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**Joesjunk** · 08-15-2002, 02:09 AM

No problem, I gave last time and I will give again. But I would like to send you a money order (not set up for paypal). Please let me know when you can recieve mail. Thanks for the great board and all of the hard work, Joe

Protrucks · 09-17-2002, 05:38 PM

The cash is on the way.(paypal) Usually I will learn something on this board each day, If I don't it's at least worth the all entertainment I get. LOL

nroden · 08-15-2002, 11:40 PM

I will donate. Now it may only be $20 or so but its somthing to keep the board going. Knowing about GMCPaul has helped me so much on parts and this board has given me more help than any manual ever could of. Its worth it now my truck is getting painted. Also, as soon as shirts are sold I will get one.

nroden · 08-16-2002, 01:34 AM

OK.. I dont care what josh does with the money. As long he doesn't spend it foolishly on drugs or anything and I know he isnt that kind of guy. If anything possibly when we donate he should set a time on how long this money will last him and stick to it. That way he knows how much $$$ he'll save to pay for webhosting, software, ect. and then the rest can be left for his personal use.

I think its fine for him to be able to have some for his truck and personal use since he spends so much time on here and in chat.

The way I look at it if about 150 people donated $10 or maybe $15 and the dealers payed him more and then the T-Shirt donations he should have enough to keep the site going and maybe $300-400 for his own use. I AM NOT TRYING TO SAY HOW MUCH ANYONE SHOULD DONATE. Just some very loosely calculated math.

This board has saved me a lot of money on getting stuff that would of otherwise cost me.. just for the price of shipping. Then all the help no manual can offer. All the places I have learned of to get parts such as GMCPaul and KingParts and the great people I have been introduced to.

nroden · 08-17-2002, 03:33 PM

Southpa, why you talkin about my behind. (joking).. you night time chatters will understand that.
rodent

popeye72 · 08-19-2002, 07:57 PM

I'll send when ya can accept money orders or checks!! Let us know, keep up the great work

thanks

Bill72BB · 08-15-2002, 04:27 PM

Josh ;
Donated last time will donate again , Have you thought about having somemore decals made ? I would like some White one's .

Thanks Bill

Bill72BB · 08-27-2002, 04:40 PM

Well it used to be the check was in the mail ,but now it's the Paypal is on it's way .

Thanks Josh for the board.

Now if you could just get Andy (longhornmail) to quit flirting with my wife , LOl

Bill

WORNBRAKES · 09-01-2002, 02:38 AM

Hey Josh, I have been off site for a month (moving and all) but I would love to contribute. MO will be in the mail first thing next week.

HuggerCST · 08-15-2002, 12:07 PM

Count me in when you can accept money orders. Hey what parts do you need for your truck anyway? Do you take contributions in truck parts? lol! I bet you could get alot that way!

photoglg · 08-25-2002, 05:49 PM

It,s in the mail (Pay Pal that is.)

too many · 08-15-2002, 11:54 PM

Only been using the board a few months, but sorta addicted to it! Count me in for a little when we can send MO to you!

( besides rehab aint cheap!!) KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!!!

too many · 08-16-2002, 11:32 PM

Josh,
Ive been a member for a little while , but just started using the board a couple months ago. IT ROCKS!!!

Ive got a question tho.....Whats up with the bank giving you a "hassle" last time?????

Like I said Im not rich, but some $$s in the mail as soon as you let us know! I DONT WANT TO LOSE THIS SITE !!!!!!!!!!!!

THANKS , Steve

too many · 09-06-2002, 11:28 PM

HEY JOSH!!!,

Finally got postal MO sent today!! Good thing we dont get charged by the hour. This is still cheaper than my theropist!!

Not sure how you do it?? , but keep up the good work!!

THANKS!!!!!! STEVE

Smooth68 · 08-15-2002, 10:51 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Josh
and the ads are making almost nothing. I will most likely remove the ads in november when my contract with the ad provider runs out.

