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Calendar Update

by John Cole|  November 13, 201811:01 am| 65 Comments

This post is in: Previous Site Maintenance, Readership Capture

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The interest in calendars has been lukewarm, so I need you to email [email protected] if you desire a calendar. If you have already emailed, don’t send another. Mentioning you want one in the comments DOES NOT WORK, as I am only using the tally from emails.

Additionally, I am going to hold a site fundraiser. I have received bids for a complete rebuild that will be several thousand dollars, but we just need a complete rebuild. Alain has done an amazing job patching things together, but the best course of action is starting from the ground up. When should we hold the fundraiser?

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  1. 1.

    Manyakitty

    November 13, 2018 at 11:13 am

    Sent email

  2. 2.

    geg6

    November 13, 2018 at 11:18 am

    I think I sent an email already. Let me know if I didn’t.

    As for the fundraiser, I’m in whenever you launch it.

  3. 3.

    Yarrow

    November 13, 2018 at 11:27 am

    Fundraiser timing: Might as well do it soon. It’s the holiday season, people are feeling generous and if Mueller comes through with indictments everyone will want to celebrate. Might as well celebrate by donating to the Balloon Juice Infrastructure Fund.

  4. 4.

    Barbara

    November 13, 2018 at 11:28 am

    Maybe the Sunday evening after Thanksgiving?

  5. 5.

    narya

    November 13, 2018 at 11:30 am

    I’ll contribute whenever you do it! Also, if you can incorporate a subscription model, where a higher price means no ads, I would HAPPILY do that.

  6. 6.

    Haroldo

    November 13, 2018 at 11:39 am

    I am very much in favor of the rebuild and will contribute whenever the fundraiser starts. I’ve spruiked for this in the past – I’m happy to see it taking flight.

    As to when, I like Barbara’s idea (Comment #4):

    Maybe the Sunday evening after Thanksgiving?

  7. 7.

    Yarrow

    November 13, 2018 at 11:48 am

    @Barbara: @Haroldo: People travel after Thanksgiving and Sundays are often slow posting days here. I think a lot of people could miss that day.

    I think the fundraiser should be over several days so more people have a chance to see it.

  8. 8.

    Gelfling 545

    November 13, 2018 at 11:52 am

    Sent an email.
    I have no preference on when to hold the fundraiser. As a thought, you might put the figure out there now, see how much we get, then bang the drum for the rest with a fundraiser, perhaps in early January.

  9. 9.

    Haroldo

    November 13, 2018 at 11:53 am

    @Yarrow:

    I was envisioning that as a start date – I was taking it for granted that the fundraiser would extend over at least a week or so, with copious reminders posted by our tireless front pagers.

  10. 10.

    Immanentize

    November 13, 2018 at 11:55 am

    Fundraiser: December 1 through December 6 (St. Nicholas Day!)

  11. 11.

    Barbara

    November 13, 2018 at 11:55 am

    @Yarrow: I was thinking of that as a first day, and my assumption is that by Sunday night people would be desperate to log back in and see what they missed.

  12. 12.

    JPL

    November 13, 2018 at 11:55 am

    @Yarrow: The morning after indictments seems like an ideal time.

  13. 13.

    zhena gogolia

    November 13, 2018 at 11:58 am

    I hope I can send you a check as in the past. Already asked for two calendars.

    I have old ones propped up all around my office, commemorating dear departed pets. These are the nicest quality calendars around.

  14. 14.

    zhena gogolia

    November 13, 2018 at 11:59 am

    @zhena gogolia:

    And I’m agnostic about timing the fundraiser. I hope we can get sticky nyms!

  15. 15.

    Spanky

    November 13, 2018 at 12:06 pm

    Is it too late to send pics for the calendar?

    Fundraiser should last a week, I’d think. Might enlist Doug! To drop daily reminders. Get it started before folks’ holiday credit card bills hit.

  16. 16.

    Spanky

    November 13, 2018 at 12:06 pm

    @zhena gogolia:

    I hope we can get sticky nyms!

