Author Topic: Important All OzSTOC Members Please Read Future Direction October 2011 (Read 28197 times)

Sicman · « **Reply #25 on:** October 30, 2011, 06:35:26 PM »

$20 added

innet57 · « **Reply #26 on:** October 30, 2011, 11:22:22 PM »

$20 winging it's way through hyperspace via PayPal at this moment.

Dick B "Yewie" · « **Reply #27 on:** October 31, 2011, 12:01:12 PM »

Hi Streak,
Just got back from an extended ST tour through NSW/Vic and SA (life's tought !!) and caught up with your request. Have just sent you $20 via Paypal. Hope it helps. Keep up the good work
Cheers Dick B

Streak · « **Reply #28 on:** November 01, 2011, 06:13:12 AM »

Ladies and Gentlemen we are up to $500 cleared in the OzSTOC account, great work, and thank you to everyone so far for chipping in, only $158 to go!

I am meeting with the website designer today, all going well hopefully everything will be completed by the end of the week

Streak · « **Reply #29 on:** November 03, 2011, 06:02:46 AM »

Update! We had made $580 from my last post, but add another $20 to that and we have $600 on the table now! Amazing everyone it has been very humbling to see how generous everyone has been, $58 to go to cover te website :)

Webby · « **Reply #30 on:** November 07, 2011, 10:53:18 AM »

All done. Thanks for the great web site.

Homestead · « **Reply #31 on:** November 10, 2011, 08:33:34 PM »

Just sent my bit via direct debit... You guys ar doing an awsome job with the website...

Whizz · « **Reply #32 on:** December 29, 2011, 09:00:17 PM »

Just reading the previous posts...is more dosh required for running costs etc? if so should we keep chucking it in? I'm happy to if you need it

Carrelli · « **Reply #33 on:** January 01, 2012, 10:12:45 AM »

Hi guys, just read the post headed Important, Please read....
Never was great at paying attention!
Anyway thanks for the hard work and donation sent.

Whizz · « **Reply #34 on:** January 01, 2012, 11:07:46 AM »

My $20 is on its way.

Happy New Year to all

BusinessBiker · « **Reply #35 on:** January 01, 2012, 02:04:09 PM »

My $20 will be on its way today

Cheers, BusinessBiker Roger

harieg · « **Reply #36 on:** April 02, 2012, 02:15:21 PM »

to S and D
the aus. cx site has a small icon near members name, their icon says "donating member"

can we have something like that, in line with the small icons on the left of members

Mitch · « **Reply #37 on:** April 02, 2012, 02:30:13 PM »

$20 from Mitch & Marg on the way.

Dan · « **Reply #38 on:** April 05, 2012, 07:28:40 AM »

I've chipped in my $10 (money's a bit tight at the moment).

How about having a Supporting Member option like other forums? e.g. charge $10 or $15 / year for people to be a Supporting Member, and show a little Supporting Member tag on their profile.

There could also be a Supporting Members Only section on the forum, where only supporting members have access.

Maybe send them a sticker too? (might need a different design though...)

I don't know what other benefits there could be, I'm sure others might have some ideas?

harieg · « **Reply #39 on:** April 05, 2012, 07:37:49 AM »

see S n D
Des is with me on this
an icon is all that's needed
no special treatment

Tipsy · « **Reply #40 on:** April 05, 2012, 08:07:06 AM »

py

I do not agree with the idea of a "icon" for those who have made a donation as this was and still is Voluntary not compulsory.
To me having this sort if thing available for every one to see adds pressure on others to do the same. then the word "voluntary" becomes null and void.

We are not like other clubs we have no numbers-captains-secretaries etc unless of course down the road we as a club would like all that plus a "Club House" in each state with large tracts of land so that we may hold "meets" and such like.

We never now what the future may hold and nothing is really impossible ("if we build it") so to speak.
Dreaming is allowed .

Tipsy

Barry and Marissa · « **Reply #41 on:** April 05, 2012, 08:21:25 AM »

Quote from: Des on April 05, 2012, 07:28:40 AM

I've chipped in my $10 (money's a bit tight at the moment).

How about having a Supporting Member option like other forums? e.g. charge $10 or $15 / year for people to be a Supporting Member, and show a little Supporting Member tag on their profile.

There could also be a Supporting Members Only section on the forum, where only supporting members have access.

Maybe send them a sticker too? (might need a different design though...)

I don't know what other benefits there could be, I'm sure others might have some ideas?

