My Willys 3A and 3B Community
Rambling, Malarky, Rants, Etc. => Rambling, Malarky, Rants, Etc... => Topic started by: F Bill on June 30, 2012, 07:51:20 PM
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No longer taking donations at this time, thanks to everyone who did donate.. Gonna keep this thread for posterity, but it is locked for now!
Hey guys, Here's the official buyout information thread, which will only be for donation reporting.. See the other thread for why the buyout is happening, what is planned for our future , suggestions of things you'd �like to see, etc.
First off, �I wlll start taking Paypal donations at thecj3apage@aol.com....effective today, Sunday 7/1/1..... �Please use the Personal tab on Paypal, and check off "gift" ..Use the form supplied to add a note stating it is a donation to the website, and include both your real name and your screen name here. �It is pretty important to include your screen name so I know who to check off on the list of pledges, and who to put Sponsor member next to their names...
again, the Paypal addy is thecj3apage@aol.com ..
Let me know if you have any problems with the Paypal process, as this is a new account name, and hopefully it all works.
WE also can take money order or personal check donations.It is a bit more work for me, but if you cannot do a Paypal payment, �(they assure me anyone with a checking account or debit card can do it but your experince may vary..) you can use snail mail for this. Actually if you are unable to do the Paypal thing, you may send a check made out to Bill Foshay with a notation at the bottom" 3A page donation" on that line they give you for donations, and your user name as well �somewhere on the check for me. I will deposit them and transfer the money �into the Paypal account we are going to use for the donations and also to pay with. (Please don't send any rubber checks, my bank is really not too understanding of us low dollar types when things bounce...)
THe address to use will be Bill Foshay, 2610 Guadalupe St, Coleman TX 76834. Please do not send �any homeless jeeps or projects to that address, the neighbors are gonna kill me. Plain envelopes full of checks they won't mind. �;D....
Here is the list of folks who have either emailed me or PM'ed me with a pledge. Amounts will be kept confidential.
This is in no particular order, just the way I wrote them all down this afternoon sifting thru emails and PM's... If I missed you, go ahead and let me know thru email preferably....I opened up a new aol account ( I know, AOL is a dinosaur..) at thecj3apage@aol.com to handle 3A page business. �Might as well start using it.
tfitch (aka aboyandhisdog) $ � �
RandyA
Bruce M.aka BMIC $
Patos $
ATHawk11 $
RyanM$
Dadsjeep$
Dez $
bwTufts
MacGraham$
Macrisel$
Calvin$
Carlsjeep$
Johnrb3b$
Quebec Jeep $
p3Ferris$
Matto$
BobW $
Again, If I somehow missed you in this list of those who PM'ed or emailed me, shoot me an email at thecj3apage@aol.com �and I will add you to the list of pledges.....
I have not gone thru the buyout thread and listed all those from that thread who were willing to help but did not send me an email as I had requested. I will be doing that next, and updating this post with those names too.
OK, here's the folks who said they would be glad to help out �on the buyout thread.. Pretty large list, but by and large I have no pledged amount from these guys for various reasons.
Some may be in the above list also because I didn't look up user names when I was emailed .....no biggie,just let me know...
Again, no particular order here...
Gunslinger$
kikilee
Thndrrr
CJPilot$
Drewdog
mrman5917
49willyz$
TomJ
hawkjeep
UncleVIn$
h8pvmnt
JeepRoger
Kristiga$
Comanche County
dLuyk
Findley
Roughly 30 people between the two lists... IF everyone wants to split the costs evenly, it would work out to about $50 apiece or a little less. I know I had a few people who were able to commit to a smaller amount than $50, so I can't just tell everyone to donate $50.. Just donate what you can, what you'd like to, and iit will probably work out well. If we don't get enough $$ I will ask One or two more times and then if we still don't get enough, I will return the donations received to date... but I really don't expect that to happen.
Thanks for wading thru all this. I think I need someone to edit my posts... :D
EDITED 7/1/12 with final payment instructions..
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I am Dezrik P, I can send a money order OR paypal. Paypal will save me a couple of steps and probably save you a step as well. Id like to send $50 instead of the $40 Said Id donate. Thanks Dezrik.
P.S. F Bill Thank you for taking the bull by the horn and saving this website!
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Thanks, Dez, I figured it was you...lol.
Paypal is definitely easier for me to keep track of. I will let everyone know what email to send a personal payment/donation to in a day or two. Thanks!
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F Bill,
Thanks for your efforts. Looks like it coming together nicely. It was great to me David and his Jeep on the earlier post. I'll be watching for your PayPal payment instructions. Thanks again.
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Edited the first post to include the Paypal Address. Please use the Personal tab on Paypal, and check off "gift" ..Use teh form supplied to add a note stating it is a donation to the website, and include both your real name and your screen name here. It is pretty important to include your screen name so I know who to check off on the list of pledges, and who to put Sponsor member next to their names...
again, the Paypal addy is thecj3apage@aol.com ..