    A lot of people will be chipping in big bucks for those sticky nyms!

  17. 17.

    Middlelee

    November 13, 2018 at 12:07 pm

    Glad to hear about the site rebuild. Can we get some sort of fundraising arrow or whatever so we can see the target and the progress?
    I emailed calendar request.

  18. 18.

    cain

    November 13, 2018 at 12:13 pm

    [insert wishy washy comment about wanting a calendar, but not sure] /trolling JohnGCole

  19. 19.

    dr. luba

    November 13, 2018 at 12:18 pm

    Fundraising can start whenever……but can you pin a post to the top of the page? And keep it there until the fundraising goals are met?

  20. 20.

    Raven

    November 13, 2018 at 12:20 pm

    I’ve always assumed the calendar was a fundraiser. As much as I love all the varmits here mine calendars get looked at one and put up. I’ll do whatever.

  21. 21.

    scav

    November 13, 2018 at 12:28 pm

    @Raven: Technically true, but the place isn’t actually run by rescue gerbils and cute fuzzy hairballs in little wheels.

  22. 22.

    raven

    November 13, 2018 at 12:35 pm

    @scav: Like I said, I’m in for whatever.

  23. 23.

    rikyrah

    November 13, 2018 at 12:37 pm

    Sent my email.

    Fundraiser? I dunno. I agree with those that believe it should be a multi-day thing with a sticky post that people will continue to see at the top when coming to the site.

  24. 24.

    Gravenstone

    November 13, 2018 at 12:42 pm

    @Spanky: Make a sticky post, if that’s an option.

  25. 25.

    efgoldman

    November 13, 2018 at 12:42 pm

    No calendar, I;ll send cash

  26. 26.

    satby

    November 13, 2018 at 12:44 pm

    Agree with multiday fundraiser, pinned to the top, with some sort of goal thermometer so we can track progress. Gives everyone, even occasional lurkers, a chance to see it and contribute.

  27. 27.

    TaMara (HFG)

    November 13, 2018 at 12:46 pm

    I’m in for the fundraiser whenever you decide to hold it. I also predict you will put it up and take it down within 3 hours after reaching your goal and then some.

    Any other predictions? LOL

  28. 28.

    Spanky

    November 13, 2018 at 12:47 pm

    And just to make it explicitly clear*, the calendar IS a fundraiser, but that’s for an animal rescue org. The fundraiser you (Cole) are talking about is to move Balloon Juice into the 21st century, amirite?

    (* – That’ll never happen.)

  29. 29.

    Sloane Ranger

    November 13, 2018 at 12:51 pm

    Happy to shell out some cash, preferably ASAP before Christmas. Agree with the idea we have a sticky or a thermometer so we can track progress towards the goal.

    Advice on how I, as a foreigner, can get my quids to you will be gratefully received.

  30. 30.

    Duane

    November 13, 2018 at 12:54 pm

    If it can wait do it after the holidays. Many people have other spending priorities that time of year.

  31. 31.

    efgoldman

    November 13, 2018 at 12:58 pm

    Post maling address?
    Not pay pal

  32. 32.

    Aleta

    November 13, 2018 at 1:00 pm

    Fri the 23rd – Wed. 28th (end on the blog day for gratitude).
    Post election mood still going + before we’re overwhelmed by black Fri-cyber Monday deals.
    And could you put the fun back into fundraiser. Barking dogs answering the phones.

  33. 33.

    efgoldman

    November 13, 2018 at 1:10 pm

    Killed the blog0

  34. 34.

    ??? Goku (aka Amerikan Baka)  ??

    November 13, 2018 at 1:11 pm

    John, is it too late to contribute pictures for next year’s calendar?

  35. 35.

    Roger Moore

    November 13, 2018 at 1:14 pm

    When should we hold the fundraiser?

    Just put one of those thermometer thingies in the upper right corner of the blog and mention it every time people complain. It’ll get filled up quickly enough.

  36. 36.

    dexwood

    November 13, 2018 at 1:15 pm

    In whenever it happens. Timing of the fundraiser doesn’t matter to me, but I appreciate the concerns expressed by others.

