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Title: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: mouser on March 01, 2011, 07:17 AM
YAY!!

It's finally begun and we have our wonderful mascot Cody once again starring in his own little tale of illness and redemption in the site banner (thank you Nick for the wonderful images).

I'll be blogging about the fundraiser, and posting updates about the planned release of something new each day, on:


Help us spread the word about this to all of your friends and any sites you know about.

Let's make this a happy, celebratory event.  And let's once again make this an opportunity to welcome new people into the fold, welcome back old members, and look forward to ways we can make the site more useful to everyone.

And also.. THANK YOU.  Thank you to everyone who has made it so enjoyable and rewarding to hang out on the site.  There are so many good people here who have made life more interesting and who have contributed to the site -- it would be wrong to try to name them.  But it's to them that we owe thanks that the site is still here and still enjoyable to be a part of.

See you on the other side, and let's get Cody across the banner finish line early!  :Thmbsup:
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: mouser on March 01, 2011, 07:21 AM
Don't be shy about posting on this thread -- we can use it as a public place to cheer on Cody as he recovers from his "illness".

Special bonus points if your very first post on the forum is to this thread -- just introduce yourself and say hi!  This can be our silly thread to just jump around and shout and have fun.
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: nosh on March 01, 2011, 07:26 AM
 :beerchug:

I bet you were up all night!  :P

WHERE'S THE THERMOMETER?!!
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: mouser on March 01, 2011, 07:42 AM
I was up all night chasing Cody around the house to get him dressed up to take the photographs for the banner images.   You know how it is with young kids and spoiled birds, they don't like to sit still for a minute.
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: mouser on March 01, 2011, 07:52 AM
A big thank you to everyone who has donated so far and gotten us off to a great start!

(https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/esmileys/gen3/8Thanks/thankyou6.jpg)
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun!
Post by: housetier on March 01, 2011, 07:57 AM
Here is my first blog post (http://nrrd.de/content/rise) about this fund raiser, featuring Baby Cody: http://nrrd.de/content/rise

The language feels a little bumpy to me, but I hope to improve during the fund raiser (I promised to blog about it once a day).

I had it written this morning, a few hours before it officially started :)

Here is the image I made this morning (while Baby Cody is still at my place):
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Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: mahesh2k on March 01, 2011, 08:22 AM
 :Thmbsup:
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: mediaguycouk on March 01, 2011, 08:48 AM
I've not really been around this site in the last 12 months. Here's to improving that  :Thmbsup:
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: DeVamp on March 01, 2011, 09:58 AM
Off we go! :Thmbsup:
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: timns on March 01, 2011, 10:05 AM
I'm looking forward to this very much. Here's to making new friendships and renewing old ones: probably via some risque banter in the process  :D
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: timns on March 01, 2011, 11:07 AM
By the way, where's the Calendar of Events? Can we have a link somewhere please?
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: vegas on March 01, 2011, 11:49 AM
Thanks for the last 6 years mouser and everyone that makes this place great, very happy to have been here & looking forward to the next 6! Now lets make it rain!

vegas
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: tomos on March 01, 2011, 02:03 PM
ahh poor Cody . . . we'll cheer him better -
hip hip :D horay

thanks to mouser and everyone for a wonderful site :Thmbsup:
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: oblivion on March 01, 2011, 03:25 PM
YAY!!

Apparently, I have to do this.

Being English, I'm not very good at these displays of advanced emotion and that sort of thing, and I shall probably blush.

<ahem>

Hoorah!

 :-[
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: tomos on March 01, 2011, 03:31 PM
Being English, I'm not very good at these displays of advanced emotion and that sort of thing, and I shall probably blush.

<ahem>

Hoorah!

 :-[

well done ;D
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: Ath on March 01, 2011, 03:34 PM
I'm not very good at these displays of advanced emotion and that sort of thing, and I shall probably blush.
Just because of that it will be even more appreciated :up:

I'll do it in Dutch, just to attract some fellow Dutchmen: Hiep hiep hoera!
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: fenixproductions on March 01, 2011, 03:38 PM
Hm. I think if Cody gets 6000 degrees he will melt and not...
recovers from his "illness".
-mouser

What is he made of? :tellme:
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: jeromg on March 01, 2011, 04:04 PM
Hi from Paris (France), keep up the good job guys!
I would tell it's almost (well... eh... not really but very close) a pleasure to give some money to you guys and keep this site as my fav place for information about software and also a *very* nice place just to hang out.

"Merci beaucoup" as we use to say on this side of the globe  :Thmbsup:

Cheers  /jerome
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: mouser on March 01, 2011, 04:33 PM
Woo hoo!!! We passed the $1,000 mark!
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Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: Ath on March 01, 2011, 04:36 PM
Woo hoo!!! We passed the $1,000 mark!

And it took only a little over 9 hours! :o
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: mouser on March 01, 2011, 04:44 PM
Well the newsletter is going out, and like i said on the irc channel:
<mouser> these will be the biggest donations we get all month
<mouser> it will drop to a trickle soon
<mouser> the reason is because the fundraising email is going out now
<mouser> and it goes to supporting members first
<mouser> so what we are seeing now is all the very cool nice great people
<mouser> who have supported DC in the past
<mouser> responding like the awesome people they are.
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: PhilB66 on March 01, 2011, 05:29 PM
How do I transfer DC credits to this particular event?
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: Ath on March 01, 2011, 05:35 PM
You should donate to the site :D
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: mouser on March 01, 2011, 05:37 PM
How do I transfer DC credits to this particular event?

