Mike or Spark,
How about if we loose the
"donation" word that seems to be making you guys uncomfortable?
Maybe some of us just want to be
"Suporting Members"...
I offered up a $100 knife, or $100 cash towards the purchase of a knife, if 1000 BFC sellers/traders would send you $1.49 at the close of a deal:
http://www.bladeforums.com/ubb/Forum7/HTML/008182.html My intent was not a donation or charity: I simply wanted to support this site and pay my way.
Maybe my idea is too complicated, but I was looking for a way that every member who uses BFC could choose to support it: I kick in what I can afford and feels right; others kick in $1.49 per sale for using the format that we have grown to love; and some guys send in $25 ( Jackyl's idea) to keep what we like alive.
This is supposed to be a knife community: You guys put up the cash up front and we are just repaying our share. Doesn't sound much like a donation to me.....
Spark once (at least!) posted that "UBB code was limited", but it seems to me that there is room for changing everyone's profile to:
LURKER: or something more complimentary!
MEMBER: one who pays per trade/sale.
SUPPORTING MEMBER: same plus $25 per year
GOLD MEMBER: same plus $100 per year
LIFE TIME MEMBER: $300 once, plus $1.49 per trade/sale.
If my other idea isn't workable (and you post such), I'd like to become the first
Gold Member!!!
Michael
PS: I don't need a bag, hat or shirt; unless you are giving them to the first 100 Gold members!!
Some of us want to help! Give us some direction.....
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