You can:
If we are allowed to stay on the current host, all donations will be refunded, but if we're thrown off, it'll be too late to campaign. We already have enough for one month's hosting!
― stet (stet), Thursday, 10 August 2006 21:30 (nineteen years ago)
― StanM (StanM), Thursday, 10 August 2006 21:41 (nineteen years ago)
― Tape Store (Tape Store), Thursday, 10 August 2006 21:42 (nineteen years ago)
― kingfish trapped under ice (kingfish 2.0), Thursday, 10 August 2006 21:43 (nineteen years ago)
― stet (stet), Thursday, 10 August 2006 21:44 (nineteen years ago)
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 10 August 2006 21:45 (nineteen years ago)
― StanM (StanM), Thursday, 10 August 2006 21:45 (nineteen years ago)
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 10 August 2006 21:46 (nineteen years ago)
(hint: tell them it *is* needed, then we'll go and paint Glasgow red with teh profits of your "scam")
― ailsa (ailsa), Thursday, 10 August 2006 21:50 (nineteen years ago)
― i've dreamt of rubies! (Mandee), Thursday, 10 August 2006 21:53 (nineteen years ago)
― Gerard (Gerard), Thursday, 10 August 2006 22:14 (nineteen years ago)
― Brigadier Lethbridge-Pfunkboy (Kerr), Thursday, 10 August 2006 22:30 (nineteen years ago)
― Brigadier Lethbridge-Pfunkboy (Kerr), Thursday, 10 August 2006 22:33 (nineteen years ago)
― Whitman Mayonnaise (Rock Hardy), Thursday, 10 August 2006 23:02 (nineteen years ago)
― ailsa (ailsa), Thursday, 10 August 2006 23:14 (nineteen years ago)
― chap who would dare to start Raaatpackin (chap), Thursday, 10 August 2006 23:16 (nineteen years ago)
― ailsa (ailsa), Thursday, 10 August 2006 23:19 (nineteen years ago)
― ailsa (ailsa), Thursday, 10 August 2006 23:21 (nineteen years ago)
I can't handle US cheques here, but I don't mind doing UK cheques. If anyone wants to turn cheques into paypal gold let me know and I'll pass details on.
Ailsa: Refunds will come straight from PayPal -- there's a 60 day limit on doing that, but we'll know for sure well before then. xpost: oh god, make sure I've put the money somewhere safe before that evil drink comes out.
― stet (stet), Thursday, 10 August 2006 23:22 (nineteen years ago)
-- Ned Raggett (ne...) (webmail), Today 6:46 PM. (Ned) (later) (link)
hey guy, Ned's serious
http://img85.imageshack.us/img85/7170/suppactorgoodfellasra9.jpg
http://img144.imageshack.us/img144/5077/fypmshirt3ig4.gif
― heavyweight grebt (sanskrit), Thursday, 10 August 2006 23:29 (nineteen years ago)
― Andrew (enneff), Thursday, 10 August 2006 23:35 (nineteen years ago)
― Beth Parker (Beth Parker), Thursday, 10 August 2006 23:41 (nineteen years ago)
― Andrew (enneff), Thursday, 10 August 2006 23:49 (nineteen years ago)
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Thursday, 10 August 2006 23:54 (nineteen years ago)
― jergins (jergins), Thursday, 10 August 2006 23:56 (nineteen years ago)
― Beth Parker (Beth Parker), Friday, 11 August 2006 00:42 (nineteen years ago)
― chap who would dare to start Raaatpackin (chap), Friday, 11 August 2006 00:45 (nineteen years ago)
― chap who would dare to start Raaatpackin (chap), Friday, 11 August 2006 00:48 (nineteen years ago)
Seriously though guys: no buckfast or mars bars. If it makes anyone feel more comfortable to know, I'm going out with Madchen, I work with Alba and Grimly Fiendish and I'm known to most of Glasgow ILX and a lot of London too. I couldn't abscond with the cash without leaving my lass, my job and the country.
It's going great guns! Some incredible donations! We're halfway there to a year of ILX goodness and poxy fuling!
