Challenge: Crash RonPaul2008.com's Servers with Donations

[JoshLowry]

I received this note from a friend and wanted to pass it on.

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Hello everyone,

We need to help the campaign perform a $10 Donation Server STRESS TEST on November 11th from 7:00 to 8:00 PM eastern time.

Everyone needs to give just Ten Dollars on November 11th from 7:00 to 8:00 PM eastern time.


This server test has three purposes:



#1 To give RON PAUL the greatest number of small donations in a single hour (and thus more free media coverage).

#2 To lend an additional boost to the www.ThisNovember11th.com (http://www.ThisNovember11th.com) Veteran's Day fundraiser.

#3 To STRESS TEST the RON PAUL 2008 donation server leading up to the BOSTON TEA PARTY on December 16th -- http://www.teaparty07.com/.


Please schedule this $10 Dollar Donation event in your individual meetup groups.

The e-Campaign Director, Justine Lam, is aware of and supportive of this initative and has said that "Yes, I think we could handle it".

Now it is up to us to perform the $10 test to find out.

- AN APPEAL TO HEAVEN

[twister5400]

awesome. i'll do it. i'll send this to some other folks also.

[happyphilter]

ill do it. the server really does need a stress test

[ronpaulitician]

I'm in.

[American]

At least 10 dollars, maybe more if you can.

Good idea, also since no one is mentioning or really pushing this Nov 11th like we did the 5th. I like it

[jake]

sure, good idea, but this really needs to be pushed to get the server load higher than it was on the 5th.

good testing for the Tea Party, Dec 16th if you can pull it off :)

[Dave Wood]

This is a great idea for all 3 reasons.....I`m in!

[thegearbox]

And what was Nov 5th? Im sure that the 31,000 donations and probably some odd 200,000 viewers where enough stress on the system. Either way, it still gets people to donate a little. Sooo...whatever it takes I guess.

[Roxi]

sent to all of my meetups and added to the tulsa calendar

[jorger]

yup awesome idea.
sending to florida meetups.

the rEVOLution won't be stopped.

[Pete Kay]

How much are the credit card fees that he has to pay? A dollar? 50 cents? Donating money is always good, but innundating the website with thousands of small donations is a bad idea, because it costs the campaign money to process your donations.

[kylejack]

I will send multiple $10 donations plus a few bucks to cover the additional transaction costs I create.

[Pete Kay]

I just researched credit card fees and the amount charged is only 1.89 percent plus a 10 cent flat fee for each transaction. So for a 10 dollar donation thats just about 22 cents. I guess that's not too bad of a hit for each donation if my math is right.

[Pete]

I hope this message is going out to everybody who donated on the 5th.

Great idea, and could be news all by itself. :)

[Dlynne]

This is a great thing to do, but I can tell you that the servers are not up to handling the donations. My $1000 donation did not go through tn5, my second $100 donation did not go through. and I know of several others whose donations did not go through. We are re-donating on tea party day, but I wonder how many other donations never made it.

[Green Mountain Boy]

This is a great thing to do, but I can tell you that the servers are not up to handling the donations. My $1000 donation did not go through tn5, my second $100 donation did not go through. and I know of several others whose donations did not go through. We are re-donating on tea party day, but I wonder how many other donations never made it.

That is odd. It's the first I've heard of donations not going through. Did you check your credit card balance?

[terlinguatx]

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[JoshLowry]

bnmp

[Jobarra]

While Nov 5th was a good stress of the system, I think they're trying to find out the faults of the system with a small money bomb with max donors. Sure the servers handled 38000 people in 24 hours, but what will happen when there are 20000 donors in just one hour. Noone knows, so we'll find out. If there's a problem, the campaign as well as the grassroots people will need to fix it over the next month. Don't need to fix it the day of the tea party.

[Dlynne]

That is odd. It's the first I've heard of donations not going through. Did you check your credit card balance?

Yes, I checked the balance. It was a debit/credit card and it did not go through. I am not the only one. In fact, several other people mentioned the same thing on this forum. These are people in addition to the 3 that I know locally and personally.

