Regarding the most recent annoucement

Post by **Darth Wong** » 2004-01-03 12:34am

Dammit, I forgot about that!

Post by **Rob Wilson** » 2004-01-03 12:38am

Connor MacLeod wrote:
I am a college student to and I sent cash (granted it wasn't a huge amount, but still....)

You're also an ego-maniac and doubtless did it for the noteriety, having employed your sith powers to forsee the Hall of Hero's and wanting a piece of the action.

Connor MacLeod · Post by **Connor MacLeod** » 2004-01-03 12:49am

Darth Wong wrote:Dammit, I forgot about that!

Geez, I knew it wasn't much but I didn't realize it was *that* insignificant

Connor MacLeod · Post by **Connor MacLeod** » 2004-01-03 12:50am

Rob Wilson wrote:
Connor MacLeod wrote:
I am a college student to and I sent cash (granted it wasn't a huge amount, but still....)
You're also an ego-maniac and doubtless did it for the noteriety, having employed your sith powers to forsee the Hall of Hero's and wanting a piece of the action.

Not really. Its more like saying its a small and inadequate recompense for a great kindness Mike did for me.

Post by **RogueIce** » 2004-01-03 02:50am

Isn't it kinda difficult to donate to PayPal when you don't have a credit card?

Of course, I was still a high school student at the time, so what do you expect? Though I still don't have one.

Uraniun235 · Post by **Uraniun235** » 2004-01-03 03:26am

I am extremely amused.

Isn't it kinda difficult to donate to PayPal when you don't have a credit card?

I don't think you need a credit card to use PayPal.

Also, I'm not entirely sure I qualify as a hero, given what the money I sent him went towards... but I like it all the same.

Out of curiosity, is that list in any specific order?

Tsyroc · Post by **Tsyroc** » 2004-01-03 04:08am

Rob Wilson wrote:
Tsyroc wrote:
Here's the follow-up announcement by David. I haven't found the original one.
PayPal Announcement
Hhmm, that went up on the 19th, and a quick check of my posts shows I was gone from the evening of the 17th - the evening of the 27th... 10 days, you'd think Mikes post would have still been on the board at that point surely, unless he removed it - no sign of it in Search under "paypal" and Darth Wong or AdmiralKanos.

Here's the link to the archived original thread. Original PayPal Announcement

Robert Treder · Post by **Robert Treder** » 2004-01-03 05:49am

Oh, but if I donate now, I'll look like an attention-grubbing asshole!

Seriously, dude, I was going to donate some bones when you first put up the PayPal thing, but I was inbetween paychecks at the time, and by the time I got around to doing it, you had solved your server problems, and I figured you didn't need it as bad. So I probably spent the money on some expensive DVDs instead.

But now I have to not donate, just so that I don't look like a total me-too-er. I hope you're proud of yourself, Michael Wong!

Post by **Rob Wilson** » 2004-01-03 06:53am

Tsyroc wrote:
Here's the link to the archived original thread. Original PayPal Announcement

Would you believe a mere 2 hours after my last post on the 17th.

Anyway it would appear it was spanky's suggestion to make a list of contributors - whether Mike consciously remembered it.

Oh, and Cal wright said he donated $15 but isn't on the list.

Post by **Rob Wilson** » 2004-01-03 06:55am

Robert Treder wrote:
But now I have to not donate, just so that I don't look like a total me-too-er. I hope you're proud of yourself, Michael Wong!

Of course you could donate and ask not to be put on the list.

Post by **Rob Wilson** » 2004-01-03 06:57am

Connor MacLeod wrote: Not really. Its more like saying its a small and inadequate recompense for a great kindness Mike did for me.

Uraniun235 wrote: Also, I'm not entirely sure I qualify as a hero, given what the money I sent him went towards...

Did he buy porn for you two?

Post by **Rob Wilson** » 2004-01-03 06:58am

Uraniun235 wrote: I don't think you need a credit card to use PayPal.

Inside the US you can use a bank account, but outside the US it's Credit Cards only, as far as I know.

Faram · Post by **Faram** » 2004-01-03 08:41am

Hey I am on that list! Cool

Post by **haas mark** » 2004-01-03 08:47am

Darth Wong wrote:Okay, okay, it's people who sent me money for one reason or another, not including the people who donated for registrations (and no, I don't know if Carol Hutchings is the same one who's been associated with Star Wars RPG material in the past; I didn't ask).

