PEEL Funding

[Reply #160 on:]

We are definitely having a whip round at agi, and I would expect people to contribute at LEAST 2 pounds each, which would make in the region of 60 euros, i think. Because everyone seems to be poor! But as soon as we know how much we have we'll post it on the board, and then post it literally to you.

[Reply #161 on:]

I can't send any money now, sorry.  Maybe soon-ish, but not soon.

[Reply #162 on:]

2 pounds? What kind of pathetic scabs are you? I was going to throw in a tenner. I would've sent previously but once you exchange the money and actually send it, a tenner really doesn't seem worth it...

[Reply #163 on:]

Well, i'll probably bring about £5, on £15-£20 a week myself i'd of expected more from you lot.

Also, use the post-office, since there's no comission charge.

[Reply #164 on:]

Woah, slow down there. We haven't decided on anything at all, Mel was simply giving an example. We'll pass the hat around and people throw in whatever they feel like contributing.

And it's still voluntarily. If people don't/can't contribute, I'm completely cool with that.

I'll be pretty disappointed if anyone give those who don't chip in a hard time in any way.

[Reply #165 on:]

^ Agreed with that.  No-ones bending anyone's arm.

I'm gonna chuck in what I can, which hopefully will be around a tenner.

[Reply #166 on:]

Dumb question: Whats AGI?

[Reply #167 on:]

It's short for "Another Grand Idea"  the first PEEL inperson meet.

[Reply #168 on:]

It's short for "A Grand Idea" actually, and it's now the term used for any [UK/London] PEEL meet.

[Reply #169 on:]

I just threw in £5...expect it to be making it's way with the rest soon... 

[Reply #170 on:]

Well, thanks to all the generous souls who threw in, we've got the princely sum of £160 collected.  Which is enough to pay Marc's bill this time, and enough to contribute towards next time.

How much did the US AGI get? 

[Reply #171 on:]

um, the check must have gotten lost in the mail

[Reply #172 on:]

Using a currency calculator £160 works out as around 230 euro's.  However, exchange and commission will bring that down, but it'll still be over 200 Euros.

[Reply #173 on:]

Wow  That's great guys. Very generous. 

[Reply #174 on:]

i'll bring the money to the bank tomorrow and'll try to get a good exchange... then internetbanking

at the moment it should be about 250 euros
(130 pound and 70 euros)

hell, i can't find the [-mArc-]'s bank account address to give him the money by online banking.... *searches again and again and again*
(best would be anyone pm me in chat and tell me)

[Reply #175 on:]

Doesn't converting at the bank here do it with no commission?

[Reply #176 on:]

Dunno, we passed all the money to Booze, because he'll do all the stuff through the bank in Germany.

...and we trust him.  (of course!) 

[Reply #177 on:]

Yup. Go Booze! I'm sure Marc will see this and give you the info, Booze. I mean, Bend-err. Aslate: and no, we wanted to do it with no risk ie not sending cash in the post, so it's best for Booze to do it. Who wants £160 to go missing... or even to risk it? You can't do it via the net from an English bank. Or at least, I certainly can't.
Anyway, Booze will sort it all. 

[Reply #178 on:]

Why did i say converting at the bank? I meant at the damned Post Office, i know that's where my mum's done some of our conversions when we go on holiday.

[Reply #179 on:]

I'm only a kid but I'm gonna scrimp and save those pennies!!  As soon as I can I'm gonna send a donation...

[Reply #180 on:]

Well, thanks again to the AGI goers

Once I get the AGI donation, I will have enough money for the next 6 months (plus some server extension).

This might sound weird, but, stop donating for a while  I don't want to have much more than we need. We can get concerned about it in 3 to 4 months again then. Maybe I got some other solution by then, who knows.

[Reply #181 on:]

I guess the AGI whip around happened when I was lost looking for that British tea (?)  I even passed the money around the table at the hog's head! 300 Norwegian kroner it was, or about ?36.
Oh well, I'll send them in the mail then. Like I originally intended [/dramatic finish]

But the official AGI numbers can be increased to about £185. Let's go for 200 in Amsterdam! 

[Reply #182 on:]

I'll wait a little while before I mail them, though. Marc's orders.

[Reply #183 on:]

Marc doesn't want more money?  What is this board coming to?

[Reply #184 on:]

ok, just online banked the money 

253 euros

[Reply #185 on:]

I doubt other cartoon message boards can match that 

[Reply #186 on:]

 

Originally posted by Bend-err:
ok, just online banked the money   

253 euros

Shit, dude!  That's incredible.  That see's Marc right for the next six months, and possibly beyond.

...and who's idea was this anyway?   

[Reply #187 on:]

woo! we rule! every agi should have its little peel fund raiser, if you ask me.

also, another idea of financing the forum (if everything else fails, that is) would be to steal b3ta's idea and let people buy something like litte icons (yet to be designed, could be added below the rank-stars or something). if you donate something, you can choose an icon. every 6 months, the icons change.

[Reply #188 on:]

Better yet, auction off some custom ranks.

[Reply #189 on:]

Ha! I didn't have to buy my custom rank!

Not with money, anyway.

Well done everyone at AGI! Get the next passing stranger to pat you on the back for your good work.

[Reply #190 on:]

Someone should bring a video camera to the next AGI. If the whip around doesn't net enough, it's time to play "Blackmail!"

"We'll be showing you more of that movie later ... unless we hear from Sammy or Andie."

Anyway, this is awesome. Very generous of the AGI'ers. yes, I know that includes me, there are no passing strangers in my little town, so I need to pat myself 

[Reply #191 on:]

I received the Mammon wetting AGI contribution today. That brings us to:

Current status:
  25 CAD
+ 40 USD
+ 253EUR
= 305EUR

Needed for next half year: ~235EUR (due to more webspace)
Payment for December to May due: December 6th

Fundlevel after that: 70EUR

So, we are clear for the next 7 months.
I hope to have a cheaper solution ready for the half year after that (changing server or so), but I couldn't do that quickly enough for this one.

Thanks again!

[Reply #192 on:]

Woo! Canadian dollars! Thanks to our economy they're actually worth something for once!

[Reply #193 on:]

I wish I had some canadian dollars to send Marc.

*Is a starving University student*

Don't worry I'll scrape some together to send, one of these days Marc 

[Reply #194 on:]

I think I've just stumbled across the answer to all our problems!...

 

Originally posted by abcde:
...by the way i am a millionare so if you need funding peel just ask

http://www.peelified.com/cgi-bin/Futurama/15-000398-1/

Such a generous newbie 

[Reply #195 on:]

Yeah. Sometimes he's in #FC too.

[Reply #196 on:]

it's oxygengiver2000. he's 13 (or something like that) and he can't spell.

[Reply #197 on:]

A 13 year old millionaire, you say?

[Reply #198 on:]

Enough with the chit chat in the Info Booth and Wish Void.

[Reply #199 on:]

Hell yeah... we can even do the auctioning of custom ranks in person. Slimmy suggests them - we buy. The money is then given to Bend-Err as per before and passed on to mArc.

I bid £5 for SleepyMcSleepSleep.