Web site contributions/donations

[Bear]

As discussed at last meeting, we are updating the main website and switching servers. IN addition the registration for our URL is due.

We need to start collecting donations from our chapter members for all these fees.

Although this is a "free" club, it does take denero to keep it running.

Every one here enjoys what the board has provided over the last few years and unfortunately it is time to ask everyone to give back just a little bit.

It should also be said, that one of the primary requirements of being a chapter of TTORA is that we must have a main website that we maintain. So if we fail to collect enough donations for the website, we will cease to exists.

The more donating members we have the less it hurts on everyone.

the minimum numbers we need are 18 donations of $20 minimum. We need these funds collected before January 1st. Your individual help is appreciated.

[Crozby85]

where do we send the donations?

you should set up a paypal...

[brinner]

ok ill use my account, let me pull it up here.............ok its brinner@purdue.edu

or just post up just your email and ill send you a request for money

[jason6746]

ok ill use my account, let me pull it up here.............ok its brinner@purdue.edu

or just post up just your email and ill send you a request for money

pm sent

[brinner]

thanks jason





thats 1 lets start seeing more emails or pm's

[Bear]

Please send donations in by JANUARY 1 2009

[NwiTACO]

$$ Fundage sent, son! :D

[brinner]

$$ Fundage sent, son! :D


got it.





and crozby sent yours.




the count is at three +1(me) = 4

[Sweendogie]

Payment sent:blingb:

[Bear]

With tylers' …is that five?

[Fuod]

Done! Proud to do my part!

[brinner]

got six now




6

[Bear]

11 more members to go (counting myself as being 7) 10, if I count you as well.

[DN1911]

i will see what i can do next pay period, with the holidays and the possibility of having to pay $2700+ for a trans in the Subie we are a little narrow minded on the budget right now. i will donate but i may not make the deadline.

[Crozby85]

Donation Sent

[brinner]

sooo Crozby makes....7

[Bear]

Monday bump!

It is not fair to the ones that already donated, only to fall short! We need 100% participation on this!

[95toyotan]

I'll get in on it, I'm just waitin on pay day. It is christmas time ya know:aahg:

[bstoocool]

PM Sent to brinner.

[jason6746]

the minimum numbers we need are 18 donations of $20 minimum. We need these funds collected before January 1st. Your individual help is appreciated.

how long will this pay it for. just wondering.

[Bear]

It catches us up (we have not taken care of our current server who is an Ohio member) and pays for the next two years, if I remember my notes right.

The next time it won't be so steep, as we won't have any debt to get caught up on.

[bstoocool]

How many do we have now? I just finished sending mine.

[95toyotan]

Oh no, I don't need an explanation. Just tryin to be alittle humerous.



I'll be sending in my payment tomorrow after work, and just let me know how much more I need to send in on next payday the 26th.

[Fuod]

wow didnt mean to preach fire and brim stone was just joking about you all disapearing, we had the same issue right when i became Ky President. the Old Ky Website hadnt been payed up in 2 yrs and the host wanted more then we thought was fair. sounds bad, but we found another host, which pissed said host off but the contract wasnt with anyone in the club and we didnt see it fair to pay for something like that. so we found a new home.

Honestly, if I have to contribute more I will. This club, even thought I'm not very active with the runs, is very important to me. I'm sure several of the other InTTORA members feel the same!

Funny thing though, I didn't feel so strongly about InTTORA until you fled to Colorado... So I guess InTTORA has you to thank for my contribution! :D

[95toyotan]

Money sent!:fart:

[Hagan34]

Keeping this on the top, whats the latest?

[95toyotan]

Yeah, Did you get mine Brinner? What are we at now?

[natetru]

pm sent

[95toyotan]

Hey Brinner, Did you get mine? Where are we at now?

[NwiTACO]

:bump:

[95toyotan]

:withstup:


:D

[natetru]

payment sent!

[brinner]

got it, we are sitting at 240$ currently.

[Bear]

excluding some committed by yet confirmed payments? or hard held funds?

time to start working on the website design a little more "ambitiously" so it is ready to be placed as soon as we have the funds ready

[brinner]

240$ confirmed, including your and my minimum donations.

[Bear]

I was hoping that was before but okay.

[brinner]

yeah i know

[Bear]

well I was hoping…

I need Crosby to contact me so we can proceed. He has been out of pocket since I have gotten back, but he did try to contact me before our return so I think it is only a matter of us missing each other.

[NwiTACO]

Brinner, sent you an addittional payment.

[brinner]

got it thanks

[Bear]

Hey Mark that is awesome of you, thanks for stepping up!



now I will take back everything I have ever said about you ;)
j/k


I haven't said much :lmao:

other than calling you a rock star! (Oh I am on a roll!)

