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#1 Postby **dhweather** » Sat Jul 16, 2005 8:44 am

Storm2k welcomes the large number of new members since the
2005 Hurricane Season kicked off!

For the new members as well as the seasoned veterans of Storm2k,
please remember that while storm2k is a nonprofit organization,
basic operating costs are approximately $2000 per year.

With continued growth, which is a great thing, we will reach a point
that the server will require upgrades. That, in combination with
regular maintenance runs the operating costs up.

Without a doubt, storm2k gets most of its visits during the hurricane
season. Please remember that storm2k is a fully operational web page
that runs 24x7x365. We can't just cut operations on and off, they
have to be continuous.

I've been to many weather web pages over the years, but none
compare to storm2k. The offerings are second to none!
Well maintained forums where you can chat with professional
meteorologists, amateur's, and even newbies to weather.
There's something for everyone here - that's what makes storm2k
head and shoulders above the rest.

Wouldn't you hate to come back to storm2k next June and find that it's
not here? If the bills do not get paid, that could very well happen!

If you find storm2k a valuable resource for you, please consider
making a donation to help pay the bills. If you have already donated,
thank you for your donation - every donation is GREATLY appreciated!!

http://www.storm2k.org/wx/modules.php?name=Donations

Thanks-

David (dhweather)

#2 Postby **drezee** » Sat Jul 16, 2005 8:48 am

I am all for helping the site out, but is there some type of running tally like a telethon of a goal. You know like Jerry's Kids...You know we need 2000 and we are at 300 or a thermometer or something. That would be cool!!!

#3 Postby **dixiebreeze** » Sat Jul 16, 2005 9:13 am

drezee wrote:I am all for helping the site out, but is there some type of running tally like a telethon of a goal. You know like Jerry's Kids...You know we need 2000 and we are at 300 or a thermometer or something. That would be cool!!!

Agree drezee! http://www.freerepublic.com does that and it works great. Sort of a cheerleading incentive.

#4 Postby **dhweather** » Sat Jul 16, 2005 9:15 am

Good idea drezee!

Hey Marshall! How about a thermometer of money donated
and the goal, which I'd personally put at least $2500.

That should cover the expenses for a year, barring some
extreme hardware failure or something.

Wacahootaman · #5 Postby **Wacahootaman** » Sat Jul 16, 2005 9:24 am

You need an address to where we can send a check.

I dont trust my computer to use CC numbers on it but would gladly mail ya a check.

#6 Postby **wxman57** » Sat Jul 16, 2005 9:26 am

How about using PayPal? It's quick/easy.

#7 Postby **simplykristi** » Sat Jul 16, 2005 9:33 am

I just donated $10.00 via PayPal.

Kristi

cancunkid · #8 Postby **cancunkid** » Sat Jul 16, 2005 9:34 am

Just gave my donation. I am in the landlocked Ozarks and I just can't find anything that is more informative anywhere than your site. Most of my family is in hurricane prone areas and you all keep me well informed. Thanks so much you are :fantastic:

#9 Postby **dhweather** » Sat Jul 16, 2005 9:56 am

Thank you for your donations!!!!

Agua · #10 Postby **Agua** » Sat Jul 16, 2005 9:58 am

Are you an operator of this forum now, DH?

#11 Postby **dhweather** » Sat Jul 16, 2005 10:00 am

Nope, just another user.

I'd just hate to see storm2k go away - we can't expect Marshall and
Chad to pony up $2K a year or more !! So everyone needs to chip in!

#12 Postby **jlauderdal** » Sat Jul 16, 2005 10:17 am

dhweather wrote:Nope, just another user.

I'd just hate to see storm2k go away - we can't expect Marshall and
Chad to pony up $2K a year or more !! So everyone needs to chip in!

i popped for 50 earlier in the week and my badger challenge is in effect, 200 more if they win the big ten and 250 on top of that if they win the national championship, dont laugh they werent that far away last year. we have gators, noles, lsu tigers, etc all in this thing so pony up folks, just think about how low your cost per clisk is, lets face it we all hit this site too many times too count so pay up you will be a better person for it.

