time the amount is close to a round number. ( Call it appealing to the competitive nature of participants: Maybe Nathan can have a competition this year for the five biggest amounts donated in total and one for the most number of repeat contributions ? ( Well, with a minimal amount of $10 so that people don't start donating in pennies. ). .

You guys make it easier when the amount gets to within $10 to $20 of a round number .......so keep contributing.

( Disclaimer and fine print: I don't promise to do this every time and at some point my total contributions will reach my limit of close to what I gave last year. ;) I will also do some " cheep "contribution free bumps " to the Topic ).

Oh, Thom R.has a fun and creative idea to also raise fun for the site on this Topic:
http://www.myArmoury.com/talk/viewtopic.php?t=13649

Nice T-Shirt and I was tempted to take him up on it but I would rather that it " motivates " someone else to contribute as I contributed already and plan to do it again at least a few times more.

Well, up to $600 so thanks to " Anonymous " :cool:

The economy sort of " suck " at the moment so contributing might not be as easy and painless as it was a year ago, but a contribution need not be very high: $10 from enough people will do it and even $5 would be useful. ( Don't know if even smaller amounts might be useful if Paypal charges are being deducted from contributions ? If it's a fixed percentage I guess even $1 would be useful if a thousand people contributed. If there is a minimum amount going to Paypal for every contribution there may be a point where contributions become too small to cover the deducted amount ? Maybe Nathan could let us know ?).

Also, a $10 contribution is like the cost of going to a movie or a breakfast at a fast food place, two capuchinos etc .... and unless one is in desperate shape financially it won't affect one's bottom line in a perceivable way over a year. ;) :cool:

So, if you are just an occasional reader of the site I can understand not contributing since I read many other sites without feeling the need to contribute, but then I don't really spend very much time there or post.

For those who get a lot of enjoyment from this site and come here almost daily or even multiple times daily you are still completely free to not contribute, and are welcome, but it's in your and our interest if you can help keep the site going.

Much of this has been said before since this multipage Topic has been used for last year's fund drive : The first post is actually almost two years old, so saying something " Original " is not easy. ;) :lol: I also assume that people are generally not going to read all 6 pages of posts ! :eek: So forgive my repeating my " sales " pitches " AGAIN. ;) :cool:

So it would seem that even a dollar contribution would help but be somewhat inefficient doing it !

Maybe $2 to $5 could be the bottom range for useful contributions: Again if it's between contributing $5 or nothing giving $5 would be appreciated. :D Some people may feel uncomfortable just giving $5 but then it can be done anonymously but there really should be no problem giving small amounts and if it motivates others to do the same it does add up.

Obviously a few large amount contributors are also welcome. :cool:

A " Bump " and a little rounding up to $750. ;) :D

The many " Vendors " who get regular mention here, for various reasons, like satisfied customers giving them the occasional " Free Plug " you might consider a small contribution as the discussions here often motivate me and others to buy something. ;)

So keeping this site functioning is helping your businesses get known and generate sales: So look at it as a little money well spent.

Good marketing and good P.R. also, as well as useful feedback about customer service and including suggestions for product improvements that some of the " smarter " makers have actually applied.

Another little "bump"...

Cheers!

-Stephanie

I just did a Jean-esque bump to get us to $900. :)

A B&R to halfway. At this rate maybe we can make $1300 a third of the way?

Nice little " spurt " of contributions there but things have stalled a bit so time for a little cheap " Bump " without an " R ": Not close enough to the next round number yet, and I can't do it all by myself unless I won a lottery or something.

Oh, if anyone does win a lottery maybe they can round things out " A LOT " or pay for multiple years of hosting in advance. :p :lol:

Again, nothing wrong with small contributions like $5 to $10. ;) just to keep things rolling along .........................

Oh, a little movement again and up to $1345: Thanks and .......... " BUMP ".

Nice big jumps are nice but a lot of small contribution dribbling in also help. :D

Oh, whether you are making a contribution or not don't be shy to bump up the Topic and add some comments: Motivational and humorous. ;) :lol: I try to be entertaining with these bumps and not " nag or try to guilt you guys " into giving.
So, anything funny to motivate by others than me would be fun. ( No guilting or nagging please as I'm sure that Nathan doesn't want stuff here that is arms-twisting ! ( A little nudge maybe. :D ).

I'm not sure why I showed up 3 successive times on the donors' list, since I only contributed once.

I'm guessing there was some kind of error. At one point I thought we were up to $1320. Now we're at $1255.

I'm in. Another year proudly one of Nathan's Kids. To anyone waffling just ask yourself
how often you pull up myArmoury and you'll know it money well invested.

Let's go Team!

Doug G.

A B&R from me to $1400 just so that I'm putting my money where my mouth is. ;) :D

Oh, another burst of contributions: Thanks. :D :cool:

And a " Bump ". ;)

Oh, there is currently a little opportunity for a rounding to $1600 with a $10 contribution. :D