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Title: Re ATT Donations
Post by thescruff on Mar 8^th, 2007, 12:15am

Total donated to date is £190. so I'm told, or 12p per member.

Pathetic :o

Title: Re: Re ATT Donations
Post by JerryD on Mar 8^th, 2007, 12:35am

SS, time to 'name and shame' ;)

Trouble is there are only 20 or 30 regular posters who might be the only ones likely to chip in :(

Title: Re: Re ATT Donations
Post by WOLF on Mar 8^th, 2007, 1:15am

Quote:

SS, time to 'name and shame'

yep!!!

Title: Re: Re ATT Donations
Post by big_all on Mar 8^th, 2007, 12:01pm

to be honest i though you would probably get around 100 people averaging £2
then another 20 averaging about £10 so around £400 in total now not knowing the cost concerned i decided to go slightly above £10 average at a very moddest£15 and at that rate thats only 14 that have chipped in a miserly £15
and i suspect around half will have been contributed by about 3 generous people

Title: Re: Re ATT Donations
Post by scotspark on Mar 8^th, 2007, 5:31pm

well hands up

I have donated but god knows how long ago that was.

Tho I hav offered to donate with the router problems thats been happening.

I reckon a yearly donation is a good idea.

so whats the procedure to donate then

Title: Re: Re ATT Donations
Post by scotspark on Mar 16^th, 2007, 9:15pm

was gonna make donation via paypal but have justbeen told of a friends credit card getting ripped off for thousands via PAYPAL so will send cheque if someone can let me know adress

Title: Re: Re ATT Donations
Post by WOLF on Mar 16^th, 2007, 11:16pm

SP... i use Paypal alot, about 30- 40 times a month... and have never had a problem... and i did not think they actually took it through your credit card.. secured bank account YES! which you have to verify with them!!!

Title: Re: Re ATT Donations
Post by scotspark on Mar 17^th, 2007, 4:09pm

I have used paypal previously with my credit card but my details have expired when the card was renewed. but I have just been told of a friends card being stung for over 8 grand via paypal ( i am not sure yet of details) but would rather send a cheque than take the risk. if you pm me maybe I could send cheque to you and you send it to ATT via paypal???????????????

Title: Re: Re ATT Donations
Post by hamilton on Mar 17^th, 2007, 10:02pm

I keep a credit card with only a £1200 limit on it just for use with pay pal, Amazon etc. I't not going to be the end of the world if I get turned over.
Painful, yes, but not the end of the world.

Title: Re: Re ATT Donations
Post by WOLF on Mar 17^th, 2007, 10:07pm

"iF" it has been zapped by unscrupulous Bum holes (being polite) and they (your friend) used paypal, they are responsible for it and will recover it!!!

a Main contracter i do some work for got caught for £350 , but after the complaints procedure kicked in he got re-imbursed!!!

thats why it is "insured money when using paypal and the like!!!

Title: Re: Re ATT Donations
Post by RabbitRabbit on Mar 22^nd, 2007, 8:33pm

The contributions so far?

SHAMEFUL, anyone with a posting count over 100 who has contributed zero should hang their head in shame :'(

Come on you guys and gals, we ARE a sort of village ya know and village life is dying.

Or would you rather give it to Mr. Brown and Mr. Bliar - tell em to stuff their tax for one week and give it to ATT ;)

Title: Re: Re ATT Donations
Post by The_Trician on Mar 22^nd, 2007, 9:08pm

I'm quite prepared to lob a few quid in, but not via paypal.
A cheque to a postal address is fine by me............

TT

Title: Re: Re ATT Donations
Post by RabbitRabbit on Mar 22^nd, 2007, 9:33pm

Kwan what ya mean TT.

In fact I recall YEARS ago now having a right old ding-dong on this forum about just how insecure the web is when it comes to xferring loot. I was shot down at the timem by people here (now members long gone) telling me how wrong I was, I even explained the methods used in - securing data to xfer data over the net, polynomials etc. nd I was laughed out of court.

All I can say is "They all laughed when I sat down to play the piano but their laughter turned to amazement when I started to play". OK chaps and chapesses who said that well know saying? It's quiz night at the ATT form!!

Title: Re: Re ATT Donations
Post by ChubbyPhaseWire on Mar 22^nd, 2007, 10:42pm

The_Trician wrote on Mar 22^nd, 2007, 9:08pm:

I'm quite prepared to lob a few quid in, but not via paypal.
A cheque to a postal address is fine by me............

TT

How much is a few QUID? ;)

Title: Re: Re ATT Donations
Post by RabbitRabbit on Mar 23^rd, 2007, 8:16am

In your case Chubbs around 481 i.e. one quid per posting for all the suffering we other members have had reading your cr4p ;)

Title: Re: Re ATT Donations
Post by Scrit on Mar 29^th, 2007, 2:24pm

scotspark wrote on Mar 17^th, 2007, 4:09pm:

The problem with PayPal is that they set-up what is in effect a direct debit arrangement with your bank - in reality they retain your credit card details, including the card issue number and the security code on the back (which I am told they are not supposed to do). That allows them to take money any time they like. And as far as I ama aware is a flagrant breach of the Banking Code which requires European registered banks to specifically request the security code for every transaction. But then as PayPal aren't registered as a bank and don't officially exist as a registered, authorised, regulated body in the UK they seem to think they are above the law. My own bank is one of those pressing for PayPal to be forcibly registered and brought into line - which would make them accountable to the authorities as there is major concern about the amount of fraud and money laundering going on via PayPal.

I was unaware of this thread. Like to tell me wher to send a contribution via Snail Mail?

Scrit