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    oopus, i already pay 30$=201.06 RMB to you.

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    sorry, these days, i am living in the hospital to do the 9th operations to my breast.
    Money to me is also very important.
    I can't not devote too much but just want to send my thanks to all of you here.
    Love & Hugs to all of you.

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    Quote Posted by Bill Ryan (here)
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    Avalon's costs have soared recently, with the second backup we now have (outside the US, a needed safety net in case any plugs were suddenly pulled), and also a new host for the library which has been growing and growing and now needs twice the space and much more bandwidth.

    The annual costs were $4200/year, but now stand at $4800. That takes up a full third of my tiny tiny income.

    So for those of you who can afford it (and I do know some just can't!), please do remember to support us every now and then if you can. Just small amounts here and there do very gradually add up to make all the difference in the world.

    An earlier post from Bill:

    Quote Posted by Bill Ryan (here)
    ....
    Folks, Hi:

    This post is primarily for our newer members of the community, who may not know this thread exists.

    We're delighted you're here, and I hope you feel that way too. As you've seen, there's no advertising here of any kind, the entire thing is subscription-free, and you now have access to an immense library of searchable information, and the opportunity to participate and add to that as much as you wish.

    In various ways, it all costs quite a lot to maintain.

    We do need your voluntary financial support. A few of you have already made a donation on joining, and we very much appreciate that. (And there are other longstanding members reading this who regularly donate: we SO much appreciate that. )

    Even small amounts help. If every active member donated just $1 a month, the effect would be significant. $5 a month, and it's transformational.

    Please think about it. My own commitment is to continue to make the Forum freely available to everyone, including our MANY regular guests and visitors.

    Thanks for all your contributions, in every way. Those who've already made donations, thank you again, and you know who you are. It all counts.

    PayPal address: donation@projectavalon.net. To set up a recurring donation, large or small, please use the orange HOW TO DONATE button at the top right of this page.

    Thank you.

    I'll (RunningDeer) add one more link - Thank you for your donation.
    The donation link is also found at the top, right of every page. Thanks, Everyone.
    Last edited by RunningDeer; 18th September 2021 at 18:15.

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    Donating is the icing on cake, from my perspective:
    I don’t contribute meaty, thought- provoking posts… that’s for greater minds than mine (and there are many fine minds here!)
    However…….. because I donate a small amount monthly, I can hold my head high… I’m part of this community, and I can post if I want to🤗
    It’s a great feeling…..

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    Quote Posted by Bill Ryan (here)
    Folks, Hi:
    [Bill continues ...]

    This post is primarily for our newer members of the community, who may not know this thread exists.

    We're delighted you're here, and I hope you feel that way too. As you've seen, there's no advertising here of any kind, the entire thing is subscription-free, and you now have access to an immense library of searchable information, and the opportunity to participate and add to that as much as you wish.

    In various ways, it all costs quite a lot to maintain.

    We do need your voluntary financial support. A few of you have already made a donation on joining, and we very much appreciate that. (And there are other longstanding members reading this who regularly donate: we SO much appreciate that. )

    Even small amounts help. If every active member donated just $1 a month, the effect would be significant. $5 a month, and it's transformational.

    Please think about it. My own commitment is to continue to make the Forum freely available to everyone, including our MANY regular guests and visitors.

    Thanks for all your contributions, in every way. Those who've already made donations, thank you again, and you know who you are. It all counts.

    PayPal address: donation@projectavalon.net. To set up a recurring donation, large or small, please use the orange HOW TO DONATE button at the top right of this page.

    Thank you.
    Last edited by RunningDeer; 9th July 2022 at 12:45.

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    Quote Posted by RunningDeer (here)


    Quote Posted by Bill Ryan (here)
    Folks, Hi:
    [Bill continues ...]

    This post is primarily for our newer members of the community, who may not know this thread exists.

    We're delighted you're here, and I hope you feel that way too. As you've seen, there's no advertising here of any kind, the entire thing is subscription-free, and you now have access to an immense library of searchable information, and the opportunity to participate and add to that as much as you wish.

    In various ways, it all costs quite a lot to maintain.

    We do need your voluntary financial support. A few of you have already made a donation on joining, and we very much appreciate that. (And there are other longstanding members reading this who regularly donate: we SO much appreciate that. )

    Even small amounts help. If every active member donated just $1 a month, the effect would be significant. $5 a month, and it's transformational.

    Please think about it. My own commitment is to continue to make the Forum freely available to everyone, including our MANY regular guests and visitors.

    Thanks for all your contributions, in every way. Those who've already made donations, thank you again, and you know who you are. It all counts.

    PayPal address: donation@projectavalon.net. To set up a recurring donation, large or small, please use the orange HOW TO DONATE button at the top right of this page.

    Thank you.

    Just bumping this thread and quoting RunningDeer's post as nobody does it better

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    Quote Posted by Harmony (here)
    Just bumping this thread and quoting RunningDeer's post as nobody does it better
    Bumping the
    Thanks for the reminder, Harmony.


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    Quote Posted by Bill Ryan (here)
    Folks, Hi:
    [Bill continues ...]

    This post is primarily for our newer members of the community, who may not know this thread exists.

    We're delighted you're here, and I hope you feel that way too. As you've seen, there's no advertising here of any kind, the entire thing is subscription-free, and you now have access to an immense library of searchable information, and the opportunity to participate and add to that as much as you wish.

