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UPDATE: GOAL REACHED AND CAMPAIGN ENDED!!!
BASELINE BUMS 2025-26 SEASON PLEDGE DRIVE
BaselineBums community,
As you know, this site was born by members of the SpursTalk community in response to needing a more stable home. Special thanks to @Guru of Nothing for having the gumption and initiative to actually get this thing off the ground and to @ffadicted for making this place look amazing. There are things in the works I think people will be very impressed by. Stay tuned!
With that said, it costs money to keep the lights on and many of us have offered over the years to help with that burden. Now is the time to put our money where our keyboards are. Costs for the next 12-months are projected to be $648 (one year of hosting at Xenforo). We are kicking off our pledge drive at $666 which covers that hosting and $18 in Stripe transaction fees.
OUR CAMPAIGN IS LIVE HERE => https://ffnd.co/FCd3fM
There is an option to leave a tip for FreeFunder, but this is optional. If you don't want to do this, simply click on the "recommended donation to FreeFunder" link on the Donation Page and change to $0.
This campaign will run until the start of the regular season on October 22 or until the goal is reached.
Site Management & Moderation
There are a handful of folks administering, moderating and advising on site management. Ultimately, we want this forum to be driven by what the community wants. We'll soon be launching threads for Technical Support and Suggestions. If something is wrong, or you have a suggestion for an update, let it be known! If there is strong community support, we will do our best to make it happen.
As far as moderation goes, we have to acknowledge that our old home had a poor reputation because of some bad behavior. We don't want to start heavily moderating this site, but we will be more conscious of how bad behavior harms the community. As a generally rule, don't be a dick. We will soon post public moderation guidelines so that is very clear what the rules are and what steps will be taken if you repeatedly violate them. Transparency is a key core tenant of the management of this site.
Pledge Drives and Supplemental Campaigns
I envision us having an annual pledge drive during the pre-season every year. From time to time, there may be a need for a supplemental pledge drive. For example, the current hosting plan covers 400k page views/month. We think that is enough, but if we bust through that and have to upgrade to the next level, we will host a supplemental pledge drive. Likewise if there is some unforeseen paid widget we want to have on the site. We'll always be clear and transparent on what each Pledge Drive is going to fund.
Thank you all for joining this community. I'm stoked for our future here. Some of us have been coming together online for over 25 years and several migrations of sites. It's good to see the community remains stronger than any specific URL.
Go Spurs Go,
scott and the rest of the BaselineBums admin team.
BASELINE BUMS 2025-26 SEASON PLEDGE DRIVE
BaselineBums community,
As you know, this site was born by members of the SpursTalk community in response to needing a more stable home. Special thanks to @Guru of Nothing for having the gumption and initiative to actually get this thing off the ground and to @ffadicted for making this place look amazing. There are things in the works I think people will be very impressed by. Stay tuned!
With that said, it costs money to keep the lights on and many of us have offered over the years to help with that burden. Now is the time to put our money where our keyboards are. Costs for the next 12-months are projected to be $648 (one year of hosting at Xenforo). We are kicking off our pledge drive at $666 which covers that hosting and $18 in Stripe transaction fees.
OUR CAMPAIGN IS LIVE HERE => https://ffnd.co/FCd3fM
There is an option to leave a tip for FreeFunder, but this is optional. If you don't want to do this, simply click on the "recommended donation to FreeFunder" link on the Donation Page and change to $0.
This campaign will run until the start of the regular season on October 22 or until the goal is reached.
Site Management & Moderation
There are a handful of folks administering, moderating and advising on site management. Ultimately, we want this forum to be driven by what the community wants. We'll soon be launching threads for Technical Support and Suggestions. If something is wrong, or you have a suggestion for an update, let it be known! If there is strong community support, we will do our best to make it happen.
As far as moderation goes, we have to acknowledge that our old home had a poor reputation because of some bad behavior. We don't want to start heavily moderating this site, but we will be more conscious of how bad behavior harms the community. As a generally rule, don't be a dick. We will soon post public moderation guidelines so that is very clear what the rules are and what steps will be taken if you repeatedly violate them. Transparency is a key core tenant of the management of this site.
Pledge Drives and Supplemental Campaigns
I envision us having an annual pledge drive during the pre-season every year. From time to time, there may be a need for a supplemental pledge drive. For example, the current hosting plan covers 400k page views/month. We think that is enough, but if we bust through that and have to upgrade to the next level, we will host a supplemental pledge drive. Likewise if there is some unforeseen paid widget we want to have on the site. We'll always be clear and transparent on what each Pledge Drive is going to fund.
Thank you all for joining this community. I'm stoked for our future here. Some of us have been coming together online for over 25 years and several migrations of sites. It's good to see the community remains stronger than any specific URL.
Go Spurs Go,
scott and the rest of the BaselineBums admin team.
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