DevilMinder Posted July 13, 2013 Share Posted July 13, 2013 Because of the Schneider trade and Kovalchuk's retirement the server has a lot of traffic these last couple of weeks and we are in overage territory now. This means there will be extra fees this month. I ask that you use the Amazon link and give us a referral fee it would be appreciated! AmazonAnd last, the AOL Ads which are the usual web banner ads. If I could ask a favor that you unblock the site from your Ad Block software so we can assume some income from your OCD refreshing of our servers I had to turn the basic mode back on again this morning with the Brunner news, traffic is already double the normal at this point. Thanks again all and we will make it through this storm! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Eco Posted July 13, 2013 Share Posted July 13, 2013 Will do! Thanks for all you do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steadevils Posted July 13, 2013 Share Posted July 13, 2013 On it. Do clicks on ads create any additional income? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevilMinder Posted July 13, 2013 Author Share Posted July 13, 2013 Only click if interested, it is by views not clicks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin226 Posted July 13, 2013 Share Posted July 13, 2013 Include the straight up donation link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iTzJERZEY Posted July 13, 2013 Share Posted July 13, 2013 I agree with Colin you should add a donation link I think it would help you a lot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevilMinder Posted July 13, 2013 Author Share Posted July 13, 2013 If you donate let me know if you want the "contributor tag" or if you have already and want it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevilMinder Posted July 13, 2013 Author Share Posted July 13, 2013 It's not much, but as a college student I'm not able to give much. Hope I helped, at least a small bit. That was a nice donation either way, Thanks Marty! I just remembered why the Contributor group was good, it doesn't have any ads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TackleDummy Posted July 13, 2013 Share Posted July 13, 2013 I rarely sign in, but I'm one of the people who hammered this forum looking for news, so I donated. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevilMinder Posted July 13, 2013 Author Share Posted July 13, 2013 Thanks Tackle! And to the other three who wanted to remain anon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derlique Posted July 13, 2013 Share Posted July 13, 2013 Just gave a small donation. Thanks for all the work you guys do! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevilMinder Posted July 14, 2013 Author Share Posted July 14, 2013 Thanks Smantz and Sundstrom for the new donations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socbrian Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 Where do you host this site? you should be making a profit not in the red. I suspect you're paying too much for a not a great server. You shouldn't have to limit features under heavy load if its a good sever. I try and use the amazon link as much can Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevilMinder Posted July 14, 2013 Author Share Posted July 14, 2013 alphaomegahosting is the host. They have been pretty reliable. We have 4 gigs of memory on this host via a VPS account. The server is pretty beefy, it is just the amount of traffic hitting the database. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
socbrian Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 (edited) I am not an expert with hosting, but I do know enough to get a forum online, but why do you need a VPS? what is the reason you can't get a webhosting lets say from godaddy. I am not trying to an as, but more of me trying to learn how. Edited July 14, 2013 by socbrian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
njdevsftw Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 Donated $50! I'm addicted to Triumphs advanced-stat-Debby-Downer reality checks now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
capo Posted July 14, 2013 Share Posted July 14, 2013 I made a purchase through the amazon link. Hope it works... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevilMinder Posted July 14, 2013 Author Share Posted July 14, 2013 Donated $50! I'm addicted to Triumphs advanced-stat-Debby-Downer reality checks now. Thanks FTW, I got the email. Very generous! I am not an expert with hosting, but I do know enough to get a forum online, but why do you need a VPS? what is the reason you can't get a webhosting lets say from godaddy. I am not trying to an as, but more of me trying to learn how. The site has wayyy too much traffic and CPU intensive use for Godaddy. Their hosting is not a dedicated VPS like the one we are on. Theirs shares all the memory so you aren't guaranteed your share all the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iTzJERZEY Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 i only had a little to give but it was something Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colin226 Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 Donated! Hope it helps DM I'll also be sure to use the Amazon link as I begin holiday shopping Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devilsfan118 Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 (edited) Just donated - pretty sure I've done my part in crashing the site a couple times now Edit: I'll also unblock this site from Adblock, and keep it that way so long as popups are never used! Edited July 15, 2013 by Devilsfan118 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevilMinder Posted July 15, 2013 Author Share Posted July 15, 2013 Thanks guys, I was just informed of the overage fee(assuming we don't get another crush) and it was substantial. We should be okay for now with these last three donations and the amazon usage. I appreciate all the help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevilMinder Posted July 15, 2013 Author Share Posted July 15, 2013 Devs118, there should never be popups. One of the reasons we dumped the last ad agency was they had them. Thanks for the donation and whitelisting the site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATLL765 Posted July 15, 2013 Share Posted July 15, 2013 I am not an expert with hosting, but I do know enough to get a forum online, but why do you need a VPS? what is the reason you can't get a webhosting lets say from godaddy. I am not trying to an as, but more of me trying to learn how. Godaddy supported SOPA and PIPA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DevilMinder Posted July 15, 2013 Author Share Posted July 15, 2013 We dropped Godaddy as our registrar because of that SOPA issue. One member brought up a good point, if your company purchases large stuff on Amazon make sure you use the referral link it adds up quick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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