svmarinic Posted December 31, 2003 Share Posted December 31, 2003 You have nailed my "I'll do it next month" syndrome with this offer. Not that I am perfectly shure I realy want to pay $25, but since I am a very frequent visitor and since it's time for gifts I'll be glad to do it. Just a short question though - trying to go through PayPal procedure, my country (Slovenia) is not listed as an option, and since I am qiute a patriot I am not gonna put neighbouring country! Please give me a word of advice! Regards and all the best in 2004. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r.glynn Posted December 31, 2003 Share Posted December 31, 2003 Happy New Year! What a fantastic gesture Sandy. It's made me get my butt into gear and renew as I have kept meaning to for some time. Cheers. Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stewart_epstein Posted December 31, 2003 Share Posted December 31, 2003 Count me in. I just renewed thru paypal. Happy new year to all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wnw Posted December 31, 2003 Share Posted December 31, 2003 I'm in too and $25 is a small price, even if only for being able to view the great work that is posted. Silly question.....but......can't you make it a compulsory $25 to be able to post. Free views but $25 to be able to post? Maybe I'm just flying high with this suggestion, LOL. You all do a fantastic jobs and thanks.<div></div> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunapeephoto Posted December 31, 2003 Share Posted December 31, 2003 Thank you for doing this Sandy. I have taken you up on your offer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andr__h_jgaard Posted December 31, 2003 Share Posted December 31, 2003 I'm in to Sandy's great 'double support' offer. Just paid via PayPal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seven Posted December 31, 2003 Share Posted December 31, 2003 for your generosity, and dedication to our site. I have just renewed till end 2004, and hope the bonus months will be tacked on at some stage. I've been a subscriber since 2001 but this was the first time I've been successful in remitting through the agency of Pay Pal - good news for non-US citizens, fewer excuses too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mottershead Posted December 31, 2003 Share Posted December 31, 2003 91 new subscriptions or renewals yesterday through PayPal, totalling $2560.00, bringing us to a total of 271 for the month. (The number on the home page is just new subscriptions.) Thank you very much for your support, everyone. Thanks in advance to those who subscribe or renew before the end of Sandy's remarkably generous offer on Sunday, January 4, 12pm Pacific Time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael_weaver Posted December 31, 2003 Share Posted December 31, 2003 Just signed up through paypal. Slightly embarrassed that it has taken Sandy's generous offer to finally make me pull my finger out since I have been plucking pearls of wisdom from the site for about 2 years now. Keep up the good work - photo.net is a great inspiration to all of us around the world. Michael, UK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
absinthe Posted December 31, 2003 Share Posted December 31, 2003 No time like the present to renew :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason_dullack Posted December 31, 2003 Share Posted December 31, 2003 Here's an occasion on which I'll gladly repeat what's been said ad nauseum in a post. I, too, just signed up, after shamelessly lurking for way too long. Since I already had a PayPal account, the whole schlemiel took about 45 seconds. Is there any reason to not support a site as great as this one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
niranjn Posted December 31, 2003 Share Posted December 31, 2003 Sandy, that's very generous of you. I got off my lazy butt and subscribed just now. Thanks for getting procrastinators like me to do the right thing right now. Happy New Year to all of you and to Photo.Net! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonpainter Posted December 31, 2003 Share Posted December 31, 2003 Signed up last night. Thanks so much Sandy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsbhasin Posted December 31, 2003 Share Posted December 31, 2003 How do i pay without PayPal. I dont want to goto PayPal and give them my info. I can by check or Credit card if it is possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garry edwards Posted December 31, 2003 Share Posted December 31, 2003 Thanks to Sandy's generousity, I have finally got around to clicking on 'Pay Now' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonathan_stark Posted December 31, 2003 Share Posted December 31, 2003 I'm in. Thanks so much, Sandy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rich_wardwell Posted December 31, 2003 Share Posted December 31, 2003 Thanks Sandy! Got me off the fence... Just paid via paypal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
james_lai Posted December 31, 2003 Share Posted December 31, 2003 Hi, just signed up and paid via Paypal. Thanks, Sandy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mottershead Posted December 31, 2003 Share Posted December 31, 2003 I missed the question about the bandwidth used by the site. It is about 140GB per DAY on the average. We have peaked to 17Mb per second. The site traffic has increased dramatically since Philip was last involved in running the site on a daily basis, and quite a lot of functionality has been added to the site also. While there have been some Linux boxes added as front-end Web servers, the site has had the same main database server for at least 4 years, during which time the site traffic has increased easily by an order of magnitude. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisa_adair Posted December 31, 2003 Share Posted December 31, 2003 I paid yesterday through Paypal. Thank you for your generosity! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mdunker Posted December 31, 2003 Share Posted December 31, 2003 Renewed!! Thanks much Sandy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandy. Posted December 31, 2003 Author Share Posted December 31, 2003 <P>Brian, <P>Sorry for giving you all these troubles. I hope I did not ruin your holiday with your lovely family. Let's hope the end results will justify taking away some of your precious time. The reason I decided to do the drive now is I believe a lot of us are at home enjoying our holidays, therefore we should have a better hit rate. <P>Have a Happy New Year to you and your family, <P>Very best regards, <P>Sandy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephen_w. Posted December 31, 2003 Share Posted December 31, 2003 No Offense Intended Sandy, but wouldn't your matching funds be better suited to aid all the suffering people here at home, and around the world? From the earthquake victims in Bam, Iran, or the myriad preventable, relatively inexpensive cures for the diseases in the "third" world, or the charity of one's choice? I fully appreciate your efforts directed at Photo.net. I renewed through 2007, because of your initiative. I'll be lucky to be alive in 2007, and I'm not old (43). Ask me privately if you want to know why. Photography is a HOBBY for most of us. Your mission is, indeed magnanamous, and I applaud you. I tried a similar move some weeks ago among several fora, and was basically crucified. There is need everywhere. Best of Luck in the New Year Sandy, Steve P.S. Please forgive my former posts. It will not happen again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gary evans Posted December 31, 2003 Share Posted December 31, 2003 I'm in. Been promising to do it for a while, this seemed like the perfect time... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandy. Posted December 31, 2003 Author Share Posted December 31, 2003 <P>Steve, <P>I can't mention everything that I did for the needy in our homeland and around the world. That would be bragging. Believe me, this drive in insignificant compare with my other efforts, not just money, but personal time and effort. <P>For those who might take offence by my following remarks, I apologize in advance. I am a Christian, and I believe in good deeds, especially when we are blessed with abundance. <P>I will keep trying helping everyone. Remember? : I was the first person who helped you to post your picture on line? And all the others? <P>I know you are a good guy, Steve, so what not join me and start helping everybody, ourselves included. <P>Have a Happy New Year! <P>Sandy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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