Time To Feed The Kitty People!

[sandie]

alright you deadbeats! time for everyone to pitch in a few bucks to paul for site maintenance.

http://www.socalsvriders.com/shop/

also, a few kind words now and then to the guy wouldn't hurt either :D...here are mine:

i love ya paul, and i love this site, AND the community it has developed...you are doing way more than any one person should be required too, and i appreciate it immensely. YOU ROCK

oh, and gregg too!!!
and EVERYONE ELSE! i LOVE YOU PEOPLE! :D



$800 - for new server
$300 - so far (as of 11/21/03)
_________

$500 to go!!!

[sugart!ts]

heeheee..saw the title and I thought you were looking for a date!!! my bad...

Paul I agree with Sandie... you f'in Rock..

[Kurt'sSV]

I would donate but I think my paypale donation would bounce.:(

But the rest of you with jobs can spare 10 bucks. So help us out, pa-lease. (also pay Guzzigirl if you've signed up for the track day)

[TIE_Pilot]

I kicked in a fiver and bought a sticker. Thanks for providing us with such a great forum!

[bwarbiany]

Remember people...

Your car (if ya got one) needs a sticker too! :p

[Mapuda]

My donation is on the way. Ditto Ditto Ditto you rock Paul.

[badkitty]

This site is amazing, and the people seem really cool! Maybe some day I'll actually get to RIDE with some of you!

Thanks Paul & Gregg!

I put in $5. Sorry ...can't do more....this unemployment thing SUCKS!

[badkitty]

Yeah yeah yeah...feed the KITTY...the BADKITTY!! Miew!

[Rudeboy]

Alright, I'll donate 5 bucks.

who the hell is on that bill anyway, lincoln?

Actually I'm just going to find the nearest piece of junk and sell it on ebay. SoCalSV gets the proceeds :p

[Shizznid]

Originally posted by juicy_fruits
heeheee..saw the title and I thought you were looking for a date!!! my bad...


Yeah, me too. I'm sorta dissapointed, actually. I'm single now, Sandie.....watch out! Raaawwwrrr....!

[BluBallz]

i get paid 2morrow paul, expect a buck or two ;) thanks for the great site man... keep it up !!! ill buy few stickers too :)

[GsxrGregor]

Heh - I'll admit, I thought this thread was about something else as well.......hehe

Looks like it's time to get a sticker for the car as well, plus make a donation. I'll be more than happy to contribute, since I've gleaned so much great information from this site (and become part of a really close-knit community of riders as well)

Keep up the good work Paul (and Burst, and GE, and whomever else helps maintain this site)!

[Golden_Eternity]

Originally posted by glsvs2002
Keep up the good work Paul (and Burst, and GE, and whomever else helps maintain this site)!

Wow, I got a mention... That's badass! Thanks glsvs. :)

Paul does a huge amount of work on the site. Those of us who get to pitch in with the occasional thread merge understand that, and I think the hardware problems have brought it to everyone else's attention.

[sandie]

Originally posted by Shizznid
I'm single now, Sandie.....watch out! Raaawwwrrr....!

wtf shiz!?!?!?!? hmmm, i'll have to badger you for details later...until then, i'm so sorry :(


oh, and BUMP (which i will continue to do untill ALL OF YOU PEOPLE ANTE UP! and i should add that i contributed $20 a couple of weeks ago...not saying that you should all drop $20, but...well...you working folks that use this board a lot, and we know you're out there, should all drop at least SOMETHING! i mean, we got unemployed chicks from new york contributing! CMON ALREADY! ;) )

[badkitty]

Originally posted by sandie
we got unemployed chicks from new jersey contributing! CMON ALREADY! ;) )

Or at least New YORK...Only about 650 miles away from the nearest Jersey border...but that's ok. Upstate NY people do not get as insulted as NYC people when you accuse them of being from Jersey!!

