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  1. HillBilly

    HillBilly New Member Past Donor

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    What I got was a pm from the owner ...and yeah ,,, I get them every time I make a donation , but this one was different ,,, it was in a different format ... didn't have a name , only the custom user title of Correspondant , but it was from the owner ... at least I always thought it was ... :)
     
  2. Makedde

    Makedde New Member Past Donor

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    The Admin is the only person who knows if you have donated, so any message you get regarding the donation is always from the Admin!
     
  3. HillBilly

    HillBilly New Member Past Donor

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    So , Mak ,,, where's the PF owner in all this ? looks to me as though you Mods are expected to endure out of loyalty the burden of placatting the many complaints ,,, and you are free to pass this on to anybody you choose ,,, but on the day I recieved that award donation , I couldn't send a thank you reply because PF was locked-up ,,, again ... and it's been 7 days in a row now , every day for a week , I've had VM's and PM's lost out there in PF-circular file ,, and I'm wondering ? Mak ... wtf is going on ? in

    As much as I Love PF , , , I just don't see that things are improving ... :)
     
  4. My Fing ID

    My Fing ID Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    The Owner ( known as the chairman ) is on his yacht which is complete with 2 helicopter landing pads, a mini-submarine, and 4 landing craft. Also it has laser that detect cameras and blind them, as well as a missile defense system.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eclipse_(yacht)
     
  5. Shiva_TD

    Shiva_TD Progressive Libertarian Past Donor

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    And the owner manages to do this on about $400/mo in donations to Political Forum......
     
  6. Viv

    Viv Banned by Request

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    This is sexist (what makes you think it's a he?), unevidenced (with all that technical equipment, why fail at teching a forum) and unless you have pics it didn't happen.
     
  7. SpotsCat

    SpotsCat New Member Past Donor

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    He also has a white Persian cat, and moonlights as the leader of SPECTRE... :D
     
  8. DA60

    DA60 Banned

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    I have been tempted to donate.

    But every time I am...the site goes down it seems.

    For what it's worth:

    I think the site is very well run and moderated.

    But until it becomes more stable/drops out less...I probably won't donate anytime soon.
     
  9. onalandline

    onalandline Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    Just wondering...I got the gold bars, but not the "Donor" label. Will it be added?
     
  10. Shiva_TD

    Shiva_TD Progressive Libertarian Past Donor

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    I've contacted the site owner about this problem. Hopefully it will be quickly resolved. Thanks for bringing it to our attention.

    Shiva_TD
    Site Moderator
     
  11. James Cessna

    James Cessna New Member

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    Dear Political Forum,

    I wish to make a $75.00 donation to help you out with the cost of your major upgrades.

    I want credit for this donation to go to my "user name" which is different for security reasons from my “actual name”.

    My Master Card donation will be in my actual name.

    How do I make sure “James Cessna" gets credit for this donation?

    Thanks!
     
  12. Smartmouthwoman

    Smartmouthwoman Bless your heart Past Donor

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    I've noticed the Top Rep list is missing... any chance you can get that quickly resolved? :nana:
     
  13. OverDrive

    OverDrive Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    How about a forum poll to vote on keeping it REMOVED?! The oldtimers on PF can remember all the problems that it has caused....

    Will calll it the "Anti-Reindeer Games" poll....[​IMG]
     
  14. OverDrive

    OverDrive Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    BTW, I used to be regularly on the bottom 1/3 of the Top Rep List my 1st couple of years on PF, until I bumped heads & crossed the Jr. HS 'in crowd' here.....[​IMG]
     
  15. Shangrila

    Shangrila staff Past Donor

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    It will show up under James Cessna, and you will get a pm confirming such.
     
  16. Smartmouthwoman

    Smartmouthwoman Bless your heart Past Donor

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    Notice we didn't get the 'name your own title' or credits when you donate promised in the OP, so I doubt if it makes much difference what the members think about the final 'upgraded' product.

    We'll just wait and see if there's enough features to hold the more competitive members' interest. Personally, I find it dull as hell without competition... but then I've never been one of those touchy-feely, everybody-needs-to-win types either. :blowkiss:
     
  17. Smartmouthwoman

    Smartmouthwoman Bless your heart Past Donor

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    Maybe you and Mak could share the same tin hat?
     
  18. OverDrive

    OverDrive Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    This is the only forum that I've been on where one can get 'repd' for just breathing..or rather 'sucking, ' as in 'up to the right ppl'.....but some need that constant, codependent validation of just 'being' to make it thru their lives. I outgrew 'merit badges' when I left the scouts...
     
  19. Smartmouthwoman

    Smartmouthwoman Bless your heart Past Donor

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    Might've been that way at one time, but nobody could survive on the current rep list without 'random' reps. The day the list was taken away, I was awarded 17 reps... most I've ever gotten in a day. Like always, a few were from 'friends' but the majority said things like, "I love this thread" or "Thx for the great pic" or "Good point, ITA." It was a good day... I posted my ass off that day.

    Doesn't bother me if you long for the good ole days when the rep system was 'corrupt.' Times change.
     
  20. OverDrive

    OverDrive Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    To the 'ass-less' Buffy, or is it Muffy? I cant keep all you PF Valley girls names straight.

    You in fact do continually write 'killer' posts, but I would think that a person of your intellect and independence wouldnt require all that continuous validation... maybe I've mis-read you, and you are in fact insecure and 'need' it like an ego fix?

    But it makes no diff to me if they bring it back, as that is not where "I" get my validation from, and I rarely look at the list as the usual 25-35 names are on it...a couple usernames habitually on it, who could only get rep'd via 'mercy reps' for their lack of posting skills...not like you & me...[​IMG]
     
  21. Smartmouthwoman

    Smartmouthwoman Bless your heart Past Donor

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    You call it validation, I call it feedback. Makes designing that perfect post worth the effort.

    Now fess up, OD... after you've given it your best shot, would you really be turned off by someone saying:

    OMFG -- BEST I EVER HAD -- YOU ARE THE KING, BABY!!!

    Validation or feedback?

    ROFLMAO
     
  22. EvilAztec

    EvilAztec Banned

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    Donations? What for?
    This forum still is a very slow forum. I wonder,why this forums do not use advertising of political publishers because they are good potential for this forum .A lot of People from different corners of the earth got used to this forum .
     
  23. Smartmouthwoman

    Smartmouthwoman Bless your heart Past Donor

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    Yeah, what he said. :above:
     
  24. EvilAztec

    EvilAztec Banned

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    LOL/Yeah,That is what he said.
    This forum should be free from donations, in other words this forum is desire of those who pay. Badly that you do not use advertising.'s Bad for this good forum.
     

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