Trad Gang could sure use some help ...

[mark Willoughby]

I'm just curious what do you guys do with the 30 bucks a year that you collect in classified fees?

[kennyb]

Brothers of the Bow-
I have learned so much from this forum and I feel you guys are awesome! I have donated as well and pray to God this works out for us!
Thank you Terry, Rob, & moderators for all you do!

Kenny    

[Terry Green]

Originally posted by mark Willoughby:
I'm just curious what do you guys do with the 30 bucks a year that you collect in classified fees?

We finance an island in the Bahamas  

[Rob DiStefano]

Originally posted by Terry Green:
   

Originally posted by mark Willoughby:
I'm just curious what do you guys do with the 30 bucks a year that you collect in classified fees?

We finance an island in the Bahamas [/b]

yep, right.  can't wait to vacation there real soon.  think my wait's gonna be a long one, though ....       :rolleyes:    

Here's where sponsor and contributing member dollars go - to keep Trad Gang a FREE and open public forum.

Trad Gang is dedicated to the promotion and preservation of traditional bowhunting.  No Trad Gang member is ever asked or told that a fee is required to participate in the conversations, to both share and absorb all things within the periphery of traditional bowhunting.

We instituted a fee to access the Trad Gang Classifieds for the primary reason of putting a stop to the constant scamming and hustling we all had to deal with on a near weekly basis.  It was either that or there'd be no Trad Gang Classifieds.  We don't have those problems any more.

Money from sponsors or contributing members is used to offset our website and forum and domains and servers cost.  It's not cheap.  We partner with a premier host server organization that takes pride in quality of service, allows us our own immediate access to our servers and domains, is available to us 24x7 for support, and actually speaks the English language.  This is a far cry from a cheap ineffective bottom-of-the-barrel hosting service like Go-Daddy.  It goes beyond just hardware as we hire people to maintain, support, and care for our systems 24x7, write code as need be, and take care of accounting and bookkeeping.  As a result, we have an excellent online track record with almost zero down time.  This is to keep the Trad Gang house in good shape and always ready for your posting and archival reading.  This is more than necessary for our upcoming conversion migration, where we'll need three servers instead of two.  Quality computing, technicians, and internet horsepower ain't cheap.

Terry and I, and the other great Trad Gang folks that are behind the scenes keeping the site going have other lives.  Trad Gang isn't all we do in life - we have jobs, families, outside obligations and distractions.  We do make Trad Gang a priority, but that can go only so far.  Please have patience as we do our best in an instant gratification world.

Again, keep foremost in mind that when you use Trad Gang, you use it for FREE.  We make it available at no charge, no service fee, nada.  That's the way it should be and the way it will be.  Period. Whether or not you wish to contribute to our efforts has absolutely no bearing on your use of Trad Gang.  We understand.  Trad Gang is your cyber camp, your community, your friends. Don't get more better'n that, I'd think. That's all that matters. Terry and I will do whatever we need to do to keep the Trad Gang campfire burning 'til we croak and can hopefully hand it over to a qualified next generation.

[Gil Verwey]

I contributed prior to the classified fee. I felt it was worth supporting the site. I mainly felt this way since they ran a tight ship with scammers and they make sure everyone is treated with respect.

Some sites I have been on, there are internet heroes and know it alls, with courage due to anonnimty and distance. They are like guys on a divieded highway doing 70 mph giving you the finger going in the opposite direction. They would never say what they do to people if they were in the same room with them.

Respect  between members is why this is my favorite site.

Thanks
Gil

[twitchstick]

Keep the campfire going!

[J. Cook]

Any updates on how the contributions are adding up?  Are we making a dent Rob?  Knowing where we stand may push more folks to consider contributing.

[McDave]

Check out a listing I just put in 2017 trad bows for sale for a Hill longbow.  The idea is that the first one to sell goes to TradGang, and I will keep the other one.

[longbow fanatic 1]

Thanks for the explanation, Rob.    

[katman]

Thank you for your post Rob.

Originally posted by McDave:
Check out a listing I just put in 2017 trad bows for sale for a Hill longbow.  The idea is that the first one to sell goes to TradGang, and I will keep the other one.

Photos up Dave....
Awesome!
 

[Ray Lyon]

I contributed, but now I'm feeling a little like a cheap skate.  My contribution amounted to 1.2 cents per post that I've made here over the years. I'll let y'all do the math.    

I hope Tradgang gets a little more than they need for the upgrade, perhaps Rob and Terry can take their wives out to dinner on the Gang for all the time they spend here.

Originally posted by Ray Lyon:
   

I hope Tradgang gets a little more than they need for the upgrade, perhaps Rob and Terry can take their wives out to dinner on the Gang for all the time they spend here.

YEAH!...Now you're talkin'        

[bama]

I am in

[AndreasLundin]

I am relative new to the forum and traditional archery. I have found more information here that other sites and/or magazines. Thank you for the efforts, donation made.

[Pointer]

completed

[SuperK]

Donation made! Thanks for a great site.  Keep us informed.  Thanks again.

[bowslinger]

Donation made.

[Benny Nganabbarru]

Done.

[Friend]

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