OrangeMane Members' semi-annual PLEDGE DRIVE! - The Orange Mane

BroncoBuff · 03-04-2009, 09:05 PM

The semi-annual
OrangeMane Members' Pledge Drive!

The OrangeMane veterans know the drill, but for the 2008 newcomers, this is a Members' fund drive to help Taco John with the cost of keeping The OrangeMane up and running. Without contributions, TJ is on the hook for the full cost ... less some minimal pay-per-click funds. Taco would never ask for a nickel himself, but with the site growing so much and so fast year after year, and the costs going up, too (he moved us to a bigger, faster, and more expensive server last summer), it seems only fair we try to help out.

No pressure here, it's all completely anonymous unless you wish to make your pledge known. We suggest you "kick in" between $5 and $25 twice a year. Choosing the $5 amount means that for the cost of two fast-food meals a year, you can feel more a part of what goes on here, I know I felt that way ever since I started helping out a bit. Like many of you, this is my first stop on the net every day, and I spend three or four or more hours here every day. $10-$50 a year is not much to pay for that much entertainment/information.

Still can't decide? Let this good-natured Betty White pledge-drive warning from The Simpsons guide your decision:

If you read even one thread on OrangeMane
without contributing ... that's STEALING!

Click here to Contribute via PayPal

Or send check/money order payable to:
The OrangeMane
P.O. Box 353
Seattle WA 98111

Taco John · 03-04-2009, 09:08 PM

Thanks Buff. I appreciate it. I just dropped $800 on server fees in January and would be most grateful if I could recover half that (especially in this economy).

Much appreciated.

broncosteven · 03-05-2009, 12:03 PM

Wish it could be more Issac, but alas...

Taco John · 03-05-2009, 01:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Taco John

Thanks Buff. I appreciate it. I just dropped $800 on server fees in January and would be most grateful if I could recover half that (especially in this economy).

Much appreciated.

Thanks for the generosity folks. I just wanted to report that since Casey started this thread, we've received $200 in donations from 6 different members. That's a great help on the pocket book. I pay $800 every six months in January and in July to keep this place running, and the ads only cover about half of the costs, so every nickle counts.

broncosteven · 03-05-2009, 01:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Taco John

Thanks for the generosity folks. I just wanted to report that since Casey started this thread, we've received $200 in donations from 6 different members. That's a great help on the pocket book. I pay $800 every six months in January and in July to keep this place running, and the ads only cover about half of the costs, so every nickle counts.

So 5 other guys contributed $199.90?

Taco John · 03-05-2009, 01:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by broncosteven

So 5 other guys contributed $199.90?

You so modest!

Thanks brotha!

gyldenlove · 03-05-2009, 01:54 PM

We gotta keep this place rolling, where else can you melt down as epicly as here?

Florida_Bronco · 03-05-2009, 02:52 PM

I'm gonna try to kick in something this year.

LordHelmchen · 03-05-2009, 03:07 PM

I just can't resist clicking on that damn link, damn you Buff

BroncoBuff · 03-05-2009, 03:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LordHelmchen

I just can't resist clicking on that damn link, damn you Buff

What you don't know m'Lord, is that I get 2.1 cents every time you do!

j/k ... Internet marketers joke

LordHelmchen · 03-05-2009, 03:29 PM

I demand a 2.1 cent refund!

GoHAM · 03-05-2009, 04:16 PM

Money well spent, I truly love this place.

Meck77 · 03-05-2009, 04:18 PM

Is stimulus money available to messageboards?

Taco John · 03-05-2009, 04:20 PM

We could have a lot of fun at tailgates with a 30 Billion dollar kitty!

FADERPROOF · 03-05-2009, 07:11 PM

Don't post as much as I used to, but I stop in a lot still and Taco John and I go way back, anything to help an old friend out who has been more than kind to me.

broncosteven · 03-05-2009, 07:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Taco John

We could have a lot of fun at tailgates with a 30 Billion dollar kitty!

Screw the tailgate I would get 30 Billion singles and go to Shotgun Willies.

ScottXray · 03-06-2009, 08:03 AM

In for my $25 semi annual.
Keep it going TJ!

Natedogg · 03-06-2009, 09:01 AM

Nice Work BB. TJ, your site is great. I hope you keep it up forever. My broncos friends often wonder how i always know the breaking news, get the best scoops (sometimes inside info), and know when to call bull****.

Especially in this turmultous time in Broncoland, the mane is THE resource.

Wish I could have given more.

And Buff, nice work starting the thead at the beginning of the month so i didnt spend all my mone on beer yet. haahahaha

Broncobiv · 03-06-2009, 04:15 PM

Donation sent. Thanks TJ!

BroncoBuff · 03-06-2009, 04:32 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Natedogg

Nice Work BB. TJ, your site is great. I hope you keep it up forever.

And Buff, nice work starting the thead at the beginning of the month so i didnt spend all my money on beer yet. haahahaha

I knew the timing would work for you, cause I know how you are ... remember we tailgated at the Titans Monday Night game in '07

Rock Chalk · 03-06-2009, 06:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Meck77

Is stimulus money available to messageboards?

Not with 8500 earmarks it isnt.

baja · 03-06-2009, 08:51 PM

OK that didn't hurt.

TheDave · 03-06-2009, 11:21 PM

Does Pay Pal do liberty dollars?

BroncoBuff · 03-07-2009, 04:41 PM

Would you pledge to this man?