    In various ways, it all costs quite a lot to maintain.

    We do need your voluntary financial support. A few of you have already made a donation on joining, and we very much appreciate that. (And there are other longstanding members reading this who regularly donate: we SO much appreciate that. )

    Even small amounts help. If every active member donated just $1 a month, the effect would be significant. $5 a month, and it's transformational.

    Please think about it. My own commitment is to continue to make the Forum freely available to everyone, including our MANY regular guests and visitors.

    Thanks for all your contributions, in every way. Those who've already made donations, thank you again, and you know who you are. It all counts.

    PayPal address: donation@projectavalon.net. To set up a recurring donation, large or small, please use the orange HOW TO DONATE button at the top right of this page.

    Thank you.
    Last edited by RunningDeer; 29th July 2023 at 21:07.

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    Hey, it’s a really good feeling to donate. I can’t contribute much in the way of insight, but I contribute😁💪

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    Just a reminder if anyone can help with donations, no matter how small, it is very much appreciated to help with the costs involved with running this very wonderfully unique forum.


    So many are having problems financially and that is well understood, but if anyone is able to help with a donation please help if you can.

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    Just a reminder if anyone can help with donations, no matter how small, it is very much appreciated to help with the costs involved with running this very wonderfully unique forum.


    So many are having problems financially and that is well understood, but if anyone is able to help with a donation please help if you can.
    I’ve tried 5 times to access pay pal donations but I get the same response of spinning “Please wait” sign. I'll try back later.


    UPDATE: I tried a different browser and I was able to sign on but I'm not able to complete the transaction. It keeps spinning "Please wait”.

    UPDATE AGAIN: I was able to donate by signing on to my account and adding the donation@projectavalon.net address.

    * The two pay pal buttons on the forum site still don't work for me.
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    After loads of security checks, managed it! Good luck
    The love you withhold is the pain that you carry
    and er..
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    Quote Posted by Harmony (here)


    Just a reminder if anyone can help with donations, no matter how small, it is very much appreciated to help with the costs involved with running this very wonderfully unique forum.


    So many are having problems financially and that is well understood, but if anyone is able to help with a donation please help if you can.
    I’ve tried 5 times to access pay pal donations but I get the same response of spinning “Please wait” sign. I'll try back later.

    UPDATE: I tried a different browser and I was able to sign on but I'm not able to complete the transaction. It keeps spinning "Please wait”.

    UPDATE AGAIN: I was able to donate by signing on to my account and adding the donation@projectavalon.net address.

    * The two pay pal buttons on the forum site still don't work for me.
    Dear Friends, my warmest thanks to everyone who's been so kind to chip in to help with the costs, whether it's a couple of dollars every now and then or maybe sometimes quite a bit more.

    A couple of small notes:
    • I checked the PayPal buttons on the page reached via the orange How to Donate button (at the top right of any forum page), and using Firefox on Mac I couldn't replicate a problem. If anyone can offer any clues about what any issues might be, I'd very much appreciate it.
    • The cost of running the forum, including the Library and all backups, is now a little over $5,500/year. It's more than the $4,200 that's seen as a regular acknowledgement note if anyone makes a donation large or small, but I'm not able to actually change what it says.

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    Is there any way to donate other than PayPal?

    I had some really nasty experiences lasting for more than a year, where they froze over $3000, and I finally managed to close my account for good.

    Added to that their policy to fine account holders $2500 for opinions that don’t match theirs.
    From ForbiddenKnowledge:

    #SpookdBlog to Tim
    PayPal breaks these laws with its new rules:
    1) Larceny - unlawful seizure of a client’s funds
    2) seizure of client’s funds to prevent Freedom of Speech
    3) Coercion

    I’m sure there are afew more,
    But, I’ll let the Dept of Treasury OCC rule on that and PayPal can try to defend itself when the OCC shuts it down and freezes all its assets - for starters.

    I want to see PayPal shut down and its officers arrested for their unlawful contractual changes instituting coercive terms.“

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    Xe.com possibly? They do bankless transfers, although they are still subject to every countries rules. They are one of the non-paypal transfer methods, there are others about too.

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    Everyone knows and loves donations but what about those feelgood tips?

    They're a trillion times more smiley-er and make a great sound when they hit the jar.

    I'm waving a tip flag for the server this morning right up until my arm aches or I need to make another coffee.

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    thanks for the reminder, Matthew...

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    Dear Friends, thank you so very much once again.

    Avalon running costs have recently soared to $6,400/year (Aargh! ), and it's only through your collective kindness and generosity that we can keep it all going. (And so far, so good: the forum's NOT in any danger at all.)

    I refuse to monetize the forum (or any of my videos), as I abhor all commercialization, a kind of creeping virus of its own that's infected almost all of the alt media. I will never ever ever do that.


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    Dear Friends, thank you so very much once again.

    Avalon running costs have recently soared to $6,400/year (Aargh! ), and it's only through your collective kindness and generosity that we can keep it all going. (And so far, so good: the forum's NOT in any danger at all.)

    I refuse to monetize the forum (or any of my videos), as I abhor all commercialization, a kind of creeping virus of its own that's infected almost all of the alt media. I will never ever ever do that.


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