Best thing you can do, as an active member of the forum, is send your donationcredits out to people on the forum to spread the love, and not worry about getting them into the site account.
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: f0dder on March 01, 2011, 05:53 PM
/me yelps for victory.


Bought a new GPU last month and had to do a fair amounts of bike repairs, so couldn't donate as much as I wanted to - but I hope it'll help keeping the wheels spinning :)
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: KynloStephen66515 on March 01, 2011, 06:41 PM
Any way to donate via sms? I wanna use some of my phone credit to donate.  Also DC via WAP is slowwwwwwwwwwww lol
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: cowcrombie on March 01, 2011, 08:02 PM
i'm already a charter member, does that trump the "Lifetime Universal Deluxe."?
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: longrun on March 01, 2011, 08:05 PM
A search for something to control runaway CPU usage brought me to DC and Process Tamer in March 2005 as member #58. Where else can you have a program written just for you? Thanks, DC.
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: mouser on March 01, 2011, 08:14 PM
Charter member trumps all.. while still granting you no special abilities.. In other words, you are now in the only-semi-logical land of DC :)
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: timns on March 01, 2011, 08:20 PM
Can't I be "DC Poet Laureate?"  :P
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: zridling on March 01, 2011, 08:41 PM
I love this place. Will donate the second week of March. Just finished putting LibreOffice over the top. My nips are tingly! Oh wait, that's TMI.

 :P
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: timns on March 01, 2011, 08:42 PM
I love this place. Will donate the second week of March. Just finished putting LibreOffice over the top. My nips are tingly! Oh wait, that's TMI.

 :P

Thanks for keeping us abreast...
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: wraith808 on March 01, 2011, 09:03 PM
I love this place. Will donate the second week of March. Just finished putting LibreOffice over the top. My nips are tingly! Oh wait, that's TMI.

 :P

Thanks for keeping us abreast...

Are you trying to out-pun Chris?
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: cranioscopical on March 01, 2011, 09:05 PM
I love this place. Will donate the second week of March. Just finished putting LibreOffice over the top. My nips are tingly! Oh wait, that's TMI.

 :P

Thanks for keeping us abreast...

Look, this is a family site and remarks like that make it pretty clear that you're in your cups!  >:(
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: Target on March 01, 2011, 09:14 PM
I love this place. Will donate the second week of March. Just finished putting LibreOffice over the top. My nips are tingly! Oh wait, that's TMI.

 :P

Thanks for keeping us abreast...

Look, this is a family site and remarks like that make it pretty clear that you're in your cups!  >:(
-cranioscopical (March 01, 2011, 09:05 PM)

next you'll be telling us you're brazillian...
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: cranioscopical on March 01, 2011, 09:26 PM
I love this place. Will donate the second week of March. Just finished putting LibreOffice over the top. My nips are tingly! Oh wait, that's TMI.

 :P

Thanks for keeping us abreast...

Look, this is a family site and remarks like that make it pretty clear that you're in your cups!  >:(
-cranioscopical (March 01, 2011, 09:05 PM)

next you'll be telling us you're brazillian...

It's no use your trying to wax lyrical.
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: Target on March 01, 2011, 10:10 PM
I love this place. Will donate the second week of March. Just finished putting LibreOffice over the top. My nips are tingly! Oh wait, that's TMI.

 :P

Thanks for keeping us abreast...

Look, this is a family site and remarks like that make it pretty clear that you're in your cups!  >:(
-cranioscopical (March 01, 2011, 09:05 PM)

next you'll be telling us you're brazillian...

It's no use your trying to wax lyrical.
-cranioscopical (March 01, 2011, 09:26 PM)

that's as close I'm ever going to get to waxing anything (ow....owOW....OWWWWWWWWW)
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: nosh on March 01, 2011, 11:12 PM
lol @zaine!

Great to see the drive gather momentum!!

Look who else is excited!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vR_VhfxAnXU


Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: Ath on March 02, 2011, 01:53 AM
Also DC via WAP is slowwwww
-Stephen66515 (March 01, 2011, 06:41 PM)
Who is using WAP :down: in these days of mobile internet :o
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: nudone on March 02, 2011, 02:16 AM
that thermometer is going up very fast. amazing.
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: mouser on March 02, 2011, 04:47 AM
Look who else is excited!

That video made me smile -- if only we could all be so unselfconscious :)
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: Fred Nerd on March 02, 2011, 05:08 AM
This group of people is so totally awesome.
I just donated a reasonable (I think) amount [@Mouser it came through in my real name, as Joshua Schuessler] because I felt I owed it to the site.
Things DC has given me over time:
Lots of nice programs
Programs made up on the spot (I once had a coding snack made for me)
Someone to ask about any technical issue and its always been answered helpfully and no-one make you feel like an idiot for asking.
People who have helped me find things/programs when I gave them up as too hard.
A reason to stay interested in programming
An easy route to get into programmin thanks to Programming school.
Programming school: a better teaching method than those that cost a fortune. I still always find it amazing that Mouser takes the time to mark my attempts at coding. If it wasn't for DC I wouldn't know any code, and its now a hobby I enjoy.

And I'll never forget how good I felt when Mouser gave me a 'supporting member' status and lifetime license when I was too young to have enough money to donate, and didn't have a credit card to do it with anyway.

