BSB needs help, now.
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Category: BSB First Stop
Forum Name: BSB Announcements, Suggestions, Site Assistance and Tech Issues
Forum Description: Check here for BSB news; also, if anyone has any tech issues or needs help navigating BSB, post your question here. Any feedback, suggestions etc. are welcome!
URL: http://www.baitshopboyz.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=25229
Printed Date: 26 March 2026 at 22:52
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Topic: BSB needs help, now.
Posted By: BEAR
Subject: BSB needs help, now.
Date Posted: 09 August 2016 at 02:53
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This board is a great place, but it is slowly dying.
The name certainly doesn't help. But this is a difficult place to get your first post. The way it works is: we have no security sign in. Most sites have a magic number that is written in funny type and moves. You need to recognize this changing key number and use it to sign in for new memberships. We can't do that with our present software. So hackers that will steal your email address and place ads on here are constantly trying to get on our system, as new members. To combat this CB and I personally review each possible new member, and delete about 150 new hackers each day (some more some less). Between CB and me we review these possible new members about 4 plus times a day. But this is still a delay for someone trying to get on. This also takes up time from CB and me, which we have been doing for years, and don't mine too much the sacrifice for BSB. Typically, one surfs the net and finds an interesting post on a new site. So they want to respond with their opinion, etc. They want to do it RIGHT THEN. If they try to join that minute and can't post, they really never come back. this is how we lose potential new members. For 5 years we have lost more members than we gain. We are slowly going downhill. Personally, this place is important to me and others. We need to up grade the software so new people can get on immediately. This will cost some annual fees. I think we all need to PM Ron ( TasunkaWitko )and tell him the annual amount we think BSB is worth to us and how much we are willing to contribute each year to keep BSB up and running on new software.. |
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Posted By: CB900F
Date Posted: 09 August 2016 at 06:30
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BEAR;
Do you have any idea what such annual software fees might be for the site? 900F ------------- Birth certificate!? He don't need no steenkink birth certificate!! |
Posted By: d4570
Date Posted: 09 August 2016 at 06:55
Let me know what we need  ------------- Remember: Four boxes keep us free ,the soap box, the ballot box, the jury box, AND the cartridge box |
Posted By: MtElkHunter
Date Posted: 09 August 2016 at 08:08
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I agree, however, as with all things it has a double edge. If you start charging an annual fee, the fee will scare away new members. I know this because it has happened to me. I have saw some sites that I thought I would like until I saw a fee and I left and never went back. As unsavory as it sounds having ads are more acceptable than fees. Most people would rather put up with a few ads than pay an fee to be on a site.
The best way would be to find a sponsor or two that would be willing to front the costs in exchange for some exclusive ads on the site. No matter what we do I think it will be a change for the better because we really do need some new blood here. ------------- SW Montana |
Posted By: Irish Bird Dog
Date Posted: 09 August 2016 at 15:41
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Not advocating any one way to save the board....bear makes a good case and I'd like to save the site too......so.... I can see MEH's reasoning that an immediate FEE could scare away a potential member...so...one idea...if a fee is needed how about letting some new folks join right away for a trial period....then when trial is done suggest a fee to continue as member. No idea how to arrange or manage the logistics of this thought tho. ------------- Irish Bird Dog NRA Life/Endowment 2nd Amendment Supporter |
Posted By: Wing master
Date Posted: 09 August 2016 at 16:40
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One other idea is to ask for donations but make it
voluntary. I would be more than happy to donate to keep the BSB site going. On another site I go to, they have a little badge by your name that says if you are a bronze, silver , or gold contributer. Also, people who dont contribute have ads down the left side of the screen. if you donate you see no ads. I have no idea how much it costs to have a site with better options, but I am willing to bet that we could raise enough money to pay for it. Wing master ------------- I have always considered myself to be quite the bullshitter, But ocasionally it is nice to sit back and listen to a true professional......So, Carry on. |
Posted By: Tikkabuck
Date Posted: 10 August 2016 at 01:46
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Let me know,I'll help out .
------------- God,Mother,Country,and Hot Rods. Done with political crap.LOL |
Posted By: BEAR
Date Posted: 10 August 2016 at 01:57
| all contributions would be voluntary. |
Posted By: Irish Bird Dog
Date Posted: 10 August 2016 at 03:58
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I am with Wingmaster & the others, in willing to make a donation. If the powers that be for this board come up with a donation plan like...maybe a guesstimate as to how much it would cost to make the necessary UpGrades so we can get a feel for what a proper donation would be. A head count of current membership could help determine he $$ amount per member. not all members maybe able to contribute a preset amount but any amount would be a big help. how to get $$$ to whoever can buy/arrange the needed upgrades to make this board fit into the modern world. An address to send donations to, earmarked for the upgrade of this site... ------------- Irish Bird Dog NRA Life/Endowment 2nd Amendment Supporter |
Posted By: jsgbearpaws1
Date Posted: 10 August 2016 at 06:41
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When you find a hat, let us know. Keep it fairly close though my aim has been off a bit when I toss in.
------------- ...oh yeah! thats gonna hurt! |
Posted By: CB900F
Date Posted: 10 August 2016 at 09:23
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Fella's;
I'm with IBD on that. I'd have no problem kicking in the necessary, but would like an idea of the size of the pot that would need filling. I've now sent a PM to Tex asking him to review & advise. 900F ------------- Birth certificate!? He don't need no steenkink birth certificate!! |
Posted By: samchap
Date Posted: 10 August 2016 at 10:20
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You guys are working it out just fine. Keep at the
exchange. Count me in. ------------- samchap - Waldoboro, ME Be careful what you decide to not like. Your wife may wear one. Your son may ride one. Your daughter may bring one home. You may have to have one someday. |
Posted By: Irish Bird Dog
Date Posted: 11 August 2016 at 18:08
thanks cb  for getting the "ball" rolling on this with Tex the whizbang guy who can make this happen....with proper financial backing from us of course.bear U dun good taking the proverbial bull by the horns and broaching this subject ------------- Irish Bird Dog NRA Life/Endowment 2nd Amendment Supporter |
Posted By: Wing master
Date Posted: 14 August 2016 at 14:23
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Has anyone found out any more about what we can to do to
get the ball rolling (as IBD would say) Wing master ------------- I have always considered myself to be quite the bullshitter, But ocasionally it is nice to sit back and listen to a true professional......So, Carry on. |