Natedogg · 03-07-2009, 04:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BroncoBuff

I knew the timing would work for you, cause I know how you are ... remember we tailgated at the Titans Monday Night game in '07

Yeah. That was a blast!

03-04-2009, 09:05 PM	#1
BroncoBuff *************** Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Seattle Posts: 25,470 Adopt-a-Bronco: QUANTERUS SMITH	OrangeMane Members' semi-annual PLEDGE DRIVE! The semi-annual OrangeMane Members' Pledge Drive! The OrangeMane veterans know the drill, but for the 2008 newcomers, this is a Members' fund drive to help Taco John with the cost of keeping The OrangeMane up and running. Without contributions, TJ is on the hook for the full cost ... less some minimal pay-per-click funds. Taco would never ask for a nickel himself, but with the site growing so much and so fast year after year, and the costs going up, too (he moved us to a bigger, faster, and more expensive server last summer), it seems only fair we try to help out. No pressure here, it's all completely anonymous unless you wish to make your pledge known. We suggest you "kick in" between $5 and $25 twice a year. Choosing the $5 amount means that for the cost of two fast-food meals a year, you can feel more a part of what goes on here, I know I felt that way ever since I started helping out a bit. Like many of you, this is my first stop on the net every day, and I spend three or four or more hours here every day. $10-$50 a year is not much to pay for that much entertainment/information. Still can't decide? Let this good-natured Betty White pledge-drive warning from The Simpsons guide your decision: If you read even one thread on OrangeMane without contributing ... that's STEALING! Click here to Contribute via PayPal Or send check/money order payable to: The OrangeMane P.O. Box 353 Seattle WA 98111

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03-04-2009, 09:08 PM	#2
Taco John 24/7 Broncos In Elway I Trust Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 49,742 Adopt-a-Bronco: Peyton Manning	Thanks Buff. I appreciate it. I just dropped $800 on server fees in January and would be most grateful if I could recover half that (especially in this economy). Much appreciated.

03-05-2009, 12:03 PM	#3
broncosteven The Kranz Dictum MWA: Flight Director Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Tranquility Base Posts: 29,314 Adopt-a-Bronco: MONEYBALL #38	Wish it could be more Issac, but alas...

03-05-2009, 01:54 PM	#7
gyldenlove Ring of Famer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: London, ON Posts: 10,134 Adopt-a-Bronco: Spencer Larsen	We gotta keep this place rolling, where else can you melt down as epicly as here?

03-05-2009, 02:52 PM	#8
Florida_Bronco Got trolls? Welcome to Mile High, Brady! Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Tampa Bay Posts: 13,810 Adopt-a-Bronco: Brady Quinn	I'm gonna try to kick in something this year.

03-05-2009, 03:07 PM	#9
LordHelmchen Single-Malt Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Stuttgart Posts: 1,064	I just can't resist clicking on that damn link, damn you Buff

03-05-2009, 03:29 PM	#11
LordHelmchen Single-Malt Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Stuttgart Posts: 1,064	I demand a 2.1 cent refund!

03-05-2009, 04:16 PM	#12
GoHAM Ring of Famer The Defense is Back! Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: County 5 Posts: 1,177 Adopt-a-Bronco: Mitch Unrein	Money well spent, I truly love this place.

03-05-2009, 04:18 PM	#13
Meck77 Ring of Famer Join Date: Sep 2002 Posts: 16,324	Is stimulus money available to messageboards?

03-05-2009, 04:20 PM	#14
Taco John 24/7 Broncos In Elway I Trust Join Date: Apr 2001 Posts: 49,742 Adopt-a-Bronco: Peyton Manning	We could have a lot of fun at tailgates with a 30 Billion dollar kitty!

03-05-2009, 07:11 PM	#15
FADERPROOF Bucknuts Colossus Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Eastlake OH Posts: 17,338	Don't post as much as I used to, but I stop in a lot still and Taco John and I go way back, anything to help an old friend out who has been more than kind to me.

03-06-2009, 08:03 AM	#17
ScottXray Opinionated A**** Love Me some PANCAKES!** Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: PDX (Portland OR) Posts: 4,670 Adopt-a-Bronco: J. D. Walton	In for my $25 semi annual. Keep it going TJ!

03-06-2009, 09:01 AM	#18
Natedogg 1st Amendment Protection You sending The MethWolfe!!!??? Join Date: May 2005 Location: St. Petersburg Russia Posts: 1,880 Adopt-a-Bronco: Travis Henry	Nice Work BB. TJ, your site is great. I hope you keep it up forever. My broncos friends often wonder how i always know the breaking news, get the best scoops (sometimes inside info), and know when to call bull****. Especially in this turmultous time in Broncoland, the mane is THE resource. Wish I could have given more. And Buff, nice work starting the thead at the beginning of the month so i didnt spend all my mone on beer yet. haahahaha

03-06-2009, 04:15 PM	#19
Broncobiv Tee many martoonis Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 2,271	Donation sent. Thanks TJ!

03-06-2009, 08:51 PM	#22
baja It is what it Is. Pay attention. Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: in a bunker Posts: 54,372 Adopt-a-Bronco: Julius Thomas	OK that didn't hurt.

03-06-2009, 11:21 PM	#23
TheDave Sauced... Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 15,120	Does Pay Pal do liberty dollars?

03-07-2009, 04:41 PM	#24
BroncoBuff *************** Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Seattle Posts: 25,470 Adopt-a-Bronco: QUANTERUS SMITH	Would you pledge to this man?