― stet (stet), Friday, 11 August 2006 00:55 (nineteen years ago)
― Beth Parker (Beth Parker), Friday, 11 August 2006 00:56 (nineteen years ago)
― stet (stet), Friday, 11 August 2006 01:01 (nineteen years ago)
― chap who would dare to start Raaatpackin (chap), Friday, 11 August 2006 01:01 (nineteen years ago)
― Louis Jagger (Haberdager), Friday, 11 August 2006 01:03 (nineteen years ago)
― Beth Parker (Beth Parker), Friday, 11 August 2006 01:03 (nineteen years ago)
― Andrew (enneff), Friday, 11 August 2006 01:05 (nineteen years ago)
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 11 August 2006 01:07 (nineteen years ago)
― Andrew (enneff), Friday, 11 August 2006 01:08 (nineteen years ago)
Can I have my money back pls?
― Billy Dods (Billy Dods), Friday, 11 August 2006 02:16 (nineteen years ago)
― Maria :D (Maria D.), Friday, 11 August 2006 03:09 (nineteen years ago)
― Maria :D (Maria D.), Friday, 11 August 2006 03:10 (nineteen years ago)
― J-rock (Julien Sandiford), Friday, 11 August 2006 05:23 (nineteen years ago)
― I'm down for runnin' up on them crackers in the city hall... (papa november), Friday, 11 August 2006 05:39 (nineteen years ago)
If this is okay with you, just send your mail address to my email below.
― Tuomas (Tuomas), Friday, 11 August 2006 05:42 (nineteen years ago)
― StanM (StanM), Friday, 11 August 2006 06:43 (nineteen years ago)
The advice I've got from Grimly (not to mention an updated OS) was worth what I donated on it's own as it's kept my poor old Mac going for the last year...so thanks and well done to Stet for making a start - hurrah to the Scottish brigade!
― Ned T.Rifle (nedtrifle), Friday, 11 August 2006 06:53 (nineteen years ago)
― Teh littlest HoBBo (the pirate king), Friday, 11 August 2006 07:02 (nineteen years ago)
― sean gramophone (Sean M), Friday, 11 August 2006 07:16 (nineteen years ago)
― Mädchen (Madchen), Friday, 11 August 2006 07:30 (nineteen years ago)
― Mädchen (Madchen), Friday, 11 August 2006 07:35 (nineteen years ago)
― James Mitchell (James Mitchell), Friday, 11 August 2006 07:44 (nineteen years ago)
― g00blar (gooblar), Friday, 11 August 2006 07:51 (nineteen years ago)
aw! just glad to be of service to a fellow ILX0r. especially because i took the piss out of your old iTunes to begin with :)
i'm also contractually obliged to take the piss out of stet at every turn, but here i'm actually going to put my trucker serious hat on and say that he is one of the most decent and upstanding people i've met in my 31 years on this sorry planet; a true and loyal friend ... and someone i'd pretty much trust with my life, to be frank.
not that my word counts for much in the general scheme of things. but either way, i can't vouch for his credentials and decency enough.
― grimly fiendish (grimlord), Friday, 11 August 2006 07:53 (nineteen years ago)
― I'm down for runnin' up on them crackers in the city hall... (papa november), Friday, 11 August 2006 07:58 (nineteen years ago)
― grimly fiendish (grimlord), Friday, 11 August 2006 07:59 (nineteen years ago)
― I'm down for runnin' up on them crackers in the city hall... (papa november), Friday, 11 August 2006 07:59 (nineteen years ago)
― Bashment Jakes (Enrique), Friday, 11 August 2006 08:00 (nineteen years ago)
― Pashmina (Pashmina), Friday, 11 August 2006 08:08 (nineteen years ago)
― We Collectively Dream In German (kate), Friday, 11 August 2006 08:21 (nineteen years ago)
― aldo_cowpat (aldo_cowpat), Friday, 11 August 2006 08:25 (nineteen years ago)
― Billy Dods (Billy Dods), Friday, 11 August 2006 08:26 (nineteen years ago)
― g00blar (gooblar), Friday, 11 August 2006 08:27 (nineteen years ago)
― Brigadier Lethbridge-Pfunkboy (Kerr), Friday, 11 August 2006 08:30 (nineteen years ago)
― Tuomas (Tuomas), Friday, 11 August 2006 08:36 (nineteen years ago)
― beanz (beanz), Friday, 11 August 2006 08:40 (nineteen years ago)
seriously: fucking hell, respect to stet and to ILX as a whole. coo ur. i've been off line for a few days and missed a lot of the original discussion; still, whatever the future holds, i'm pretty optimistic about the "community" surviving. hey, it's bigger than just the board, you guys. or something.