The low number of contributors is not that surprising, since the Paypal link was originally added because we were having horrible server problems and it looked like I would have to pony up a lot of cash for a bigger server, but then Lord MJ stepped in, and that crisis was averted (that's one of the reasons I never added the button to the main Empire site). Since then, its primary function is for people who want to register with Hotmail accounts.

I was planning to append more to that thread for other categories, but not until after I'd seen whether anybody could guess

This is what I get for reading the board bottom to top (except for the announcements forum, of course)..

~ver

Wicked Pilot · Post by **Wicked Pilot** » 2004-01-03 11:49am

Yes, yes, I donated. Who wants to touch me?

I said who wants to fucking touch me?!

CorSec · Post by **CorSec** » 2004-01-03 12:05pm

Aw, shucks.

Captain Cyran · Post by **Captain Cyran** » 2004-01-03 12:58pm

Darth Wong wrote:Okay, okay, it's people who sent me money for one reason or another, not including the people who donated for registrations (and no, I don't know if Carol Hutchings is the same one who's been associated with Star Wars RPG material in the past; I didn't ask).

The low number of contributors is not that surprising, since the Paypal link was originally added because we were having horrible server problems and it looked like I would have to pony up a lot of cash for a bigger server, but then Lord MJ stepped in, and that crisis was averted (that's one of the reasons I never added the button to the main Empire site). Since then, its primary function is for people who want to register with Hotmail accounts.

I was planning to append more to that thread for other categories, but not until after I'd seen whether anybody could guess

I was right!!*Does the Black Mage victory dance* Go me... go me...

Post by **Darth Wong** » 2004-01-03 12:59pm

Uraniun235 wrote:Also, I'm not entirely sure I qualify as a hero, given what the money I sent him went towards... but I like it all the same. Out of curiosity, is that list in any specific order?

Nope, no specific order. I just felt like making a "Hall of Heroes" thread, and I thought I'd start it with people who had sent me money for some reason or another. Your reason was ... bizarre, but it actually stuck out in my head for that reason

Post by **haas mark** » 2004-01-03 01:09pm

Darth Wong wrote:
Uraniun235 wrote:Also, I'm not entirely sure I qualify as a hero, given what the money I sent him went towards... but I like it all the same. Out of curiosity, is that list in any specific order?
Nope, no specific order. I just felt like making a "Hall of Heroes" thread, and I thought I'd start it with people who had sent me money for some reason or another. Your reason was ... bizarre, but it actually stuck out in my head for that reason

Ok that makes me curious...

~ver

The Cleric · Post by **The Cleric** » 2004-01-03 01:11pm

I was planning on it once I got a credit card, but screw it now. I'll just have to compensate Mike with my witty comments and stunning good looks

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Post by **Colonel Olrik** » 2004-01-03 01:12pm

verilon wrote:
Darth Wong wrote:
Uraniun235 wrote:Also, I'm not entirely sure I qualify as a hero, given what the money I sent him went towards... but I like it all the same. Out of curiosity, is that list in any specific order?
Nope, no specific order. I just felt like making a "Hall of Heroes" thread, and I thought I'd start it with people who had sent me money for some reason or another. Your reason was ... bizarre, but it actually stuck out in my head for that reason
Ok that makes me curious...

~ver

Let me guess, he's the responsible for making Mike watch Matrix: Revolutions.

Post by **haas mark** » 2004-01-03 01:17pm

Colonel Olrik wrote:Let me guess, he's the responsible for making Mike watch Matrix: Revolutions.

I dunno. That's why I'm curious.

~ver

Post by **Rob Wilson** » 2004-01-03 03:15pm

Wicked Pilot wrote:Yes, yes, I donated. Who wants to touch me?

I said who wants to fucking touch me?!

Just waiting for Einy to read your post.

Uraniun235 · Post by **Uraniun235** » 2004-01-03 04:51pm

Colonel Olrik wrote:Let me guess, he's the responsible for making Mike watch Matrix: Revolutions.

You are correct.

Defiant · Post by **Defiant** » 2004-01-05 04:45pm

Demiurge wrote:I was going to say that it's because they all rescued kittens from a burning tree.

My feats of super-heroics are legendary, but I don't think I've ever done that.

Hell, I thought it was because we all had teams in the NFL playoffs (go Eagles!!)