This is just my own personal opinion. The website is a enough benefit in itself for everyone that uses it. I'm also pretty sure we all get our $20 worth of value from it over a year.

My understanding is that the website had a higher operating cost this year to cover the initial setup and hosting fees, and therefore next years hosting fees should be less than this year. To place an icon against every financial supporters profile might seem a simple thing to do. But the bottom line is it's unnecessary and provides no benefit whatsoever to the users, and it just creates another job for those who maintain the site, as someone will have to administer who the financial supporters are and either add or remove their "supporters icon" each year.

How about instead of having a supporters icon, we just have a "Tight arse" icon, that shows up on the profile of anyone who has joined up and don't financially support the website after say 10 posts?

Cheers
Barry :)

Tipsy · « **Reply #42 on:** April 05, 2012, 08:28:35 AM »

py

If even those of US who have made a donation and those who have not just made use of the "Ostoc" shop there is a chance that will also help towards the cost if the site.

Tipsy

Marcus · « **Reply #43 on:** April 05, 2012, 08:58:33 AM »

Agreed. Leave as is. No reason to divide the community to haves and have nots

Dan · « **Reply #44 on:** April 05, 2012, 09:10:55 AM »

I'm just going by what I see on other forums. Of course just because others do it doesn't mean we have to. But, having a Supporting Member system does seem to work for other forums.

It is of course voluntary, just as this is. If anything, I find this call to arms more 'pressured' than any supporting member option.

Personally I like the Supporting Member system. There are forums which I like and I am happy to contribute my $10 per year to help keep it running. Of course many others choose not to contribute financially and that is fine too. It is nice when a forum gives a little to supporting members, hence the suggestion of a Supporting Members Only section which is an idea taken from another forum I use.

ST-Owners has a range of contribution amounts which might work well too, starting at $5/year and going up to $100 for those who wish to contribute more $, so there is something for everyone.

I'm sure there would be enough of us willing to contribute through such a system, which would then relieve Streak and Diesel of the need to pass around the collecting hat.

From other forums I use, I have not seen any noticable divide between those that contribute and those that do not, but then they are bigger forums with a lot more members.

If the contributions start at a low level, i.e. $5/year like ST-Owners, then there is almost no-one that couldn't contribute if they wanted to.

We have a great forum here, with some great people on it. Personally, if a small annual contribution helps to keep it running, to me it's well worth it.

Poppy Dave · « **Reply #45 on:** April 05, 2012, 09:24:56 AM »

I'm with Des on this.

Never thought I'd see a Sandgroper agreeing with a Bananabender but there you go.

Dave R

Tipsy · « **Reply #46 on:** April 05, 2012, 10:02:13 AM »

py

Dont get me wrong I agree with donations or even an annual membership fee its just having that little icon denoting the 'did' and"did nots" that I do not like the idea of, and the same for a separate area for the haves .

But if the majority of our members decide that that is the way we should go then so be it.
I will concede. :)

We are meant to be one group of bike riders, who love doing one thing riding our machines and chatting on this wonderful forum

If you look around the world and see how society view the have and have nots.

To my way of thinking, Is that if we do not know then we cannot in any way shape or form discriminate against any one.

Unfortunately It (as you will know) Discrimination happens every where even in the smallest way as I have seen it all to often.
And we can avoid it, If we want to.

This only my 2 cents worth

Tipsy

Streak · « **Reply #47 on:** April 05, 2012, 12:05:56 PM »

Hello everyone before this gets to heated.

Diesel, Brock and I are quite happy with the way things are working at the moment.

we have people who have given from their own pockets $5 to $150, some people are happy for us to publish a thank you, and we do. but we also have people who like to keep it private for their own reasons.

For that reason, we are happy for people just to give in their own way, whether it be by giving, time, money, even advice.

On that note I am locking this conversation.

If you need any further clarification don't hesitate to send one of us a PM or an email, or even give us a call.

Cheers

Streak, Diesel, & Brock

Streak · « **Reply #48 on:** June 03, 2012, 12:00:04 PM »

you will find the OzSTOC Bank details in the first post of this thread, but here they are below:

OzSTOC Bank Account Details (I have set this account up specifically for OzSTOC)

Acc Nickname: OzSTOC Riders
Acc Name: Mr David G Strang
BSB: 064 429
ACC: 1013 8445

PAYPAL
streak@ozstoc.com

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Author Topic: Important All OzSTOC Members Please Read Future Direction October 2011 (Read 28197 times)