[bloodclot]

you will have a broke ass north dakoda air force eskimo pitchin in a few as soon as i get payed next week. i know i sure as hell have gotten enough use out of this site and it super cool people that its the least i can do to keep it up and running. and i know its been said, but thanks you to the admin and every one else that has submitted the (mostly:D ) helpful info on the website.

ummmm, the check is in the mail.....??
just kidding, ill drop some cash on you when i get paid. till then, dont pull the plug, there is still some life in her yet :D

by the way, it would prolly help if you guys put that nifty paypal button in this threat as well. seeing as that is the whole point of this topic.

[sandie]

Originally posted by bloodclot
by the way, it would prolly help if you guys put that nifty paypal button in this threat as well. seeing as that is the whole point of this topic.

https://www.paypal.com/affil/pal=webmaster%40socalsvriders.com

hope that works

[GsxrGregor]

Just click on the 'merchandise' link at the top of the page - that'll take you to the sticker store which also has a pulldown menu to select a donation amount. Got me a white sticker for the cage's rear window and dropped $10 to help keep things running smoothly.

The last thing we all want are ads to help pay for this site.... can you imagine how annoying it'd be to come here and start getting popups?!

[sugart!ts]

Just pitched in.... :D

[Burst]

Originally posted by glsvs2002
Keep up the good work Paul (and Burst, and GE, and whomever else helps maintain this site)!

I don't maintain the site... just everyones bikes. Bikes I know. Computers, not so much. :D

[vipman]

Paul, great work. Don't cop out Burst you are a big part of this and you know it. Sandie nice call. I am saying all this only after I pitched in. Paypal should be delivering it by now. GE can't forget to mention you.

[Golden_Eternity]

Originally posted by badkitty
Or at least New YORK...

I think you get to call her 'sandy' now... its only fair.

[sunrisesvrider]

I've made a lot of friends and have had some great group rides since joining the SV group. Thanks Paul!
I'd get more work done if I wasn't on this site so much. But, I have my priorities, motorcycles first, work a distant second. You'll be getting my contribution thru PayPal.

[chukiechz]

WTH, I thought I was gonna see some stripper party pics!!

although I try to refrain from stickers, I will donate anyway cause you people all kick ass and I love this site

[sandie]

bump

[Kurt'sSV]

I think Sandie is becoming our unofficial treasurer. ;)

[SVSMAC]

OK, since I'm too far away to participate in any "events" I've made a donation. Hope it helps...

[sandie]

THANKS BELLEVUE, WASHINGTON! YAY FOR YOU!

now for the local contingent :D

[stough]

Ok, I pitched my $20.

This is a great community. Thanks for all of your efforts, Paul. And thanks to the membership both cash contributors and just post contributors. Give what you can.

Later,
Tim.

PS Paul, we wouldn't mind if you used a small amount of the money to seek treatment for your OBCD desires to continually merge threads. ;) Or, maybe, we need to start a separate "Paul's Mental Health Fund." :D

[sandie]

Originally posted by stough
Or, maybe, we need to start a separate "Paul's Mental Health Fund." :D

heh, good idea!

Originally posted by EviL4FuN
[B]I keep sending paul money, and he keeps sending it back

knock it off, paul!

[sandie]

bump

[ZombieDude]

Not sure how much (if anything) was profited off the shirts and hats, but I am on the market for both again. What are the chances of getting some more merchandise on the merchandise page?

[Golden_Eternity]

Originally posted by ZombieDude
What are the chances of getting some more merchandise on the merchandise page?

A new design is in the works for the shirts, when that gets finalized, you'll see some new stuff up there.

[slowpoke]

Got my stickers a few weeks ago and finally put them on yesterday.

I'd be interested in shirts and hats too!

[Golden_Eternity]

Originally posted by slowpoke
Got my stickers a few weeks ago and finally put them on yesterday.

Goes faster now, doesn't it?

[Toad]

I want one of the cool black shirts with the yellow rider on it.

-- James

[slowpoke]

Originally posted by Golden_Eternity
Goes faster now, doesn't it?

Haven't had a chance to test the mod.:(

If you say I HAVE to ride, then I guess I gotta do it.