Not to mention links to all sorts of really cool tech jokes and cartoons. :)

Big Cheers to everyone here. You're all legends. ['legend' is used in the Australian way. Means you're all awesome. But sounds better]
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: mouser on March 02, 2011, 05:12 AM
Fred  :-* :-*

Nick (nudone): We all owe you so much for creating Cody the DC mascot -- I cannot even begin to fathom this site without him.  I love the little fellow and I know i'm not the only one by a long shot. Thank you.

Let's keep this thread going with new faces! -- I want to see how many different members we can get posting to this celebration topic.
(https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/esmileys/gen3/5Large/impra.gif)
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: f0dder on March 02, 2011, 06:22 AM
Look who else is excited!
That video made me smile -- if only we could all be so unselfconscious :)
The world needs more ravers! :)
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: chipmunk6 on March 02, 2011, 06:58 AM
Hi,
Keep up the good work - it's wonderful to come across sites where a spirit of truly sharing - not profit-thinking - prevails. Hope you reach your goal soon!
 :Thmbsup:
chipmunk6
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: Ennovy on March 02, 2011, 08:50 AM
I wanted to support this great website and donated a small amount.
Hope that many people do the same to help you stay online  :Thmbsup:
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: mouser on March 02, 2011, 08:51 AM
Great to see some people making their first posts on this thread -- thank you chipmunk6 and Ennovy  :-*
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: mouser on March 02, 2011, 12:08 PM
A big thank you to our friends at ghacks (http://www.ghacks.net/2011/03/02/donationcoder-announce-2011-fundraiser/) for the write-up of the fundraiser celebration event:
[ You are not allowed to view attachments ] (http://www.ghacks.net/2011/03/02/donationcoder-announce-2011-fundraiser/)

And to gizmo at techsupportalert (http://www.techsupportalert.com/content/during-march-new-free-utility-or-other-goodie-every-day.htm):
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Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: epopuI on March 02, 2011, 12:18 PM
Keep up the good work DonationCoders  :Thmbsup:
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: housetier on March 02, 2011, 02:17 PM
It's nice to see post at other sites supporting this fund raiser. It makes me feel warm inside :)

Here is my other site's post: http://nrrd.de/content/half-way-there

The image this time is from donationcoder, but it is still cute (are there any pictures of Cody that are not cute?): https://www.donationcoder.com/cssimages/cody_coinwing_48xT2.gif
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: bootz15 on March 02, 2011, 03:09 PM
yay!
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: jwell200 on March 02, 2011, 03:28 PM
Go Go Go Donation Coders , Thanks from a long time lurker.  :Thmbsup:
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: mouser on March 02, 2011, 03:32 PM
i love seeing the new or rare faces posting on this thread, hi bootz and jwell200, and epopuI and others  :Thmbsup:
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: timns on March 02, 2011, 03:41 PM
i love seeing the new or rare faces posting on this thread, hi bootz and jwell200, and epopuI and others  :Thmbsup:

It's like Pokemon - gotta catch 'em all!



Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: Muadib on March 02, 2011, 04:46 PM
Wow! $3,887 in 2 days!? That's amazing! I am really happy for DonationCoder and I am feeling confident that the goal will be reach very soon.

Thank you mouser and everybody that with great dedication and hard work makes this a incredible website.

(https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/esmileys/gen3/8Thanks/ty-cat02.jpg)
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: Muadib on March 02, 2011, 04:48 PM
Sorry... $3,906! (It is getting faster than the time that I take to write my messages...)

 :)
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: housetier on March 02, 2011, 06:13 PM
You should write more posts then, so the donations keep coming :)
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: cranioscopical on March 02, 2011, 06:47 PM
You should write more posts then, so the donations keep coming :)

Every time I look away that thermometer rises. I hope you all appreciate the effort I'm putting into looking away!
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: mouser on March 02, 2011, 06:51 PM
 ;D ;D ;D

someone blind him!
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: cranioscopical on March 02, 2011, 07:22 PM
someone blind him!

Blimey!
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: cranioscopical on March 02, 2011, 08:13 PM
mouser,

Still trying to help, so I'll keep an eye out for you…
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: insert_nick on March 03, 2011, 08:27 AM
Cheers! And what a *awesome* prize is the "10-25 hours Custom Coding Time" on anything we design!

...uh, it has to be legal, now that I read better... D'oh!
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: Rambo54 on March 03, 2011, 09:11 AM
Hi everyone, there IS hope for the DC-pages !
So much donating means that the users definitely want to keep the pages and the forum and the coding snacks and and and
ALIVE! :up:

Greetings from a very rare poster :-)
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: TAF2000 on March 03, 2011, 09:37 AM
 :-*

I luv you guys so very much!

I donate to very few things, but this is definitly one to pick the pocket.

DC is the BEST!   :Thmbsup:
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: Muadib on March 03, 2011, 09:39 AM
You should write more posts then, so the donations keep coming :)

Yes housetier, you are right. I will try to do it more  ;)
(Let's hope with this post the temperature gets even higher :Thmbsup:)

Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: housetier on March 03, 2011, 10:03 AM
That's the spirit!  :D :Thmbsup:
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: oakvillan on March 03, 2011, 10:42 AM
Hi all. I am an "Old Guy" of 70 years who started coding in the mid 1970's when computers were very different. Learned my stuff from 3 computer scientists who guided me through some very strange stuff and I had a blastl. I ended up hooked and never left the sight of a computer. My wish was that I had the kind of community and resources that are available today. Keep up the good work and and I will be watching what happens. Just do not stop when you reach $6,000. You can always use the funds to expand your work in other ways.
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: mouser on March 03, 2011, 01:45 PM
I love seeing all the different people on this thread, both the old timers and the new members -- thank you oakvillan, muadib, TAF2000, Rambo54, insert_nick!

