| | Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 7,203 Likes: 11 Community Owner | | Community Owner Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 7,203 Likes: 11 | When setting up every part of the new system here in the past years we were hoping for a site which could support itself. Yet when we look back at the amount that we've had to spend on site licenses, updates, hosting, etc. we are far from reaching this... In order for us to make updates and have full time staff requires the funds to at least break even; we're not out to make a proffit, we're just out to make a place for everyone, not a hole in a wallet as we have been lately. If every member of UGN Security donated even $5 per year we'd have $9480 which would cover every part of our bandwidth requirements, servers, events, licenses, etc. We're not asking you to pay us to visit, we're asking that if you appreciate the site to make a small $10 donation when you can so we can stay around... The store and banners on the site don't bring in even $50 a year, which won't even cover an extension of the BBS software's license. We accept paypal donations to Gizmo[at] UnderGroundNews[dot]com or mailed donations of hardware/software/cash to: James Corthell C/O UGN Security11705 SE 63RD Ave Suite 2 Milwaukie, OR 97222 Thank you for your ear, your traffic, and your assictance, Gizmo | | | |
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| | | | Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 3,255 Likes: 3 UGN Elite | | UGN Elite Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 3,255 Likes: 3 | You just got $10 from me. I damn sure hope I'm not the only one. Dude, WTF? -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Hello, you recently sent a message to me at gizmo[at] UnderGroundNews[dot]com. I am using a mailbox protection system to block unsolicted junk mail. Because you are actually reading this note, it is highly unlikely that your message to me was in fact unsolicited. However, I regret that I do not already have your email address in my whitelist. That is why this note has been sent to you. Please click on the link below to verify your identity. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- You should do something to fix this so donating isn't a pain in the [censored]. I hope you get the email. | | | | | Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 7,203 Likes: 11 Community Owner | | Community Owner Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 7,203 Likes: 11 | actually that notification is something setup at my home pop/smtp server, spam protection and all heh... I set an auto allow for paypal donations heh... Yeh, people don't seem to want to donate to things they like to visit, I'm hoping that some people will give half a crap for once, but we'll see  ... UGN's my baby, has been since the beginning, I loved this site so much that I ended up buying it because I didn't want to see it turned into one of those "popular search engines" ... but the price has gotten kinda heavy... $4000 for the site, hosting, license costs, server costs, etc... Thank god for SilentRage, Sin, and Infinite donating their BW for the IRC servers... | | | | | Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 135 UGN Member | | UGN Member Joined: Apr 2002 Posts: 135 | I made a small donation too cause I've been wit UGN for so long. if UBB is costin too much, maybe you should switch to open source, http://www.phpbb.com/downloads.php. That's a great board rite there, IMO it's better than UBB. well, good luck wit the site.
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| | | | | Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 7,203 Likes: 11 Community Owner | | Community Owner Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 7,203 Likes: 11 | The BBS suite we have is the best out there, i've been helping at the project for some time and won't go to anyone. The BBS isn't the hassle, it's the majority of everything else...
For the BBS we can keep the same version for as long as we want; if you looked at the feature lists in each new version that are *stock* you'd probably end up creaming yourself... | | | | | Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 209 Member | | Member Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 209 | Hey, you can grab that ducky-girl-perg pic (from the "Photoshop your heart out" thread)and send it to some bleeding-hearts save the kids association with the message "Remember, every minute I spend reading about crime is a minute that I'm not actively ingaged in it." 
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| | | | | Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 13 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 13 | If i had a credit card i would donate. i have been going to this site for a while now. joined recently. and it has helped in a lot of ways, i believe this site to be the best on the net.
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| | | | | Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 1,146 Likes: 1 UGN News Staff | | UGN News Staff Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 1,146 Likes: 1 | Gizmo, i will donate $10 tommorow
Its going to be about 15 Canadian for me = (
Owell, i can sacrafice my XBox live for couple of weeks
I will donate tommorow
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-Picasso | | | | | Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 7,203 Likes: 11 Community Owner | | Community Owner Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 7,203 Likes: 11 | Cool, thanks ice. Remember everyone, we also accept check/money order/cash/hardware | | | | | Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 39 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 39 | I have a ton of stuff to donate all kinds of hardware that i got from a D.I.T computers place that was closing and had a huge sale. So i got like a grand worth of stuff for like 150 bucks and i got plenty of cash. But I'm not going to donate anything because i get no respect from anyone in here just because everyone thinks I'm ignorant I'm sorry but no. (Ice, Infinite) I liked this site to why does every one half to be so disrespectful. I'm sorry Gizmo really i am. Maby under different circumstances. | | | | | Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 39 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 39 | Hey sorry for that last post i will donate, where do i send the hardware and money. Tell me and ill get some stuff together what do you need. I'm like a black market you need it and in some way or another ill get it no charge to you ok I'm turning over a new leaf. | | | | | Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 39 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 39 | ok i got the address just give me a list of things needed or cash ammount ??? | | | | | Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 7,203 Likes: 11 Community Owner | | Community Owner Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 7,203 Likes: 11 | Whatever you can send, cash or hardware wise it'd be greatly appreciated. I have the need for a few pc's around the house for differant projects (plus sharing a laptop between 4 people = [censored]), also the $ wise always goes up, for instance extra bandwidth, licensing, etc, etc, etc : | | | | | Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 209 Member | | Member Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 209 | I would donate, but unfortunatly, I'm one of those annoying teenagers with no money. You have an awsome site tho 
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| | | | | Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 270 UGN Member | | UGN Member Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 270 | Well since I have been here so long...........
Donation complete..........
