Fill the Quill 1787

[OptionsTrader]

The goal of 1787 donations this week is almost achieved. I contributed at #1708. If you wish to help get the counter up to 1789, visit www.ronpaul2008.com and make a donation today in conclusion of Constitution week.

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[uncloned21]

donated. #1716

[Bradley in DC]

If you wish to help get the counter up to 1789, visit www.ronpaul2008.com and make a donation today in conclusion of Constitution week.

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You want us to commemorate the French Revolution? :D

[Cowlesy]

I love how Huckabee is aiming for 2,500 online donations for the entire month of September, while Congressman Paul is going for 1787 in one week.

[Original_Intent]

You want us to commemorate the French Revolution? :D

Libertae, Equalitae, Fraternitae!

[Highmesa]

#1726

[freedominnumbers]

I love how Huckabee is aiming for 2,500 online donations for the entire month of September, while Congressman Paul is going for 1787 in one week.

And a business (5 day) week at that.

[gagnonstudio]

I love how Huckabee is aiming for 2,500 online donations for the entire month of September, while Congressman Paul is going for 1787 in one week.

Where did you see this? Does he have a counter on his site somewhere?

[uncloned21]

The least you can donate at a time is $25, so that's a minimum of $44,675. Could easily be $100,000+ range. Not a bad week for online donations I suppose...

[crhoades]

1734 for me.

Who wants to be the luck 1787? Let's hit this by 12:00 noon.

[specsaregood]

This Live-updated banner is nice. I wonder what happens when it hits 1787? I hope they designed it to do something fancy, like the quill become animated and start writing out the constitution.

Or maybe the lucky 1787 person gets a personal call from Ron Paul....

[Dustancostine]

This Live-updated banner is nice. I wonder what happens when it hits 1787? I hope they designed it to do something fancy, like the quill become animated and start writing out the constitution.

Or maybe the lucky 1787 person gets a personal call from Ron Paul....

That would be bad ass. :D

[RP08]

#1745

[crhoades]

1748...

[hopeforamerica]

1750....Man it's fun watching it fill up! Very good idea to make it have live updates. Gets people motivated to donate.

[OptionsTrader]

I'll donate another 500 when it gets to 1770.

[tsopranos]

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a12/ridonkulous/ftq1750.jpg

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[10thAmendmentMan]

What happens when it hits 1787? Fireworks and music? I hope some staffer had to stay up until 3 AM coding in a little victory celebration.

[OptionsTrader]

What is the max contribution? 2300 per individual, and a max of 4600 per couple right?

[Cowlesy]

What is the max contribution? 2300 per individual, and a max of 4600 per couple right?

correct

[OptionsTrader]

Looks like per election:
http://www.fec.gov/ans/answers_general.shtml#How_much_can_I_contribute

[OptionsTrader]

17 to go.

[Dustancostine]

I'll donate another 500 when it gets to 1770.

Go for it, it just reached 1770.:)

[DXDoug]

1772 WATCHING AND WAITING LOL it will happen soon

[alexlcameron]

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[Dustancostine]

Well it did nothing, but kept countin. 1788 and going.

[Zydeco]

This Live-updated banner is nice. I wonder what happens when it hits 1787? I hope they designed it to do something fancy, like the quill become animated and start writing out the constitution.

That would be pretty badass.

[OptionsTrader]

Screenshot, 1 from the goal, not sure if it was me or not though:

http://i4.tinypic.com/4zd5xeq.jpg

Looks like they need more quills ;-)

[hopeforamerica]

Well it did nothing, but kept countin. 1788 and going.


Boo! We need to suggest a celebration for the next one that they do!

[Duckman]

Well it did nothing, but kept countin. 1788 and going.

That's because the real action is when you hit 2008! :D

[hopeforamerica]

That's because the real action is when you hit 2008! :D

I like your attitude!

[hopeforamerica]

Let's not quit now. Let's blow the top off the sucker! I know some people were holding off until today. Do it, do it, do it!!!

