Hopefully mostly in AustinChief's pocket.

and there'd be no tax he has to pay on that huge profit?

Who the hell are you to start asking such questions? Apparently in Billings, people nose through their neighbors wallets to make sure nobody is making any profit.

Damned busybody.

I'll bet he'd like to have a couple of years like that to make up what he's spent in the past.

You see, when I disagree with someone, I make my case for why I disagree. Haven't had myself a good pillorying in some time now. And I've never called for a ban of anyone from any side of any aisle.

Its like a red corvette for people with tiny internet dicks.

FWIW, On the internet, everyone has a huge dick.

Don't cost much either. VRooooom!

are you serious?

I can't believe that YOU'RE serious.

Why in the world do you believe that anyone has any sort of financial accountability to you? Frigging nutcase...


http://www.penguin.com.au/covers-jpg/9781846462825.jpg

Technically all the money sent to Kyle is invested back into this BB.

Right?

you guys go around sniffing guys jocks or something?


count me out for joining that club


NTTIAWWT TinkyWinky

when I make a profit like that I have to pay tax. Thats a lot of money to get just hand out a few flags to members on here. How much does it cost to run this? Couple hundred? I don't mind donating, but I like to know it goes to a good cause and not hookers and blow.

more than technically .... he's been paying for the servers all by himself (without banners etc) for years.

so believe he's still way in the red

Think of the Servers he had to buy to run this place. Also think about all the software he's needed to purchase as well. Also think about the money it costs in electricity to be constantly running those servers.

I'm sure w/ all the software/hardware needed to keep up this place he doesn't turn a profit at all.

And I guarantee you there is no way that we donate $12,000 a year to him. No way at all.

Now you're throwing around accusations? You're just going to assume that Kyle doesn't pay income tax? Should he send you his tax forms and get an a-ok from you before he files? What nerve you have!

They don't grow them in Montana like they used to, do they? In Idaho, people minded their own business. I always imagined that's the way things were in Montana, but watching this spectacle pretty well dispels that notion. Apparently we've got the profit police operating out there.

IIRC, around $300/month. And do you know personally that he doesn't claim this money. AND He's been losing money for years on this. And I doubt he even gets enough to cover his expenses.

No way in hell. People talk a good game when it comes to donating, but he'll be lucky to break even. I just can't believe the nerve some people have that they want to start nosing into the financials. This place is pretty cut and dried. You either like it, and want to donate, or you don't. I don't see where Kyle has any need to start running open books so that the profit police can be appeased.

HELL YEAH! (if we ever break even that IS where it is going!)

Unfortunately, no. It goes to monthly server and yearly software costs... plus the occasional hardware upgrade. (boring I know...)

You're overreacting just a tad. Badmajama just wanted to know whether the donations we actually being used to run the server and not line Kyle's pockets.

I highly doubt that the donations really amount to all that much money though, probably not even enough to run the servers.

Exactly.

If this place stopped working tomorrow any of us would be a little peeved that we didn't have our meeting place anymore. I'm sure Donations help a little bit, but you shouldn't question the man who lets us have this place to talk to eachother every day.

eat a ****in dick dude. You're blowing this way way way out of proportion. You ****in' assume that I want to see the tax records. No. Why? Whats wrong with asking where my money goes? I could care less if he gets taxed or not. Really I could care less. Pick your battles because right now you're fighting a lost cause. Quit stirring shit up Taco Man.

Not so much into blow, but what do you have against hookers?

(I keed, I keed)

I'v always had a big ol', hetro, man crush on Skippy.

jesus guys it was all hypothetical. I was going to start talking about what things that can be added with that kind of money being donated. That bubble has popped.

Not even close, but they help... and we have ads (at the bottom) which usually bring in around $30 (10% of the server) monthly.

Ok, gotta run, installing Wordpress so we can have FREE interviews and articles! (shameless plug for my stuck thread at the top of the board...)

Yeah, God forbid that Kyle gets compensated for his effort for the service he provides. :rolleyes:

brock

They gave my grandma the clap.:(

Sorry badmajama

Got a little carried away.

STFU. You're just mad that you got huffy and it made you look reeruned.

I tried donating, but Paypal won't accept my debit card.

You either donate, or you don't. The money goes to the dude that runs this place. That's all you need to know.

If he wants to spend it on hookers and blow, maybe a "special" donkey, that's none of our business.

Don't let one assclown skew your perception of an entire state. I know a few people from Montana and they.......well, they're methheads.....but still!

absofreakinglutely!!!

I'm not mad. Just annoyed at the nerve of some people. I like the part where you were going to come up with ideas on how Kyle could spend the money he earns. Yeah - I'm the one who looks reeruned.

Right!

like a donkey with a learning disability? I'm not getting your drift here...

