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SKS-Files needs your help!!
« on: January 26, 2015, 12:01:09 AM »
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Just like the title says, SKS-Files needs your help!  As you may know, we had been having some difficulties with our previous hosting provider which included extremely slow page loads, periods of inaccessibility, and poor customer service when we asked them to get down to the root of the problem.  We packed up the site and have temporarily transferred it to a new hosting company on a one month basis to see if we can do better.  If you were around and remember what this site was like in 2014, you'll know that things have been exceptionally good in January.  Page loads are wicked fast and we have not had any downtime at all! 

After this one month trial, we think this hosting company is the one we want to stick with.  Unfortunately, now is when it comes time to pay the piper.  To keep the site with this web hosting company will require around $120.  The 5 admin have been footing the entire cost for this site since it opened, but now that we have over 100 members, we have decided to take member donations to help alleviate the burden a little bit.  We'd love to see 20 members kick in $5 apiece, or 10 members kick in $10 each using the large "Donate" button at the bottom left of the homepage. 

$5 is approximately one box less of 7.62x39 during a range session, or skipping a double shot of espresso at Starbucks one morning.  If you find the information, guides, and camaraderie on this site useful and enjoyable but have not even registered for a username, would you consider doing so and then donating to help keep us up on the fast servers?  Any little bit helps so don't be shy!  If there's someone out there who wants to be a sugar daddy and give us a donation that's 1/2 or a full years worth of hosting fees, we would gratefully accept it!

Thanks again for helping make SKS-Files a great place to hang out!  thumb1
      

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Re: SKS-Files needs your help!!
« Reply #1 on: January 26, 2015, 12:18:46 AM »
Wasn't much but hope it helps.

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Re: SKS-Files needs your help!!
« Reply #2 on: January 26, 2015, 12:34:02 AM »
0% ??? Did you you not get my donation? 

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Re: SKS-Files needs your help!!
« Reply #3 on: January 26, 2015, 12:57:14 AM »
Money sent, at least my subscription is good until 2038 ;)
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Re: SKS-Files needs your help!!
« Reply #4 on: January 26, 2015, 09:10:58 AM »
We received them guys...  and we sure appreciate your help! 

There is $37.94 towards the $120 goal... pp takes their little chunk of course.
      
1776 will commence again if you try to take our firearms... It doesn't matter how many Lenins you get out on the street begging for them to be taken.

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Re: SKS-Files needs your help!!
« Reply #5 on: January 26, 2015, 10:06:32 AM »
Good to know LC, I have the receipt in my email, so I just wanted to make sure it got where it needed to go.

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Re: SKS-Files needs your help!!
« Reply #6 on: January 26, 2015, 08:04:42 PM »
My name is not on her account but Mary just made a donation with her PayPal account.

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Re: SKS-Files needs your help!!
« Reply #7 on: January 26, 2015, 08:41:18 PM »
You guys are great!  We really appreciate all this help from you guys!

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Re: SKS-Files needs your help!!
« Reply #8 on: January 26, 2015, 10:09:31 PM »
You da man Danny!

There is $57.06 towards the $120 goal
      
1776 will commence again if you try to take our firearms... It doesn't matter how many Lenins you get out on the street begging for them to be taken.

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Re: SKS-Files needs your help!!
« Reply #9 on: January 26, 2015, 11:35:28 PM »
Not sure who these last few are, but Thanks guys!


There is $71.02 towards the $120 goal
      
1776 will commence again if you try to take our firearms... It doesn't matter how many Lenins you get out on the street begging for them to be taken.

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Re: SKS-Files needs your help!!
« Reply #10 on: January 28, 2015, 07:59:49 PM »
I chipped in for the board.
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Re: SKS-Files needs your help!!
« Reply #11 on: January 28, 2015, 10:12:12 PM »
Thanks all!  $89.84 in donations So far!

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Re: SKS-Files needs your help!!
« Reply #12 on: January 29, 2015, 10:39:14 AM »
just put mine in as well.
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Re: SKS-Files needs your help!!
« Reply #13 on: January 29, 2015, 03:40:58 PM »
just put mine in as well.
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Received...  Thanks       

Almost there, and it will be a non-issue for a few years.   thumb1
      
1776 will commence again if you try to take our firearms... It doesn't matter how many Lenins you get out on the street begging for them to be taken.

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Re: SKS-Files needs your help!!
« Reply #14 on: February 05, 2015, 08:52:32 AM »
$103.80 received.  Almost there guys!  Can any one help push us over the top?

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Re: SKS-Files needs your help!!
« Reply #15 on: February 05, 2015, 10:54:09 AM »
Just pitched in my $0.02 worth.................j/k it was a little more than that rofl rofl
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Re: SKS-Files needs your help!!
« Reply #16 on: February 05, 2015, 02:41:41 PM »
Thanks GG.....  almost there guys.  Then we can move on to shirts etc with SKS-FILES logo and not have to worry about hosting for some time.
      
1776 will commence again if you try to take our firearms... It doesn't matter how many Lenins you get out on the street begging for them to be taken.

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Re: SKS-Files needs your help!!
« Reply #17 on: February 05, 2015, 05:46:59 PM »
Then we can move on to shirts etc with SKS-FILES logo...

That's what I'm talkin' about!  thumb1

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Re: SKS-Files needs your help!!
« Reply #18 on: February 13, 2015, 12:25:56 AM »
We are 100% towards our goal of $120!

Thank you so much for all the help guys!  We are set for the foreseeable future.  thumb1

Any new members who joined the boards after 2/1/2015: You may still donate to the boards to receive automatic SKS-Files CONTRIBUTOR status.  Just press this donate button to contribute! (also located at the bottom of the screen on the home page)