HappyJay 154 Report post Posted November 24, 2010 (edited) Hi all, We all enjoyed and continue benefitting from such a wonderful board. We love being cerbites. But ask to yourself: without CERB, without the hard work of MOD (and some other members too I believe), where are we now? where can we go to find such valuable info about good ladies (and gents too, lol)? Where could both the SPs and hobbyists discuss so openly and friendly? Few of us realized how huge the work is to maintain such a big community (current member no. is 25,530). I certainly don't grasp all the aspects, but simply thinking of maintaining the system, monitoring thousands of posts daily, dealing all sorts of issues, etc, will drive me crazy. Imaging doing it for years... MOD's yesterday's post instantly made me think that he was overloaded, maybe way too much, and for too long, but I (I guess many of you too) simply didn't know/notice it because most of the work is behind the scene. And we somehow take it for granted and continue enjoying our happy time.... In the season of giving, :idea:the idea of donating some money to CERB came to my mind - This is to show our gratitude.- maybe setting up a fund? Like you love some free software developed by someone, you can donate some money to show your gratitude and help the developer to go further, the main purpose, as I can think of right now, is to make the forum a even better (don't take me wrong, this is already a terrific site, but one can always be better) community for us - like upgrading system when necessary, hiring an assistant (even if part-time one) to help in maintaining (to relieve some burden Mod has), etc, etc, I only have the idea though... I don't know how realistic my idea is... So I would love to hear what your gents/ladies have to say. Then if the idea were favoured, for donation method, I'd prefer Paypal. - I suppose most members would prefer anonymous if they choose to donate. This giving ought to be voluntary, and no minimum amount. There would questions about how to manage the fund if it were actually set up. Other issues? Comments? Thoughts? I am just throwing out a brick and would love to see stones and rocks out! Edited November 24, 2010 by HappyJay missed some points; typo Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
etasman2000 15994 Report post Posted November 24, 2010 Other issues? Comments? Thoughts? Mod had mentioned in the past that one way to support this site financially is to purchase ads space either here or on escortscanada. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mod 135640 Report post Posted November 24, 2010 That is correct, support for the site is best done with banner sales and your contributions to the site (Posts). As much as I may complain about being over worked and limited budgets the banner sales have picked up a fair amount this year and EC does generously pay for the cerb site and me. I can not complain about that.... but the banner sales do put more into the site as money from the banner sales go to things such as the chat room (Video server required for the room) and custom upgrades (when I have to hire a outside programmer) to do work on the site. Thanks for thinking of the site and me! ;) Keep on posting and showing your support that way and the site will continue to grow... as long as it sends traffic regularly to EC cerb will be paid for. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
VedaSloan 119179 Report post Posted November 25, 2010 Christmas is coming up, feel free to buy me a banner ;) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mod 135640 Report post Posted November 25, 2010 LOL!... That is one way to "donate" that is for sure. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Catfish101 171 Report post Posted November 25, 2010 That is correct, support for the site is best done with banner sales and your contributions to the site (Posts). As much as I may complain about being over worked and limited budgets the banner sales have picked up a fair amount this year and EC does generously pay for the cerb site and me. I can not complain about that.... but the banner sales do put more into the site as money from the banner sales go to things such as the chat room (Video server required for the room) and custom upgrades (when I have to hire a outside programmer) to do work on the site. Thanks for thinking of the site and me! ;) Keep on posting and showing your support that way and the site will continue to grow... as long as it sends traffic regularly to EC cerb will be paid for. You moderate appropriately. For sure. Love the recipes on here. Go dallas. Posted via Mobile Device Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