[brinner]

yeah well so was the girl that ate the blueberry candy at Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory

[Bear]

yeah well so was the girl that ate the blueberry candy at Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory

Hey after the holidays I especially resemble that remark!:mad:

[Fuod]

I was wondering how this was coming along, but I didn't want to be the pesky one by asking all the time. :p I figured you'd keep me in the loop when it was time for me to do something.

Brinner, when things settle down here (in a week or so) I'll be able to send you a little more.

[95toyotan]

Hey Brinner, Did you get mine?

[brinner]

probably, whats the name? (sorry, i forgot your name.....i know im horrible)

[95toyotan]

Bryan M.

[brinner]

Yes, i did get yours.

[brinner]

alright, the domain name has been registered for the next two years. I think next step is hosting and designing?

[Bear]

Okay that is the easy part, the main thing is going to be the design part. Crosby is working on that part, WE have a web hosting company in mind which is where most of the expense is going to be at.

Not to mention i am still waiting on a final bill for the previous balance we carried with our last hosting service.

[95toyotan]

Yes, i did get yours.

Great!

Now how much are we still lacking?

[redbirdrunner]

Im sure I just missed it somewhere but how much do you need and how do I get it to you?

[Bear]

Look at the first couple of post in this thread, (#1 and #9) for details.

Any excess we may obtain will be held in an account so that we may have funds for future needs.

[brinner]

Im sure I just missed it somewhere but how much do you need and how do I get it to you?

send me your email and i will send you a paypal request

[brinner]

an InTTORA email

InTTORA@gmail.com

and paypal account have been set up. So now we have an official email, and more importantly....a club paypal account. this means the club funds are now completely isolated from anyones personal paypal account (specifically mine).

[Bear]

More specifically this marks progress! the club is evolving hopefully before next year we will have somewhat of a balance going, and have to elect another officer for treasury…in the meantime you are delegated to the task. :D

(did you think about setting up an email account through TTORA? we have access to email accounts on the ttora server if you are a contributing member, which the chapter would also qualify…just a thought and not a big deal)

[Crozby85]

if we could get TTORA email accounts why dont u set something up bear for all of us
i will need one for website updates/concerns
you and brian should have an official emailalso, even @gmail.com <- is still not official.

[Bear]

not every member is offered one, only the contributing members, and since then, I am not even sure they are used very often. I actually have one now, Bear(at)ttora(dot) org or com (been too long since I checked it)

this is something though we can look into. All I really need to do is just make a few phone calls but I think before that takes place we need to discuss other matters associated with our goals.

[brinner]

if we could get TTORA email accounts why dont u set something up bear for all of us
i will need one for website updates/concerns
you and brian should have an official emailalso, even @gmail.com <- is still not official.



who the hell wants another email account, if its updates you want, check the board.

[brinner]

...............…in the meantime you are delegated to the task. :D...................


im thrilled :rolleyes:

[Fuod]

When we get InTTORA.org up and running Bear will be able to allocate emails to whoever he wants. I'm pretty sure we'll have unlimited accounts.

[Bear]

Let's see what we get exactly, before we start promising things. ;)

[brinner]

now people want a ttora email...........seriously why?! chances are you already have an email! (as you can tell i think this whole idea of having a ttora email is ludacris)

[Bear]

your purpose is not to ask why, but merely supply.

I actually have not weighed the pros and cons of providing email accounts…it may a topic of discussion at a future meeting or something.

I can see having some "organizational" or "official" email accounts set up for administration purposes, but I tend to agree with you, the fewer email accounts I have the easier it is to check my email. I am pretty good with just having a personal and company email along with the frequent TTORA pm to only check.

[brinner]

.........the fewer email accounts I have the easier it is to check my email. I am pretty good with just having a personal and company email along with the frequent TTORA pm to only check.



thats how i feel. i already have to sift through one account full of legit emails and spam, so why do that with yet another account. I dont see the point, but if thats what they want and we have the time and means to do it then ok.


on soap box
and i WILL ask why, lack of people stopping to ask why leads to needless expenditures of energy, money and other resources.
off soap box

[NwiTACO]

Agreed, one is enough. Although I will lose my spam filled email if I get laid off...

[Bear]

Agreed, one is enough. Although I will lose my spam filled email if I get laid off... Damn, didn't know you were in jeopardy, here is hoping positive things for you

thats how i feel. i already have to sift through one account full of legit emails and spam, so why do that with yet another account. I dont see the point, but if thats what they want and we have the time and means to do it then ok.


on soap box
and i WILL ask why, lack of people stopping to ask why leads to needless expenditures of energy, money and other resources.
off soap boxEach person does or does not have their reasons for wanting or not another email account. and again this is a conversation for later. But if someone wants an email account then we may have it available, it definitely won't be manditory, although getting announcements out may be easier. with ttora emails, I would suspect we could send out announcements from the server instead of groups from contact lists

I also like the ability of being able to receive a specific type of email with separated accounts. I have always had at least two email accounts. If having a ttora account will help me stay organized by only having truck/club related emails in that location, then I may be up for another account.

but at this point we are getting ahead of ourselves. Let's get the site built and on the new server before we start handing out the new koopie dolls and such!