Big thanks also to Ishan at the ILoveFreeSoftware (http://www.ilovefreesoftware.com/02/articles/donationcoder-fundraiser-event.html) site:
[ You are not allowed to view attachments ] (http://www.ilovefreesoftware.com/02/articles/donationcoder-fundraiser-event.html)
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: Ath on March 03, 2011, 02:04 PM
Just do not stop when you reach $6,000.

How would you want to stop volunteered donations, put a stop-sign at the site? That's not going to happen :D
Any donation, big or small is more then welcome, mouser said that several times, in the last 6 years :Thmbsup:
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: mouser on March 03, 2011, 02:15 PM
I think what he was saying is to expand the scale of the thermometer if we reach $6,000 and keep the fundraiser going throughout the month, something i think we should do.  Just remember, donations won't continue at anything close to this initial pace; most of the donations so far have come people responding to the special fundraiser email/newsletter that went out over the last couple days.
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: J-Mac on March 04, 2011, 01:33 AM
C'mon all.... Keep it coming! Give up just a few latte's and we'll blow that thermometer up.   :-\   :P

Jim
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: Ath on March 04, 2011, 01:42 AM
to expand the scale of the thermometer if we reach $6,000 and keep the fundraiser going

Wasn't that what you did during the previous fundraiser?, it felt (and feels) so natural and rewarding to be happening :-*
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: Winkie on March 04, 2011, 01:02 PM
Woohoo, already at $5.500 :D:
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People, keep it coming, because:

Money is like muck, not good except it be spread.
- Sir Francis Bacon

;D
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: 40hz on March 04, 2011, 02:39 PM
Wow!

Three days + 15.5 hours into it and you're almost at goal!

I've never seen anything like that for site like this one. Tells you something doesn't it?

(NPR & PBS could learn something here.  :D)

 :Thmbsup:


Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: Ath on March 04, 2011, 03:18 PM
Oh, I scribbled a small message on my blog (http://tonaday.blogspot.com/2011/03/autoit3-project-winbuttons-big-onscreen.html) about my coding snack of today (small self-promotion :-[)
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: DR.SREEDHAV on March 04, 2011, 07:02 PM
I'm not very good at these displays of advanced emotion and that sort of thing, and I shall probably blush.
Just because of that it will be even more appreciated :up:

I'll do it in Dutch, just to attract some fellow Dutchmen: Hiep hiep hoera!

Dear friends,
                   Saw the DC site via the Gizmo site (techsupportalert.com)! I am from INDIA and a real big cheers for DC for the innovative way they have done the fund-raising possible! Yes, i am a medical consultant physician! The site looks very cool and friendly! Way to go Cody!!
                                                Sreedhav
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: mouser on March 04, 2011, 07:09 PM
Welcome Sreedhav!!  :Thmbsup:
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: dxmc4 on March 04, 2011, 08:50 PM
Fairly new member here, also a member at Tweaks.com,Guru of 3d and a few others.Gamer/PowerUser who really likes process tamer and FARR.OK, after reading all these enthusiastic posts you have all gotten to me, the credit card is coming out again. Congratulate yourselves because I am very very cynical. Years of computer tweaking has caused me to merge, in a sense, with my equipment, permanently dampening the happy kid part of my brain.I am also in my 50's which doesn't help nor do all those long forum arguments over everything from modded drivers to malware.But your forum is like a trip to Playland compared to many others and I have enjoyed reading some of these posts.So I am going to buy mouser a cup of virtual coffee.Donation on the way.Good luck with the fund drive.
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: mouser on March 04, 2011, 08:52 PM
Now that's an awesome first post  :-*
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: AAT on March 05, 2011, 02:17 AM
Hello to everyone and good luck to this effort.
Coming from Greece I feel glad that I discovered and joined this community.
Keep walking … ahead  :Thmbsup:
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: mouser on March 05, 2011, 08:13 AM
Welcome AAT!

When I saw your nickname and your quote:
Keep walking … ahead


It made me think of the "AT-AT" machine from Star Wars (http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/All_Terrain_Armored_Transport):
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Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: mouser on March 05, 2011, 08:14 AM
Almost reached the fundraiser goal!
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I guess we will extend the range of the thermometer if we make it! Yes!
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: insert_nick on March 05, 2011, 09:00 AM
Woah, good! Spicey contest proposal - The Blind Thermometer: stop letting the thermometer show the level reached, and the first donator that reaches exactly, or goes beyond the $6000 level, wins something :)
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: Ath on March 05, 2011, 09:24 AM
It made me think of the "AT-AT" machine from Star Wars (http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/All_Terrain_Armored_Transport):
(image in quoted post)

Hey, what's that grey-man robot playing with :o (hints at avatar)
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: cranioscopical on March 05, 2011, 10:14 AM
Hey, what's that grey-man robot playing with
I hate to be pedantic but that should be "what's that grey-man robot playing AT"  ;)
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: tomos on March 05, 2011, 10:34 AM
there you go now...