[Bradley in DC]

I love how Huckabee is aiming for 2,500 online donations for the entire month of September, while Congressman Paul is going for 1787 in one week.

The Constitution means more to us!

[OptionsTrader]

I'm sure Sean Hannity would dismiss the numbers as internet spamming...lol.

[Dustancostine]

We should push for 2008 now.

[hopeforamerica]

We should push for 2008 now.

No problem!

[RP08]

I love how Huckabee is aiming for 2,500 online donations for the entire month of September, while Congressman Paul is going for 1787 in one week.


Wouldn't it be cool if we could hit 2500 donations this week?

I know 703 more donations sounds like a lot but... it is pay-day for a lot of folks, and re-donating does seem to count toward the count. Hmmm.....

[freedominnumbers]

It just occured to me. I hope a campaign donation on a CC doesn't count as a cash advance.

[Scribbler de Stebbing]

It just occured to me. I hope a campaign donation on a CC doesn't count as a cash advance.

No. It's a regular transaction.

[Patriot]

Ron Paul exceeds his goal.

1839 donations.

http://www.ronpaul2008.com/

I would donate again, but I just donated on Sunday, right before I heard about this.

[ItDoesNotStopWithRonPaul]

Ron Paul exceeds his goal.

1839 donations.

http://www.ronpaul2008.com/

I would donate again, but I just donated on Sunday, right before I heard about this.

Thank you very much for your donation of $25.00 to the Ron Paul 2008 Presidential Campaign.

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How do I know what number I am on the "Fill The Quill" Challenge?

[ItDoesNotStopWithRonPaul]

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How do I know what number I am on the "Fill The Quill" Challenge?

Ok, I think I was about 1842 based off of my refresh of the RP home page right after my donation.

[speciallyblend]

It's friday peeps,let it roll,its payday:)

[jjschless]

Lets get it to atleast 2008 :D

[hells_unicorn]

Lets get it to atleast 2008 :D

We're well on our way, it's already up to 1879. I plan to donate after I get back from work tonight, and it will be more than $25.

[Paul4Prez]

I'm in for another hundred:



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And so is my wife:



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The quill is up to 1891....

[isrow]

#1894 Lets go for 2008. When unemployed college students donate to a politician you know there has to be something good about them.

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[ladyliberty]

I was #1900! :)

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[reduen]

Ok, I think I was about 1842 based off of my refresh of the RP home page right after my donation.

How does one become a Liberty Associate? I already bought some Ron Paul coins but I do not think that I joined anything. :)

[jjschless]

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[ItDoesNotStopWithRonPaul]

How does one become a Liberty Associate? I already bought some Ron Paul coins but I do not think that I joined anything. :)

I don't have all of the details since I signed up a while ago, but I can give you the basics. It costs $250 to sign up as a Liberty Associate. $50 goes to Liberty Dollar and $100 goes to the person who referred you. You get $100 in Liberty Dollars to get you started. If you don't have a referrer, it still costs $250. Like I said I will donate $50 for anyone who signs up using my refer ID by clicking on the link in my signature.

The main benefits are that you get a special price or "commission" (the procedure has changed slightly since I signed up) for anything you buy from Liberty Dollar. For example, I ordered 200 Ron Paul Copper Dollars (can't wait to get them in November!!!) and I got them for $.81 piece due to the slightly lower market price of copper and the LD Associate discount. Another benefit is that you can get other people to sign up and earn $100. I like the idea of getting paid for spreading the use of sound money. Like I said, I will put $50 towards the campaign and send you the confirmation number so you can verify it got to the good Doctor Paul. I have been somewhat disappointed by the Ron Paul community so far in their lack of use of Liberty Dollars and egold, particularly in the case of LD, since they directly support the campaign, are actively in a legal battle with the Feds, and are currently issuing currency with Ron Paul's face and website on it.

For more details, go to http://www.libertydollar.org/ld/get-started/liberty-associate.htm

[Highmesa]

We're into the great depression now. 1932

[ctb619]

World War II. 1941

[reduen]

Ha~! Now it is fill the quill again! lol :cool:

Way to go Kevin Green!!

