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Hey, all. It's just smee. I see that Lexie has started several topics trying to get everyone involved in supporting this website. She is so nice, it kills her to ask for help; but it has to be done. I want to tell you some things she hesitates to say:
1) This lovely new website and the server to run it were very expensive -- from what I can ascertain, close to $5,000 to get up and running. Monthly expenses (which continue even during the BB offseason) are higher, too. But without these upgrades, the entire site would have been gone -- dunzo -- absolutely nonexistent. I am not exaggerating -- there would be no BBU this year.
2) Live feed subscriptions are much fewer than in previous years, so the income to BBU from the live feeds is way down, too.
3) Donations this year are considerably down over prior years, while expenses are up. This is serious, if we want to stay together. Rob, Lexie and the mods have depleted their own funds to keep things going over the years; but they cannot afford to carry things like this anymore. We need to step up.
As I said above, I am not anyone important here, no one you have to listen to; I'm just smee -- but I love BBU and all of the friends I have made here. I am asking all of you who read this, please, search your hearts and your checkbooks, and help in any way you can. The need cannot be ignored. Thank you.
(If any mod thinks this is important enough, would you please sticky this topic? Thanks.)
1) This lovely new website and the server to run it were very expensive -- from what I can ascertain, close to $5,000 to get up and running. Monthly expenses (which continue even during the BB offseason) are higher, too. But without these upgrades, the entire site would have been gone -- dunzo -- absolutely nonexistent. I am not exaggerating -- there would be no BBU this year.
2) Live feed subscriptions are much fewer than in previous years, so the income to BBU from the live feeds is way down, too.
3) Donations this year are considerably down over prior years, while expenses are up. This is serious, if we want to stay together. Rob, Lexie and the mods have depleted their own funds to keep things going over the years; but they cannot afford to carry things like this anymore. We need to step up.
As I said above, I am not anyone important here, no one you have to listen to; I'm just smee -- but I love BBU and all of the friends I have made here. I am asking all of you who read this, please, search your hearts and your checkbooks, and help in any way you can. The need cannot be ignored. Thank you.
(If any mod thinks this is important enough, would you please sticky this topic? Thanks.)
Well said, smee! Thanks. BTW, you ARE someone important as is each and every one of our members here.
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