― grimly fiendish (grimlord), Friday, 11 August 2006 08:44 (nineteen years ago)
― James Mitchell (James Mitchell), Friday, 11 August 2006 08:48 (nineteen years ago)
this whole affair, and people's responses, tells me something positive about human nature. quite what, i'm not sure. but anyway.
― grimly fiendish (grimlord), Friday, 11 August 2006 08:50 (nineteen years ago)
― StanM (StanM), Friday, 11 August 2006 08:51 (nineteen years ago)
― beanz (beanz), Friday, 11 August 2006 08:51 (nineteen years ago)
I have no problems with him, but thanks!
― StanM (StanM), Friday, 11 August 2006 08:52 (nineteen years ago)
now all we need is SHINY NEW CODE to make it all work properly. i can make the tea, i suppose.
― grimly fiendish (grimlord), Friday, 11 August 2006 08:56 (nineteen years ago)
― StanM (StanM), Friday, 11 August 2006 09:01 (nineteen years ago)
We're going to need a discussion in a couple of days about how best to actually use this cash -- firstly, Andrew can't release the ilx server until December, and we'd need to buy out his share of it, so we're going to need a computer as well as the hosting.
I've had approaches about a donation of hardware, and I've asked some hosting sites for quotes on leasing a server, including one who've offered us a deal rate, so when I get all those back I'll post here for your discussion.
Either way, this war chest makes ilx safe for a good while yet. It's incredible what a load of you can do, pulling together. 11 hours! FFS!
(If anyone desperately wants to still give cash to the kitty, get in touch. Likewise if you have hosting contacts, or think you might be able to help out with a server. I'm bonaldi at gmail)
― stet (stet), Friday, 11 August 2006 09:05 (nineteen years ago)
This drive figure of $1200 was purely for hosting, but there are colos who are quoting figures of around $120 a month to lease a server of slightly better spec than the current one, so we're more or less there either way.
― stet (stet), Friday, 11 August 2006 09:07 (nineteen years ago)
For Stet:
http://www.roch.edu/dept/spchcom/applause.gif
Dude, really. You rule.
― ailsa (ailsa), Friday, 11 August 2006 09:11 (nineteen years ago)
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 11 August 2006 09:14 (nineteen years ago)
NO WE DON'T. That should happen after all of this is settled.
― Andrew Farrell (afarrell), Friday, 11 August 2006 09:14 (nineteen years ago)
― surfer_stone_rosa (surfer_stone_rosa), Friday, 11 August 2006 09:18 (nineteen years ago)
― grimly fiendish (grimlord), Friday, 11 August 2006 09:35 (nineteen years ago)
― sean gramophone (Sean M), Friday, 11 August 2006 10:21 (nineteen years ago)
― The DG (D to thee G), Friday, 11 August 2006 10:23 (nineteen years ago)
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 11 August 2006 10:27 (nineteen years ago)
― The Real DG (D to thee G), Friday, 11 August 2006 10:33 (nineteen years ago)
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 11 August 2006 10:38 (nineteen years ago)
― The Provisional DG (D to thee G), Friday, 11 August 2006 10:41 (nineteen years ago)
― Britain's Obtusest Shepherd (Alan), Friday, 11 August 2006 10:45 (nineteen years ago)
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 11 August 2006 10:46 (nineteen years ago)
― The Real DG (D to thee G), Friday, 11 August 2006 10:48 (nineteen years ago)
― leigh (leigh), Friday, 11 August 2006 10:48 (nineteen years ago)
― Michael Jones (MichaelJ), Friday, 11 August 2006 10:50 (nineteen years ago)
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 11 August 2006 10:50 (nineteen years ago)
he's fighting the armed struggle against the settings page
― The Officical DG (D to thee G), Friday, 11 August 2006 10:52 (nineteen years ago)
(This is Sam I locked myself out of ILx this week like a moran)
― Handmaiden of Hip Hop (Molly Jones), Friday, 11 August 2006 12:14 (nineteen years ago)
hi DG!!
― Euai Kapaui (tracerhand), Friday, 11 August 2006 12:16 (nineteen years ago)
Once we know for certain we have to move, and the exact costs of the next year or so, I can open it up (if needed) again.
