paddington 01:43 PM 2013-08-03
that is a good post
thank you
welcome to TTD
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Originally Posted by jameskg:
welcome to TTD
Thank you.
I'm happy to be here.
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JackDog 09:34 PM 2013-08-08
I just checked HC and it went to a GoDaddy page with the domain name for sale, so does that mean that it's done for good?
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paddington 06:14 AM 2013-08-09
Originally Posted by JackDog:
I just checked HC and it went to a GoDaddy page with the domain name for sale, so does that mean that it's done for good?
There's probably still time to donate.
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direwolf-pgh 07:01 AM 2013-08-09
direwolf-pgh 07:09 AM 2013-08-09
JackDog 07:13 AM 2013-08-09
Originally Posted by jameskg:
There's probably still time to donate.
Sometimes the simplest jokes are the funniest.
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rainydayman 07:42 AM 2013-08-09
Originally Posted by rocketsocket:
First post here. Big fan of TTD but also a big fan of HC. Lots of stuff there you don't find anywhere else, including a ton of great Beatles A&V (banned elsewhere).
I have donated to HC in the past but refuse to stain myself ever again with PP so I have to do it through a third party who doesn't have any brains or self-respect and thinks PP is the salvation of all humanity. Didn't donate during this crisis yet because I can't reach Stain Man ATM but I plan to donate again ASAP. I wish BT operators could work with Google Wallet, Amazon Payments, BitCoin, etc. ... anything but PP! I'd mail cash if there was a way to get it to you.
I have had a number of dealings with ShaReeF and he has been the epitome of professionalism, courtesy, and cooperation. Rather than push for a donation in our PMs, he told me not to sweat it. Given those encounters, I find it very hard to believe that there's anything improper taking place. No argument from me that better communication from him would help the public perception, but as someone who used to be on call to put radio stations back on the air after transmitter failures (some catastrophic), I know what a PITA it is when people keep asking "are we almost there yet?". It will be done just as soon as it can be done and not a second sooner. I'm willing to cut him a lot of slack because he's done far more for the HC community than most of us have ever done for him and I am grateful to him and everyone else who runs a BT tracker (Lynne - thanks much for the great job (ZERO OUTAGES) you do with TTD!).
I have no inside info about WTF may be going on at HC but my sense is that he's doing what he can to make it work. There have been some changes in page availability over the past couple of days that lead me to belive something is afoot. If it never resurfaces for any reason we'll all be worse off, so I hope that's not the case. But I needed to put in a good word for ShaReeF as a good guy who's done good work in the past and wish him well in this bad situation.
Back to the shadows for me.
I totally agree with you. Any other kind of public comment putting into question Shareef's proffesionalism is simply malicious.
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paddington 08:47 AM 2013-08-09
nah, whatever the guy's past actions and rep, dangling the website, previously and currently funded by donations, over the heads of said donors and not allowing them to use it until they send more money is uncool.
Of course, he can do what he wants with the site but people don't have to continue to donate (and they obviously didn't).
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Stranger09 03:05 PM 2013-08-10
I too would like to speak up for ShaReef...as a reasonably frequent uploader to HC, albeit one where - like with any uploads I do - I hope to elicit uploads in return where possible, I contributed when I could, and he never pushed me over this.
I can't add much to the very recent positive posts apart from saying I agree with them and that I hope their positive tone proves correct.
Here's hoping.
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LuvGlimmerTwins 12:00 PM 2013-08-11
Originally Posted by Stranger09:
I too would like to speak up for ShaReef...as a reasonably frequent uploader to HC, albeit one where - like with any uploads I do - I hope to elicit uploads in return where possible, I contributed when I could, and he never pushed me over this.
I can't add much to the very recent positive posts apart from saying I agree with them and that I hope their positive tone proves correct.
Here's hoping.
Thank you, Stranger09
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nutzrocker 06:01 AM 2013-08-12
direwolf-pgh 06:25 AM 2013-08-12
vladsmythe 06:36 AM 2013-08-12
I hope they find affordable hosting at least. Hopefully that would mitigate the endless monthly "Pledge drives". HC is not the only only "non-profit" organization that is suffering during these lean economic times. HC certainly filled an important niche. It would be nice to see it return.
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direwolf-pgh 06:41 AM 2013-08-12
even the mods don't know whats up.