Is this because nobody is going to these ads? What is the ratio of clicks on ads vs dollars for board? Maybe alot of users just aren't aware that the ads actually bring income to help support this site

slam33 · 09-05-2002, 12:48 AM

I'll shoot ya an MO. Ever thought about an aution on parts. We donate the parts and send Josh the money. Better that a cake sale since I can't bake. I'm sure we all have some parts that we don't need that can go to a good cause.

**COBALT** · 08-16-2002, 01:37 AM

I would be glad to pay extra just to get the banners OFF!!! LOL

Money's on the way, Josh. I don't mind the "Contributor" under my name. In fact I like it. Maybe it'll light a fire under the butts under the knuckle-heads who didn't contribute last time.

Rock on.

**COBALT** · 08-16-2002, 12:44 PM

68 Suburban: Yeah, I agree entirely. This is the best resource on the web by far, and it's free. To keep it that way I would assume people would be happy to cough up $20 bucks or so in donations every few months.

I mean, who cares how Josh spends it? Bottom line is he does good development work on this site as far as I can tell. He's on top of bugs, and is receptive to user input, and speaking as a developer myself its work he could be doing for a whole hell of a lot of money (even in this economic climate).

Follow me for a second. As an example of what he's putting up with lets say he works for a company who has this site up as a service. They would probably would have to pay him an anual salary of $50K per year to do development work, which is modest but for an experienced developer quite low. After taxes that's over $8000 per quarter (every 3 months) or for a 40 hour work week around $17 per hour (again, after taxes - pretax it's $26 per hour). In that situation the site would NOT be free. All of us would have to pay $20 per month just to get our PM's off the site, and if we had problems we wouldn't talk to him directly. We'd call a 1-800 number. Over 1 month lets say there's only 2/3 of the membership we have now (around 3500 members). That's $70,000 per month.

Now lets say we're back with the site we have now. If 150 of us donated $10 per quarter on average that's only $1500 per quarter ($500 per month). Personal time put into this is on average, what? +20hrs a week (3hrs a day including weekends)? That's $6.25 per hour for personal time he could be spending on his truck, or earning more money some other way.

See the difference? We can all relate to wanting more time and money to do what we want to do. He's giving his time up for very little return to provide us with a resource. Doing it for free indicates personal interest beyond the call of duty. This isn't ditch digging. You can earn $8-9 per hour doing that.

Bottom line is let Josh do his business, and try to cough up as much $ as you think your time on this site is worth. As far as I'm concerned spend it ALL on your truck, Josh. Just promise me one thing. Keep the site up!

bigblock73 · 11-05-2002, 11:41 PM

Josh, I am somewhat new here too...love the site! A check will be sent this week!

67-72 fellas, watch out for the 73-87 crowd...we are growing!

keep on truckin!

-Jeff

hwedding56 · 08-20-2002, 04:55 PM

Hey Josh
I tried to donate last time. You never let me know where to send it. I'll keep an eye on you this time to make sure that you get some from me. LOL. I got a good Idea too. Lets start a Truck fund. Josh gets his done first then we will collect and get mine done and so forth. What do you think ??? no cutting in line. My money that I send is not for the board. Its for your truck and your time.If you want to have a cold one out of it or maybe a nice dinner with someone special thats ok too. Make sure that some peoples money goes towards the board but not mine. Keep up the good, hard, time consuming,putting up with all kinds, WORK.
Herbie

*big71* · 08-15-2002, 11:39 PM

i gave a little last time and will be glad to give again thanks josh

rolnlow · 08-29-2002, 01:33 AM

ok, lets do this auction style, I have a 72 fornt clip in decent shape, taking bids and will email pics. proceeds go to the board! count me in!

rolnlow · 09-03-2002, 01:05 AM

yea..............what he said....

MIKE'67 · 08-15-2002, 09:54 AM

I contirbuted $25.00 the last time around. You said then you would add the "contributor" status. I emailed you three times but it never happened.

