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I have turned on the donations button (upper left of the portal page).
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I went ahead and made the goal $500.00 for the 3 month period. This will give us a little "padding" so I expect we will have enough to pay for the domain name and backup costs also.

Again this is not a 'requirement'. It's only if you feel you are getting value from having TSS as your forum.

Thanks again for all of your support!!

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We’re at our Goal!

Thanks for your continued support!

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That's great! And it was fast to. :D
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I am very happy for all the efforts you (Gordon) and your team are making here.
You are unbeatable.
Thank you.
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Thanks to all; and oui Jean-yves, c'est vrai ca, we are unbeatable, thanks to all of our members.

It feels good being part of this; best part of my week :D
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Good show everyone! Took less than 24-hours I think to get TSS fully funded!
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Thanks to all who supported this great TSS forum and the response was quick. We must be doing something really fun, educational, and helpful on here.
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Where’s the button?
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Frazman wrote: Sat Mar 18, 2023 9:52 pm Where’s the button?
The button disappears when we have achieved our donation needs. We do appreciate your desire to donate. If you are so inclined, the button will reappear again in early June 2023.

Thanks.
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JayTee wrote: Sat Mar 18, 2023 10:12 pm
Frazman wrote: Sat Mar 18, 2023 9:52 pm Where’s the button?
The button disappears when we have achieved our donation needs. We do appreciate your desire to donate. If you are so inclined, the button will reappear again in early June 2023.

Thanks.
Was wondering the same thing, kept toggling between Gordon's post and the home screen :lol:
Will try to contribute next time.

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I try to make sure we collect just enough to pay the bills. We hit the goal pretty fast, thanks to our members!
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