[brinner]

you know, if you switch the 'k' and the 'p' and flip the 'p', you get dookie

[Fuod]

you know, if you switch the 'k' and the 'p' and flip the 'p', you get dookie

You know, if you flip the 'p' and reverse it, then add an 's' you get spookie! :p

[Bear]

oh brother!

anyway to spell goof ball out of it? that would be describing about everyone here!

[NwiTACO]

Drop the "sp" replace it a "g", drop the "kie" and replace with an "f", then add "ball"

[Bear]

man! that is too much thinking involved for me especially on a Friday!

[bstoocool]

:xpopcorn: I can't believe how quick our threads get :xofftopic:D:D

[Bear]

you don't' visit the national board very often do you? :D

[bstoocool]

I sure don't but I can just imagine.

[bstoocool]

I can't hardly keep up with our post. I don't see how everyone goes to more then one board.

[Bear]

I am on here, the national, the I8mud, pirate, back to the Texas board from time to time as well as to another game site normally all in the same day

multitasking at it's finest! When I actually start shooting here at work, I might slow down a little bit. :D

[Hagan34]

here, Colorado, Vintage Diving, Supraforums, Geocaching, AR15.com, HKPro, and a couple others that i visit once in a while. :rolleyes:

[Fuod]

here, Colorado, Vintage Diving, Supraforums, Geocaching, AR15.com, HKPro, and a couple others that i visit once in a while. :rolleyes:

Where you been Hagan? I always enjoy your drive by comments! :D

[Hagan34]

see above post, been spending more time at the firearm forums, trying to track down some stuff, before any of the good stuff becomes illegal. dont feel to bad think the last posy on CO board was 2 weeks ago.

[brinner]

here, national board & pirate....joined shutupandwheel not too long ago........pretty much in that order.

[NwiTACO]

Just here. I'm not a whore like the rest of you people...

[95toyotan]

Here, taurus car club, BITOG, and pirate every great once in awhile.

[Fuod]

I stay here mostly... I'm loyal!

[brinner]

alright guys be patient, were trying to get this new site up.

[Bear]

alright guys be patient, were trying to get this new site up.

yup yup! we are getting closer! progress is definitely being made!

I ain't going to give any dates yet, but I think everyone will like the changes.

[NwiTACO]

Never saw the old one...

[Fuod]

The old one can still be viewed at http://www.oberlin.net/~inttora/

The Ohio chapter has been nice enough not remove it from their server yet!

[Bear]

did you get Brinner's email? I see you are back online for a few minutes! If you haven't gotten it, check your box. We need you to set up that crap! (I told you that you would be the best to handle it…now I am looking like a freak'n genius saying it!)

get to work boy! we got chore's to do!

[Fuod]

did you get Brinner's email? I see you are back online for a few minutes! If you haven't gotten it, check your box. We need you to set up that crap! (I told you that you would be the best to handle it…now I am looking like a freak'n genius saying it!)

get to work boy! we got chore's to do!

Yeah I saw it and responded. I'm waiting for a response, so there! :p

[brinner]

hows the website coming?






fyi: except for domain registration.....we are all paid up til 2013 (my present to INTTORA)

[Bear]

As far as I am aware, we are still waiting on a few items, one being from you (correct me if you sent it directly to Crosby). After that, we need a final proofing and we are set.

domain is paid up for another two years as far as I know of so we should be good on that front.

[Fuod]

I'm on hold with Network Solutions right now, have been for a while...

I'll edit this post when I know something.

#edit#
Bear, Brinner... We need to talk! Call me if you can, or PM me with your number.

[Bear]

pm sent

[brinner]

hey joe, i just sent you an email of proof of DOMAIN REGISTRATION, so please convey my feelings on the matter of where exactly they can file that "its not 'registered' claim"......in a politically correct manner.

[Fuod]

hey joe, i just sent you an email of proof of DOMAIN REGISTRATION, so please convey my feelings on the matter of where exactly they can file that "its not 'registered' claim"......in a politically correct manner.

:rofl:

Email response sent...

[Bear]

for everyone that has contributed to the website fund and even for the ones that did not but are wondering what is the progress with the web site.

The latest is Crozby is doing a bang up job modernizing our site and is almost done with his work.

We had the registration for the URL/domain, but there was a mix up with the previous registering company and we are requesting a refund from that company and will be sorting that out for at least a week.

The main issue is that we had the domain registered prior, but in an individuals name, making it impossible for us to administer the site. The prior registration had to completely expire before we can take control. This delay is basically costing us 2 weeks.

In the mean time we have sat up an account with another server company and are merely waiting to resolve the issue mentioned above before moving forward.

[brinner]

ok got the refund, just point my clicky finger in the right direction.

[Bear]

I believe Joe is working with Eric on this matter for us.