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Forum Hosting Costs!
Jul 18^th, 2012, 6:49pm

The forums hosting fees are due - £49.99+VAT for the next 12 months (£4.16+VAT per month).

We have, in the past, requested donations.
I would like to do so again, having paid myself last year.

If we do not manage to raise the funds, I shall of course find the funds from somewhere,
so please don't feel you have to contribute.

If you wish to contribute, please contact me directly via:
Instant message, email - (martin@askthetrades.co.uk),
or use our DONATE button in the top right of the forum.

Thank you all for your support!

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thescruff Global Moderator Trade Member Author Offline Who said plumbing was easy. Posts: 6037 Total Thanks: 147 For This Post: 0 Gender: Trade: Plumber	Re: Forum Hosting Costs! Reply #1 - Jul 18^th, 2012, 9:25pm Done.
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big_all Global Moderator Trade Member Author Offline heeelllooo Posts: 5596 Total Thanks: 10 For This Post: 0 Gender: Trade: Joiner	Re: Forum Hosting Costs! Reply #2 - Jul 19^th, 2012, 11:30am so if this is only in mods thats £10 or general forum £5 former or latter
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Lectrician Administrator Trade Member Author Offline Ask The Trades Posts: 8814 Total Thanks: 109 For This Post: 0 Braunton, North Devon United Kingdom Gender: Trade: Electrician	Re: Forum Hosting Costs! Reply #3 - Jul 19^th, 2012, 6:30pm Anything in Global Announcements appears in all boards Although it is at the top where many don't look! It still would have a "new" icon next to it though...
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big_all Global Moderator Trade Member Author Offline heeelllooo Posts: 5596 Total Thanks: 10 For This Post: 0 Gender: Trade: Joiner	Re: Forum Hosting Costs! Reply #4 - Jul 21^st, 2012, 10:04pm lets hope people remember the electric costs will be a similar amount so will give generously just hope the 1s9d and 1farthing was helpful
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scotspark Trade Member Offline mmmmm it's gonna cost you!! Posts: 3074 Total Thanks: 10 For This Post: 0 scotland Scotland Gender: Trade: Electrician	Re: Forum Hosting Costs! Reply #5 - Jul 25^th, 2012, 10:45pm Done But I would never have noticed if it wasn't for wolfies topic. SS
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thescruff Global Moderator Trade Member Author Offline Who said plumbing was easy. Posts: 6037 Total Thanks: 147 For This Post: 0 Gender: Trade: Plumber	Re: Forum Hosting Costs! Reply #6 - Jul 25^th, 2012, 8:51am Dig deep Guys, Martin paid for the forum out of his own pocket the last two years. How about building up a chest for future years and give posters the chance to donate if they are happy with the free advice they get.
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cumbriahandyman GDPR opt-out Total Thanks: 147 For This Post: 0	Re: Forum Hosting Costs! Reply #7 - Jul 25^th, 2012, 8:59am I shall be paying for one month.
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TIMBA-WOLF Board Moderator Offline Timba-Wolf..... Var@*sh, should be banned!! Posts: 7158 Total Thanks: 15 For This Post: 0 KENT,(under a tree!!!!) United Kingdom Gender: Trade: Joiner	Re: Forum Hosting Costs! Reply #8 - Jul 25^th, 2012, 5:32pm sent me wood shavings, and shirt buttons too!!!
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Re: Forum Hosting Costs!
Reply #9 - Aug 11^th, 2012, 8:22am

Update on donations, thanks so much!

Hosting costs for 12 months:	(£49.99 + VAT)	£59.99
Domain costs for 24 months:	(£15.98 inc VAT)	£15.98	(Due in 2 months time)
TOTAL COSTS THIS YEAR:		£75.97

Donations received (shown anonymously, thank you to everyone who donated!)

1	£25.00
2	£10.00
3	£10.00
4	£10.00
5	£10.00
6	£5.00
7	£10.00
TOTAL	£80.00

Pretty much bang on the money Kiss

Thanks to all!

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thescruff Global Moderator Trade Member Author Offline Who said plumbing was easy. Posts: 6037 Total Thanks: 147 For This Post: 0 Gender: Trade: Plumber	Re: Forum Hosting Costs! Reply #10 - Aug 11^th, 2012, 11:16am keep it open Lec, poster that are happy with free advice may want to drop a few quid in the kitty for the long term.
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big_all Global Moderator Trade Member Author Offline heeelllooo Posts: 5596 Total Thanks: 10 For This Post: 0 Gender: Trade: Joiner	Re: Forum Hosting Costs! Reply #11 - Aug 11^th, 2012, 11:29am what about the power consumption +repairs and maintainance ?? that must add a further £50 to running costs ??
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Lectrician Administrator Trade Member Author Offline Ask The Trades Posts: 8814 Total Thanks: 109 For This Post: 0 Braunton, North Devon United Kingdom Gender: Trade: Electrician	Re: Forum Hosting Costs! Reply #12 - Aug 11^th, 2012, 11:34am We pay for hosting now Big_all - The forum resides on a server somewhere in the UK, this is what the £49.99+VAT per year pays for. No lecky bills or maintenance to be paid for, this is all down to our webhost I was going to leave the "Donate" button up - Seems foolish not to
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big_all Global Moderator Trade Member Author Offline heeelllooo Posts: 5596 Total Thanks: 10 For This Post: 0 Gender: Trade: Joiner	Re: Forum Hosting Costs! Reply #13 - Aug 11^th, 2012, 2:33pm so theres no equipment needed for the day to day running off the forum in your house thats needs to be on 24/7
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Re: Forum Hosting Costs!
Reply #14 - Aug 11^th, 2012, 2:53pm

big_all wrote on Aug 11^th, 2012, 2:33pm:

so theres no equipment needed for the day to day running off the forum in your house thats needs to be on 24/7 Huh

No. The forum is fully hosted with a webhost on one of their servers. That's what we pay for.

The forum (along time ago) used to run on an old PC setup as a server in Supersparkies loft. As the forum attracted huge amounts of traffic and spam attempts, his broadband line could not cope and the forum kept dropping. I decided to put the forum onto the paid hosting which ensures uptime. The forum travelled in a jiffy bag from supersparky to me, and I uploaded it to the new hosts. It has been with the same hosts since.

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big_all Global Moderator Trade Member Author Offline heeelllooo Posts: 5596 Total Thanks: 10 For This Post: 0 Gender: Trade: Joiner	Re: Forum Hosting Costs! Reply #15 - Aug 11^th, 2012, 7:53pm aahh thats must be what i was thinking about cheers
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scotspark Trade Member Offline mmmmm it's gonna cost you!! Posts: 3074 Total Thanks: 10 For This Post: 0 scotland Scotland Gender: Trade: Electrician	Re: Forum Hosting Costs! Reply #16 - Aug 12^th, 2012, 4:35pm should set us all a reminder for next year too
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