Site News OT: I Need Some Help - Please Read

[pats4life12]

Done

 

[NFL Mystique]

Done

 

[Pat the Pats Fan]

Done

 

[Zuma]

Done

 

[Nikolai]

Done.

 

[woolster22]

Done.

As per fund raising, what about some sort of raffle akin to meat raffles, but with pats swag? Perhaps an auction where users could donate items, etc?

Just throwing ideas out there, there's more than one way to skin a cat.

 

[FrodoBagginz]

Done. I got a new laptop recently and decided to look to upgrade the ram. I was shocked the ram prices exploded beyond imagination. Apparently, companies made deals with ram producers that snatched up a good amount of ram production for the next few years to use for A.I. causing mega supply issues for us normal people. Ram that went for $100 a year or more ago now goes for $500.

My hatred for A.I. continues to grow. Good luck to anyone needing an affordable computer/laptop in the coming years. Not to mention all the other devices that use ram like Phones, tvs, etc.

 

[reflexblue]

Will do

 

[FlyboyPatsFan]

Done plus a modest donation. Thanks Ian.

 

[Ian]

Done.

As per fund raising, what about some sort of raffle akin to meat raffles, but with pats swag? Perhaps an auction where users could donate items, etc?

Just throwing ideas out there, there's more than one way to skin a cat.

Thank you. And getting any type of visibility is all I'm shooting for because if we can stop the slide, I'm good with that. But the skid has been so massive that I'm just trying to avoid being in a tough spot this time next year. I've been resisting even bringing it up, hoping that all the work I've been putting in over the last 6-8 months might help improve things. Sort of hoped that things might turn around organically and maybe we'd turn a corner, but it's been and continues to be just the opposite.

 

[RxJock1120]

Done and will do 100x times if needed

 

[oldrover]

Cant do it at work but I will when I get home. I'm going to say something that wont be popular with some but there are members on here who have 20K+ posts, member for decades so obviously they enjoy what Ian and staff make available to them as evident of time spent here. I'm sure more folks can find a little something to help keep this site rolling smoothly.

Ian, this. Put out a number you need to get to annually.

 

[mgcolby]

Done

 

[RxJock1120]

Ian, you never push for donations.

Suggestion: Add a plain old "donation" button to the accounts upgrade page, one that is not tied to a yearly sub. You aren't pushing, just offering the option.

I second this, completely agree.

 

[WhatJustHappened]

Done.
Had to use Chrome instead of Duck Duck Go, otherwise it wouldn't take.

Thanks for all you do Ian

 

[WhatJustHappened]

I just sent a C-Note and covered the PayPal charge to help.

Thanks Again

 

[Ross12]

I did this on Google as well as Apple News. I hope you can start to see some tangible benefit.

 

[Ian]

Ian, this. Put out a number you need to get to annually.

Right now, the server is just over $585 per month including Cloudflare and a couple of services. Again, there have already been several people who submitted some incredibly generous donations, which is unbelievably kind. Can’t express how grateful I am given that wasn’t my intention with this thread and it certainly will help take the pressure off a bit as we head into the offseason.

My goal with this was to get people to help give us a boost in Google’s algorithm, which any type of traffic bump on tue content side will help. Trying to play the long game while I fight this, so thank you to everyone who did click on that and has helped me out with this so far.

 

[SammyBlueCat]

I did it but for a moment I was confused... The link prompted me to log in to my email account first so I thought that I did something wrong. I DID need to log in.

 

[203Pat]

Done. Would it help if we share articles on Twitter, Threads, etc? I don't mind sharing my handle and retweeting/posting articles.