LOOK & THINK

[Ldub]

Scott,

I looked at the Donations page and it's not apparent how to send a donation of more than $20 - I'd like to increase the amount and it can't be done on PayPal either. Can you post the PayPal payment email address you're using? I'll get some $$ off to you today.

-- John

Look at the paragraph below the paypal logo...or hit the "donate" button more than once on seperate visits.

[johnnyapollo]

Thanks Ldub - I missed that. $$ sent.

-- John

[Ldub]

Thanks Ldub - I missed that. $$ sent.

-- John

WOW John...that's a lot of guests...WELL DONE !!!

[CrnCnn]

Guests are sent....

[k4tmc]

Scott,

Thanks for posting the statistics. I have made a new contribution. And...I'll make some more over the next few days.

Suggest changing the PayPal setup to allow other payment amounts ($40, $50, $75, $100, etc.)

Henry

[Moncha]

At the very bottom of the page, there is a link for just that... Thank you all very much!!

[Dino]

It's a bit ironic that the day after I became a site supporter, the server crashed!

[CrnCnn]

It's a bit ironic that the day after I became a site supporter, the server crashed!

Well now we know the main cause....

[Dino]

I'll be sending another donation after I get home from vacation.

[rowhard]

First, I am shocked at how few are contribution. As Anita said, the money I have saved (minus the money I have spent on mods) (well, I'm sure I'm in the red) but the knowledge that I have gain is worth every penny spent. My next action will be to look for the link at the bottom of the page. Thanks Scott

[pbkid]

wow, its really great to see all the people that are willing to keep this site going how it is. however i wish i could put some money into the pot, but im still trying to save up enough to get my vx on the road. much less finding what i need to get it fixed...aka motor....i dunno if it will ever live again...

[nfpgasmask]

Funny, I read this initially, and was like, "man, what is LDub smokin today??"

I just checked back on this thread and now it all makes sense. I will send over my donation tomorrow.

Now, all that aside, I have to ask, Moncha, is this the only way you can run the site? I mean, what about a hosting service with enough bandwidth and server space? I am just thinking, I mean, my gasmasks.net site is pretty huge (content wise) and I push a lot of traffic through. I am on a hosting plan that costs me only $250/year. So, why does VX.info need its own dedicated server? Forgive me for asking, I am just wondering. Is it bandwidth? The backend? Reliability? Space? Just curious as it would seem there might be other options?? Again, just slap me if I am talking out of my arse.

Bart

[Kenny]

No "sorry" needed Boss Man...I just don't want to see this site disappear.
I've said it before...I find it astounding that fewer than 100 members can scrape together twenty dollars a year to support a site that has the potential to save them THOUSANDS of dollars in stealership repairs...I guess I was raised different or something.

I know that not all of the membership is active, & I guess I can understand it if you haven't visited the site in years, but on the other side of the coin, there are those that are inactive & still feel this place is worth a little extra scratch...I dunno, I'll never understand human nature.

TWENTY BUCKS A YEAR ???...that's four less Starbucks foo-foo latte coffee beverages...a year...that's one less every three months...

Allright...I'll get down off my soap box now...

Here, here.
If you can afford an internet connection, you can spare $20 a year.
There is absolutely no excuse not to donate if you visit and don't leave empty handed. I mean who doesn't tip excellent service after a nice dinner?

If it wasn't for this site, I wouldn't have a VX.

[Pghachey]

I not only have gained knowledge from the site, but entertainment from reading some of the comments and watching some of the videos, not to mention the hundreds of pictures that are priceless. Thanks
Money will be sent without question.

[Knigh7s]

I will most definitely send some money once I get my paycheck. If it wasn't for this site, I would have never gotten my VX. I can't believe I didn't even notice my subscription was past due! =P shame on me!

But Im with Bart... I don't know what happened back then when the site first started. But I am curious as to why you went dedicated on the "safe server"? If you don't mind me asking... How many GB is this site currently at and how much bandwidth are you going through per month?

Here is some information of the hosting I use.

Fast Dell® Intel Quad-Core XEON processors (8 cpus) with RAID protected drives, 6GB+ of DDR ECC RAM
1100GB Storage
6000 GB (6 TB) Bandwidth
More info here if you are interested. This was also not intended to be an add. Just information for those that are curious.

But hands down, I have to say this is one of my favorite places to visit on the web. I can't go through a single day of work without checking this site!
Thanks Moncha!!!

[EDIT] I notice you mention that the site was hacked... That answered my question... But security has changed since then...