HRWiki talk:2008 Fall Fundraising Drive

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Fund-o-meter = Fondue-meter ?

Haha! I agree that Fund-o-meter is certainly a more accurate term, but am I the only one who thinks it sounds too much like Fondue-meter? "Hey Strong Bad, I brought back your Fondue pot..." — Joey (talk·edits) 22:25, 21 August 2008 (UTC)

Ha ha! Homestar-Winner (talk) 20:09, 23 August 2008 (UTC)

Aww, crap...

Dangit, I was going to send you $10, but after reading in more detail, I discovered that you can't send currency through the mail. Can somebody explain this to me? -- Super Martyo boing! 03:23, 22 August 2008 (UTC)

Forgive me, but it's unclear to me what kind of explanation you're seeking. It's generally considered unsafe to send cash through the mail. Yes, the U.S. Postal Service is quite dependable and the chances are probably slim that the money would actually be stolen, but it would be much easier for a thief to spend your cash than a check or money order (because a check or money order is written out to a specific recipient). Additionally, if a check or money order is stolen, you can call your bank and place a stop payment order on it and it becomes unusable. Having said all this, be aware that it's not illegal to send cash through the mail. If it's the only way you can send in your donation, I certainly wouldn't turn it away. I'd simply receive it and deposit it the same way I deposit checks or money orders. If you do this, I would definitely recommend using a security envelope (this is an envelope with a pattern of dots or lines printed on the inside to obscure the contents when the envelope is held up to a light source; these can be picked up at any office supply store, or you may already have one around the house). If this isn't the kind of explanation you were after, let me know and I'll try to answer your question more appropriately. Cheers! — Joey (talk·edits) 19:50, 23 August 2008 (UTC)

No, this is the kind of explanation i was seeking, thanks! -- Super Martyo boing! 20:06, 23 August 2008 (UTC)

Move the whole dang mess over to Wikia. It's free and good. 76.116.218.253 04:56, 1 September 2008 (UTC)

Though, it won't support a site of this size. We'd have to start completely over with this wiki, the fanstuff wiki, and the forum. And since the fanstuff wiki is already being restarted, we might as well just send in some donations. JCM 14:22, 1 September 2008 (UTC)

Just a suggestion, I don't know why it was deleted and called "spam" - but Wikia can definitely host a wiki of this size; I contribute to a few of the wikis hosted there. For example, Muppets has 17, 291 artcles, and World of Warcraft has 57,969. You could probably import the whole wiki easily over there, and they have support for phpBB forums as well. It seems like a lot less to deal with than asking for donations to keep it alive every year when there's a perfectly viable resource that's there for the taking. I love this wiki, use it often for reference and feel like it's so sad that it's always on the brink of being shut down due to money issues when it can be avoided. 76.116.218.253 17:44, 1 September 2008 (UTC)