Supporting Members

[mwibbels]

I am not asking for them to do anything. Just making an observation of the discussion dynamics and the likely result. It will be interesting to see how successful the informal process is. CD is a very worthy cause, which I am very glad to give to - I suspect most mentors feel similiarly

[JohnBoucher]

My point is to remind the community of the value of Chief Delphi. A little guilt trip, if you choose to see it that way. All CD is trying to do is cover expenses.
Because something is on the Internet, does not mean it's free. There are expenses. We all pay for access in one form or another. If you manage sites, you pay for hosting and licenses.
This resource is the heart and soul of the FIRST community. You can be involved in FRC, FTC and FFL without ever reading CD, but you are missing out on the community of FIRST.

Just my $0.027322404371584699453551912568306 worth.
Happy New Year!!!!!!

[Steve W]

Time to bring this back to the front. As with all things there is a need for the community to help support this great website. Chief Delphi has done a great job in making this the best forums on the web. To that we say thanks. We also need to help them as money does not come easily now. For a mere $5.00 every 6 months you can help keep this forum going.

Please note that this blatant plug comes not from CD but from concerned members. There are many that don't know about donating or those that are new to CD. Nobody has to contribute but some of us believe in CD and want to help.

Right now there are 17 supporters. I know that there are many others that could help. If you would like to help follow this link:

http://www.chiefdelphi.com/forums/advertisers.php?

[MrForbes]

Thanks for the reminder, I've been meaning to renew...

[ika]

It's now on my holiday gifts-to-give list for the 2nd year in a row ^_^.

[Kyle]

Renewed mine 2 weeks ago, best $5 ever spent.

CD is the only place I can think of that you can inspire thousands for only 2 easy payments of $5 dollars a year!

[Elgin Clock]

Is there any way to donate & still have the ads show up?

I'm actually serious about that, since they are entertaining sometimes to see what new ones come up, & so focused towards the FIRST community, that they really don't bother me one bit.

Let me know! I've been meaning to renew & was just wondering if that was possible.

[Steve W]

Send a message to Brandon and ask him.

[synth3tk]

Soon as I get a few bucks, I'll renew, and might cover a few other accounts, also.

[MrForbes]

Originally Posted by Elgin Clock

Is there any way to donate & still have the ads show up?

sure, just log off.

[Brandon Martus]

Originally Posted by Elgin Clock

Is there any way to donate & still have the ads show up?

I'm actually serious about that, since they are entertaining sometimes to see what new ones come up, & so focused towards the FIRST community, that they really don't bother me one bit.

Let me know! I've been meaning to renew & was just wondering if that was possible.

Not possible .. I'll see what I can do to get them to show up for those that want to see them.

For right now, just use this menu path:
Quick Links -> Supporters

That will show you all the advertisers and their banners.

[Michelle Celio]

Originally Posted by Brandon Martus

Not possible .. I'll see what I can do to get them to show up for those that want to see them.
For right now, just use this menu path:
Quick Links -> Supporters
That will show you all the advertisers and their banners.

Maybe in the options, have an option to toggle the ads on and off, only if the user has supported CD?

I like the ads where they are. CD just feels weird with out them there, like something is missing. It is actually the only reason why I haven't supported the forums yet.

[Brandon Martus]

FYI : There is now an option for $15 to remove the banners for 2 years (you save $5).