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:) :)
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: cranioscopical on March 05, 2011, 10:41 AM
there you go now...
 (see attachment in previous post (https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/index.php?topic=25907.msg240230#msg240230))
:) :)

Not a bad beginning. Now for the real fun!
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: mahesh2k on March 05, 2011, 11:00 AM
 :up: 6k in just 5 days :)
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: mouser on March 05, 2011, 11:01 AM
We just passed the $6,000 goal -- the fundraiser is a success!!!

(https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/esmileys/gen3/5Large/7877.gif) (https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/esmileys/gen3/2Signs/super.gif) (https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/esmileys/gen3/5Large/7877.gif)

But let's not stop while we are going strong -- I've extended the thermometer range to $10,000.  That's a bit ambitious but let's see if we can make it and give more people a chance to become part of the family and share in the experience of donating :)

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Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: J-Mac on March 05, 2011, 02:05 PM
Cool! We should let mouser take charge of the IRS....    :-\

On second thought, maybe Chris Krainioskoppcialxxit..   errrrrr   :-[

Jim
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: cranioscopical on March 05, 2011, 06:45 PM
Cool! We should let mouser take charge of the IRS....    :-\

On second thought, maybe Chris Krainioskoppcialxxit..   errrrrr   :-[

Jim

Anyone up for a buck a day for the rest of the month?
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: timns on March 05, 2011, 07:41 PM
Cool! We should let mouser take charge of the IRS....    :-\

On second thought, maybe Chris Krainioskoppcialxxit..   errrrrr   :-[

Jim

Anyone up for a buck a day for the rest of the month?
-cranioscopical (March 05, 2011, 06:45 PM)

What does one have to do?

As the doe said as she staggered out of the woods, "that's the last time I do THAT for a couple of bucks"
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: cranioscopical on March 05, 2011, 11:03 PM
"that's the last time I do THAT for a couple of bucks"

And the devil take the hind most.

What does one have to do?

Hmm, anyone who wants in could just agree (here?) that we'll do it and maybe each drop $25 in the kitty on 31st?

That okay?

I'm in if you're in…

Oops, back to those two bucks  :-[
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: JavaJones on March 06, 2011, 01:52 AM
I've just been moving to a new house the last week or so and I've missed most of this initial rush of excitement. But coming in now and seeing it all it's really pretty amazing what has happened in less than a week of this fundraiser. This really is an unique and wonderful place, and the support that has come in from just the first few days is huge proof of that for me. While I know it won't continue at that level, that doesn't take away from how amazing it is that we've more than reached the initial goal already in less than 1/4 the total time of the fundraiser. It's also fantastic to see new (and old lurker) members popping in to say hello.

I'll be doing my own donating a bit later in the month, hopefully I can help sustain the momentum. :)

Wow!

Three days + 15.5 hours into it and you're almost at goal!

I've never seen anything like that for site like this one. Tells you something doesn't it?

(NPR & PBS could learn something here.  :D)

 :Thmbsup:

And without even any annoying telathon breaks! :D

- Oshyan
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: cranioscopical on March 06, 2011, 08:13 AM
I've just been moving to a new house the last week or so

I'm sure we all wish you every happiness in your new home.
Hope you settle in comfortably, soon.

I believe a house plant is the traditional gift

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Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: JavaJones on March 06, 2011, 01:18 PM
Haha, god bless you sir (and I'm not even religious :D)!

- Oshyan
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: Stoic Joker on March 06, 2011, 05:21 PM
I'm in if you're in…

Oops, back to those two bucks
-cranioscopical (March 05, 2011, 11:03 PM)

Make it 3 :) ...I'm still working through my 50/50 plan/stash so should be able to hit that (poor tired doe...)
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: Deozaan on March 06, 2011, 11:07 PM
I was out of town all week and just got back in. Glad to see the fundraiser off to such a great start, already meeting the goal before I even saw it!

Thanks to everyone who has and will donate! Thanks to mouser for such a great site! And thanks to everyone who contributes in their own way for helping make this the best website in these interwebs! :D

EDIT: A few LOLMousers for the occasion:

Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: cranioscopical on March 07, 2011, 07:34 AM
Make it 3 :) ...I'm still working through my 50/50 plan/stash so should be able to hit that (poor tired doe...)

Excellent, thanks!  I'm sure that doe will appreciate another big hart…
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: mouser on March 07, 2011, 07:51 AM
 ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
I remember those -- great stuff :)
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: rgdot on March 07, 2011, 10:26 AM
One word (is that one emoticon, smiley, etc.?)


 :Thmbsup:
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: vhick on March 10, 2011, 09:21 PM
I feeling great to donate.

