I won't donate without some people matching me

[erowe1]

I mentioned this in a couple other threads over the past couple days. It will hurt me a bit to donate another $50, and I frankly don't know if it will help the campaign as much as it will hurt me, especially if they end up not making that million $ quarter anyway.

But that $50 that I may ore may not donate will make a bigger difference if I give $50 but the campaign gets, say, $1000 for it, by way of a bunch of you who feel the same way joining me. I bet we can make enough of a difference with what we can scrap together between us to make it worth it for us to make that last sacrifice.

So who's with me? Who will pitch in a bit more than they've already donated if it can be a part of a cumulative effort that makes a noticeable difference?

I won't donate unless a bunch of you join me. Once there's a solid group (if there is at all), then maybe we can pick a time to pull the trigger and all donate at once.

 

[specsaregood]

I'm pretty sure that everybody here that can donate has/will donate.
I'd suggest going out and foraging for donors on other sites or offline even.

 

[erowe1]

I'm pretty sure that everybody here that can donate has/will donate.
I'd suggest going out and foraging for donors on other sites or offline even.

Oh, ok. Never mind. Specs has spoken on behalf of the whole board. I guess I'll put that 50 toward something else. Unless, of course, Specs' tin foil hat doesn't give him psychic powers and there's anyone else here who wants to join me.

 

[specsaregood]

Oh, ok. Never mind. Specs has spoken on behalf of the whole board. I guess I'll put that 50 toward something else.

Don't be douchey. I made what I think is a valid point. We have dozens of donate now threads. I'm pretty sure everybody here has gotten the message. Have you attempted to reach out and find that $1000 elsewhere? You might have better luck.

For example, I've been working on 3 different people not on rpfs trying to twist their arms.

 

[erowe1]

Don't be douchey. I made what I think is a valid point. We have dozens of donate now threads. I'm pretty sure everybody here has gotten the message. Have you attempted to reach out and find that $1000 elsewhere? You might have better luck.

Whether or not I'm doing something like this elsewhere at the same time as doing it here is beside the point and not your business. But I am doing it here. If people from here join me I'll donate, if they don't I won't. And like you said, this is hardly the only thread trying to drum up more Rand donations here. Perhaps you can join Disorderlyvision and start a special discouragement thread somewhere else to talk about how we shouldn't do this, rather than put that kind of message here.

But for everyone else, who wants to match me?

 

[erowe1]

Also, I just threw out the number 1,000. If we get a good group and it's less than that, I'm still in. I don't know my minimum. I figure whatever our minimum is can be subject to negotiation.

 

[MRoCkEd]

I'll donate 25 if we reach 1,000 pledged in this thread

 

[erowe1]

Where's Krippy? I know he said earlier he was waiting for a matching thread.

 

[Brett]

Someone wanna combine with my $25 to get a full $50?

 

[Austin]

I'll donate $25, regardless of the amount that is pledged. So yeah, Brett, I'll take you up on that offer.

 

[erowe1]

That brings us to a possible $125. Who else is in? If we get 5 more for $25, 3 more for $50, and 1 for $100, that will bring us up to $500 total.

 

[RandomUser]

I am in for 20.27..... What can I say am poor and I am a non Conformist.... You guys better not round my donation when adding your totals!

 

[dsentell]

Here are your transaction details:
Donation amount: $100.00
Payment type: CreditCard
Transaction date/time: 2009-09-30 14:15:22
Transaction ID: 05T41233R6232234K

 

[Austin]

I am in for 20.27..... What can I say am poor and I am a non Conformist.... You guys better not round my donation when adding your totals!

Thank you kindly, sir. We're up to $145 now!

 

[KCIndy]

AARRRGGGHHHHH!!!

You guys are KILLING me!

Okay... Okay... I'm gonna have to sell blood or something, and for God's sake nobody tell my wife!! But I'm going to toss in another $100 I can't really afford.

This is a "good faith" contribution. No matter how much, or how little, the rest of this thread raises in pledges, I would ask, beg, and cajole each of you who have pledged or even *thought* about pledging to go ahead and toss in the cash.

If there was ever a time to redouble our efforts and make sure we give Rand the best boost we can, now's the time.

My contribution from about five minutes ago:

Thank you for your donation.

Here are your transaction details:
Amount: $100.00
Payment type: CreditCard
Transaction ID: 9RJ85722TT6924735
Transaction date/time: 2009-09-30 14:34:04

Let's make Rand the Million Dollar Man today!!

 

[Brett]

Okay... Okay... I'm gonna have to sell blood or something, and for God's sake nobody tell my wife!! But I'm going to toss in another $100 I can't really afford.

This is a true patriot

 

[erowe1]

OK, counting the 2 $100 donations that brings us to $345.27.

That's a nice chunk of change. Any other fence sitters out there who want in on this?

 

[erowe1]

I'll donate 25 if we reach 1,000 pledged in this thread

Count me in once we reach 500. How about you MRocked?

 

[DaisyFL]

I'm broke, but I'm in anyway.

 

[erowe1]

I'm broke, but I'm in anyway.

For how much?