[Johnnybags]

C'mon Ron spend some of it. Never mind buying silver bars with it, we want some tv ads.

[njandrewg]

think we can fill the quill again over the weekend?

[mvent2]

C'mon Ron spend some of it. Never mind buying silver bars with it, we want some tv ads.

Just wait until 3Q is over. If RP keeps getting a flood of donations and spends very little of it, his 3Q numbers will be through the roof and the MSM will have to do reports on that. This time I hope they use his name instead of "longshot" :rolleyes:

[Karsten]

1945. We won the war, now let's have babies!!!

[john_anderson_ii]

1945. We won the war, now let's have babies!!!

I hereby decline to post any quips suggesting that or inquiring if this statement was in fact an offer.

[UCFGavin]

Kevin Green of Clarksville, TN

I hate you :o

[Johnnybags]

Kevin Green of Clarksville, TN

I hate you :o

Half his donations came from there, you mean we love him, right? Now remember that jealousy thing is a deadly sin.

[DXDoug]

yes Congrats Kevin Green, good timing . Probably had no idea though lol.

Lets Fill the Quil AGIAN AND AGIAN!

Donations this 3rd quarters should be good need to keep em rolling

[mkrfctr]

Ya I lol'd when i saw the flash app saying "Fill the Quill, again!" Basically took the same code, minus'd 1787 and kept it running, lol. You'd think they'd have something else to put in it's place, you know they aint gonna get another 1787 donations by the end of today... perhaps if they extend it to sunday or something they'd have a chance...

[cjhowe]

Pretty awesome guys, we've surpassed 2008 as well :)

[The Only Woj]

I wonder what the effect of having a counter (such as fill the quill) has on donations. if donations would keep up, or if low donation totals would either lead to more people donating to meet that goal or not.

[ctb619]

we need a monetary goal, not a number of donations goal

[erowe1]

we need a monetary goal, not a number of donations goal

That's not right. A monetary goal would require publicizing the dollar amount before the required disclosure date, which they sometimes do but generally try to keep secret--recall in the meetup challenge how they said how far groups were from the lead, but they didn't say what the total values were. In fact, the only actual dollar amount I have seen them disclose before the required date was when they recently announced their $350,000 on the West coast tour--but that was strictly for the live events where interested people from the other campaigns could figure the amount by looking up the numbers in attendance and the price per person, which were public information.

Also, it's good for a campaign to have large numbers of small donations.

The fill the quill idea is a good one.

[ctb619]

That's not right. A monetary goal would require publicizing the dollar amount before the required disclosure date, which they sometimes do but generally try to keep secret--recall in the meetup challenge how they said how far groups were from the lead, but they didn't say what the total values were. In fact, the only actual dollar amount I have seen them disclose before the required date was when they recently announced their $350,000 on the West coast tour--but that was strictly for the live events where interested people from the other campaigns could figure the amount by looking up the numbers in attendance and the price per person, which were public information.

Also, it's good for a campaign to have large numbers of small donations.

The fill the quill idea is a good one.

I'm not saying they should publicize grand totals from the quarterly fund raising. But something like $100,000 in two or three days would be fun to push for.

[erowe1]

I'm not saying they should publicize grand totals from the quarterly fund raising. But something like $100,000 in two or three days would be fun to push for.

Yeah it would. And I'm not enough of a political wonk to know why they wouldn't want to do that. But I'm just saying that it wouldn't fit the general strategy that they've used so far of not giving away any dollar values that they don't have to.

Also, is it just me or has the quill really slowed down considerably? I think it was on a tear for the past couple days with people rushing to get it up to 1787, and then up to 2008, but now that they've put up the "fill the quill again" thing, nobody is enough of a Pollyanna to think that's ever gonna happen so they're saving their donations for another day. At any rate, 2100+ online donations in a week is obviously a great achievement.

[ItsTime]

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Dont stop! Donate what you can any amount will do!