  37. 37.

    Roger Moore

    November 13, 2018 at 1:17 pm

    @Raven:

    I’ve always assumed the calendar was a fundraiser.

    The calendar is a fundraiser for MARC, John’s favorite animal cause. He’s just generally passed the hat when it’s time for site upgrades.

  38. 38.

    henqiguai

    November 13, 2018 at 1:26 pm

    Fund raiser – I’m in! But make it over a few days; some of us don’t really get here every day or in a timely manner.

  39. 39.

    Raven

    November 13, 2018 at 1:30 pm

    @Roger Moore: Yea, I remember now, thanks.

  40. 40.

    efgoldman

    November 13, 2018 at 1:31 pm

    @henqiguai:

    some of us don’t really get here every day or in a timely manner.

    Why”

  41. 41.

    MazeDancer

    November 13, 2018 at 1:31 pm

    Nothing will get people to send in their calendar pics faster than speaking of shutting it down. (Why, yes, did just send mine…)

    Though I understand how it may be way too much work for way too little pay-out.

  42. 42.

    WaterGirl

    November 13, 2018 at 1:35 pm

    @Immanentize: Yay for the fundraiser! I was gonna say Dec 1 through Dec 15.

    That should cover the folks who get paid on the first, or the first and the 15th, and should cover the folks who get paid once a week. Plus it gives a bit of a heads up for those of us who need to fit stuff like this into our budgets.

    It also gives us a week or two to catch our (financial) breath after many of us donated more than we could afford to the election.

  43. 43.

    WaterGirl

    November 13, 2018 at 1:36 pm

    @Middlelee: Love the idea of the fundraising thermometer!

  44. 44.

    WaterGirl

    November 13, 2018 at 1:36 pm

    Never mind. Someone already answered the question.

  45. 45.

    ruemara

    November 13, 2018 at 1:38 pm

    Ugh. It’s just bad timing for me. The holidays are here and it eats up spare cash. I want to kick in to every fundraiser and I’m dropping my pennies into the bucket for recount battles. These harvest holidays seem to harvest out of my wallet.

  46. 46.

    scav

    November 13, 2018 at 1:39 pm

    Could also maybe just set up a standing pot for general blog maintenence that people could contribute to when convenient for them, with the expectation that excess monies say, once a year, get rolled over into pet-donations. When major rebuilds are required, send out a specific appeal and raise the limit of accumulation temporarily.

  47. 47.

    MazeDancer

    November 13, 2018 at 1:41 pm

    @zhena gogolia:

    I hope we can get sticky nyms!

    Ain’t too proud to admit ignorant cluelessness as to what are “sticky nyms”. But so dislike people not searching e-z search stuff, went to the Google.

    The 8th result, and the first one that actually had “sticky nyms” in it was your post.

    Balloon Juice got some fast Google bot action.

    But still clueless about what are sticky nyms. Might I inquire?

  48. 48.

    efgoldman

    November 13, 2018 at 1:45 pm

    @MazeDancer:

    Might I inquire?

    No

  49. 49.

    Pogonip

    November 13, 2018 at 1:45 pm

    @Spanky: what is a sticky nym?

    I always thought Balloon Juice turned a profit. Cole probably wishes I was right.

  50. 50.

    chris

    November 13, 2018 at 1:49 pm

    @scav: there’s a permanent PayPal link in the top right corner.

  51. 51.

    Spanky

    November 13, 2018 at 1:57 pm

    @efgoldman: Crank.

    @Pogonip: It used to be, in this joint, that a feller could leave his name and email in the boxes when he was-a commentin’, and they’d stay STUCK! Nowadays they disappear no matter what ya does. Daggnabbit!~

  52. 52.

    WaterGirl

    November 13, 2018 at 2:01 pm

    @MazeDancer: My nym is WaterGirl. A sticky nym refers to a nym that the website remembered — so after you entered it once, your info stayed in the name, email and website fields and you never had to enter it again. (unless you cleared all your cookies or did something similar)

    Right now, our nyms don’t “stick”; you have to re-enter them much of the time.