Thank you very much and I'm glad to be here :)
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: mouser on March 10, 2011, 09:56 PM
welcome to the site vhick  :up:
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: cranioscopical on March 10, 2011, 09:58 PM
I'm glad to be here :)

And we're glad to welcome you  :Thmbsup:
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: Deozaan on March 12, 2011, 04:31 AM
New LOLMouser for this fundraiser:

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Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: housetier on March 12, 2011, 08:03 AM
18 bucks and we'll be OVER NINETHOUSAND!!!111

for those that remember this meme ;)
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: worstje on March 12, 2011, 08:09 AM
17 bucks now... (or well, I suppose that would make it exactly 9,000. I'm sure there's some cents the display does not show though.)
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: Stoic Joker on March 12, 2011, 08:33 AM
18 bucks and we'll be OVER NINETHOUSAND!!!111

for those that remember this meme ;)

I've been trying to figure that one out for awhile now. Any chance of a thumbnail sketch?
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: f0dder on March 12, 2011, 08:46 AM
Quoting EncyclopædiaDramatica (which is extremely NSFW and pretty funny):
T'S OVER NINE THOUSAAAAAAAAAAND! or just Over 9,000 is an over-used meme that was started by the japanese anime show 'Dragonball S**t', where characters would use scouters to detect power levels. This meme was c**tpasted many, many times and it's not funny anymore. Usage will only make you look like a weeaboo.
-http://encyclopediadramatica.com/Over_9000
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: Ath on March 12, 2011, 01:38 PM
Well, the mark is set, so somebody can start singing...

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Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: timns on March 12, 2011, 01:50 PM
Hey - I just noticed - the thermometer goes up to 11!  :Thmbsup:
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: mouser on March 12, 2011, 02:01 PM
Thanks everyone for always making this so fun(ny)  :Thmbsup:
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: cranioscopical on March 12, 2011, 04:03 PM
Well, the mark is set, so somebody can start singing...

Chants would be a fine thing…
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: Muadib on March 16, 2011, 05:47 PM
We are so close to the goal ... I hope people don't stop donating just now.

I was already thinking about the next color to be used in the thermometer  :-\
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: Josh on March 18, 2011, 03:54 PM
10000!!!!!!!
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: mouser on March 18, 2011, 03:55 PM
Yay!!

(https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/esmileys/gen3/8Thanks/thankyou6.jpg)


now what? should we extend it to $11k?
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: Josh on March 18, 2011, 03:56 PM
I say 15K ;-) Shoot for the stars, expect the moon!
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: 40hz on March 18, 2011, 04:06 PM
+1 w/Josh.

Or at least make it $12K which would be double the original goal.

I'd love to see it hit that much, if for no other reason than as a response to some comments about how poorly DC is supposedly serving it's community.

 8)

Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: Josh on March 18, 2011, 04:11 PM
+Like 40hz post
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: mouser on March 18, 2011, 07:44 PM
We reached our secondary goal and I'm ecstatic about it.  Everyone should feel great about it, and let's try to use this energy and momentum to make the site better in the coming year.

But after some consulting with master Cody on his Himalayan mountain top meditation retreat, I have gone and raised the final fundraiser thermometer goal to the extremely unlikely target of $15,000.

I know what you're thinking:  :huh:

We have already exceeded our expectations and goals for the fundraiser.. There is no pressure or stress about raising any more money -- anything from here on out is just icing on the cake and extra padding for the nest.

So let's see where we end up!
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: mouser on March 18, 2011, 07:47 PM
For everyone who donated during the fundraiser put this little badge on your shirt when you next go out to dinner:

(https://www.donationcoder.com/codyclub/codyclub_156x156.png)
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: JavaJones on March 18, 2011, 08:23 PM
WOOHOO! Go DC!

- Oshyan
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: Deozaan on March 18, 2011, 09:27 PM
For everyone who donated during the fundraiser put this little badge on your shirt when you next go out to dinner:

I can't afford to go out to dinner after donating to DC. :(





:P  ;D It was totally worth it though! :Thmbsup:
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: housetier on March 19, 2011, 04:55 AM
Cody's Club! I like that!
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: 40hz on March 19, 2011, 05:30 AM
For everyone who donated during the fundraiser put this little badge on your shirt when you next go out to dinner:

I can't afford to go out to dinner after donating to DC. :(

Same here.

But I couldn't afford to before I donated either - so no worries!  ;D

:P  ;D It was totally worth it though! :Thmbsup:

Agree 100%. :Thmbsup:

------------

re: Little badge

I think we should name that badge the "Ka-ching!" badge. :)





Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: mouser on March 19, 2011, 05:34 AM
One of the perks of being in Cody's Club is if you ever find yourself out on the street with not a penny in your pocket, you may request a loan from any (non-captive) flying bird you see.  Just stick out your hand at arm's length, face up, and approach the bird slowly.  If bird flies away and refuses to give you a loan, please report him to the authorities for violating his obligations.

Note: You may need to present your signed DonationCoder.com membership card (https://www.donationcoder.com/Scripts/MemberKit/index.html) to the bird (and the authorities if you are reporting the bird).
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: housetier on March 19, 2011, 07:09 AM
I received the kit a couple of years ago. I wonder where all the stickers went that I did not put on my laptop... I'll have to put the badge on a few of my hoodies though, that'll lighten them up (they are basic hacker apparel: black).
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: 40hz on March 19, 2011, 07:32 AM
if you ever find yourself out on the street with not a penny in your pocket, you may request a loan from any (non-captive) flying bird you see.  Just stick out your hand at arm's length, face up, and approach the bird slowly.

Ok...so I tried it...and he gave me...well...something anyway. Put it right in my hand he did. :o

I don't know if it's a loan or not though. :huh:

If I gave something similar to somebody else, I don't think I'd want it back. :-\

Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: JoTo on March 19, 2011, 12:14 PM
Hey mouseman,

i just want to give you a thumbs up. You know, while i'm a nearly daily IRC member of the DC channel i'm not a everyday forum reader. But i read your event updates EVERYDAY.

