Temporary Advertisements

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--Jase 22:16, 31 December 2006 (CST)

There are some extenuating circumstances that, most sadly, has led me to place a single advertisement on the site. I am incredibly reluctant to do this, as I'd always wanted this site to remain ad-free, but there is a very specific reason why it must be there, and it truly does decide whether or not this site remains online. Please read more if you're curious as to why I placed the ad there.

On Friday, my computer was struck down - mostly by my own foolishness - and two of my most important hard drives sustained physical damage. Mind you all, this is the computer that I operate the site from, and it is the computer that had become a fairly large investment for me... while I find it selfish that this would be the reason, the sheer cost of repair for this computer, which, yes, is in fact my entire life, is astounding. In fact, it may well exceed $1000. That comes out of paying for this site's hosting. So, unless I can get that paid off and get my computer back up to speed, this site will go bye-bye. I don't want to let that happen. I love this place too much.

So, until I can find a proper place to service my computer and recover the data for reasonable price, and then pay that off both with this advertisement and a job that I'll have to get (yes, I'm showing my youth here), the ad must remain. I want to say how sorry I am, because I feel that it degrades the quality of the site, by appearance at least. While I tried my best to make it blend in, it still irks me that "OMG, it's an advertisement!" I honestly could never see myself doing it unless it was a truly dire situation - and this is one. $1000 debt, and me without a job. On the bright side, I did just get my driver's license (showing my youth yet again). Let's hope the ad sustains the site until then, eh? Just bear with me - it'll be gone before you know it.

EDIT: Someone suggested that I could also open up donations, but I kind of feel that the reason is far too selfish to ask for a donation. However, if you feel compulsive enough to donate something, any amount at all, the option is open. The money goes to the "recover the data on Jason's hard drives to save the site's data and his own data" foundation. Thing. <paypal></paypal>

Thanks for your patience, and happy wiki-ing,

~ Jason Rappaport.

Oh, and happy new year, too. May your computer not be dead like mine for 2007. ;)