370$ US - Don't spend it all in one place
Unless you try something to which you have not already succeeded ~ Then you shall NEVER grow | | | | | Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 7,203 Likes: 11 Community Owner | | Community Owner Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 7,203 Likes: 11 | Thank you Highlander, I may have to apply that towards the ubb upgrade heh... | | | | | Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 270 UGN Member | | UGN Member Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 270 | Well 9 days till your next 370$ donation
Then thats it till Jan, consider them ur Christmas pres. for UGN
Unless you try something to which you have not already succeeded ~ Then you shall NEVER grow | | | | | Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 1,146 Likes: 1 UGN News Staff | | UGN News Staff Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 1,146 Likes: 1 | wowow a 370 donation
Wish i had money like that.
That would be like 500 dollors for me = (
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-Picasso | | | | | Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 860 Likes: 1 Der �belt�ter | | Der �belt�ter Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 860 Likes: 1 | It was $500 for Highlander too. Damn canucks. :x | | | | | Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 270 UGN Member | | UGN Member Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 270 | lol, yeah always seems disapointing to see 500 suddenly turn into 370
Unless you try something to which you have not already succeeded ~ Then you shall NEVER grow | | | | | Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 181 Member | | Member Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 181 | I can't make a donation right now cause money is really tight. I'm in the middle of a lawsuit right now.
I try and send you something as soon as I can.
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| | | | | Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 7,203 Likes: 11 Community Owner | | Community Owner Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 7,203 Likes: 11 | yey 2 days till highlander's donation and ice is sending one in tonight . Thanks to everyone who's donated so far! So far we've managed to get extensions on a few of our site licenses as well as get some hardware built up! We still have a lot to do but we're getting there! Thanks . | | | | | Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 807 Likes: 2 UGN Super Poster | | UGN Super Poster Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 807 Likes: 2 | i would donate if i had some money  | | | | | Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 80 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 80 | Originally posted by Ghost: i would donate if i had some money Dude, same here. It's a total bummer not having any money.
You have to be a little crazy to keep from going insane!
| | | | | Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 270 UGN Member | | UGN Member Joined: Mar 2002 Posts: 270 | Well tommorow you get your 2nd donation (370$) lol YAY for u
Unless you try something to which you have not already succeeded ~ Then you shall NEVER grow | | | | | Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 7,203 Likes: 11 Community Owner | | Community Owner Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 7,203 Likes: 11 | yey for me, i can get a current license for jIRC and a few others! lol.. | | | | | Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 7,203 Likes: 11 Community Owner | | Community Owner Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 7,203 Likes: 11 | Highlander's donation was recieved last night for $370 USD ($500 CAD).
I'd like to thank everyone for their recent support, better late than never... We've been able to get the majority of our licenses updated (minus the jIRC which I'm awaiting a response from the author). | | | | | Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 3,255 Likes: 3 UGN Elite | | UGN Elite Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 3,255 Likes: 3 | jIRC.... ummm Gizzy, Is that even needed? I mean honestly take jIRC down and put links up to mIRC, [censored]-X and what ever other IRC clients you think are good. I know it would be nice to have, but why drive yourself crazy if money is tight. Originally posted by HighLander:
Well since I have been here so long...........
Donation complete..........
370$ US - Don't spend it all in one place I rember you, I liked you back when beard ran this joint. You are one supporting member! Hey gizzy, He should get something for that much of a donation. heh, Jesus. | | | | | Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 7,203 Likes: 11 Community Owner | | Community Owner Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 7,203 Likes: 11 | heh he does :x... I'm contemplating droppin jIRC all together; I mean, I like the sript and all, but yeh you're right it is a pain in the [censored], i can think of other things we need more... | | | | | Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 390 UGN Member | | UGN Member Joined: Sep 2002 Posts: 390 | You should drop jIRC and go with a free one man, The free ones may not be as pretty but who cares? The heavy users don't use the java applet anyway. Save some money, which is always good
"The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources." -Albert Einstein Tech Ninja Security | | | | | Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 7,203 Likes: 11 Community Owner | | Community Owner Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 7,203 Likes: 11 | Originally posted by Shinobi:
You should drop jIRC and go with a free one man, The free ones may not be as pretty but who cares? The heavy users don't use the java applet anyway. Save some money, which is always good Yeh, i found a nice looking one, I've been doing some tests on it; it add's more features anyway... Multi channels is the main one lol... Stay tuned... | | | | | Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 2 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 2 | 大家好，
不知道这里是干什么的
所以就乱发一下了
I come from ShanDong Province of China and i want to make friend to everyone
| | | | | Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 7,203 Likes: 11 Community Owner | | Community Owner Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 7,203 Likes: 11 | Originally posted by CRED:
大家好，
不知道这里是干什么的
所以就乱发一下了 Speak english | | | | | Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 589 UGN Custodian | | UGN Custodian Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 589 | Originally posted by CRED:
大家好，
不知道这里是干什么的
所以就乱发一下了 used TRANSLATOR . He said Hello, did not know | | | | | Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 589 UGN Custodian | | UGN Custodian Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 589 | oi giz
how come we cant see his chinese characters anymore?
or can we see it, but my computer isnt equipped with the tools to recognise?
(i was able to read it previously) | | | | | Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 7,203 Likes: 11 Community Owner | | Community Owner Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 7,203 Likes: 11 | 'eh I found that our charset definition was missing, so i added it back to what it's supposed to be | | | | | Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 589 UGN Custodian | | UGN Custodian Joined: Jan 2005 Posts: 589 | i can see it again! not that its impacted on my day to day life, but its a problem solved none the less! *thinks: geez, my life really is the pits if something as mundane as UGNs charset definition being updated excites me * | | |
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