Who's buying TheLedge?

[fringed n fab]

Citydata.com is basically the same designed website as here and they have small ads that don't get in the way of ones browsing experience and hey if it helps keep a site up and running, why not? Obviously this site is hurting and just may go defunct here very soon so you have to brace yourselves if it goes offline.

[HomerMcvie]

Originally Posted by CADreaming

Man! You are on a roll lately!

Thanks! And btw, I'm in the market for a bag of flour....(no one here will get that joke)





I too, could purchase the site, without much problem, but that monthly hosting fee, would feel like being eaten alive, by a Chiffonese Army.

[chriskisn]

It is a pity that more of the regulars here didn't sign up as supporting ledgies. What was it, $12 a year or some such, hardly likely to break the bank.

[CADreaming]

Idea:

If no one is offering to buy and there aren't any lower hosting fees available, if the 31 current supporting members paid $8 a month, the site would pay for itself. Obviously, that would decrease if more people became supporting members.

[holidayroad]

Originally Posted by iamnotafraid

Just curious if one wants to make a one time
contribution by check, money order or cash,
whom does it go to? I don't like the credit card
deal.

Mr. Iamnotafraid, you can pay with Paypal and it likely goes to Michele (michelej1). Please PM her for more information.

[holidayroad]

If my husband hadn't just promised my stepson that we'd help him buy a car, I would have bought the site!!

I hope more Ledgies will decide to become Supporting Ledgies!! It costs less than 4 cents per day. Isn't The Ledge worth it??!!

[Josh2003]

I also hope that people keep in mind that there is SO MUCH MORE to this website, THE PENGUIN, than just The Ledge.

[CADreaming]

Originally Posted by Josh2003

I also hope that people keep in mind that there is SO MUCH MORE to this website, THE PENGUIN, than just The Ledge.

Exactly. There is no other site out there for Fleetwood Mac with the information and resources that is offered here. The Q&A's are priceless in themselves. It would be devastating to the Mac fan base to lose all of it.

[McTrouble]

Originally Posted by holidayroad

If my husband hadn't just promised my stepson that we'd help him buy a car, I would have bought the site!!

I hope more Ledgies will decide to become Supporting Ledgies!! It costs less than 4 cents per day. Isn't The Ledge worth it??!!

Wish to goodness it could have been you, holidayroad - would have been in great hands and I know you'd have been so dedicated!

[MacShadowsBall]

Yeah I saw the announcment a few days ago. I just hope a regular/longtime Ledgie buys it and keeps it running good and perhaps freshens it up some, but not too much! Often times when "new" people take over something(like the new pastor at my church ), they change things around to their liking ignoring the reasons why something was the way it was.

...and for them not to take away my poll posting privileges!

[ButterCookie]

If I had the money I'd buy it. Alas, I am a student and very poor. Is there a way a few Ledgies could club together to buy it?

[iamnotafraid]

Originally Posted by holidayroad

Mr. Iamnotafraid, you can pay with Paypal and it likely goes to Michele (michelej1). Please PM her for more information.

Finally, some respect around here.

Paypal no way. Cash or money order.
Michelej1 are you reading this?

And on the topic of supporting the Ledge.
I would think one could donate any amount
of money from $1 to 1 zillion cronkites. I
doubt it's limited to the $12 annual fee. Am
I wrong?

I should pay just to read my own posts.

[mylittledemon]

Originally Posted by iamnotafraid

Hmm... What if I purchased the Ledge?
Sure there would be some changes for
the better. Just a few...

3. Price of admission $300 a month.

I think you'd be very lonely here by yourself.

[wetcamelfood]

IIRC, the main reason the site costs so much per month was because a dedicated server was needed to deal with the bandwidth issues caused mainly by the Chit Chat board here. So, let's say there's no buyers. All that like to post on Chit Chat could meet up at another "off topic" message board (plenty around that have OT areas) and I wonder if Chit Chat here was dumped then the dedicated server wouldn't be needed since the bandwidth thing would then not come in to play and thererfore the site might be cheaper to run (and therefore more chance someone could buy it)? Just a thought and wish I understood more about all that tech stuff, I only went by memory when typing out this idea so I have no idea what I was just speaking about but hope it made sense as something we could consider.

John

[Josh2003]

Originally Posted by wetcamelfood

IIRC, the main reason the site costs so much per month was because a dedicated server was needed to deal with the bandwidth issues caused mainly by the Chit Chat board here. So, let's say there's no buyers. All that like to post on Chit Chat could meet up at another "off topic" message board (plenty around that have OT areas) and I wonder if Chit Chat here was dumped then the dedicated server wouldn't be needed since the bandwidth thing would then not come in to play and thererfore the site might be cheaper to run (and therefore more chance someone could buy it)? Just a thought and wish I understood more about all that tech stuff, I only went by memory when typing out this idea so I have no idea what I was just speaking about but hope it made sense as something we could consider.

John

I'm sure Michele has considered all of her options and weighed the costs/benefits of various plans of action. That said, it sure would be disappointing if what's weighing the site down (cost-wise) is threads about what people had for dinner and what song they're currently listening to.