Slammed67 · 08-16-2002, 12:52 AM

I really don't think it's out of line to ask where the money is going. I'm curious (not in a non-trusting kind if way, just curious). I know for a fact that the domain name itself costs about $20 - $30, year since I also have one myself (and just renewed it). I pay $12.00 a year for 20MB of web space and paid a one-time setup fee of $50. I have no idea how much web space a message board takes up (or data transfer), but I'm sure it's well over 20MB. After checking out the vBulletin web site, it looks like it costs $160 (one time) for the software license, $135 for first time installation (by a professional), and it costs $135 to upgrade to newer versions of vBulletin. As for monthly web space costs, I have no idea but I'd guess around $50 a month? Just a guess. Maybe you should have like a $5 sign up fee and maybe a buck or two a year after that. If every board member paid even a dollar a year, that should be more than enough. Just my $0.02..... correct me if my figures are wrong.

Or maybe the parts vendors who advertise and sell parts on here could pay an advertising fee?

Slammed67

08-15-2002, 02:09 AM	#1
Joesjunk Senior Member Join Date: May 2001 Location: Independence MO. Posts: 7,698	No problem, I gave last time and I will give again. But I would like to send you a money order (not set up for paypal). Please let me know when you can recieve mail. Thanks for the great board and all of the hard work, Joe __________________ 72 3/4t Custom Deluxe 402/auto 66k Original paint 71 3/4t 4x4 Custom Deluxe 10k original miles Original paint 71 3/4t Cheyenne 402 70k original paint 72 3/4t 4x4 Custom deluxe 72 3/4t 4x4 Custom deluxe 91k original paint 72 Cheyenne/30 Dually 69 Camaro SS396 4-speed 13 GMC 2500HD Duramax I bought new 05 Jeep Wrangler "Willys Edition" 12k miles (I bought new) 85 3/4 ton 4x4 Scottsdale 33k miles original paint 86 1 ton 4x4 SRW Silverado 454 restored 80 1 ton 4x4 SRW Silverado 9,434 original miles!! original paint 95 GMC 1 ton dually 4x4 my dad bought new 95 GMC 3/4 ton 4x4, regular cab 454, 31k original miles 2002 2500HD 4x4 regular cab 6.0L 67k miles 2002 2500HD 4x4 regular cab 8.1L 28k miles 2003 GMC 2500HD 4x4 regular cab Diesel 93k miles 67-72 Parts for sale

09-17-2002, 05:38 PM	#2
Protrucks Registered User Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Kalamazoo MI USA Posts: 161	The cash is on the way.(paypal) Usually I will learn something on this board each day, If I don't it's at least worth the all entertainment I get. LOL __________________ 1967 Chevy 1/2 SWB (under construction) 1968 GMC (propane-under construction) 1969 GMC Flatbed (propane) 1970 3/4 LWB (propane) 1970 Stepside 402 (gasoline) 1971 GMC Burb

08-15-2002, 11:40 PM	#3
nroden Registered User Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Springfield, MO Posts: 1,098	I will donate. Now it may only be $20 or so but its somthing to keep the board going. Knowing about GMCPaul has helped me so much on parts and this board has given me more help than any manual ever could of. Its worth it now my truck is getting painted. Also, as soon as shirts are sold I will get one. __________________ Nick Rodenberg 72 Cheyenne 10 V8 350/TH350 white/ochre/white/ochre, ochre/saddle interior Retired and in the dry... still runs. I now drive Red '01 Ford Focus... better MPG!!!

08-16-2002, 01:34 AM	#4
nroden Registered User Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Springfield, MO Posts: 1,098	OK.. I dont care what josh does with the money. As long he doesn't spend it foolishly on drugs or anything and I know he isnt that kind of guy. If anything possibly when we donate he should set a time on how long this money will last him and stick to it. That way he knows how much $$$ he'll save to pay for webhosting, software, ect. and then the rest can be left for his personal use. I think its fine for him to be able to have some for his truck and personal use since he spends so much time on here and in chat. The way I look at it if about 150 people donated $10 or maybe $15 and the dealers payed him more and then the T-Shirt donations he should have enough to keep the site going and maybe $300-400 for his own use. I AM NOT TRYING TO SAY HOW MUCH ANYONE SHOULD DONATE. Just some very loosely calculated math. This board has saved me a lot of money on getting stuff that would of otherwise cost me.. just for the price of shipping. Then all the help no manual can offer. All the places I have learned of to get parts such as GMCPaul and KingParts and the great people I have been introduced to. __________________ Nick Rodenberg 72 Cheyenne 10 V8 350/TH350 white/ochre/white/ochre, ochre/saddle interior Retired and in the dry... still runs. I now drive Red '01 Ford Focus... better MPG!!!

