Topic 76 of 102: Membership--Support The Spring!
Sun, Nov 26, 2000 (02:10) |
Mike Griggs (mikeg)
http://www.spring.net/member/member1.htm
Are you a member or a patron? Would you consider becoming one? If not, why not? What could be done to encourage you to sign up?
20 responses total.
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Response 1 of 20: Mike Griggs (mikeg) * Sun, Nov 26, 2000 (02:16) * 7 lines
OK, I created this topic to ask the question of myself more than anything :-)
I would definitely consider signing up for one of the monthly payment levels. The first problem is actually getting the payment to Terry: I can't make payments into a US bank without incurring *big* charges, and Spring can't (?) accept credit card payments. Catch-22.
Secondly, what is the benefit of the Patron level vs. the Member level (apart from the smug feeling of self-satisfaction ;-)) ? Maybe the patron level could offer even more teasing options...just a thought.
So, what say you all?
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Response 2 of 20: Karen (KarenR) * Sun, Nov 26, 2000 (09:46) * 3 lines
There's finally a way. PayPal now accepts International payments. They go against your credit card or can be debited from your bank account (your choice). They can be made to anyone with an email addresss.
Wish it was functional when I was doing the fundraising a couple of months ago.
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Response 3 of 20: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sun, Nov 26, 2000 (20:06) * 1 lines
It works, Mike _ I used it and Karen should have both my extra $5.00 and her finder's fee to forward to Terry!
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Response 4 of 20: Karen (KarenR) * Sun, Nov 26, 2000 (21:02) * 5 lines
I haven't gotten the referral bonus for you yet, Marcia, and have emailed them. BTW, the payments are still going to Kaylene as we still have an outstanding balance.
If you want to sign up, Mike, I can post my link so that I'll get the referral bonus and you will get whatever is being offered as an equivalent. All bonuses collected are being turned over to pay for the Yapp bill.
https://secure.paypal.x.com/refer/pal=rosie45%40hotmail.com
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Response 5 of 20: Wolf (wolf) * Sun, Nov 26, 2000 (21:29) * 1 lines
oh no, am i a member or a patron??? *ack*
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Response 6 of 20: Marcia (MarciaH) * Sun, Nov 26, 2000 (21:34) * 1 lines
Go to the www.spring.net page and access the membership link.
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Response 7 of 20: Wolf (wolf) * Sun, Nov 26, 2000 (21:37) * 1 lines
k!! (hi marcia *HUGS*)
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Response 8 of 20: Mike Griggs (mikeg) * Mon, Nov 27, 2000 (03:06) * 1 lines
Sounds good. Why are we paying for Yapp, by the way? It sucks in a serious way :-)
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Response 9 of 20: Karen (KarenR) * Mon, Nov 27, 2000 (07:50) * 3 lines
Why? Otherwise, there'd be no Spring. The number of daily hits has vastly exceeded the limits of our license, causing Yapp to shut itself off periodically.
Frankly, I like Yapp. Do you know of any other conferencing software? Our discussions would be sooooo boring if we had a threaded message board IMO.
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Response 10 of 20: Mike Griggs (mikeg) * Mon, Nov 27, 2000 (12:28) * 8 lines
I don't like threading either. However, at Delphi (www.delphi.com) there's quite a nice compromise between linear discussion (just as we have here) and being able to reference somebody else's message. You should check it out. I really like it there.
As for other conferencing software, there is other stuff around but it's probably not much better. There are lots of things I would like to be able to do (go to the Suggestion Box topic and look back about 12 months...all of those things, plus more :-) but Yapp either seems to (a) not support them or (b) be so complex to set up/lacking in documentation that it's not possible.
Still, this is just me all over. Never satisfied with what's available, always wanting more :-) Just ask anyone here, they'll tell you *grin*
But, if we're paying for Yapp maybe we could look elsewhere. Just to evaluate possibilities....
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Response 11 of 20: Mike Griggs (mikeg) * Sun, Dec 3, 2000 (09:47) * 3 lines
OK, there is a message board written in Perl called DCForum. There is a 'lite' version, which is $35 and the full version is $99/year. This software is very much like the Delphi that I described earlier. I like it a lot.
How much is being paid for Yapp?
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Response 12 of 20: Mike Griggs (mikeg) * Sun, Dec 3, 2000 (09:52) * 1 lines
Oh, the Lite version is also free to download for non-profit/personal use. Ideal for evaluation purposes.
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Response 13 of 20: (sprin5) * Mon, Dec 4, 2000 (10:55) * 10 lines
We, and by "we" I mean mostly the Ladies of Drool, put up around $1,300
for an extended Yapp license. I just sent Kaylene $339 and got $50 back
in Paypal payments (for which I sent out some color nature photos). I
like Yapp and folks here have managed to live with it, but I'm always open
to a better solution. Cheaper may not be better . You can't beat the
support that Kaylene and http://www.armidalesoftware.com provide. By the
way, Mike, this is a good website to get some of your hosting questions
answered, they have the technical docs for hosts that you'll need for your
business conference (some of which are in the spring's help web pages).
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Response 14 of 20: Karen (KarenR) * Mon, Dec 4, 2000 (11:17) * 1 lines
And the license is forever, in essence, until we exceed a certain number of hits per day on a recurring basis. This is NOT an annual fee. Also, some of the payment was for additional consultant services associated with Spring's move to digihost.
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Response 15 of 20: (sprin5) * Mon, Dec 4, 2000 (15:33) * 1 lines
Exactly Karen, Kaylene has been extremely nice and tolerant in letting me "ride" on this bill for a long time. And I am grateful that we were able to all pitch in and meet this obligation.
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Response 16 of 20: Marcia (MarciaH) * Mon, Dec 4, 2000 (18:03) * 1 lines
*Breathing out again* Much thanks to Karen for her persistence adn not taking no for an answer. We need each other and I am more than pleased that it all has been taken care of - if I understand correctly. Mike, Yapp works great - has for me in Geo, at least! And crafts conference...
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Response 17 of 20: Mike Griggs (mikeg) * Wed, Dec 6, 2000 (18:24) * 1 lines
Once again I'll be leaving this subject alone.
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Response 18 of 20: Mike Griggs (mikeg) * Wed, Dec 6, 2000 (18:24) * 1 lines
Once again I'll be leaving this subject alone.
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Response 19 of 20: Mike Griggs (mikeg) * Wed, Dec 6, 2000 (18:24) * 1 lines
Twice :-)
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Response 20 of 20: porchswing (cfadm) * Mon, Jul 17, 2006 (14:24) * 3 lines
Time to donate! I just spent a bucketload on a new server and owe for another year. I'm out a few thou and could use some help, especially with the year's server hosting fee which is due now.
Paypal banking@wholetech.com ... any amount appreciated.
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