So to answer your question. YES, at least i - and i'm sure hundred others, read your daily update posts.

And thanks also to all of those fundraiser participants that write that apps, reviews, stories, hints, political speeches ... HUH???? errrrr...cancel that last one please. :) Good work, please go on.

Greetings
JoTo

PS:
Maybe this was a test, but i noticed that the post for 14th is missing! GOTCHA and proofed that i read them. :)
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: cranioscopical on March 19, 2011, 09:51 PM
I don't know if it's a loan or not though

I'm sure you're guano find out.
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: allende on March 20, 2011, 02:53 AM
I was googling and found this website, actually I was looking for a free screencapture software, a few weeks ago I just got a paypal account, so I decide to donate as a way to say "Thank you".
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: mouser on March 20, 2011, 02:58 AM
Great  :-*

Welcome to our happy little family allende!!  :Thmbsup:
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: housetier on March 20, 2011, 07:52 AM
Welcome to our huge little family I'd say :)
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: mouser on March 21, 2011, 04:25 AM
A big thank you to the Free Download A Day (http://www.freedownloadaday.com/2011/03/20/fdad-extra-donationcoder-com/) site, which has a special post up today about DonationCoder.com:

http://www.freedownloadaday.com/2011/03/20/fdad-extra-donationcoder-com

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Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: housetier on March 21, 2011, 05:28 AM
oh cool! it seems they will run a series of articles about our software  8)
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: mouser on March 22, 2011, 08:23 AM
And FreewareGenius mentions us today!

http://www.freewaregenius.com/2011/03/22/check-out-donationcoders-6th-anniversary-celebration/
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Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: mouser on March 27, 2011, 12:14 AM
This is exciting -- looks to me like we are going to break $11,000 !
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: mouser on March 29, 2011, 10:31 AM
I want to memorialize the moment we just broke $12,000  :-* :-* :-* :-*

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Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: worstje on March 29, 2011, 10:36 AM
Two days, $1,000 - can we do it?! ;D
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: rgdot on March 29, 2011, 10:40 AM
This is really great, thanks everyone
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: bob99 on March 29, 2011, 11:07 AM
CONGRATULATIONS :beerchug:
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: mouser on March 29, 2011, 11:29 AM
We're going for 13!!!
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: spacedad on March 29, 2011, 01:27 PM
a little donation from me. :)
a great site,thanks for all the great work. (http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs37/f/2008/245/9/9/_cheers3__by_RooBot.gif)
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: frederic on March 29, 2011, 11:23 PM
A friend recommended "The Form Letter Machine" to me many moons ago. I downloaded it and tried to work with it. Found the learning curve with it a bit time consuming and did not pursue it at the time. I do want to use it and just have to take the time to learn it.

As for Donation Coder, I think it is a great effort that seems to work well for the more eager crowd. Once I will have some more time available I will do more exploring of the site and its offerings.
Title: Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: ryanmr on March 30, 2011, 12:48 AM
First, congratulations on six years! I've been using Screenshot Captor for a really long time and other software from Donation Coder for even longer that. Only now am I able to donate and I'm happy to.

Thanks for amazing software. Have a good one.
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: housetier on March 30, 2011, 10:11 AM
Yeah nice one, frederic and ryanmr!  :Thmbsup:

Welcome aboard :)

Thanks for taking your time to speak up about your experience with donationcoder.
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: 40hz on March 30, 2011, 10:56 AM
Does anybody know of any other site, organization, or cause that scores double their goal during a fundraiser?

I think that's pretty unique. :Thmbsup:

Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: leland on March 30, 2011, 11:30 AM
Though I have not had lots of time to spend here I have been around since the beginning and can say it is a great site.  Your drive came at a good moment when I was able to donate.  May the site continue on for a long time to come...

Leland
:D
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: mouser on March 30, 2011, 02:34 PM
It's official -- the 2nd call for donations in the newsletter that is going out now has been answered by our members!!

We just broke the $13k barrier!!!

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 :huh: :huh: :huh: :huh: :huh: :huh: :huh: :huh:  :-*
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: Deozaan on March 30, 2011, 02:37 PM
Wahoo!
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: worstje on March 30, 2011, 03:14 PM
I wonder how close to $14,000 we can still get in the upcoming 24 hours... 8)
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: mouser on March 31, 2011, 02:36 AM
All this donating temporarily broke the thermometer!  :huh:
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Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: housetier on March 31, 2011, 03:55 AM
fun_razor.c:993 in function get_rich() fund_alloc() temporary money counter overflow: ETOOMUCHCASH

or something like that. I haven't programmed c in a VERY long time.
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: mouser on March 31, 2011, 11:58 AM
Ok it's official, we have just broken our very intimidating fundraising record from 2009 of $13,838.  I didn't think there was a chance in hell of that happening when we started, what with the global economy being the way it is.

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It's all thanks to the amazing and generous and encouraging people who have made DC possible since it's start.  It's a great day for DC.  Thank you to everyone who has donated now and in the past.
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: worstje on March 31, 2011, 02:28 PM
Make that a wopping $14,025 right now. Woot! :-*
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: housetier on March 31, 2011, 03:37 PM
It's totally awesome to see how these donations kept coming in. It didn't feel like the 'trickle' that was mentioned before; of course it wasn't the high volume of donations of the first few days, but I'd still call it a 'steady stream'.

mouser: can you prepare a graph that shows sum of donations per day and other such statistics?
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: DerekHal on March 31, 2011, 04:22 PM
From FIDO-net, through Usenet, to DonationCoder - the only thing do really miss from those days might be the promising noice from the modem, making a connection.