08-17-2002, 03:33 PM	#5
nroden Registered User Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Springfield, MO Posts: 1,098	Southpa, why you talkin about my behind. (joking).. you night time chatters will understand that. rodent __________________ Nick Rodenberg 72 Cheyenne 10 V8 350/TH350 white/ochre/white/ochre, ochre/saddle interior Retired and in the dry... still runs. I now drive Red '01 Ford Focus... better MPG!!!

08-19-2002, 07:57 PM	#6
popeye72 Registered User Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: chesapeake, va Posts: 172	I'll send when ya can accept money orders or checks!! Let us know, keep up the great work thanks __________________ 72 Custom, 400SB,T400,PS,PB,AC Chesapeake, VA

08-15-2002, 04:27 PM	#7
Bill72BB Thats the Hillbilly way Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Torrance,Ca Posts: 5,980	Josh ; Donated last time will donate again , Have you thought about having somemore decals made ? I would like some White one's . Thanks Bill __________________ BILL Torrance Calif 90504 Member DUF Club Member Old Farts Club 72 3/4ton Custom Camper BB402/400 trans Dynomax Cerama-coat headers , Hei distributor ,Edelbrock 1411 air,ps,pb,leafsprings ,98 chevy 60/40 seat,S10 shoulder belts tilt,3.54 Dana 60 rear. 16" Eagle wheels with LT265/75 16 tires,Gaylord Lid,H4 headlights with 100W relay conversion. " If I knew I was going to live this long I would have taken better care of myself " Marriage changes passion...suddenly you're in bed with a relative. A GUY'S PRAYER.... Lord, I pray for a nympho with huge boobs who owns a liquor store and likes to fish and hunt and has a Harley .Amen ,

08-27-2002, 04:40 PM	#8
Bill72BB Thats the Hillbilly way Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Torrance,Ca Posts: 5,980	Well it used to be the check was in the mail ,but now it's the Paypal is on it's way . Thanks Josh for the board. Now if you could just get Andy (longhornmail) to quit flirting with my wife , LOl Bill __________________ BILL Torrance Calif 90504 Member DUF Club Member Old Farts Club 72 3/4ton Custom Camper BB402/400 trans Dynomax Cerama-coat headers , Hei distributor ,Edelbrock 1411 air,ps,pb,leafsprings ,98 chevy 60/40 seat,S10 shoulder belts tilt,3.54 Dana 60 rear. 16" Eagle wheels with LT265/75 16 tires,Gaylord Lid,H4 headlights with 100W relay conversion. " If I knew I was going to live this long I would have taken better care of myself " Marriage changes passion...suddenly you're in bed with a relative. A GUY'S PRAYER.... Lord, I pray for a nympho with huge boobs who owns a liquor store and likes to fish and hunt and has a Harley .Amen ,

09-01-2002, 02:38 AM	#9
WORNBRAKES Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Hughesville, MD Posts: 1,350	Hey Josh, I have been off site for a month (moving and all) but I would love to contribute. MO will be in the mail first thing next week. __________________ Mario and Mandy Hughesville, MD 20637 69 C10 305/350 71 K5 Basket case 75 K10 Rescue Parting out 77 MG Midget Parting out 15 6.7L Cummins

08-15-2002, 12:07 PM	#10
HuggerCST Registered User Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: North Louisiana Posts: 4,501	Count me in when you can accept money orders. Hey what parts do you need for your truck anyway? Do you take contributions in truck parts? lol! I bet you could get alot that way! __________________ Wynne 70 CST short fleet Hugger orange & white, 350/350, ps, pb, air, tilt, tach/vac/speedwarning, original buckets, AM/FM, oak bed floor, shoulder belts, 3.5"/5.5" drop, 20" American Racing VN425s. Build thread 53 Chevy shortbed 69 Camaro Click here to subscribe Chevy GMC International Truck Club Louisiana Charter Member http://www.louisianaclassictruckclub.com

