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Date Posted: 08/20/03 4:03pm
Author: Harry"EAT"Pairatesties
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Subject: Re: A proposal...please read and comment
In reply to: BudMan 's message, "Re: A proposal...please read and comment" on 08/20/03 6:50am

>
>Finally, as for administrating a new site, I'd be
>interested if the regulars opt to go that way.
>Problem is, like BMF, I'm not in SLO anymore (with
>apologies to Hairy Nuts, I just moved to Bakerstucky
>last week!) and, I'm not exactly a computer whiz.
>What goes into administrating such a site?
>
> Now we have TWO Poly fans that are posting from Bakerstucky, Mort The MYOPIC Mustang Man and now Budman. Oh my God, who in the hell would move from SLO to that hell hole.......well, uh, Mort did. Hey Budman, when you see Mort lll, tell him Harry says hi! You can find him working at the El Rauncho Inn. He's the Asst. Manager there. Just look for that 50 foot neon sign that says EAT. The El Rauncho is right next door.
>>credit card, PayPal or even check. The money doesn't
>>go to the admins--it is paid to ezBoard and can't be
>>used on anything but the board it was donated to.
>>Donations can be made anonymously. The UCSB board
>>opened on 7-1 and has generated $140 (besides the $10
>>I threw in at the beginning). That's enough for more
>>than a year and a half of service even at very high
>>hit levels. My best guess based on the sometimes slow
>>traffic of this board is that it would take about $75
>>the first year and perhaps a little more than that
>>later on.
>>
>>The advantages of ezBoard are obvious to anyone who
>>has used them. Check out the UCSB board and others for
>>features.
>>
>>Anyway, what I'm wondering is if you guys would like
>>to move if I created a Cal Poly ezBoard. Would some of
>>you be willing to pitch in $10 a year (or more if
>>you'd like)? Is it worth it leaving this board, which
>>has a decent following and many links pointing at it
>>(this could stay as a backup with a pointer to the new
>>board though)? I'd like to have an board old-timer
>>(BMF? Stangman? Budman?) be an admin or
>>moderator--anyone interested? Colin, I know you have
>>the MM board set up on your own server but would you
>>be interested in consolidating things on an ezBoard
>>with several forums (FWIW, private invisible ones are
>>possible there).
>>
>>Opinions? Ideas? Yea? Nay? Speak up!

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Re: A proposal...please read and comment -- BudMan, 08/20/03 8:55pm

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>> >>Finally, as for administrating a new site, I'd be >>interested if the regulars opt to go that way. >>Problem is, like BMF, I'm not in SLO anymore (with >>apologies to Hairy Nuts, I just moved to Bakerstucky >>last week!) and, I'm not exactly a computer whiz. >>What goes into administrating such a site? >> >> Now we have TWO Poly fans that are posting from >Bakerstucky, Mort The MYOPIC Mustang Man and now >Budman. Oh my God, who in the hell would move from SLO >to that hell hole.......well, uh, Mort did. Hey >Budman, when you see Mort lll, tell him Harry says hi! >You can find him working at the El Rauncho Inn. He's >the Asst. Manager there. Just look for that 50 foot >neon sign that says EAT. The El Rauncho is right next >door. >>>credit card, PayPal or even check. The money doesn't >>>go to the admins--it is paid to ezBoard and can't be >>>used on anything but the board it was donated to. >>>Donations can be made anonymously. The UCSB board >>>opened on 7-1 and has generated $140 (besides the $10 >>>I threw in at the beginning). That's enough for more >>>than a year and a half of service even at very high >>>hit levels. My best guess based on the sometimes slow >>>traffic of this board is that it would take about $75 >>>the first year and perhaps a little more than that >>>later on. >>> >>>The advantages of ezBoard are obvious to anyone who >>>has used them. Check out the UCSB board and others >for >>>features. >>> >>>Anyway, what I'm wondering is if you guys would like >>>to move if I created a Cal Poly ezBoard. Would some >of >>>you be willing to pitch in $10 a year (or more if >>>you'd like)? Is it worth it leaving this board, which >>>has a decent following and many links pointing at it >>>(this could stay as a backup with a pointer to the >new >>>board though)? I'd like to have an board old-timer >>>(BMF? Stangman? Budman?) be an admin or >>>moderator--anyone interested? Colin, I know you have >>>the MM board set up on your own server but would you >>>be interested in consolidating things on an ezBoard >>>with several forums (FWIW, private invisible ones are >>>possible there). >>> >>>Opinions? Ideas? Yea? Nay? Speak up!

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