"Black THIS Out" Money Bomb site is LIVE!

[The Free Hornet]

http://www.blackthisout.com/

I pledged $50 but will donate more. Here are my two cents:

1) I hesitated to complete the form because I am already on reminder lists (it is redundant)

2) You can make the email optional (*) and not lose anything. I used (somebaloney)@example.com
(nobody can use example.com so it is always safe as a legit-looking email address)

3) You might explain better how the information (email) is used and state when it will be deleted after sending out the final results (like Oct 22nd or something).

 

[ItsTime]

Don't forget to add the like button to the pledge site.

Facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/#!/pages/Black-This-Out/256862800999266

 

[KingNothing]

Would appreciate some critiques on this. Bump.

That page looks excellent, bud. Great work!

 

[Thomasjefferson69]

You need to put some sort of privacy policy on there. I'm hesitant to pledge because I don't want to put my email on some page without any real affirmation of security.

 

[dusman]

You need to put some sort of privacy policy on there. I'm hesitant to pledge because I don't want to put my email on some page without any real affirmation of security.

We're working on all of this now. We'll be replacing the current page over the next few days.

 

[mhad]

New Theme is much, much, much better! I think a lot of people can get behind that! Very Pretty!

 

[T206]

You need to put some sort of privacy policy on there. I'm hesitant to pledge because I don't want to put my email on some page without any real affirmation of security.

Might want to think about using a service like Aweber -> http://www.aweber.com/pricing.htm

They provide a privacy policy, Its a double opt in, and they send the emails from their servers, they have a great delivery rate meaning that they dont go to peoples spam filters, and you can even see tons of stats and resend emails to people who either didnt open or didnt click on any links.

Just my two cents...its not a free service

 

[Revolution9]

I was thinking of a video for this and would do it but at this point I have a new client needs catering to.

Two drag racing funny cars. One black and tricked out like a viper/diablo cross, huge rear tires and a hemi blower out the hood with pipes spewing smoke, sparks and a loud roar as it is revved. It is called "BlackOut" and is decorated with MSM logos. The other car is a more economical model with a stars and stripes and Constitution paint job over a pearl white paint. The lights go from red to yellow to green and the Ron Paul 2012 pops out of the pocket and starts passing markers on the quarter mile signifying dollar amounts with the finish line being the final goal. The MSM BlackOut car revs up hard at the green go light and dropping the clutch rips all the bolts off the rear wheels which fall off and the car falls to the ground, the doors fall off, engine hood pops up and the blower explodes and the fender sporting the logos fall off and the logos cannot be seen because they face the ground. Finally the crash test dummy driving "BlackOut" with a TV head playing O'Reilly and other MSM talking heads rolls out and ragdolls to the ground. "Donate To Ron Paul 2012 Black This Out moneybomb and take the wheels off the MSM" or something similar. The Ron Paul car goes over the line and pops it chute for the final shot.

Rev9

 

[parocks]

Parrocks, I second this idea. I actually reformatted my design to allow for unlimited vertical content, so all of those things would be pretty easy to implement.

Based on looking at this, and looking at the the constitution day moneybomb page, I'd argue that we should be using joomla for this, and for much of everything else until joomla fails. These designs all look good, but there should be more.

I'm not saying joomla is best. I really don't know. It is the most popular. It's easy enough to add functionality. People can make joomla templates, and those templates can be downloaded, voted on, tested, switched around, etc.

Re, other issues we discussed, a new an exciting social cms. That might be best. But most people don't want to jump in with something new. There should be enough people who are familiar with joomla to help with this that or the other thing.

 

[teacherone]

Would appreciate some critiques on this. Bump.

dusman's template should go up ASAP.

i know joomla pretty well, have built two joomla sites, and will chip in wherever asked.

 

[parocks]

dusman's template should go up ASAP.

i know joomla pretty well, have built two joomla sites, and will chip in wherever asked.

You know anything about CiviCRM?

What joomla component, module, etc would be best for doing what is being done here?

 

[parocks]

Would appreciate some critiques on this. Bump.

Are you http://www.creativesagest.com/ ?

I like what I see on that site and I like the graphic you posted.

 

[teacherone]

You know anything about CiviCRM?

What joomla component, module, etc would be best for doing what is being done here?

where?

Community Builder (joomlapolis) and JomSocial are the most popular/well supported social networking platforms for Joomla.

Have not used either -just run across their names all the time during Joomla related searches.

 

[parocks]

where?

Community Builder (joomlapolis) and JomSocial are the most popular/well supported social networking platforms for Joomla.

Have not used either -just run across their names all the time during Joomla related searches.

I've used community builder.

But, by "what is being done here?"

I mean, a poll and a graph?

I'm looking at charting modules and components, graphing modules and components.

There's basically a form, and a graph of the results.

Do you know what a good, or the best, joomla component would be.
Joomla has a built in "mass email", which presumes that people can't put in fake email addresses, which in this particular case, seems to be a downside.

With joomla, which you obviously know, on a moneybomb day, you can just send a mass email to all the registered users of the site.

A simple poll could determine "will you support the blackthisout.com moneybomb" Yes and no.

 

[dusman]

Are you http://www.creativesagest.com/ ?

I like what I see on that site and I like the graphic you posted.

Yep. That's me!

 

[dusman]

dusman's template should go up ASAP.

i know joomla pretty well, have built two joomla sites, and will chip in wherever asked.

I'm coding it right now. I'm building it on MODx, which is far superior in architecture than Joomla.

You can't beat separation of business logic from presentation layer.

 

[dusman]

I intend to add much more functionality coming soon. However, I'm breaking it down into phases. This current layout concept only represents a portion of what I'd like to do with it. I'd love some input on what should be added!

 

[Jeremy Tyler]

Isn't Oct. 19th a little close to 11-11-11 or 11-5-11 (whichever one we are doing). Might dilute the money bomb potential.

 

[Crickett]

LOL...BLACK MONDAY is racist, too.

Ya..pretty soon we will have to pretend we do not even see colors. Does Negro Monday sound racist?
If they had not decided they liked to be called Blacks rather than Negroes we perhaps might not be having this conversation..To me, true Racists are always very quick to scream the word while pointing fingers away from themselves..

 

[afwjam]

Isn't Oct. 19th a little close to 11-11-11 or 11-5-11 (whichever one we are doing). Might dilute the money bomb potential.

We are on a monthly moneybomb schedule.