DTF Donations Contest: Win prizes and donate to keep the lights on here

[Madman Shepherd]

OK, as to patience....

I have written directly two times with no response or acknowledgement.  An initial 'thank you' would have been nice.

I was going to donate my 'swag' to a fellow DTFer as a holiday gift back around the holidays.

It is now three months later, and still no feedback.

Is there a glitch somewhere?

Sure, more communication would be nice but really you shouldn't look at your donation as a favor to Bosk. Honestly, my donation was mostly for me because I like this place. Yeah, if it wasn't for the potential to win some prizes I might not have donated but that did take me over the edge and forced me to throw down some money.

Besides, I don't think bosk gets many benefits from running this place. Sure, moderate access to the band, backstage passes, and a few other things I'm sure but not much more.

So a personal thank you would be nice but honestly we should be the ones thanking him.

[ReaperKK]

Honestly I gave because I like this place. Where else am I going to share my shitty musical takes?

[Stadler]

Honestly I gave because I like this place. Where else am I going to share my shitty musical takes?

Boom.  That's me.  I sort of framed my donation in terms of "hey, this place provides a lot of inclusion and camaraderie, and anything I give is probably not enough for what I get out of it."

[Wim Kruithof]

I've tried a couple of times, but still no iDeal or banktransfer is possible... I do not own Paypall. PM's not been answered yet, so I pressume it'll take a while, before I can make the transfer.

[wolfking]

This place is still going and I can come here everyday, so I take that as a thank you for my donation.

While there might be a lack of updates, remember bosk still has to continually do things behind the scenes for us to keep coming here.  I think the old out of sight out of mind mentality comes into play here and we shouldn't ignore what still needs to be done for DTF to still exist.

[Schurftkut]

still no word?

[MinistroRaven]

still no word?

nope, zero, nada

[NoFred]

Maybe it's as simple as the contest happened and no one on the board won

Out of sight out of mind, just glad to support a place I check daily.

[Metro]

The same thing happened the last time we had one of these donation contests. In 2018 or 19. Donations were made, no winners were ever selected to my knowledge.

I'm fine donating to keep the lights on for this place, prizes or not. But two of these contests have happened with no winners announced, and bosk seemingly just ignoring it. Not accusing bosk of anything, I know we're all busy with shit outside of this forum, but you gotta admit this looks a little sketchy.

[MinistroRaven]

Can I get the alumni status? 

[DragonAttack]

 
And the four stars......

[MinistroRaven]

And the four stars......

That too! 

[nobloodyname]

* nobloodyname wanders into thread wondering, "have we had a respo-- nope"

* nobloodyname wanders back out

[Schurftkut]

 

[MinistroRaven]

I know patience is a virtue, but it would really be cool to get an update from bosk1.

EDIT:

I hope everyone is doing well. I wanted to take a moment to bring up the 2022 donations contest and the prizes that were mentioned in December. It's been almost five months since we received the last update, and I believe many of us are curious to know the current status.

We all love this forum and the sense of community it fosters. Many of us donated not just for the prizes, but because we wanted to support DTF and ensure its continued existence. However, it would be greatly appreciated if we could receive an update on the progress of the prize distribution, as it was one of the incentives to donate and we were all looking forward to it.

I understand that things can get hectic, and our admin has been active on other threads, but I think it's important to maintain transparency and keep everyone informed about what's going on behind the scenes. A short message providing an update would go a long way in reassuring the community that the situation is being handled.

Thank you all for your continued support and participation in the forum. Let's keep the spirit of our community strong and thriving!

Best regards,

Jorge

 

[Nick]

Bosk handles this end of things, but I'll do what I can. If you know you donated and want the title change, quote this post and let me know and I think I can do that.

If there are any errors Bosk can always fix after the fact.

[ariich]

Yeah, I gave Kade his alumni status based on him sending me a screenshot of his donation payment. Happy to do the same for others.

[wolfking]

Yeah, I gave Kade his alumni status based on him sending me a screenshot of his donation payment. Happy to do the same for others.

Thanks once again mate! 

[Metro]

if I donated in the past and already have my stars can I get a second row of stars

[TAC]

if I donated in the past and already have my stars can I get a second row of stars

It doesn't work that way. You just get to keep them.

[Metro]

But I want two rows.

[MinistroRaven]

Woohoo, I got my ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️
Thank you sooo much!

Even Neal Morse approves it
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[DragonAttack]

Bosk handles this end of things, but I'll do what I can. If you know you donated and want the title change, quote this post and let me know and I think I can do that.

If there are any errors Bosk can always fix after the fact.

Thanks for being so quick on this

[MoraWintersoul]

Bosk handles this end of things, but I'll do what I can. If you know you donated and want the title change, quote this post and let me know and I think I can do that.

If there are any errors Bosk can always fix after the fact.

I did!

[gmillerdrake]

Bosk handles this end of things, but I'll do what I can. If you know you donated and want the title change, quote this post and let me know and I think I can do that.

If there are any errors Bosk can always fix after the fact.

I did!

Same

[Nick]

On vacation, but will get you two when home.

[Wim Kruithof]

Bosk handles this end of things, but I'll do what I can. If you know you donated and want the title change, quote this post and let me know and I think I can do that.

If there are any errors Bosk can always fix after the fact.

I've send two pm's to Bosk if he could send me an Ideal link or the bankaccount information, so I can make the banktransfer myself. Still no sign.

[ZirconBlue]

Bosk handles this end of things, but I'll do what I can. If you know you donated and want the title change, quote this post and let me know and I think I can do that.

If there are any errors Bosk can always fix after the fact.

I did!

Same

Me three.

[MinistroRaven]

Bosk handles this end of things, but I'll do what I can. If you know you donated and want the title change, quote this post and let me know and I think I can do that.

If there are any errors Bosk can always fix after the fact.

I've send two pm's to Bosk if he could send me an Ideal link or the bankaccount information, so I can make the banktransfer myself. Still no sign.

[MinistroRaven]

Bosk handles this end of things, but I'll do what I can. If you know you donated and want the title change, quote this post and let me know and I think I can do that.

If there are any errors Bosk can always fix after the fact.

I've send two pm's to Bosk if he could send me an Ideal link or the bankaccount information, so I can make the banktransfer myself. Still no sign.

Bosk1 has been banned from this thread, he probably won't see your message here. 

[MinistroRaven]

Hey Bosk1, could you pop in and give us the lowdown on where we're at with the contest?

[Metro]

I think it's well past time to give up on this. And keep this experience in mind if he does another one of these contests in the future.

[MinistroRaven]

I think it's well past time to give up on this. And keep this experience in mind if he does another one of these contests in the future.

What I don't understand is why he hasn't chimed in and shared an update. Definitely, not the way I expect bosk1 to handle things.

[NoFred]

I think it's well past time to give up on this. And keep this experience in mind if he does another one of these contests in the future.

What I don't understand is why he hasn't chimed in and shared an update. Definitely, not the way I expect bosk1 to handle things.

As someone that donated I appreciate that you've been all over this one, but yeah it's done.

[nobloodyname]

It's not a good look.