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Attention all forum members, please read. Problem solved, but still important!

Reply #105 –
Thanks born in a ford. We posted at the same time.....LOL
84 COUGAR/90 HO, 1.7RRs, performer RPM,700DP, equal length shorties, stainless EXH ,T-5,Hurst pro-billet, KC clutch, 8.8/ 4.10s, line-lok, bla ,bla, bla.
71 COMET/289,351w heads, 12.5 TRWs, 750DP, Liberty TL, 9"/6.00s, 11.9x @112 , bla,bla,bla.

Never shoot your mouth off, unless your brain is loaded! ....I may get older, but I'll never grow up!....If you're not laughing, you're not living!  :laughing:

Attention all forum members, please read. Problem solved, but still important!

Reply #106 –
:cheers:

Oh, and I vote to extra funds to upgrade.

Attention all forum members, please read. Problem solved, but still important!

Reply #107 –
In order of priority - upgrade then extend the hosting contract.

$500 is actually very reasonable for 2years of vbulletin hosting and urljet is a top notch host. I wouldn't look to move it.

I am in no way affiliated, I just used to be in the business.
T-Birds can't fly.  Ask how I know...

Attention all forum members, please read. Problem solved, but still important!

Reply #108 –
I was gonna say....
for a few cents a day you have have all this !!!!!!

Attention all forum members, please read. Problem solved, but still important!

Reply #109 –
I have a personal preference here...... and we should all consider sliding some funds over to http://www.coolcats.net

after all, there be the original dream maker you know?

I don't forget too easily.... Eric has always been there for us

Attention all forum members, please read. Problem solved, but still important!

Reply #110 –
Well.....that was a screaming success. Good forum. Good people. Worth what we pay to have it, and honestly, we're getting a bargain. Our cars are so different from the norm, we gotta stick together.
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

Attention all forum members, please read. Problem solved, but still important!

Reply #111 –
Quote from: Thunder Chicken;439250

Those are my suggestions. I do have one thing to add, though: $500 for two years of hosting seems like a lot of money, but I've looked around for other hosts and haven't found any compelling alternatives. There are plenty of hosting sites that offer lower prices, but they only advertise bandwidth (how many gigabytes/month of data) and storage space (the room for the forum software, database, attachments, etc.)


Exactly. We host sites in a colocation datacenter where I work (not sites/forums like this) and spend a LOT of time managing the servers, auditing, and responding to 24/7 monitoring/alerts. It isn't cheap to provide hosting, or purchase good hosting. The cheaper solutions basically hide all their limitations and will simply cut service if they thing you are using more than your share of resources, period (see the service level agreements and terms of use). While we have specific, expensive software licensing costs (close to $10k per server, whether it is web of SQL, renewed every couple years), OUR base price of over $400/year for the hosting and backups still only covers costs if everyone doesn't utilize 100% of their plan's resources. Don't forget that all those servers also need to be upgraded every so often, unless you want to deal with failures/outages.

$500 for two years sounds perfectly reasonable. I don't know the resource usage of this site, but anything with a lot of database load will have higher costs.

I doubt I see forums changing much, and I never use mobile versions of sites (I'd rather login to my home server from my phone, then browse in 1080p in normal desktop browsers). My preference would be extended hosting contract, seeing how the last few years have been pretty trouble-free with this host.
1988 Thunderbird Sport

Attention all forum members, please read. Problem solved, but still important!

Reply #112 –
Are we still able to donate? I needed to move money from my bank to my paypal account and I can send it on Monday. I helped the last time and would like to again. I really appreciate this forum and the great group of people on here.

Attention all forum members, please read. Problem solved, but still important!

Reply #113 –
I sent some money in today,  can you just confirm you got it?

Attention all forum members, please read. Problem solved, but still important!

Reply #114 –
i know we reached the goal but i just donated cause i said i was going to. sorry im late. i say buy more time with the excess. or the treasurer idea was good too, save it and use it when needed
1988 Thunderbird sport
2004 Ford F150 Lariat
2008  Chevrolet Cobalt Sport
2007 Suzuki DR-Z400S dual sport/Supermoto
1988 Thunderbird LX - sold
1988 Mercury Cougar XR-7 with GST kit - gone

Attention all forum members, please read. Problem solved, but still important!

