Donation Chain

[TyTodd]

I thought this might be a fun way of making donations. We start a chain of $20 donations every twenty minutes. To keep the chain going, we need a new $20 donation within twenty minutes. If we miss the twenty minute window, it doubles to $40 needed within forty minutes. If we miss the forty minute mark, it becomes $80 needed within eighty minutes and so on until we get the donation. Once we have a donation, it starts over at $20 needed within twenty minutes, and the chain continues. Possible? I dunno. Complicated math? Probably. But, we're libertarians and as long as the fed doesn't interfere, anything is possible.

It was suggested that we only run the chain during peak hours, between 12 (noon) and 12 EST. We just need to remember to start each day off with a donation at noon EST to get the chain rolling again and bump the thread...

I'll get it started. Don't forget to post your time!

<<Thank you very much for your donation of $20.00 to the Ron Paul 2008 Presidential Campaign...

Your confirmation number:
T49346-94570169>>

TIME: 11:10 PM CST
We need another $20 donation by 11:20 CST to keep the chain going...

[TechnoGuyRob]

Dear [name],

Thank you very much for your donation of $20.00 to the Ron Paul 2008 Presidential Campaign.

Your donation will allow us to expand and grow our campaign.

We depend on donors like you to help us spread the message of freedom, peace and prosperity through Ron Paul’s candidacy.

Thanks for being a part of the campaign!

Your confirmation number:
49353-19M70075PB480614H


Time: 11:20 CST

And I promised myself I wouldn't get my account into the negatives. :(

[TechnoGuyRob]

This is actually a great idea.

Let's keep this going, people!

[TechnoGuyRob]

I don't think every ten minutes is viable. How about we bump it up?

[ronpaulyourmom]

I don't think every ten minutes is viable. How about we bump it up?

and give it starting / ending hours... 12 to 12?

[TyTodd]

How about $20 every twenty minutes then?

So, we need another $20 donation by 11:40 CST...

[TechnoGuyRob]

Good enough. And yeah, no chain from midnight to noon (not busy hours). We need one more donation, and then we can start it up again tomorrow at noon.

[TyTodd]

Yep, good idea. We just need to remember to restart the thread at noon EST every day to bump it up and get the chain rolling again. I'll tweak the heading post to show the start / end times.

* It's after 12 am EST. Someone needs to post at noon EST on Friday to restart the chain, which will run until midnight on Friday night!

[TechnoGuyRob]

Bump. We're starting this up in 3 and a half hours.

[TyTodd]

Bump. We're on in 30 mins at noon EST! I'm going to be away from my computer. Can someone make a donation at noon to start the chain rolling for today? This will be fun...