― stet (stet), Friday, 11 August 2006 12:19 (nineteen years ago)
― The Real DG (D to thee G), Friday, 11 August 2006 12:20 (nineteen years ago)
― GILLY'S BAGG'EAR VANCE OF COUPARI (Ex Leon), Friday, 11 August 2006 12:36 (nineteen years ago)
you bitches better not try and cripple me though
― The Real DG (D to thee G), Friday, 11 August 2006 12:39 (nineteen years ago)
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 11 August 2006 13:04 (nineteen years ago)
as awful as ever. he's just polishing off his masters degree in mediaeval history in fact
he also makes music :( http://www.myspace.com/thefatnick
― The Real DG (D to thee G), Friday, 11 August 2006 13:34 (nineteen years ago)
But the Ravens were there to protect the REAL BRITISHES from the ENGLISH!!!!
― das Fräuleinmaschine (kate), Friday, 11 August 2006 13:34 (nineteen years ago)
― The Real DG (D to thee G), Friday, 11 August 2006 13:47 (nineteen years ago)
― Pashmina (Pashmina), Friday, 11 August 2006 13:49 (nineteen years ago)
I salute my fellow advanced degree holder!
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 11 August 2006 14:00 (nineteen years ago)
phay you should have patented the word 'charver' & variants back when this board started, you'd be rolling in money like scrooge mcduck by now
― The Real DG (D to thee G), Friday, 11 August 2006 14:08 (nineteen years ago)
― Mädchen (Madchen), Friday, 11 August 2006 14:11 (nineteen years ago)
― Tim (Tim), Friday, 11 August 2006 14:12 (nineteen years ago)
― The Real DG (D to thee G), Friday, 11 August 2006 14:14 (nineteen years ago)
My kinda guy! (Did I mention I love the Byzantine Empire?)
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 11 August 2006 14:16 (nineteen years ago)
― The Real DG (D to thee G), Friday, 11 August 2006 14:19 (nineteen years ago)
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 11 August 2006 14:21 (nineteen years ago)
― Tim (Tim), Friday, 11 August 2006 14:26 (nineteen years ago)
― Jesus Dan (Dan Perry), Friday, 11 August 2006 14:38 (nineteen years ago)
― Nathalie (stevie nixed), Friday, 11 August 2006 14:45 (nineteen years ago)
I allow for all possibilities.
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 11 August 2006 18:30 (nineteen years ago)
― The Real DG (D to thee G), Friday, 11 August 2006 19:47 (nineteen years ago)
"Well hi! Yes, I'm your insurance agent."
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Friday, 11 August 2006 19:49 (nineteen years ago)
― teeny (teeny), Saturday, 12 August 2006 11:40 (nineteen years ago)
― Maria :D (Maria D.), Saturday, 12 August 2006 12:20 (nineteen years ago)
― Beth Parker (Beth Parker), Saturday, 12 August 2006 12:31 (nineteen years ago)
― Maria :D (Maria D.), Saturday, 12 August 2006 12:40 (nineteen years ago)
― StanM (StanM), Saturday, 12 August 2006 13:33 (nineteen years ago)
― I'm down for runnin' up on them crackers in the city hall... (papa november), Saturday, 12 August 2006 23:04 (nineteen years ago)
― Pop Ryan (Rebelwordsmith), Sunday, 13 August 2006 05:56 (nineteen years ago)
Pssst... hey, Stet!
http://www.nice-pc.co.uk/celtic.html
:-)
― StanM (StanM), Sunday, 27 August 2006 15:59 (nineteen years ago)
― Nathalie (stevie nixed), Sunday, 27 August 2006 16:47 (nineteen years ago)
― i am not a nugget (stevie), Sunday, 27 August 2006 17:01 (nineteen years ago)
― Ned Raggett (Ned), Sunday, 27 August 2006 17:10 (nineteen years ago)
― The Real DG (D to thee G), Sunday, 27 August 2006 17:33 (nineteen years ago)
― stet (stet), Sunday, 27 August 2006 17:37 (nineteen years ago)
(you've been missed here by people you barely knew)
― Kim (Kim), Sunday, 27 August 2006 20:31 (nineteen years ago)
― Hello Sunshine (Hello Sunshine), Tuesday, 29 August 2006 11:54 (nineteen years ago)
― ailsa (ailsa), Tuesday, 29 August 2006 11:56 (nineteen years ago)
― Pashmina (Pashmina), Tuesday, 29 August 2006 12:03 (nineteen years ago)
― stet (stet), Tuesday, 29 August 2006 12:04 (nineteen years ago)
― ailsa (ailsa), Tuesday, 29 August 2006 12:09 (nineteen years ago)
― The Real DG (D to thee G), Tuesday, 29 August 2006 12:24 (nineteen years ago)