Mike
Well-Known Member
Anyone who has been here at least 3 minutes knows I have the gift of gab. When I was still in the pulpit, I always made a habit of looking at my watch, so my congregation would realize I actually had not forgotten about the time.
But every now and again, something happens, and it just leaves me at a loss for words. Today, one of those things happened. Again.
Take a close look at the last donation appearing in the Donation Manager, which would be the top donation -
What can you say about a guy like @RPM ? He pays for monthly advertising. And in all the years he has been a forum sponsor, I've sent him something like four invoices, because he a-l-w-a-y-s pays me before I even have the month's invoices prepared. I send out invoices on the 26th of the month, and they are due on the 1st. RPM paid me last Saturday, the 22nd.
It doesn't happen as much as it did when I was working from home, but RPM used to call me every couple of weeks, just to check up on me, and see how things were going. A few years back, when forum expenses were like some flesh-eating monster, always trying to devour me, RPM would auction off one of his products to the highest bidder, ship the item to whoever won the auction, and then would send me the money.
And this is not the first time RPM has donated to cover forum expenses, when we were getting down to the wire.
And then I want you to look at the second name, right below RPM's. It shows @Dan Noecker donated $50, on Wednesday, at 8:48 PM. I've since deleted the messages, but late on Monday, or early Tuesday, Dan sent me a message via the Contact Us form, saying he was having trouble registering. Usually, those messages start off with salutations like, "Dear A**hole...," but Dan simply said he was having problems. After a couple of e-mails, we sorted what was happening, and at 2:22 PM on Wednesday, Dan completed his registration. No bitches, no beefs, we just worked our way through what was happening. And, what really floored me is that he wrote me back, to let me know he had successfully registered. Most of the Dear A**hole letter-writers never bother to let me know that their problem was solved, I just stumble across them on the forums.
But I want you to look at those time stamps. Dan registered at 2:22 PM, and then donated $50 to support the forum, just six hours later.
When I see these kinds of things happening, it reminds me that this place really does hold a lot of hope, and it holds a lot of promise. There are a lot of generous members who help me keep the doors open around here, by sending donations. But there are also a lot of generous members who help me keep myself going, by dropping me a kind message every now and again.
So, whilst I started this post to extend my heartfelt gratitude to RPM and Dan, I want to take this moment to thank all of you. It has taken every last one of you to make this place what it is, today. There have been times when I was proud we weathered yet another storm, but in retrospect, I see those storms were really insignificant events. Because it is going to take something mighty big to overcome the sense of community all of you have built and nurtured here.
Thanks, everyone. Thanks for doing what you do, to help make this place a little bit better, with each passing day.
Peace out.
But every now and again, something happens, and it just leaves me at a loss for words. Today, one of those things happened. Again.
Take a close look at the last donation appearing in the Donation Manager, which would be the top donation -
What can you say about a guy like @RPM ? He pays for monthly advertising. And in all the years he has been a forum sponsor, I've sent him something like four invoices, because he a-l-w-a-y-s pays me before I even have the month's invoices prepared. I send out invoices on the 26th of the month, and they are due on the 1st. RPM paid me last Saturday, the 22nd.
It doesn't happen as much as it did when I was working from home, but RPM used to call me every couple of weeks, just to check up on me, and see how things were going. A few years back, when forum expenses were like some flesh-eating monster, always trying to devour me, RPM would auction off one of his products to the highest bidder, ship the item to whoever won the auction, and then would send me the money.
And this is not the first time RPM has donated to cover forum expenses, when we were getting down to the wire.
And then I want you to look at the second name, right below RPM's. It shows @Dan Noecker donated $50, on Wednesday, at 8:48 PM. I've since deleted the messages, but late on Monday, or early Tuesday, Dan sent me a message via the Contact Us form, saying he was having trouble registering. Usually, those messages start off with salutations like, "Dear A**hole...," but Dan simply said he was having problems. After a couple of e-mails, we sorted what was happening, and at 2:22 PM on Wednesday, Dan completed his registration. No bitches, no beefs, we just worked our way through what was happening. And, what really floored me is that he wrote me back, to let me know he had successfully registered. Most of the Dear A**hole letter-writers never bother to let me know that their problem was solved, I just stumble across them on the forums.
But I want you to look at those time stamps. Dan registered at 2:22 PM, and then donated $50 to support the forum, just six hours later.
When I see these kinds of things happening, it reminds me that this place really does hold a lot of hope, and it holds a lot of promise. There are a lot of generous members who help me keep the doors open around here, by sending donations. But there are also a lot of generous members who help me keep myself going, by dropping me a kind message every now and again.
So, whilst I started this post to extend my heartfelt gratitude to RPM and Dan, I want to take this moment to thank all of you. It has taken every last one of you to make this place what it is, today. There have been times when I was proud we weathered yet another storm, but in retrospect, I see those storms were really insignificant events. Because it is going to take something mighty big to overcome the sense of community all of you have built and nurtured here.
Thanks, everyone. Thanks for doing what you do, to help make this place a little bit better, with each passing day.
Peace out.