Reply #115 –
I just saw this thread, should we still donate money to have for next renewal?  I personally have no use for a mobile app.

As said before is it possible to get a donate tab on the site, I think that would work well.  Let me know if would like more money, I would hate to even think for a split second of this site going away, it really is invaluable for us and these cars.
Mike

Attention all forum members, please read. Problem solved, but still important!

Reply #116 –
Hey guys, just got in from work. We're now at $848.83. You guys rock. I will try to get out acknowledgements to each of you via email tonight.

I have put in an email to URLJet asking if more than two years can be bought in advance. They did this the last time, so I can't see it being a problem.

I have looked at the newer forum software and I must say I don't really like it. I put together a screenshot to show you what I mean. It looks more modern than this forum currently does, but it lacks pizazz. I also don't know whether we could customize a new version, or if any of our customization scripts (such as the banner up top and the colour options) would work.

As for mobile (I know there are many who don't care for a mobile version, but that is the way the world's going), while trying to find info on the mobile version I have discovered that our current version already supports a mobile app. It's an app called "Forum Runner". It is a paid app (at least on IOS) and I haven't tried it yet, but for the sake of two bucks I'll give it a whirl. The good thing is that you can use that app for most any forum you're a member of. I'll download it, try it out, and let you all know.

Anyway, here's what the latest version of vBulletin looks like:
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2015 Mustang GT Premium - 5.0, 6-speed, Guard Green - too much awesome for one car

1988 5.0 Thunderbird :birdsmily: SOLD SEPT 11 2010: TC front clip/hood ♣ Body & paint completed Oct 2007 ♣ 3.55 TC rear end and front brakes ♣ TC interior ♣ CHE rear control arms (adjustable lowers) ♣ 2001 Bullitt springs ♣ Energy suspension poly busings ♣ Kenne Brown subframe connectors ♣ CWE engine mounts ♣ Thundercat sequential turn signals ♣ Explorer overhead console (temp/compass display) ♣ 2.25" off-road dual exhaust ♣ T-5 transmission swap completed Jan 2009 ♣

Attention all forum members, please read. Problem solved, but still important!

Reply #117 –
I KNEW we'd get it handled quick. Best forum around.

I will say I like the current format. We're used to it, easy to navigate. If it's not broke, don't fix it. Nice to see all of us pull it together in such short order. We can have another "telethon" as Jerry calls it when the time is right.

An app for the phone would rock....if it's worth the effort. If not, then no loss.
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..

Attention all forum members, please read. Problem solved, but still important!

Reply #118 –
I also say that Carm should order himself a pizza, and grab some brews as payment for taking care of his end of the forum work.
It's the least we can do for him for the time he puts into this for everyone
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***** Project "EVOLUTION" 1987 Cougar LS  & 1985 Cougar Convertible *****
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5.0 HO 306 roller block, machined GT-40P heads, Wiseco dished forged pistons, Eagle forged floating I-beam connecting rods, Lunati pushrods, ARP bolts, Scorpion aluminum 1.6 rockers, Comp Cams Magnum 266HR, Explorer intake, 65mm TB, MAF Conversion, 19# injectors, Ford Racing stainless P-headers, 2-1/2" cat-less exhaust w/ Flowtech Afterburner lers , SC AOD with 2800 BDR torque converter, 3.73 T-Lok rear, CHE rear control arms, full 2-1/2" frame w/1" jacking rails & seat supports, Rear disk brakes, Turbine wheels, All original interior w/ floor shift upgrade .......
Pretty much every panel on my 87 is new, rebuilt, or re constructed. :D
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Attention all forum members, please read. Problem solved, but still important!

Reply #119 –
I totally agree. It's a job keeping us on line and in action.
'88 Sport--T-5,MGW shifter,Trick Flow R intake,Ed Curtis cam,Trick Flow heads,Scorpion rockers,75mm Accufab t-body,3G,mini starter,Taurus fan,BBK long tube headers,O/R H-Pipe, Flowamaster Super 44's, deep and deeper Cobra R wheels, Mass Air and 24's,8.8 with 3.73's,140 mph speedo,Mach 1 chin spoiler,SN-95 springs,CHE control arms,aluminum drive shaft and a lot more..