❤️ Please help out MartialTalk.com, consider donating to the site!

[John G33]

It is with a heavy heart that I write to ask the members of the site to consider donating. We make most of our money off of advertising, but with AI taking over the search engines and the proliferation of ad blockers, it's just not enough anymore. The expense to keep the site running is more than the site makes. The worst part is that AI bots essentially spam the server and steal resources without giving back. We block them and they find a way around it. So hosting is more expensive than before! We've had a donate option up on the site for many years but we haven't pushed it much. I fear that we must now make it stand out a bit more and ask for some assistance.

We've received $130 since we started accepting donations a couple years ago. Thank you to those of you whom have already donated!

You can donate by clicking the Donate option in the navbar or via this link: Monthly Server Fees

Currently we only support PayPal but you can also donate by mail. Our mailing address is as follows:

Forum Foundry, Inc.
PO Box 3503
Cedar Park, TX, 78630

As someone else mentioned, you can also become a supporting member which includes a few perks and also helps support the site. You can do that at this URL: https://www.martialtalk.com/account/upgrades

As always, thank you for being a member and thank you in advance. Any and all help is appreciated.

 

[Prince_Alarming114 144]

I'd love to I really would but after all my living expenses I have literally no money this week

 

[Xue Sheng108 25]

I tried the click to continue and my system tagged it as a virus and would not open

How do I donate using PayPal? I have an account but rarely use it, have not used it in years actually.

You appear to be only $20 short from your goal,

 

[John G33]

I'd love to I really would but after all my living expenses I have literally no money this week

No worries at all! Thank you for just supporting the site by being a member.

 

[John G33]

I tried the click to continue and my system tagged it as a virus and would not open

How do I donate using PayPal? I have an account but rarely use it, have not used it in years actually.

You appear to be only $20 short from your goal,

I'd like to fix the issue, it shouldn't tag it as a virus. Do you think you can get a couple screenshots and post them so I can see the exact error? Also, you can paypal directly for a supporting membership and I can manually add it. Just DM me after you send it, and put your username and martialtalk.com in the info field. Address is paypal@forumfoundry.com

 

[Gyakuto115 124]

How about becoming a ‘supporting member’? Is that as helpful as a donation?

 

[John G33]

How about becoming a ‘supporting member’? Is that as helpful as a donation?

Yes sir, that works just as well! Thank you!

 

[jks919986 11]

It is with a heavy heart that I write to ask the members of the site to consider donating. We make most of our money off of advertising, but with AI taking over the search engines and the proliferation of ad blockers, it's just not enough anymore. The expense to keep the site running is more than the site makes. The worst part is that AI bots essentially spam the server and steal resources without giving back. We block them and they find a way around it. So hosting is more expensive than before! We've had a donate option up on the site for many years but we haven't pushed it much. I fear that we must now make it stand out a bit more and ask for some assistance.

We've received $130 since we started accepting donations a couple years ago. Thank you to those of you whom have already donated!

You can donate by clicking the Donate option in the navbar or via this link: Monthly Server Fees

Currently we only support PayPal but you can also donate by mail. Our mailing address is as follows:

Forum Foundry, Inc.
PO Box 3503
Cedar Park, TX, 78630

As someone else mentioned, you can also become a supporting member which includes a few perks and also helps support the site. You can do that at this URL: https://www.martialtalk.com/account/upgrades

As always, thank you for being a member and thank you in advance. Any and all help is appreciated.

Folks,
A couple quick things.

First, this is legit from the owners of the board, Forum Foundry. I feel like I have to say that because there's so much donation spam running around the internet today.

Second, Forum Foundry has been very supportive of MartialTalk since they bought it from the founder, Bob Hubbard. They haven't interfered with the Moderation Team, and have been very hands off in that regard while still being very supportive with keeping the software up to date, and servers running.

And all of that takes money.

The Moderation Staff is working with Forum Foundry to see if we can't come up with some ideas for Supporting Member perks. Drop a note here or PM us if you've got ideas about what would be attractive to you.

 

[Gyakuto115 124]

Come on members, donate! How much pleasure and mental stimulation does this forum give you? You don’t need gasoline for your cars or food for your bellies but you need to talk about the MA!

 

[John G33]

Folks,
A couple quick things.

First, this is legit from the owners of the board, Forum Foundry. I feel like I have to say that because there's so much donation spam running around the internet today.

Second, Forum Foundry has been very supportive of MartialTalk since they bought it from the founder, Bob Hubbard. They haven't interfered with the Moderation Team, and have been very hands off in that regard while still being very supportive with keeping the software up to date, and servers running.

And all of that takes money.

The Moderation Staff is working with Forum Foundry to see if we can't come up with some ideas for Supporting Member perks. Drop a note here or PM us if you've got ideas about what would be attractive to you.

Appreciate the post and the support! Thank you!

 

[John G33]

Come on members, donate! How much pleasure and mental stimulation does this forum give you? You don’t need gasoline for your cars or food for your bellies but you need to talk about the MA!

LOL Definitely do not donate or do the supporting membership if you are tight on money! We are only asking if you have a little something to spare.

 

[Stuarto76 17]

Done! Happy to donate to a great organization like the MT community. Friendly and very knowledgeable folks here. I have enjoyed being here and plan on being here for a long time!

 

[hoshin160022 1]

Am I understand the link properly? You are looking to raise $150 for the year total?

 

[John G33]

Done! Happy to donate to a great organization like the MT community. Friendly and very knowledgeable folks here. I have enjoyed being here and plan on being here for a long time!

Thank you so much for your donation!

 

[John G33]

Am I understand the link properly? You are looking to raise $150 for the year total?

The goal is $150/month to cover hosting costs and expenses. The software alone is more than $150/year Not counting the hosting and server fees.

 

[Gyakuto115 124]

Done! Happy to donate to a great organization like the MT community. Friendly and very knowledgeable folks here. I have enjoyed being here and plan on being here for a long time!

A fellow gang member! We need a cool name now…

 

[Gyakuto115 124]

We are only asking if you have a little something to spare.

Nobody has spare money at the moment thanks to that orange lunatic (bloody Garfield the cat), but most of us have two kidneys and easy access to the illegal organ donation system. C’mon guys, you only need about 50% function of one kidney to live!

 

[Fungus104 2]

How much pleasure and mental stimulation does this forum give you? You don’t need gasoline for your cars

For the price of my left glove, this forum clearly has a much higher value to my MA.

Thanks to owners for keeping this up!

 

[Gyakuto115 124]

The club is growing! They’ll have to provide us with our own ‘supporting member’s lounge’ soon. Complimentary makiwara, liniment for bruised knuckles, dōgi laundering service and all the corn bread we can eat.

 

[Gyakuto115 124]

In all seriousness, this is one of the few fora which has me thinking about MA when I’m going about my daily business. Somebody will write something, I’ll think, ‘you prat’ and upon ruminating upon their words think of a response. This forum often turns my black and white, binary thinking and opinions in a glorious shade of grey as I see the merit in different ideas. Grey is good! It is such an amazing way of opening one’s mind, and the thought of losing it due to the lack of what, £18, from each member, is truly saddening.

Join the club and get access to the luxury lounge!