08-25-2002, 05:49 PM	#11
photoglg Registered User Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Oxnard, CA Posts: 143	It,s in the mail (Pay Pal that is.) __________________ 1969 GMC S/B S/S 3" drop

08-15-2002, 11:54 PM	#12
too many Registered User Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: nw IL Posts: 211	NOOOOooooooo.......!!! Only been using the board a few months, but sorta addicted to it! Count me in for a little when we can send MO to you! ( besides rehab aint cheap!!) KEEP UP THE GOOD WORK!!!

08-16-2002, 11:32 PM	#13
too many Registered User Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: nw IL Posts: 211	GOTTA QUESTION!???? Josh, Ive been a member for a little while , but just started using the board a couple months ago. IT ROCKS!!! Ive got a question tho.....Whats up with the bank giving you a "hassle" last time????? Like I said Im not rich, but some $$s in the mail as soon as you let us know! I DONT WANT TO LOSE THIS SITE !!!!!!!!!!!! THANKS , Steve

09-06-2002, 11:28 PM	#14
too many Registered User Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: nw IL Posts: 211	GREAT SIGHT!!!! HEY JOSH!!!, Finally got postal MO sent today!! Good thing we dont get charged by the hour. This is still cheaper than my theropist!! Not sure how you do it?? , but keep up the good work!! THANKS!!!!!! STEVE

09-05-2002, 12:48 AM	#16
slam33 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Long Beach, Ca Posts: 1,432	I'll shoot ya an MO. Ever thought about an aution on parts. We donate the parts and send Josh the money. Better that a cake sale since I can't bake. I'm sure we all have some parts that we don't need that can go to a good cause. __________________ 71 LWB 350/350still working on it but it's going tp be sweet. www.geocities.com/stevemau/slam33page.html " TARGET=_blank>http://www.geocities.com/stevemau/slam33page.html?1004806705410 </A>



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08-16-2002, 01:37 AM	#17
COBALT Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Seattle, WA, USA Posts: 5,817	I would be glad to pay extra just to get the banners OFF!!! LOL Money's on the way, Josh. I don't mind the "Contributor" under my name. In fact I like it. Maybe it'll light a fire under the butts under the knuckle-heads who didn't contribute last time. Rock on. __________________ '69 3/4 ton C20 2wd-350ci/TH400 '69 3/4 ton Custom 20 2wd-350ci/4sp Manual '99 2wd 5.7 Chevy Tahoe Seattle, WA.

08-16-2002, 12:44 PM	#18
COBALT Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Seattle, WA, USA Posts: 5,817	68 Suburban: Yeah, I agree entirely. This is the best resource on the web by far, and it's free. To keep it that way I would assume people would be happy to cough up $20 bucks or so in donations every few months. I mean, who cares how Josh spends it? Bottom line is he does good development work on this site as far as I can tell. He's on top of bugs, and is receptive to user input, and speaking as a developer myself its work he could be doing for a whole hell of a lot of money (even in this economic climate). Follow me for a second. As an example of what he's putting up with lets say he works for a company who has this site up as a service. They would probably would have to pay him an anual salary of $50K per year to do development work, which is modest but for an experienced developer quite low. After taxes that's over $8000 per quarter (every 3 months) or for a 40 hour work week around $17 per hour (again, after taxes - pretax it's $26 per hour). In that situation the site would NOT be free. All of us would have to pay $20 per month just to get our PM's off the site, and if we had problems we wouldn't talk to him directly. We'd call a 1-800 number. Over 1 month lets say there's only 2/3 of the membership we have now (around 3500 members). That's $70,000 per month. Now lets say we're back with the site we have now. If 150 of us donated $10 per quarter on average that's only $1500 per quarter ($500 per month). Personal time put into this is on average, what? +20hrs a week (3hrs a day including weekends)? That's $6.25 per hour for personal time he could be spending on his truck, or earning more money some other way. See the difference? We can all relate to wanting more time and money to do what we want to do. He's giving his time up for very little return to provide us with a resource. Doing it for free indicates personal interest beyond the call of duty. This isn't ditch digging. You can earn $8-9 per hour doing that. Bottom line is let Josh do his business, and try to cough up as much $ as you think your time on this site is worth. As far as I'm concerned spend it ALL on your truck, Josh. Just promise me one thing. Keep the site up! __________________ '69 3/4 ton C20 2wd-350ci/TH400 '69 3/4 ton Custom 20 2wd-350ci/4sp Manual '99 2wd 5.7 Chevy Tahoe Seattle, WA.