Too bad the bike's potential speed doesn't necessarily equate to MY speed.

Maybe I should put a sticker on my rear end.

If it helps, can I change my handle to fastpoke?:)

[Toad]

The good thing about the sticker is that it boosts power at all parts of the powerband, both low end torque, and top end hp. Just get on the bike and ride, and just leaving the driveway you'll feel the extra boost.

And besides, cute chicks like stickers.

-- James

[bloodclot]

just ponied up 20 for me and mapuda.

thanks for a great site :D

[No_Brakes23]

Been waiting to donate till I can get stickers, thought there weren't any anymore.

Where can I get them?

(And yes, my Jeep needs a sticker, too)

[Golden_Eternity]

http://www.socalsvriders.com/shop/ <~~ currently sold out.

[bandit]

I remember reading something on this site about it getting a new server or a make over or something. Is it true? All I know is that something changed cause it's ALOT faster now.

[Kurt'sSV]

This site seems to have it's ups and downs when it comes to speed.

[dnakase]

I moved and lost my SMOKING fast internet connection via cable, so FAST is to me a relative term :sad:

[Monte]

BUMP

Because Kurt hates to have to work.

[TIE_Pilot]

Perhaps it's time to start a PBS-style "New Server Fund Drive" with all the outages... I'll pledge $25, but I won't pay up until enough people pledge enough money to actually buy a new computer to improve the situation. Now, where's my VHS copy of an old Dr. Who episode? :)

[sandie]

if there is anyone that has a linux box for the database, a freebsd box for apache, or any amount of monitary donation (the more the better tho), now is the time to come forward

and paul...do not refund or turn down anything you receive please :D


and that's a great idea tie....maybe we could have like a thermometer type thing that show's how much money is needed, and how much has come in so far

[Rocko]

sandie, what kind of "donations" have you been trying to make?

:p

[Kurt'sSV]

Originally posted by sandie

and paul...do not refund or turn down anything you receive please :D




Or we will ALL kick you in the nutz.

[Rocko]

but seriously...can i send a check or something? i don't have paypal.

[license2ill]

Damn it, Whats up with the T-shirts?

[TIE_Pilot]

if there is anyone that has a linux box for the database, a freebsd box for apache, or any amount of monitary donation (the more the better tho), now is the time to come forward


Just out of curiosity, why the difference in OS between DB server and web server?

[sandie]

Originally posted by license2ill
Damn it, Whats up with the T-shirts?

the t-shirt prices shouldn't be considered a donation...they basically pay for themselves

if you want to support the site so it stays around, you should contribute something strictly for website support

[sandie]

Originally posted by TIE_Pilot
Just out of curiosity, why the difference in OS between DB server and web server?

hell, i don't know...i just quoted something that monte said :D

[license2ill]

For some reason I'd feel better about donating the profits of a $15.00 T-shirt than giving the site $5.00 and buying a $10 T-shirt, or somethin like that. I guess its just a weird psychological instant gratification thing about getting something tangible out of a purchase or something. I figure the T-shirts would be a great way to skim donations and let everybody forget that they gave-away a few extra bucks nonetheless, even if its just a couple bucks.

[sandie]

i couldn't agree more
in fact, i REALLY think he should be charging $20 - $25 at least per t-shirt

[sdsvpilot]

Thermometer idea is great.

Just donated $20, hope it helps!

[sandie]

ok everyone....did you get frustrated yesterday when the site was up and down all day? well pitch in!

we need a new server...i don't know the technicalities, but i do know that cash is needed to purchase it

please make a contribution...anything is greatly appreciated, but if you can afford a little more, go for it! it seriously helps, you have no idea

http://www.socalsvriders.com/shop/ (go to bottom of page to make a contribution)

also, if you know of any shops, online or otherwise, that would be interested in making a contribution for logo placement on the t-shirts (small and tastefull, i assure you), hit them up!

[TIE_Pilot]

OK well my pledge stands... so exactly how much money and/or hardware are we trying to collect here?

