C'mon guys and gals, this has been up for a couple of days now and only $25???? We can do better than that.

This website isn't free, and Sapient isn't living in luxury. If you like this site as your home please redistribute some of the wealth to help keep it going. To get things going, I will pledge to match all donations that occur within the next 24 hours up to a total of $200 (even yours Jean), so not only will you be donating, but you will be taking away some of my hardly earned money as well.

Thank you.

My posts already contribute a priceless amount.

I gotcha Sapient.  Sorry I can't give more, Uncle Sam pays his Air Force children a very mediocre salary for the crap we put up with. 
One day when I win the lottery I'll buy you guys a beach house in Cancun with as much bandwidth as you could handle.

Hope all is well,

- Brad

I'll talk to the wife in the morning, see if we can part with a bit more monies.  Been a fan of you guys for years, I'd like to see you run for president one day lol; just trying to pay ya'll back for the countless hours of humor and insight.

My comments are not as priceless, so I just chipped in.   

Such a great website. Have learned a lot and cleared my head of woo-woo while being entertained.

I know it has been awhile since I have been on but the success of this site is dear to my heart so throwing a bit of love your way.

Luv you guys!! 

 Hey everyone. I've been a fan of this site for years. I don't think I've ever posted, but I've read and lurked and learned a lot from everyone here. Sapient, I saw your post on FB and I figured I can chip in $15 to thank you for everything you've done and continue to do.

Keep up the good work man!

 C'mon, just a few more bucks. If you don't make me pay my $200 I'm going to donate the remainder to Rand Paul or some other right wing nut job.

Edit: Or maybe Sarah Palin, just to piss some of you off...

 Your welcome, glad I could help out. I appreciate everything you do to keep this site going as long as you have.

Brian, I cant use the PM for some reason. If you can get a hold of Bob on skype he can shoot you my e-mail, send me a snail mail address I can send an MO to. I get paid today and will shoot you a MO tomorrow which will get to you sometime next week. But I need a snail mail to send it to you.

Got it. Thanks. And thanks for keeping this website around. It is my oasis in a sea of theism.

Whats the deal with the object on the front page that reports how much money has been donated? I see $275 one time and then come in later and see $60. I just opened a new window again and it says $60. It is very inconsistent.

Anybody else seeing that?

 ah. Safari here. My Droid seems to get the latest. It shows $325 now. But Safari still $60.

 understood.

Perhaps there is a better module, but I wouldn't know. When I chipped in I keep thinking did it take, when will it take. Now I see why. Good I had the droid in that case.

 Brian, I got your money order.  Thanks man!  

I know some people get large tax refunds, anyone out there want to donate $200 of their large refund?  If we had several people do that, we'd have no needs for 2 years, and be able to increase our advertising.

Decided to donate what I have left to RRS. It was either Rational Response or an obscure charity that spends 90% of collected money to raising more funds. VERY hard decision, you know.

 ok. I added some more to the pot and to round up the tally. 

Happy Rapture Day.

We aren't through the recession.  My paypal account got hit by several business expenses at once, including domain name renewals and this months server bill is late.  They expect $100 by 2 days ago.  However the card is declined.  I'm sorry to have to ask but we need $90 by Monday to help keep the site up and running without a worry.  Please donate via paypal right now!

Thanks very much.  I'll do something very significant for me in appreciation.  I am going to award you a lifetime silver membership.  If it ever happens to go away I assure you it will be an error, just write me and I'll give it back to you.  Thanks.

Dude, I thought that was you that volunteered that help in the past.  I sent you an email a few weeks ago with the specs being considered and I never heard back.  I just checked my email and on 7/9 I sent an email to your malpine******@gmail email addy.

I'll pm you the same email.

                        I was haveing trubble remembering my code access,  I finnaly changed the code. sorry it took 2 days.

Um, you've got Ads shoved all over the place, this topic alone has about 10 Ads going on all over the place!

I'm a strong believer in free Internet on forums, blogs and even just reading stuff.

If others want to donate, so be it, their choice and all. I personally advise against it, especially with remarks like "C'mon guys and gals, this has been up for a couple of days now and only $25???? We can do better than that. This website isn't free"

It isn't? And I need to "Do Better"? I'm outa here then, here I was thinking I'm here to help the greater community, when I'm actually here to pay? Geez, you should have made the post real clear and stated "Give to the poor box" The Minister requires a new Jag.

I just read this in the rules: to be free, and in the spirit of Freethought

They were the days, where posting on someone's forum meant that your membership and words alone brought riches to the site. Long gone now, I haven't seen a recent forum yet that doesn't spam from the top down.

I'll donate my advice ok, since that will have far more weight than your precious money.

Respect your members, for without them there would be no forum, do note that sometimes the 'Forum' owners will need to pay for this right. Keep up the good work.

p.s. I understand that this topic concluded with a thanks (to donators only) But since its still open I was sure that donators and free posters alike were allowed to reply.

p.p.s Donations are member's choice not obligation? As Homer Simpson once said, Look boy its 'voluntary' donation, oh yeah I'll do that! Ha Ha Ha

OK

I pushed you to think of banning me, or at least removing my post, and you didn't do either.

I'll stick around now, thanks for believing in me

That remark was mine and I am not an owner of the forum or affiliated in any way other than my participation here. Simply a regular poster and contributor trying to encourage others who are regulars to donate. And apparently it worked because we almost maxed my matching offer. The site is free for you to use, it is not free for Sapient to host and Sapient doesn't drive a jag and has put large amounts of his own money to get this site up and keep it going. I believe it is prudent for those of us who enjoy the site and have the resources available to donate. 

Participation is always welcome and it is completely your choice whether or not you wish to donate. Many regular posters here do not donate, and some who do. The choice is yours. No one is going to pressure you other than someone like me posting encouragement in a post like this that you are welcome to read or ignore as you wish.