I hate to break it to you, but I'm not sure you're doing this whole "temp self ban" right. :p

I wouldn't want to know anyways. lol

honestly think though if that kind of money flowed through imagine the possibilities he can do for the site. I think he's tapped into everything that makes it functional and I definitely love the Casino. What could be done more?

Every once in a while (I think twice since I've been here [Nov 2006]) there will be a CP Fundraiser if something huge is happening, but when there isn't one of those, I'm sure that not much money is donated.

Most people who have "powers" :rolleyes: donated long before this function was ever added. So, if it changes your perception of the planet, feel free to kick it online somewhere else.

dude keep it up. It was just going to be a discussion. I bet you come up with ideas how the Chiefs spend their money on certain players and coaches. STFU

Shit....do I get another red card for being wrong???ROFL

Obscure Bachelor Party reference, but I don't think that donkey was reeruned. It just snorted a bunch of coke and ate a bunch of pills and found itself tits up the elevator.

Actually the only reason I donated was so I could have a bolded name.

ROFL

I highly doubt Taco John spends any time coming up with ways for the Chiefs to spend money.

oh so bolded names mean you donated at least once to the site? Does it expire?

Gotcha, and here I thought a trip to Mexico was on the agenda...

that would be tough.

Joe's fundraisers were for the Arthritis Foundation, Kyle didn't get any $ from those.

And ftr, the first time Kyle ever asked for donations since I've been here was when he upgraded the servers last year. I'm sure he operated this place at a loss for years.

I haven't thought that far ahead....

No shit...I had a bad 5 days during my SELF BANNISHMENT. There are some slow f***ing sites out there.

Ahh, I stand corrected.

Liar!!!! You sit corrected.

On a side note... I would love for the site to pay for itself with unodtrusive ads... BUT that isn't very viable since the point of an ad is to be noticed... and I don't want the site junked up with noticable ads...

The other option would be to have sponsers (i.e. the official ticket broker of CP, or the official USB butt warmer of CP...) but that is a route I have never had the time or energy to pursue...

but regardless, don't expect the site to go to any kind of "premium" model or get junked up with ads anytime soon... I'll launch RaidersPlanet.com if I want to annoy the members....

Yeah, he could be devoted full time to penning movie and award critiques.

Not sure. I've made one donation per month and mine is still here, not sure about the others.

Not to tell you what to do, but if you enjoy your time here, it might be a nice thing to donate even $5. Any little amount helps I'm sure.

welcome to the democratic party

SWEET! That would save me hours!

Don't worry I won't snap at you for offering advice. I don't mind donating. I don't know how things are run. GO n00b!

This is not entirely about you BK. The only reason I am attacking you personally is because you boasted how you found an old post and "banned his ass". Had you been discrete, I would have had no idea that you were even involved.

Since I've been here, I've always defended memyselfi when thin-skinned people tried to ban her.

Dude, look further up this thread....Daface banned them. Get the net!

Okay I see where you are coming from.

I don't want this little tiff to spill over either. I've never gotten into an argument w/ you before on any other topic, I hope to keep it that way.

I think it should be tied into rep somehow as well personally...make it mean something.

That way the people that are asswipes all the time are vulnerable to people with supporter more, but people that are here long enough with a decent enough rep are more shielded from someone just getting a hankering to take a bad day out on someone.

Descretion is something we are all so very good at here.......

Ooh, I like that idea, an infraction should take away 5,000 rep points.

It's OK though because the profit police paid their $10 to the state of Montana for their official cardboard badges.

The way it's been explained to me....not a bad idea at all.....

LMAO This place would go red overnight.

momma said you're so bright that's why she calls you son.

They don' need no stinkin badges......

What...you afraid of being "just" an icon.......

heh

Shit, you can redcan me like Claythan. I only check my rep for the comments people leave. Some of the best ones are neg. Matter of fact, the casino cash whoring thread is the only reason mine is so high. I honestly couldn't give two shits about it.

No one on here really gives 2 shits about rep.

Just sayin'

Pos rep is a thoughtful gesture, but really if anyone neg rep bombs me etc, I really dont lose much sleep over it.

I agree. No need for this to go overboard. I have never had a problem with you. I just decided since the topic had a thread dedicated to it, I would weigh in with my opinion. FWIW, and I will probably get banned for this, but what the hey. Chiefdawn is my wife. I used to her account last week to start the bogus thread because I wanted to make a point about everyone overreacting to the fake Herm and Pioli threads without getting banned myself. (which went exactly the way I expected it to) People get so worked up over something so trivial. It is fine to start threads about poop or blowing your wad in someones face, but god forbid someone start a thread that is misleading. As I have said before, Use the ignore thread feature if you don't want to see it. I do. Instead, people keep the thread on the front page by posting in it. So, if 5 of you want to red card card and ban me, fine. I can still lurk. I can live without posting for a few days.

:clap::clap::clap::clap::clap:

Wouldn't be nearly as fun....