[kylejack]

I wonder what the effect of having a counter (such as fill the quill) has on donations. if donations would keep up, or if low donation totals would either lead to more people donating to meet that goal or not.
I can assure you that it was a tremendous help for Badnarik. I'm sure its a great tool. Short-term goals seem more attainable and milk more money out of people.

[rajibo]

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Dont stop! Donate what you can any amount will do!

I'll match your $10 and raise it:


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[Trassin]

Wow, the quil has filled up by 100 in the last hour!

Edit: It went up by 2 in the time it took me to type this message!

Edit 2: Oops, make that 4!

[stevedasbach]

Wow, the quil has filled up by 100 in the last hour!

Edit: It went up by 2 in the time it took me to type this message!

Edit 2: Oops, make that 4!

Once it hits 714, Paul will have raised more donations online this week than Huckabee's goal for the entire month.

[The Good Doctor]

What is Huckster's goal?


Once it hits 714, Paul will have raised more donations online this week than Huckabee's goal for the entire month.

[McDermit]

What is Huckster's goal?

My crystal ball points to 2500.

[erowe1]

Yeah, let's see 1787 + 714 = 2501. So, yeah I'll take a stab in the dark and go with 2500 as well.

[McDermit]

Yeah, let's see 1787 + 714 = 2501. So, yeah I'll take a stab in the dark and go with 2500 as well.

lol

[jcbraithwaite7]

691 and 692

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And here is my hubby's


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[Richandler]

701, I say we make a dramatic goal and try to fill it two more times before the end of September. That would be more than double the Hucksters apparent monthly goal in two weeks. Let's set the bar super high and jump over it. If we shock the MSM with this quarter funding the race becomes ours to win.

[ItDoesNotStopWithRonPaul]

701, I say we make a dramatic goal and try to fill it two more times before the end of September. That would be more than double the Hucksters apparent monthly goal in two weeks. Let's set the bar super high and jump over it. If we shock the MSM with this quarter funding the race becomes ours to win.

Help me fill the quill and reach my goal of $500 by the end of this quarter.

http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?t=19469

[McDermit]

Help me fill the quill and reach my goal of $500 by the end of this quarter.

http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?t=19469

No offense, but it would be better for everyone else to just donate the 250 they'd waste on that crap.

[erowe1]

Have they said when "fill the quill again" ends? Is it midnight tonight? The original version had a date range on the graphic. Now it doesn't.

[ItDoesNotStopWithRonPaul]

No offense, but it would be better for everyone else to just donate the 250 they'd waste on that crap.

None taken. I guess you are right. For the short term goal of filling the quill or posting campaign contributions, it would be better to just give $250 to the campaign. Some people are new to Ron Paul, have lots of money, and have maxed out their contribution. This is one way for them to promote a little bit longer term issue of protecting ourselves from economic collapse by using SOUND MONEY like the good Dr. always says. Plus, Liberty Dollar is in a legal battle with the Mint for slandering them on their website. They are "on our side," so none of your money would be "wasted."

WE NEED TO BUILD COMMUNITIES PEOPLE!! This campaign is great, and we need to ride it as far is it will let us, hopefully to the White House!! But we also have to look at HOW we are going to implement the changes that a President Paul would. The LD already has over $20 million in circulation. The bigger that the LD community gets, the stronger case we can present to people of a working SOUND MONEY system.

At the very least, go to the the Liberty Dollar website and order some Ron Paul $1 Coppers to pass out to people who might be receptive to Dr. Paul's message.
http://www.libertydollar.org/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=60&products_id=193

[OptionsTrader]

The goal of 1787 donations this week is almost achieved. I contributed at #1708. If you wish to help get the counter up to 1789, visit www.ronpaul2008.com and make a donation today in conclusion of Constitution week.

http://www.ronpaul2008.com/
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Was nostalgic and found my first post from 2007.

Seeing this pic picture again made my day:

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[Liberty Rebellion]

Nice!

I donated to the quill! :D

It's amazing we were competing against Huckabee back then for donations in a month!

I'll dig up one of my old threads as well. ;)