Seriously, Get Nick's Off This Crap Server

[stoliboy]

What's the cost of running Nicks every year btw?

[London Dave]

[kickit2me]

It ain't the server....its the software.

If we could raise $195 for version 4.0 of vBulletin this website would fly.

[MagpieMad]

[MagpieMad]

[artiemac]

Well, I had to make do with TheAge updates.
Just gave up on Nick's. What has happened?
~Artie

[Monco Matt]

[bwphantom]

[MagpieMad]

[pietillidie]

I'm up for a donation. I love Nick's and have always appreciated the great work everyone does. People ought to read Mike's posts on the origins of Nick's which I reckon is a great story.

To be honest, my barracking experience has been ruined the last two weeks. And it felt a bit crap to post here all week only to be locked out when it counts. But as MagpieMad says, that's our fault collectively for not contributing financially.

Also, please let us know what the biggest burdens are running Nick's so we can put in accordingly.

Time to roll the sleeves up for Nick's.

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[Monco Matt]

[Big T]

[Piethagoras' Theorem]

Is it time for mandatory donations? With more and more people getting access to the internet, growing supporter base and all that it's becoming pretty clear that we're outgrowing nick's. I've no idea of the costs involved in getting an upgrade but surely something like $5 each per mth or $60 per year would go a fair way and wouldn't be out of everyone's reach? Could be a deterrent for trolls also.. or perhaps we could have a running total of donations listed next to everyone's username?

[pietillidie]

Donation made via the PayPal link - it was very easy to do. Sorry Mike, I forgot to add "donation" in the subject line even though your instructions were clear Just look for the Korean credit card details

Dip in Nicksters

[sportingtragic]

at the risk of copping a serve from magpiemad, perhaps if we knew just what Mike faces financially to keep this site running we would have a better idea of whats required.

non IT ppl like me have no clue what it costs - if someone told me $100 a month and another told me $1000, i wouldnt have the faintest idea which to believe.

(i dont mean Mike's personal financials btw, just the costs he faces and how much a core group of maybe 50 regulars could chip in for)

other than that, while im not a fan of censorship, mods who instantly delete multiple threads re the same issue could save plenty of bandwith.

cheers