LaydeeBug (1000+ posts) Sun Nov-13-11 08:19 PM
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Why is it the last DU fund drive ever?
just wondering...
http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x2300748
I guess...? I took it as she is just stupider than the rest. I mean, Skimmer's thread is still top of the page.
She knows about next month. :rotf: One measly thread ain't gonna get you there, Ladybug. If anything, there'll be a stray comment or two about looking for one's self to find information.
Is this brainiac still an Unterprimitiven, Frank, or has she done anything of merit besides look really dumb?
The primitives are actually moaning about that my fellow alum has "no more plans" to milk them?Surely no one believes that's truly his plan.
The primitives are actually moaning about that my fellow alum has "no more plans" to milk them?
sellitman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Mon Nov-14-11 08:59 AMDummies (http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x2303116)
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I see the new DU membership rates as a Flat Tax
Talk me down?
Atman Donating Member (1000+ posts) Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Mon Nov-14-11 08:31 AM
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How about a thread for POSITIVE ideas to help Skinner make an equitable fee structure?
I see a lot of people who are just complaining, or are upset that Skinner's new $42 annual fee will be a burden for many. I agree, it will be. My biggest fear is that the structure will discourage the donation of donor stars to others, at least for periods beyond one month. There are a lot of DUers, and I'm sure there are a lot of different ideas out there. I've posted a few in other threads, such as tiered memberships -- a cheaper membership which includes SOME advertising, but not as bad as a free membership. I've seen this work on other sites. Or a quarterly rate, or a rate that doesn't include access to PMs and custom avatars and minor stuff.
The point is, Skinner, love it or hate it, is trying to run a business. I know that causes many on DU recoil in horror, like garlic to a vampire, but it's reality. This kinda stuff is expensive to run. $1 donations, as I've seen some suggest, don't make economic sense once the $1 PayPal fees and/or VISA/MasterCard merchant fees are factored in. I don't have the answers, but I'd rather see a thread devoted to helping find some answers instead of just another thread where everyone just hates on the proposed new system and calls out other DUers as elitist because they say $42 won't hurt them. That doesn't help anyone.
So...anyone have some brilliant idea to help Skinner monetize the site that won't alienate many of the regular small-donors. Remember, a LOT of people are perfectly happy to deal with DU's ads, judging by the number of posters I see with no stars. Maybe you can start by simply installing a browser with an ad blocker? :shrug:
Atman
How about a thread for POSITIVE ideas to help Skinner make an equitable fee structure?
Atman Donating Member (1000+ posts)Mon Nov-14-11 08:31 AMThat is hilarious! Pedro Picasso thinks Skimmer cares what the DUmbasses think!
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How about a thread for POSITIVE ideas to help Skinner make an equitable fee structure?
Face it, DUmmies--$kammer can't afford as many Hawaiian vacations as he used to since you cheap ****ers won't pony up.
That is hilarious! Pedro Picasso thinks Skimmer cares what the DUmbasses think!
We already knew Pedro was among the DUmbest of all the DUmpmonkeys, in a class with Beth and Larry L. Burks, but this takes the cake.
I think it's time for the braintrust at Mission Control to shut off his internet access again, and get him back to drawing blank speech bubbles for the number two cartoon boy to complete.