Comments on: Help Us Pay Our Hosting Bills http://www.damninteresting.com A collection of Damn Interesting things Wed, 17 Mar 2010 00:31:54 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: itistoday http://www.damninteresting.com/help-with-hosting-fees#comment-22360 itistoday Sun, 03 Aug 2008 18:15:18 +0000 http://www.damninteresting.com/?page_id=277#comment-22360 Alan, your donation-box is on my list of things to throw money at when I have too much of it to know what to do with. I also share your philosophy on ads, I hate 'em simply because there's so damned much of them in this country, so thank you for being different. Alan, your donation-box is on my list of things to throw money at when I have too much of it to know what to do with. I also share your philosophy on ads, I hate ‘em simply because there’s so damned much of them in this country, so thank you for being different.

]]> By: ulmert http://www.damninteresting.com/help-with-hosting-fees#comment-21152 ulmert Thu, 24 Apr 2008 05:58:39 +0000 http://www.damninteresting.com/?page_id=277#comment-21152 Well I finally did it! I stopped being a lurker and made an account, but not only that I also donated $20 to the website. Oh! I was wondering this while I was submitting the tip, is there some way that we, the donaters, could view the ratio of X collected tips to the cost of the web site is for X month. I was just curious because I definitly want to help keep this web site alive, and make it as small of a burden for the web master. Well I finally did it! I stopped being a lurker and made an account, but not only that I also donated $20 to the website. Oh! I was wondering this while I was submitting the tip, is there some way that we, the donaters, could view the ratio of X collected tips to the cost of the web site is for X month. I was just curious because I definitly want to help keep this web site alive, and make it as small of a burden for the web master.

]]> By: Accha? http://www.damninteresting.com/help-with-hosting-fees#comment-9198 Accha? Mon, 09 Oct 2006 04:42:01 +0000 http://www.damninteresting.com/?page_id=277#comment-9198 <p>Well,</p><p>I don't really have enough to donate right now, since since I'm already running short of funds, but I wanted to comment, so here I am. Well, I just came across the site today, while I was looking for articles to put up on my blog. www.acchablog.com. Don't worry, I always add articles with links to "Source". Anywez, about my blog, "Accha?" means "Oh really?" and "Accha" (without the ? ) means good/nice. </p><p>I loved reading the articles posted here. Hoping to continue the same in the future. Damn Interesting.</p><p>I'd surely contribute, if I can. Stupid paypal doesnt support India fully yet.</p><p>All the best with the site.</p><p>~Preshit</p> Well,

I don’t really have enough to donate right now, since since I’m already running short of funds, but I wanted to comment, so here I am.
Well, I just came across the site today, while I was looking for articles to put up on my blog. http://www.acchablog.com. Don’t worry, I always add articles with links to “Source”.
Anywez, about my blog, “Accha?” means “Oh really?” and “Accha” (without the ? ) means good/nice.

I loved reading the articles posted here. Hoping to continue the same in the future.
Damn Interesting.

I’d surely contribute, if I can. Stupid paypal doesnt support India fully yet.

All the best with the site.

~Preshit

]]> By: Tink http://www.damninteresting.com/help-with-hosting-fees#comment-9176 Tink Sat, 07 Oct 2006 08:08:04 +0000 http://www.damninteresting.com/?page_id=277#comment-9176 <p>Love it Love it Love it! Damned Interesting will stay that way without advertising! Way to go Alan, keep up the good work.</p> Love it Love it Love it! Damned Interesting will stay that way without advertising! Way to go Alan, keep up the good work.

]]> By: DamnMerlin http://www.damninteresting.com/help-with-hosting-fees#comment-8726 DamnMerlin Sat, 16 Sep 2006 23:13:04 +0000 http://www.damninteresting.com/?page_id=277#comment-8726 <p>OK. I dig the site so here is 25 bucks. Hope it helps. Keep up the good work. Damn.</p> OK. I dig the site so here is 25 bucks. Hope it helps. Keep up the good work. Damn.

]]> By: joe_schmoe http://www.damninteresting.com/help-with-hosting-fees#comment-7882 joe_schmoe Fri, 11 Aug 2006 10:05:31 +0000 http://www.damninteresting.com/?page_id=277#comment-7882 <p>Guess you might be able to sell rights to articles if you stop getting enough donations?</p> Guess you might be able to sell rights to articles if you stop getting enough donations?

]]> By: Alan Bellows http://www.damninteresting.com/help-with-hosting-fees#comment-7277 Alan Bellows Sun, 16 Jul 2006 20:32:25 +0000 http://www.damninteresting.com/?page_id=277#comment-7277 <p>Putting ads on a site it is akin to beating it with an ugly stick. But that stick's not just ugly, it's distracting and information-diluting. I don't like seeing ads on other sites, so I can't put them on this one in good conscience. </p><p>So far donations have covered our hosting bills most of the time, and we have some plans to get something back for our efforts without resorting to the obnoxious. Thanks for caring enough to make suggestions, but for this project, ad-based revenue is not an option.</p> Putting ads on a site it is akin to beating it with an ugly stick. But that stick’s not just ugly, it’s distracting and information-diluting. I don’t like seeing ads on other sites, so I can’t put them on this one in good conscience.

So far donations have covered our hosting bills most of the time, and we have some plans to get something back for our efforts without resorting to the obnoxious. Thanks for caring enough to make suggestions, but for this project, ad-based revenue is not an option.

]]> By: xxPunchyxx http://www.damninteresting.com/help-with-hosting-fees#comment-7275 xxPunchyxx Sun, 16 Jul 2006 18:13:08 +0000 http://www.damninteresting.com/?page_id=277#comment-7275 <p>At some point you have to recognize when a hobby becomes a business. I'm sure you get enough traffic to justify some advertisement revenue in order to pay the cost of hosting. I know I certainly wouldn't mind. You've got a great thing going here. Don't let it become inconvenient and destroy the fun of it.</p> At some point you have to recognize when a hobby becomes a business. I’m sure you get enough traffic to justify some advertisement revenue in order to pay the cost of hosting. I know I certainly wouldn’t mind. You’ve got a great thing going here. Don’t let it become inconvenient and destroy the fun of it.

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