Its the last day of the month....

[Ldub]

LOL, internet tests are good enough in my book. Hell, the only thing I learned in school was that I wasted 12 years of my life. Its funny and ridiculous at the same time. I didn't go to college and a bunch of my friends did and now I make more money than they do and don't have a crushing school loan debt. Oh well.

"want fries with that?" comes to mind

I don't make much money, but I'm not a slave to debt any more either...

[pbkid]

<-- beat that dead horse.

sorry dub and jo, you know i love you two, but damn the arguing gets old.

[JoFotoz]

Yer right Jack..the arguing serves no purpose.

I happily on that score.

But I firmly stand behind the sentiment and intent of the original post here......
...and would/will do the very same if a similar large monthly shortfall
in donations occurs.



jo

[pbkid]

I just know that ive heard the same response from scott each time this subject arises. That-

No one is obligated to donate to the site, scott will happily continue to do whatever is needed to keep this site up and running.

Of course any donation is appreciated, but certainly not expected.

Each member of the site should feel free to participate in donation or not.



And yes, Im aware that the donations DO help scott, which im sure he appreciates, but not necessary and no one should be haggled.

Thanks for the friendly reminder for everyone, but it should remain at that, friendly reminder for the masses.

(sometimes it just feels like this subject is like arguing politics or religion )

[Moncha]

I just know that ive heard the same response from scott each time this subject arises. That-

No one is obligated to donate to the site, scott will happily continue to do whatever is needed to keep this site up and running.

Of course any donation is appreciated, but certainly not expected.

Each member of the site should feel free to participate in donation or not.



And yes, Im aware that the donations DO help scott, which im sure he appreciates, but not necessary and no one should be haggled.

Thanks for the friendly reminder for everyone, but it should remain at that, friendly reminder for the masses.

(sometimes it just feels like this subject is like arguing politics or religion )

Well said Jack, you last line is why I stay out of the subject... Too that, I have no opinion

[Y33TREKker]

Well said Jack, you last line is why I stay out of the subject... Too that, I have no opinion

I agree that it was well said too.

And as I've also said before, I've never seen it posted anywhere on this site that making monetary donations entitles a donating member to adopt an unfriendly manner with no possibility of consequence. So, just as all members are entitled to start these types of threads and make the types of unfriendly comments sometimes seen within, so are all members entitled to respond in kind (pun intended ).

[ZEUS]

Can we charge Trek in a pro-rated fashion for having the most posts in threads pertaining to site support? He obviously somehow considers what he says in these threads "a contribution to the site", just as he does in attempts to help someone troubleshoot problems. So help him contribute here where it is really needed - funding. However, he tries to say those who are the most pro-active in reminding folks of the need to donate to the site are also those who first threw stones. "He started it, Mom!" Folks, we are talking 5 years ago!!!!!!! Who gives a shoe?! What Trek fails to acknowledge (hopefully) is his constant "do-gooder deeds" in these threads only go toward disuading non-donating members from donating! And what gets my goat is he finds pride in doing so while placing himself atop a pedestal for it!! These threads only go this direction because of YOU, Trek. You need to realize that you have been talking to TWO people in this thread - Jo and Dub - and yet you are recklessly lumping together a group of phantom VXers who have said nothing here.

To that end, you are also helping no-one by religiously calling the kettle black! Just in this thread:

"It's obvious that, even after so many similar discussions on the subject, some of you still aren't self-aware enough to even realize when you're doing what you say you're not doing." BLACK POT!

"It's no wonder human progress occurs so slowly." BLACK POT!

"Something else you all might want to look up is "self-fulfilling prophecy". Some of you know full well what posting the same old types of comments in these threads will result in, yet you do it anyway and then feign ignorance." BLACK POT!

"An apparent need for drama is an all-to-common affliction these days." BLACK POT!

"I think I will decline this one as all you seem interested in doing is going out of your way to deliberately step on my toes...as usual." BLACK POT!

"The act or practice of enhancing or exaggerating one's own importance, power, or reputation. (But again...it's not like anyone has ever actually been counting...right? )" BLACK POT!

Jack said it perfectly, without bias nor ego. Yet, realize this; Jo and Dub are good friends and they typically talk amongst themselves here in an open forum while consuming fun beverages. They both have HUGE personalities that come across in their posts. Guys, you know I love you both. If reminders are going to be given do what you need to do to support that cause at it's fullest. The fun banter amongst friends gets lost on those hell-bent on announcing their spiteful resentments toward what you just said or have said 5 YEARS AGO!! This goes against the overal goal of the original post.

[JoFotoz]

WOW, I wave the white flag

Yer right Jack..the arguing serves no purpose.

I happily on that score.
jo

....and get shot in the back as I walk away.



jo

PS..nice to see the donations rocking already this month..just sayin'...

....no finger pointing/single-ing out, or other abstracts....

[Ldub]

PS..nice to see the donations rocking already this month..just sayin'...

....no finger pointing/single-ing out, or other abstracts....

Yeh, but I think I caught a whiff of self aggrandizignation...

[Y33TREKker]

WOW, I wave the white flag

....and get shot in the back as I walk away.



jo

I've never made any moral judgement of you or your opinion

OH PUH-LEASE

You DO realize, that you're the only one who gets his undies all up in a tizz when lagging donations are brought to everyone's attention, not just yours, right?

Of course that's the way you're going to try to portray my responses. You obviously don't know of all the people who have thanked me in personal emails for calling you out on your BS though. I'm just the only person here dumb enough to think that if I keep explaining things, you'll finally understand.

[Ldub]

OH PUH-LEASE


Of course that's the way you're going to try to portray my responses. You obviously don't know of all the people who have thanked me in personal emails for calling you out on your BS though. I'm just the only person here dumb enough to think that if I keep explaining things, you'll finally understand.

Yeh, & the PM's I receive asking "whats that Ashton Hatfield's problem anyway?", are all in my imagination...

But I digress, go back, lick your web wounds, & post another tomorrow.

[H3_VX]

"want fries with that?" comes to mind

I don't make much money, but I'm not a slave to debt any more either...

LOL, no. None of them work at McDonalds. Although, McDonalds actually pays well where I live.