[Kurt'sSV]

$800

Dell server: P4 2.8GHz-HT, +2GB PC3200 DDR RAM, maybe RAID/scsi

[Guzzigirl2000]

I was wondering what the heck happened


wouldn't everyone be pissed if we charged club dues????
some internet clubs do you know...
we won't I know but upping the price of T-shirts is an idea

until then
every bit helps everyone

[GsxrGregor]

Why not charge? If everyone had to kick in $3 for an annual membership, that'd be over $6,000 with the amount of members there are currently. That'd go a long way to maintain the server and the extra $$ could be put into providing food/drink at the gathering or other group events.

Just a thought :)

[Jarasco]

we'd have quite a few less members if they actually had to pay to get in... after all, we can't even get them to post to get it..

[GsxrGregor]

That's true, but it would help the $$ issue and might promote more forum participation from the members. All I'm saying is that $3 is chump change for the amount of info obtainable at this site - and it saves you even more money when you apply what you learn here and do the work yourself on your SV, rather than lining a mechanic's pockets.

[Jarasco]

Originally posted by Kurt'sSV
$800

Dell server: P4 2.8GHz-HT, +2GB PC3200 DDR RAM, maybe RAID/scsi

Woah... where the heck are you getting a Dell server that cheap?! I need to start shopping at Kurt-R-US

[Kurt'sSV]

Then again, the site has run great today and I have heard some people speculate that it's not a hardware problem but could be just a code problem.

When it comes to computers I don't know my elbow from my asshole. But if we could solve this cheaply we could put that money toward something else . . . . . .like sponsoring me.:D

[bwarbiany]

Originally posted by Kurt'sSV
But if we could solve this cheaply we could put that money toward something else . . . . . .like sponsoring me.:D

You know, Kurt... If Socal SV is going to sponsor someone... They should sponsor someone fast enough to actually *win* at something...

Like Gregg :D

You, on the other hand, while you may be faster than me, that's not saying very much...

[Knightshade]

Originally posted by Rocko
but seriously...can i send a check or something? i don't have paypal.

you have a credit card don't you? then you can get a paypal account. you'll be "unverified" like me, but no big.

[Kurt'sSV]

Originally posted by bwarbiany
You know, Kurt... If Socal SV is going to sponsor someone... They should sponsor someone fast enough to actually *win* at something...



I would win the sexiest racer competition! So there :finger:

[zzzwillzzz]

Originally posted by Kurt'sSV
I would win the sexiest racer competition! So there :finger:

ummm... who's voting:confused: (besides yourself of course...)

[stough]

Paul,

I have a couple of old machines that I'm going to be cleaning off by Christmas. One is a 1.3 GHz Athalon and the other is a practically new Athalon 2000 XP (or whatever the hell they called it to imply that it was as fast as a 2 GHz Pentium but with a lower clock speed)...

Anyhow, I'm replacing these with a Mac G4 as soon as I find one...

Can you use any admin support or tech support? I have lots of Linux experience and am coming us to speed with Darwin/BSD. However my experience is mostly non-web specific...

Later,
Tim.

[linp]

Guys, thanks so much for all the donations. Assuming our new t-shirts sell, we'll have enough money to cover a new system upgrade. Although our current 2 yr-old system (AMD XP1700) seems ok, it won't be powerful enough for the future. Our new server (P4 2.8-HT) should be in place within the next week.

I have been using Linux for over 10 years, *BSD for 2 years, Solaris for 6 years. I've worked at an Internet Service Provider for a while before my graduate studies. There's also 2 other experienced people who watch over this box as well.

If anyone feels like tweaking the code (PHP/MySQL) for some parts of this site, I (and the sourceforge project developers) could use your help. Contact us (http://www.socalsvriders.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=Feedback&file=index) for more specifics.

[Kurt'sSV]

Originally posted by zzzwillzzz
ummm... who's voting:confused: (besides yourself of course...)

Well if no one else is voting then I would only need my one vote to win now wouldn't I, dumb-dumb?