Anyhow - greetings from IKEA-country, and good luck!   :-*

BTW - more Mouser videos to the people!
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: Ath on March 31, 2011, 04:37 PM
Welcome, DerekHal,

the promising noice from the modem, making a connection
;D
The noise is there, but the frequency is just too high for humans to be able to hear it. And lots of time the connection is kind-of permanent, so connecting isn't done that often anymore :huh:

Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: housetier on March 31, 2011, 04:43 PM
From FIDO-net,(...) to DonationCoder

Ha! Excellent another one with FIDO experience! Welcome to Donationcoder, let's bring sanity to the internets!  :D

Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: tomos on March 31, 2011, 04:44 PM

@ $14,111 now,
I was thinking a good number to finish up on - but forgot it's got another 6 hours or so to go 'over there' before the day is done :)
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: wraith808 on March 31, 2011, 06:22 PM
@ $14,111 now,
I was thinking a good number to finish up on - but forgot it's got another 6 hours or so to go 'over there' before the day is done :)

I still haven't donated yet... waiting 'til the end like I always do on fundraisers :)

(In at 11:22PM local time... and we're now well over 14k!)
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: mouser on April 01, 2011, 12:28 AM
We did it!

We broke past our top fundraising goals and passed our record fundraising amount from 2009. Awesome.

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THANK YOU TO EVERYONE!

(https://www.donationcoder.com/forum/esmileys/gen3/8Thanks/ty-cat02.jpg)


This was really an awesome month and a great experience.

Looks like time to call it a wrap!
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: JavaJones on April 01, 2011, 03:08 AM
I am super proud of this community. Awesome, awesome, and awesome again. Congratulations to DC and to all of us. :)

- Oshyan
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: Deozaan on April 01, 2011, 03:25 AM
Hooray!
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: JoTo on April 01, 2011, 03:34 AM
WOW!  :)  :)  :)

What a result! I am proud to be a small gear in this great community.

It was amazing this month to wait till next day to see what comes next. And i got lot of nice readings, hints and some programs from it.

Thank you to all contributors to make this possible and i hope i have the opportunity to be a contributor in 2 years at the next fundraiser.

And thank you to all donators as well to make it possible that my most loved website in the net is now capable to exist for another 2 years or so.

And last but not least THANKS TO MOUSER! Our cheese of cheesys, our beef in the burger, our man who mouser us all the time in the IRC channel, and of course our always squeaking gear that make all this here possible (of course with the help of us - but he is mainly the engine that drive us to the events like N.A.N.Y, fundraiser, mass suicide  :huh: ...errr cancel the last please  :-[ ).  :D

Now i just hope (Attention: Pure egoism follows) that i am one of the winners of the giveaway drawing.  :P Anyone can imagine how difficult it is to write this message with crossed fingers?  :o

Fundraiser celebration is over now...but don't let celebration stop here. Let's celebrate now the results, the winners of the upcoming drawing and our community in it's all for the next 2 years. Then we end this celebration season and just begin a new one with a new fundraiser.

THANK YOU AGAIN TO ALL OF THIS GREAT PLACE!

Greetings
JoTo
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: Ath on April 01, 2011, 04:35 AM
Anyone can imagine how difficult it is to write this message with crossed fingers?  :o
I've been typing this way since I put in my sign-up for a few nice items in the drawing :tellme: so my hands are a bit cramped now :'(
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: cranioscopical on April 01, 2011, 08:22 AM
This an extremely gratifying result.

The astonishing amount raised, almost three times the stated target, is the more remarkable because of the prevailing, harsh economic climate.

I take it to be an incandescent endorsement of DonationCoder as it stands.
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: rgdot on April 01, 2011, 08:52 AM
Wow. Congrats to all.
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: Josh on April 01, 2011, 08:53 AM
I guess we have to overcome those shortcomings that lotusrootstarch mentioned. Obviously people dislike DoCo ;-)

Good job, DoCo team!
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: wraith808 on April 01, 2011, 10:26 AM
I guess we have to overcome those shortcomings that lotusrootstarch mentioned. Obviously people dislike DoCo ;-)

Good job, DoCo team!

As contentious as lotusrootstarch might be in arguing his points, I'd caution against making this a 'referendum' to continue with no changes; I do think that there is a need to continue to evolve.  I just don't believe in change for the sake of change, but change directed by mouser's idea for the site, and the members of the site.

... I hope that made sense.  :-[
Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: bob99 on April 01, 2011, 11:25 AM

Another CONGRATULATIONS to everyone that worked so hard in reaching and EXCEEDING the initial goal.  :Thmbsup:
It is the "regular" posters old and hopefully some new ones as time goes on, that provide the knowledge, assistance, programs, snacks and general good times that continues to make DonationCoder so unique.  Which I believe helps increase the membership not only during fundraisers but on a daily basis.


Title: Re: The March 2011 6th Anniversary Fundraiser Has Begun! Cheer for Victory Thread
Post by: kyba on April 11, 2011, 08:42 AM
this is one of the best sites on the net and  CONGRATULATIONS form AUSTRALIA  OR DOWNUNDER  on the final total Please make some w7  :beerchug: ASAP.