  53. 53.

    Amir Khalid

    November 13, 2018 at 2:02 pm

    @MazeDancer:
    Re sticky nyms:
    Once upon a time, you could fill in the Name and Email (and Website, if you had one) fields the very first time you commented, and FYWP would remember these details forever. But now, in these sad days of decline, our nyms no longer stick: FYWP forgets this information after about half an hour, so you must reenter it manually.

  54. 54.

    MazeDancer

    November 13, 2018 at 2:10 pm

    Dear All – except what’s his name at #48 – many thanks for excellent explanations.

    I can auto-fill now. But I clear all my cookies, everyday, when browser closes except for a few. Guess if we get sticky nyms I could “white list” BJ, too.

  55. 55.

    Manyakitty

    November 13, 2018 at 2:19 pm

    @??? Goku (aka Amerikan Baka)  ??: Also my question

  56. 56.

    Domestic short hair tabby (fka vheidi)

    November 13, 2018 at 2:22 pm

    @MazeDancer: me too, hope it’s ok

  57. 57.

    TaMara (HFG)

    November 13, 2018 at 2:27 pm

    @ruemara: Totally understandable. I think there will be plenty of funds for the rebuild – but if you use the Amazon link here to buy anything from amazon, that money gets put into the “running the blog” kitty, if that helps you any. And I think recount funds are just as important!

  58. 58.

    Manyakitty

    November 13, 2018 at 2:35 pm

    Just grabbed a bunch of pics off my phone. Sending them now!

  59. 59.

    scav

    November 13, 2018 at 2:41 pm

    @chris: A) don’t use paypal and B) have never heard the specifics of how the money in that fund gets used. But that is certainly one way of contributing.

  60. 60.

    Watership

    November 13, 2018 at 3:45 pm

    My two cents … start the fundraiser before T-giving and run it through the end of the year. Do the new build right.

    If I gave now and the fundraiser was still open that week after Christmas, I’d probably throw in another $20. Not much, but I bet I’m not the only one that would give twice if he/she had the opportunity to space it out. Don’t crunch yourself by budgeting the new site on what you can raise in three days. And don’t start the big build (work on design and layout now to EOY) until after the 1st. Election season is going to run till after T-giving it seems, ffs.

    As for the Calendar, buck up young soldier. :) It’s a nice EOY moment for jackals. This year, I promise ( I said this last year) to send in pics of my pack (4 strong) to anchor a month.

    If the fundraiser gets out of hand, and you have way more money than you care to be a faithful steward of, you can always call it and thank everyone before the holiday.

  61. 61.

    Raven

    November 13, 2018 at 4:50 pm

    @MazeDancer: They want this to work.

    Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment.

  62. 62.

    low-tech cyclist

    November 13, 2018 at 5:08 pm

    Fundraiser kickoff: how about December 1?

    Why wait that long: because runoffs. We don’t want to compete with candidates in runoffs (Mike Espy 11/27, possibly Stacey Abrams 12/4) for Juicer fundraising dollars. At least, I hope we don’t.

    Once it’s too late for political contributions to make a difference in 2018 races, start the fundraiser.

  63. 63.

    henqiguai

    November 13, 2018 at 7:45 pm

    @efgoldman(#40):

    @henqiguai:
    some of us don’t really get here every day or in a timely manner.
    Why”

    Because I’m usually 2 to 4 days behind and only occasionally jump ahead to ‘current’ topics on weekends. And I’ve been cutting back; got too many, and growing, technical and non-fiction books waiting to be read, and a slowly growing presently literally chest-high stack (and I’m topping 6′ 1″) of sci fi/urban fantasy/horror to be read. And I do a 10+ hour workday.

  64. 64.

    Aleta

    November 14, 2018 at 3:16 pm

    @Aleta: Yikes– Thgvng is the 21st? Who am I to opine about calendars.

  65. 65.

    Aleta

    November 14, 2018 at 3:19 pm

    @Aleta: er, the 22nd.

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