Reaction to the 3geez foundation

[marc49]

post your replies to the 3geez foundation here

[8ate8]

I think it's a very good idea, this way there are no dues for the club, but you can still recieve donations to maintain the site and get apparel and such. Maybe I'll chip in a few. Just gotta scour up a few dollars. Been putting money into my club lately.

[ACCORD EX]

what will this forum have ?
anyway it will be difficult for me to donate while i am outside the states !
may i 'll donate with somethin else ! you can just ask !


MIKE

[1989 DX R]

Well, paypal doesnt differentiate between nations, and neither does Visa or Mastercard...?

[MoonScryer]

Solid idea, one I plan to contribute to...

[RCracer]

I think it is a good idea and have no objection to donating to help support the site etc. As for the payments well they could be made by paypal or simply cash or cheque.

[ACCORD EX]

marc ! you mean i am gonna send it but regular mail ! ( it will be stolen for sure !

MIKE

[marc49]

send it certified then..

[ACCORD EX]

Originally posted by marc49
send it certified then..

i 've asked western union but they will charge the hell put of me even for a small amount !
if you have something for sale marc ( accord related ) mayb i could buy it from you and teh donation will be included in the money i'll send !

MIKE

[87accordlxi]

ah, either way wouldnt you be sending money?

[Justanothermike]

i just paid my dues

[topgungj]

If hosting is a problem I'll gladly donate bandwidth and server space As my donation. I have a Colo server in Texas, it's a P3 1 GHz 512 meg ram and 40 gig HD space. It's sitting on Verio's OC-12 so plenty of bandwidth.

[marc49]

Hosting is not a problem, I think everybody here is extremely happy with how things are here. Right now the foundation is to pay for the monthly dues of the 3geez hosting, but I am also trying to raise the money for the 86-89accord.com website to get completed.. We are a 1/3 of the way there as far as the website goes. I would like to get it done asap, but I understand not everybody can donate at the same time, so we will be patient

[maka_RTH]

it would be cool if the site was done before i left for boot camp on june 6th..., otherwise i'll have to wait till october to see it.

[OldSchoolSwap]

Will definatly donate, after I get my car back!!

[bobafett]

i would be happy to donate as well... i cant right away, but i do plan to contribute!

[CoAsTeR]

how is buying an 86-69 accord T-shirt related to this site? I'll be buying one next week

[87accordlxi]

Originally posted by CoAsTeR
how is buying an 86-69 accord T-shirt related to this site? I'll be buying one next week

86-89accord.com is our website, which is currently under construction.

[CoAsTeR]

why not have a 3geez.com tshirt as well? seeing as how 86-69accords.com hasn't worked in ages?

[89NinjaAccordLX]

Dont turn the "Foundation vs. Non-foundation" into a "Benefits vs. No benefits" and I'm all for it. United we stand, baby. Foundation members should DEFINATELY be recongnized in a special way but they shouldn't get benefits that others dont simply because they sent in a little mulah.

[87accordlxi]

foundation members get a special picture under their names, access to the foundation forum, and recognition on the upcoming foundation page. since the board costs money and there is no mandatory fee for membership, we feel the need to show our apreciation for those who contribute

[89NinjaAccordLX]

Sounds good to me.

[marc49]

also foundation members will get a free sticker and possibly discounts after that.. And they get discounts on the apparel for 86-89accord.com (although no one has used this feature yet )

Future "benefits" will be added also..

[89NinjaAccordLX]

A free sticker... ok. Discounts? Does that make sense? If someone doesn't even have enough cash to put new brakes on their car why should they have enough money to send to people they dont know in order to get discounts on items that they still can't afford. In other words, people with a little extra cash are going to get discounts. Why not give everyone discounts? By the way, I'm going to become a foundation member anyways and still stand behind what I'm saying. I'm all for recognizing people that go out of their way to support 3geez, but giving people "benefits" solely on the basis of "who gave us money and who didn't" is a wedge between our past "everyone's equal" club. If you've given money already and you think I'm over-reacting, fine. Just remember this when people start to disappear because they can't AFFORD membership and having a regular membership is less than sufficient. I'm not saying regular membership is less than sufficient now. I'm saying that it could become less than sufficient once everyone's time is devoted to giving things to the foundation members.

By the way, does anyone get into the foundation by creating a new product for our cars, or by helping out the most people in times of technical need, or by organizing a meet, or by having a 3geez website, or has driven more than four hunded miles to meet another 3gee owner? Entrance only requires the shelling out of money... you'll get no special place in my heart for that. Drive a couple hundred miles to come to a Virginia meet and I'll be more than happy to recognize you in some special way.

[Jdub07]

Originally posted by 89NinjaAccordLX
A free sticker... ok. Discounts? Does that make sense? If someone doesn't even have enough cash to put new brakes on their car why should they have enough money to send to people they dont know in order to get discounts on items that they still can't afford. In other words, people with a little extra cash are going to get discounts. Why not give everyone discounts? By the way, I'm going to become a foundation member anyways and still stand behind what I'm saying. I'm all for recognizing people that go out of their way to support 3geez, but giving people "benefits" solely on the basis of "who gave us money and who didn't" is a wedge between our past "everyone's equal" club. If you've given money already and you think I'm over-reacting, fine. Just remember this when people start to disappear because they can't AFFORD membership and having a regular membership is less than sufficient. I'm not saying regular membership is less than sufficient now. I'm saying that it could become less than sufficient once everyone's time is devoted to giving things to the foundation members.



By the way, does anyone get into the foundation by creating a new product for our cars, or by helping out the most people in times of technical need, or by organizing a meet, or by having a 3geez website, or has driven more than four hunded miles to meet another 3gee owner? Entrance only requires the shelling out of money... you'll get no special place in my heart for that. Drive a couple hundred miles to come to a Virginia meet and I'll be more than happy to recognize you in some special way.

Well the way I see it, the money foundation members donate is for ALL 3gee members. Not just Foundation Members alone. Non-foundation members benefit too. Without any funds our monthly fee's that are due to keep the site up would not get paid thus there would be no site for any of us. Perks for foundation members are a good idea. When I send money I send it not for the stickers or the discounts but for the people that can't send any. If I get a sticker or discount or whatever in the process then great! But my personal intention is to help all of us maintain the board and have a place to go when we have questions or concerns on our cars. I don't send much money, maybe 5 or 10 bucks whenever I get it. After a while it will add up and in the end make a difference as a whole. There is no push to become a Foundation Member, it is up to each individual. And if they don't have the means to donate thats fine, they aren't looked down upon if they are undable to donate.