11-05-2002, 11:41 PM	#19
bigblock73 yeller Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Twin Cities Posts: 13,826	Josh, I am somewhat new here too...love the site! A check will be sent this week! 67-72 fellas, watch out for the 73-87 crowd...we are growing! keep on truckin! -Jeff

08-20-2002, 04:55 PM	#20
hwedding56 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Ky Posts: 255	Hey Josh I tried to donate last time. You never let me know where to send it. I'll keep an eye on you this time to make sure that you get some from me. LOL. I got a good Idea too. Lets start a Truck fund. Josh gets his done first then we will collect and get mine done and so forth. What do you think ??? no cutting in line. My money that I send is not for the board. Its for your truck and your time.If you want to have a cold one out of it or maybe a nice dinner with someone special thats ok too. Make sure that some peoples money goes towards the board but not mine. Keep up the good, hard, time consuming,putting up with all kinds, WORK. Herbie __________________ 67-CST Factory PS PB AIR Buckets SWB FLEET 350-700r4 67-SWB Step Plain Jane 350-3 on the tree 68 1-1/2 ton Dump 12' rock Bed soon to have fast68's 292 installed 72 GMC 3/4 ton Crew Cab 402 BBL 400 tranny ( ok I bought it from Crews) Its one ugly long WB long bed 4 door truck!!!!!!!!! Last edited by hwedding56; 08-21-2002 at 10:44 AM.

08-15-2002, 11:39 PM	#21
big71 Account Suspended Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: JONESVILL NC Posts: 1,303	i gave a little last time and will be glad to give again thanks josh

08-29-2002, 01:33 AM	#22
rolnlow Registered User Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: independence mo usa Posts: 333	ok, lets do this auction style, I have a 72 fornt clip in decent shape, taking bids and will email pics. proceeds go to the board! count me in!

09-03-2002, 01:05 AM	#23
rolnlow Registered User Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: independence mo usa Posts: 333	yea..............what he said....

08-15-2002, 09:54 AM	#24
MIKE'67 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Albertville, Alabama USA Posts: 299	I contirbuted $25.00 the last time around. You said then you would add the "contributor" status. I emailed you three times but it never happened. __________________ 1977 Short Stepside, black, 350/350. Located in Albertville, Alabama.

08-16-2002, 12:52 AM	#25
Slammed67 Progress = 0% Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Kansas City, MO Posts: 2,108	I really don't think it's out of line to ask where the money is going. I'm curious (not in a non-trusting kind if way, just curious). I know for a fact that the domain name itself costs about $20 - $30, year since I also have one myself (and just renewed it). I pay $12.00 a year for 20MB of web space and paid a one-time setup fee of $50. I have no idea how much web space a message board takes up (or data transfer), but I'm sure it's well over 20MB. After checking out the vBulletin web site, it looks like it costs $160 (one time) for the software license, $135 for first time installation (by a professional), and it costs $135 to upgrade to newer versions of vBulletin. As for monthly web space costs, I have no idea but I'd guess around $50 a month? Just a guess. Maybe you should have like a $5 sign up fee and maybe a buck or two a year after that. If every board member paid even a dollar a year, that should be more than enough. Just my $0.02..... correct me if my figures are wrong. Or maybe the parts vendors who advertise and sell parts on here could pay an advertising fee? Slammed67 __________________ Jason - '67 GMC swb \| '57 Bel-Air 4dr hardtop \| '56 210 4dr Wagon \| 2000 GMC Sierra Last edited by Slammed67; 08-16-2002 at 12:57 AM.

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