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Post by zeke on Jul 16, 2024 5:29:47 GMT -8
Attention BP members, it’s time to pass the hat again! Please, keep your donations to $15 max so that others can have a chance to donate as well. We are going strong, adding new members almost every day. And no doubt you are all happy to not have ads for snow tires or weight-loss pills flying in to intrude on your reading. This forum is free because those ads pay the rent. But when we choose to be ad-free, the ad revenue that supports Proboards has to be made up by us paying a small charge based on page views each month.
Since we have to pay for the ad-free status, the donation button was re-activated. Ad-free charges have been running just over $20 per month. Again, please keep your donations to $15 max so that others can have a chance to donate as well.
There is a yellow "Donate" button on the top and bottom of the page that only shows up in desktop mode. Donations go directly into a Paypal account (Backpacker Ad Free, a false business set up expressly for this), and our Financial Officer makes the monthly payments. When we have somewhere around a year's worth again, we'll hide the button.
Please PM zeke if you wish to send a check. He will provide an address to you.
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trinity
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Post by trinity on Jul 16, 2024 5:40:25 GMT -8
Couldn't we just sign up a live edge table company as a sponsor?
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Post by reuben on Jul 16, 2024 6:46:22 GMT -8
Couldn't we just sign up a live edge table company as a sponsor? Post of the year.
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Post by cweston on Jul 16, 2024 7:30:16 GMT -8
It's not working for me--I get the donate page, but the amount is $0 and there's no way for me to change it.
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Post by trinity on Jul 16, 2024 7:33:00 GMT -8
cweston , I just clicked on the zero and entered 15. It worked for me.
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Post by cweston on Jul 16, 2024 8:51:21 GMT -8
Update:
Did not work on laptop
Did not work on tablet.
Worked for me on iPhone.
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Post by reuben on Jul 16, 2024 10:41:58 GMT -8
cweston , I just clicked on the zero and entered 15. It worked for me. I don't have an iPhone like cweston. Can you try again for me?
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Post by balzaccom on Jul 16, 2024 10:44:35 GMT -8
I love the fundraising efforts that put a maximum donation amount limit.
If only other organizations would do the same.
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Post by Coolkat on Jul 16, 2024 11:01:27 GMT -8
If only other organizations would do the same. I think that zeke can do that because we have so many willing people to donate. To me that says a lot about the organization.
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Post by Sleeping Bag Man! on Jul 16, 2024 11:31:14 GMT -8
Worked perfectly for me...
...of course, I was donating $0
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Post by hikerjer on Jul 16, 2024 19:46:15 GMT -8
Try as I might, I can’t find a yellow donation button. Suggestions?
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Post by zeke on Jul 16, 2024 19:53:24 GMT -8
hikerjer Desktop? Phone? What sort of device? Which version?
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Post by rebeccad on Jul 16, 2024 21:03:47 GMT -8
Try as I might, I can’t find a yellow donation button. Suggestions? It only shows in desktop mode. For some reason it isn’t visible in the mobile version. You can switch to desktop, even on your phone, by scrolling to the bottom of the page, where there should be a link to click for it.
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Post by ecocentric on Jul 17, 2024 3:32:33 GMT -8
The page has been jenky for me in the past, so I gave up. it took a couple of tries this time to make it work. MacOS on my laptop.
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Post by gabby on Jul 17, 2024 8:16:34 GMT -8
It's not working for me--I get the donate page, but the amount is $0 and there's no way for me to change it. Update: Did not work on laptop Did not work on tablet. Worked for me on iPhone. GD glitzchy glitchy gd 'puters! Couldn't we just sign up a live edge table company as a sponsor? I decided I didn't care what they did with the money, whether they're buying chairs, tables or a bar for zeke, I just gave the money and walked away. The page has been jenky for me in the past, so I gave up. it took a couple of tries this time to make it work. MacOS on my laptop. GD iSheep hikers!
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