22. September 2005 • Scott Trudeau
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For those of you that aren’t aware, I (Scott) have been covering the hosting costs for ArborUpdate and other, semi- and unrelated projects. I’ve removed the Google AdSense advertisements, which have been a disappointing attempt to recoup some hosting costs.
Recently, an Internet Service Provider with a very solid reputation (TextDrive) began offering lifetime hosting packages for $399 (where lifetime is my lifetime or their lifetime as a business); I trust they’ll be around awhile. This deal would host this site and related projects for the foreseeable future. I am planning to cover this one-time cost myself (since I will also be hosting personal projects w/ this package), but figured I’d give you all the chance to contribute something.
If you’ve ever found this site useful/helpful and worth a few bucks, please contribute. We’re also willing to consider sponsored matching donations from local business (e.g., match up to $50 or $100 of individual donations) in exchange for some form of not-too-obtrusive advertisement (Leopold Bros., the official beer & spirits of ArborUpdate? ;) ) on the site. Any money raised beyond the hosting fees will go into a fund to be spent at the discretion of the active ArborUpdate contributors.
(Also, the nascent New West Side Association and Ann Arbor Alliance will also be hosted on this account when their site gets an overhaul.)
PayPal is the easiest way to donate—click the “PayPal Donate” button on the right. If you don’t want to use PayPal, email ArborUpdate AT gmail DOT com for alternate payment arrangement.
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—Larry Kestenbaum Sep. 22 '05 - 03:58PM #
I sent e-mail to ArborUpdate asking how to enter a new article, and I did not get a reply.
Is this a “closed” site or an open one?
—David Cahill Sep. 22 '05 - 04:51PM #
David, I thought I saw a response to your question, but perhaps it fell through the cracks. Top-level stories can only be created by “contributors”—so, I assume that would qualify as a “closed” site. Which, in my opinion, is a feature and not a bug. If you’d (or any reader) would like to “apply” to become a contributor, please email arborupdate AT umich DOT edu and describe how you can contribute to the site.
—Scott Trudeau Sep. 22 '05 - 05:05PM #
—Dave Cahill Sep. 22 '05 - 08:59PM #
Just hit the “About this Site” link in the upper right corner of the window.
Nothing to get paranoid about.
—Parking Structure Dude! Sep. 22 '05 - 09:31PM #
The paypal thingy seems to be working. Good luck paying down your debt!
—Parking Structure Dude! Sep. 22 '05 - 09:36PM #
—Bruce Fields Sep. 23 '05 - 02:41AM #
—Dale Sep. 23 '05 - 12:52PM #
—JennyD Sep. 23 '05 - 04:04PM #
We use suprisingly little bandwidth, so unless this site starts seeing 2 or 3 orders of magnitude more traffic, I’m not at all worried. That and this deal will cost less than a year’s worth of what I’m now paying for all of the sites I’ll be moving—so even if I move in a year, I’m doing better cost-wise.
—Scott Trudeau Sep. 23 '05 - 05:38PM #
Time to start up the weekly arbor update podcast, then.
“That and this deal will cost less than a year’s worth of what I’m now paying for all of the sites I’ll be moving—so even if I move in a year, I’m doing better cost-wise.”
Must have beeb kind of expensive hosting. But if the break-even point is only a year, what the heck.
In any case, the guy doing the work (thanks!) gets to decide.
—Bruce Fields Sep. 24 '05 - 01:28AM #
Anyone want to produce that? Weekly summary of posts and discussions, maybe? Not sure how to make it interesting …
—Scott Trudeau Sep. 24 '05 - 03:05PM #
I think we’d probably host a podcast …if somebody wanted to make it.
Volunteers?
—Murph Sep. 24 '05 - 04:10PM #
What say you?
Anybody else wanna intellectually contribute to this?
—Dale Sep. 24 '05 - 04:44PM #
—Scott Trudeau Sep. 24 '05 - 06:49PM #
—Marc R. Sep. 24 '05 - 07:59PM #
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—Leah Oct. 2 '05 - 01:51PM #