Agua · #13 Postby **Agua** » Sat Jul 16, 2005 10:19 am

I gave earlier in the week. I was just curious why you started a new thread for this when there's one stickied at the very top of this forum styled "Site funding request".

mf_dolphin · #14 Postby **mf_dolphin** » Sat Jul 16, 2005 10:40 am

Again thanks for everyone's donations! We couldn't do this without everyone's help. DH may just get the Site Fundraiser title. :-)

#15 Postby **Windy** » Sat Jul 16, 2005 10:46 am

Perhaps you missed the giant sticky at the top of the forum?

Anyhow, donating is not a bad idea (I need to try again; the first time I tried, Paypal's screen was perpetually loading). That said, I don't think there is a risk that Storm2k will "go away". More likely someone would buy the site before that happened.

#16 Postby **dhweather** » Sat Jul 16, 2005 2:52 pm

mf_dolphin wrote:Again thanks for everyone's donations! We couldn't do this without everyone's help. DH may just get the Site Fundraiser title.

Funny you say that Marshall.

While out slaving in the yard, excuse me, cutting the grass, I thought
I'd appoint myself as the storm2k director of funding.

I'm gonna BEG, PLEAD, HOWL!! :lol:

Seriously folks, if you enjoy storm2k 1% as much as I do, you'll give.
No amount is too small or too large.

For you folks that want to do this via check, I'll get with Marshall for a mailing address.

Again, I appreciate everyone donating. The contributions let the folks
that run the board focus on what they need to do - RUN THE BOARD,
and not worry about how they'll pay the bills, especially in the slow months.

http://www.storm2k.org/wx/modules.php?name=Donations

Thanks-

David (dhweather)

Agua · #17 Postby **Agua** » Sat Jul 16, 2005 6:05 pm

Wow. Is S2K really hurting for money that bad DH such that it's in danger of disappearing? If so, I'll kick in some more if it's not too late, but I'm surprised.

Cape Verde · #18 Postby **Cape Verde** » Sat Jul 16, 2005 6:24 pm

Agua wrote:I gave earlier in the week. I was just curious why you started a new thread for this when there's one stickied at the very top of this forum styled "Site funding request".

<P>So did I. In fact, I was the one who suggested a fundraiser which spawned that thread.<P>But to be fair to donors, a clear goal of how much needs to be raised must be set out, and how much progress toward that goal has been made.<P>Asking for money all the time without doing that is like those televangelist shows at 2 am. I'm not AT ALL saying S2K is doing that. But it must not fall into that trap.

#19 Postby **dhweather** » Sat Jul 16, 2005 7:45 pm

No - Storm2k is not in danger of going away right now. Fortunately, a
few folks have carried the load to keep s2k funded. The biggest problem
is, by far, that traffic gets much slower when Hurricane Season ends.
Storm2k does not end with Hurricane season, and donations get extremely
sparse in the winter. In my opinion, it's not very fair for a very small
number of people to carry the load, especially during the Holidays and
tax season. If everyone chips in some now, we don't have to worry until next summer! YEA!!!!!!

I designated myself to make sure that we all chip in enough to keep
storm2k fully funded for the next year, which will take around $2000.
Nobody asked me to do it, I took it upon myself. I have my own web
page just for my personal weather station, and it is resource consuming.
It takes time and money to maintain and run sites.

Marshall has some exciting news to pass along, and as he stated,
it will be posted on the board news forum in the next day or so.
If you find storm2k a valuable resource for you, please consider
making a donation to help pay the bills. If you have already donated,
thank you for your donation - every donation is GREATLY appreciated!!

http://www.storm2k.org/wx/modules.php?name=Donations

Thanks-

David (dhweather)

#20 Postby **EDR1222** » Sun Jul 17, 2005 1:48 am

dhweather wrote:Nope, just another user.

I'd just hate to see storm2k go away - we can't expect Marshall and
Chad to pony up $2K a year or more !! So everyone needs to chip in!

I agree. I would also hate to see storm 2k go away. So much valuable information from the pros and also from the ameteurs and weather enthusiasts. I am happy to give. And as WXman57 said, paypal is quick and easy

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