I’m slipping away into the dark recesses of the internet.
I’ll admit that $5 is an absolute bargain, but my finances are in an appalling state at the moment and even if I did make some sacrifices to put in for it, I don’t have a credit card and I don’t pay for things over the internet. And it’s a lot of hassle to convert to US dollars and arrange things. If this place had been subscription a couple of years ago, I wouldn’t have joined in the first place. I don’t post much anyway, although the majority of my posts have been in the last couple of months. So it’s goodbye from me. I’ll stick around until the deadline, then I’m moving to inactive, but I’ll still be around, watching over you from The Other Side… cue creepy music
Maybe someday I’ll reincarnate myself and come back on. We’ll see.
It’s been great. But all things must pass away sooner or later.
I’m staying. No way I could leave this place, the SDMB has been my entire online life for 2 years and I’m not gonna lat a measley five bucks a YEAR take all the joy outta the internet for me!
I’m definitely in. Where else can I find this kind of entertainment (and enlightenment) for $5? My only fear is that there will be a lack of new blood and the board will stagnate. Maybe some of the cash can go towards advertising the board. It would be interesting to see the results of small ads in various types of publications. They could try to attract a wide range of people by advertising in literary, scientific, news, and other intellectual type publications as well as in more popular entertainment media.
I’ve actually saved money because of some of the answers I got here. I have been able to ask questions about what scanner to buy, or how do I do this, or that, or what ideas do people have about this or that, and the answers given were valuable.
The information I’ve received here has saved me far more than $5. So yeah, I’m in.
I’m on the second round of a job interview. Before my first interview, I said, “Hmm, wonder what kinda questions they’ll ask? And what should I ask when they ask ‘So, do you have any questions?’ I bet it’s come up on the Dope.” And I checked the Archives and found a ton of threads with questions, interview advice, etc. and I used them IN my first interview and will be using them again in my second.
My point is, if I do get this job, the Dope will have made me money and put me in a field I love. And if I don’t, it gave me a better shot than I would’ve had winging it.
I’m not sure yet. I’m tempted to go to Las Vegas, but I’m being called to Boulder by my dreams–
blink Er, yeah, I think I’ll stay, unless you want me to go out in a blaze of glory. I’ve never done that. It could be fun!
(BTW, though I haven’t posted in the “Superflu” thread and I’ve never read The Stand, I’ve followed that thread closely and it’s really, really haunting. Good fiction there, giving me nightmares. Keep up the good work, I suppose.)
Why,this is nothing less than a variation on the protection racket. Pay up,chump,or we kick you out in the cold,where you can spend the rest of your days looking for an equally good message board.
So,ya got me.They say cigarettes are more addictive than heroin,but they both pale beside this joint. Naw,I could never make it on the outside.This board has me institutionalized.I love the discipline the mods provide and the female authority figures keep me erect…I mean upright,of course.
I’ll pay up,and as my contribution to hamster relief I’ll even cut down on my blistering post count.I’d hoped to be up to 20,000 by July of '73,but I’ll throw that one in the dumpster of broken dreams.
I’ve been worried, off and on for three years now, that I wouldn’t be able to afford to stay here. The announcement of $5 USD was a huge relief, and yes, I’ll be seeing if they’ll accept my plastic so I can subscribe. The SDMB has had its ups and downs, but the people here are great, and I have great friends because of it. This New Zealander will stay.