And Burst may be able to put in faster lap times than me, but we all know he'd loop his bike doing a stand-up wheelie down the front straight and DNF. :p

Oh, and hope the new server works peachy.

[Dom]

if I donate will that go to hypercycles too or do I need to designate?

[Burst]

Originally posted by Kurt'sSV
but we all know he'd loop his bike doing a stand-up wheelie down the front straight and DNF. :p



I WOULD NEVER!! :p


......well, ok. maybe it is a POSSIBILITY...... :D

[Jarasco]

Originally posted by Dominator
if I donate will that go to hypercycles too or do I need to designate?

Just fill out line 73 on form 11-G using a #3 pencil and you'll be fine.

[Guzzigirl2000]

too funny jar

[Guzzigirl2000]

hey how about setting up a PO box for the club for 3mths or so?
I hear it's super cheap to do and a place like MBE will do mail forwarding too (auto or per your call)
so we (Paul) could just call them and find out if anything is in the box, if there is have 'em forward it if you can't make a trip

less convenient for you but I for one would rather right a check that you'd get next day then do paypal
to ensure pymts are good wait to ship merchandise or spend the money once it's confirmed clear
just a thought
might be cheaper than the paypal fees?!

[pinkyblake]

you might check with reyzell, he,s acomputer guy? how about a fund raiser forboth sights, i know some people that may help sponsor a poker run or hot dog run, my buddy owns dads cafe and i,m sure we can do something there, any thing raised over and above what hyber needs we can donate to the toys for tots, or us fire victims. just a thought

[sandie]

great idea michelle
paul, i'll offer to do the PO box thing if you want



oh, and just to let ya'll know, paul says we have $200 towards the $800 (i think, this has not been confirmed yet) he needs for the new server...i'll post updates as i get them

cmon people! only 600 bones to go! there are probably 60 people here that are going to read this, and if ya'll pitch in $10 we'd make that no problem...ok, 30 of you at $20! CMON!

[TIE_Pilot]

OK I have fulfilled my previous $25 pledge...

[pcperks]

Wish I would have known about this sooner. I'm good for $50, I'll get that put in today.

Okay, all done. That much closer to paying for the new server...

[harbiho]

Okay, I dropped one Jackson bill in the pot. Hopefully that helps. I've surely saved more than that from the advice that I've gotten from all you people.

When funds get better, I'll see if I can add more to the pot.

[sandie]

we've got about $300 now
paul has ordered the server

[sandie]

i had a "kitty" for people to "feed" at the party saturday, and not only did she get fed asprin, chicklits, a couple pretzels and some popcorn, she also got $41.52! thanks for contributing you guys!

[license2ill]

Originally posted by sandie
i had a "kitty" for people to "feed" at the party saturday, and not only did she get fed asprin, chicklits, a couple pretzels and some popcorn, she also got $41.52! thanks for contributing you guys!

That's a lot of stuff. Where's the video?


Sounds like one hell of party.

[GsxrGregor]

No kidding! Sounds like it was one helluva party - wish I could've made it :(

[Unit 91]

I think that was me. I put in whatever change I had in my pocket.

[Guzzigirl2000]

Originally posted by sandie
i had a "kitty" for people to "feed" at the party saturday, and not only did she get fed asprin, chicklits, a couple pretzels and some popcorn, she also got $41.52! thanks for contributing you guys!

what a riot
you guys are tooo funny

so Kurt was it your 52cts? everybit helps I guess

[Kurt'sSV]

Originally posted by Guzzigirl2000
what a riot
you guys are tooo funny

so Kurt was it your 52cts? everybit helps I guess

No it wasn't, but I'll throw in my 2 cents. I'm still not on board with buying a whole new server. I think this could have been fixed with some better debugging, recoding, and maybe a little more ram. I also wish that we could have the option to open and close the chatter box on the front page because that would help it load a lot faster.

I don't know about all of you, but to me $800 is a lot of money.

[license2ill]

Woohoo, the Paris Hilton tape!