Let me know if you have any problems with the Paypal process, as this is a new account name, and hopefully it all works.
Bill
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Just sent paypal $. Thanks, Bill for all of your hard work on this!
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Hey Bill
Check your e-mail again, I was sure I sent you a commit. Watch your mail box
Todd
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My check is in the mail
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As of Monday 7/2/12 at noon, we have three donors so far via Paypal with a total of $250. THANK YOU !
Found out how to put sponsor memeber next to your names on the YABB board, tried to add a gold star but no dice.... :D
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Mine is a money order..I added $5 to my pledge
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Sent my donation via paypal :)
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Donation sent via paypal. Thanks for work on this Bill
Matt
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Just checked the paypal account, and we have seven donors so far....$525.00 to date. I will be updating people to sponsor member tomorrow night...gotta get up early for work tomorrow. :)
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Donation sended via Paypal!
Good job Bill!
My IT knowledge is limited but if I can do anything else (other then sending more money ;-)...) to help let me know.
Thanks
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sent via paypal
thanks!
8-)
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Bill, I just sent $100 by paypal. I hope this all works out well.
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After a long day in the yard loading our windmill tower, and 200 miles on the road, I finally have Internet access in Floydada, TX.
Today's donations push us up to $707.98 � ..If you are wondering about the weird amount, it is due to currency conversions and one payment that was entered as a mechandise sale.. We paid $2.84 or something like that on that one. �No big deal, I guess it is a small price to pay for Paypal handling all these transactions.
Anyhow, in case you missed how to donate, go to Paypal, and send a payment to us here at thecj3apage@aol.com �..Please use the personal tab and �gift the $$$ to us If you don't use the personal payment section and gift the payment,Paypal takes their pound of flesh...(about $3.20 on a $100 donation). Put a note in your payment (they give you a little box to type a note in) saying your money is a donation to the 3a page, and also tell me your real name and your website handle. �[/b]
Again, thank you for your donations, they are really appreciated. Hopefully soon we can send a payment off to Jeep Rescue and start rebuilding the site as a user owned site. (Until we do pay for the site Dave and �I can't do a whole lot as far as changes...)
Tomorrow is a day off for me, so expect a couple updates.... 8-)
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Bill, check sent today (The 4th? or at least in the mail box). Terry
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Nothing new to report today. Everyone has been enjoying the 4th, I assume!! :)
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Hi Bill,
PayPal worked as advertised.
Good luck man.
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We are standing at approximately $857 right now, not counting mailed donations... Looking really good for the buyout portion, Once we get there we will be putting funds together to purchase software and IT services.
If you mailed me a donation I will have someone depositing that this weekend or early next week once they get to my place in Texas...I am stuck in Kansas going to Colorado right now, then off to Vancouver to Montana!
I just got in from another 15 hour day today, so will be updateing the sponsor member list tomorrow night if we have a normal day...
once again, THANK YOU EVERYBODY!!
Bill
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Just got back to an internet connection. �Send my donation via PayPal
Steve
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We are almost at the buyout level at approximately $950.00. Tomorrow I will send Jonathan the buyout amount, and then we can start on the transfer to a new hosting service. We still will need to purchase new software to modernize the forum, and pay for IT services, so donations are still being accepted, up to about $800 more....how much we change to new and improved forum and website versions depends on how much gets donated.
Thanks again, everyone.. I am looking forward to some pretty good upgrades here..(Hint, we will have a FAQ section similar to the 2A pages Tech Faq section.....)
Bill F.
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Bill, With your busy schedule I am not sure how you have the time and will power to pull this off. Are you married??? :)
Thanks for all your hard work making this happen.
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Bill, With your busy schedule I am not sure how you have the time and will power to pull this off. �Are you married??? :)
Thanks for all your hard work making this happen.
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Why, no I am not married. Looking for a good woman tho, if you know of any, please send pictures of her jeep. ;D ;D
Just thought everyone would like to know, this morning we officially sent off our donations to Jonathan and now the page has new owners.... all of us!
There are still expenses to pay for.. we need to pay hosting for a year, and we need to pay Dave at Ewillys for all the IT work he will be doing for us actually making the transfer to a new server happen as well as updateing the website here and there. ( If you have mailed a donation, I have not made it to the house to collect them and tabulate the amounts, so if ya want to email me direct with the amount your check is it would be helpful..)
If we go with a new software package for the forum.(Wordpress is one possibility right now) we will need to buy the software and pay Dave to install it and troubleshoot any bugs that happen. I wish I could do it in my spare time but I have no clue and I doubt anyone would like the results....... :D
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Just sent my $50 through Pay Pal. �Keep up the good work. �I love this site and I don't want to see it die. Bill, let me know if you need another $50 and I'll cough it up. Uncle Vin