[purplechoe]

#3 To STRESS TEST the RON PAUL 2008 donation server leading up to the BOSTON TEA PARTY on November 16th -- http://www.teaparty07.com/.


That's December 16th, not November 16th.

[JoshLowry]

Ah, yes. I corrected it. Thanks.

[hellah10]

im in

[francisco]

This is a BRILLIANT idea!

What would it say to the media if with only 2 days notice we made this go VIRAL and accumulated a record number of unique donors and new donors in a 1 hour period? A new different record less than a week after the Nov. 5th acheivement!

In this case the number of donors is even more important than the money.

Here's the opportunity: Call all your friends and family, especially if they haven't yet donated, and ask them to make only the small donation required to become part of the fun record attempt. Make sure they know where to go and when. And Donate yourself!

Participating in a political campaign is a bit like a chemical reaction: there is a certain activation energy that needs to be surpassed before the reaction initiates...and then even more energy is given back! Once a contributor makes that first donation, he becomes personally involved and invested in the campaign and will send future contributions more readily.

We can readily accomplish this, because the donation amount is relatively small and within reach of supporters who are tapped out from last week.

Also bear in mind that purchases of campaign materials, which could support the December 15th outreach efforts, made at the official campaign store, count as donations. Get those materials now to avoid out-of-stock situation or shipping delay.

****FORUM MODERATOR: Would it be feasible to make this thread a sticky?

****MEETUP ORGANIZERS: Is there a way to get this message to all meetup organizers and all meetup members?

[Skeeterbug73]

I was already going to donate on that day anyway. So I'm in. :)

[Flirple]

Very good idea!

[billv]

I'm in

[xcalybur]

I'm in.

[margomaps]

Just about anyone can do $10. If enough of us do this, it will both test the server's robustness, as well as give Ron a nice mini-bump. Let's do it!

[superschupp]

I was donating in honor of Veterans day anyway

[Dave Wood]

Has this info been posted anywhere else? They cant be just relying on the RPforums people to do this??:o

I havnt come across it anywhere else:confused:

[Jojo]

Josh, you got this message from a friend, but has the campaign asked us to do this?
I'm not so sure it's a good idea.. Why would we want to crash the server and prevent any further donations that evening?

Edit: just read it again and see that Justine Lam approves, but still...

[LibertyEagle]

Yes, I checked the balance. It was a debit/credit card and it did not go through. I am not the only one. In fact, several other people mentioned the same thing on this forum. These are people in addition to the 3 that I know locally and personally.

That's well worth you notifying Justine Lam about. Please do so.

[huchahucha]

I LOVE this idea! I suggested something similar a few days back, but whoever came up with this is a GENIUS! Imagine, planting a measurable mini-bomb right in the middle of an ongoing money bomb. Nobody likes a show off, but who gives a shit, 'cause nobody likes us anyway. Donate twice if you can afford it, once before 7pm, and once more between 7 and 8 pm.

[JoshLowry]

bnmp

[Menthol Patch]

Please participate in this stress test but don't forget to donate more than TEN DOLLARS as soon as it is the 11th!

[Freedom]

[quote=huchahucha;387956]I LOVE this idea! I suggested something similar a few days back, but whoever came up with this is a GENIUS! Imagine, planting a measurable mini-bomb right in the middle of an ongoing money bomb.quote]

Okay, so what do we call it? How about a "money rocket"?

The fuse gets lit on the "money rocket" at 7:00 pm EST.

[Dave Wood]

bnmp

Josh, are we really testing here (I think its important to do) Or is this just an ad on?

I have no problem with either, bump to the Nov 11th fund and test the servers but if we are REALLY trying to test for the tea party.....dont you think more people should be involved?


If this test is posted elsewhere, disregard. Just curious, we are only looking at 1 hour to do this.....:confused:

[OptionsTrader]

What is the cost to the campain of multiple $10 donatons?

1) Credit card surcharges?
2) Man hours required to verify each donation, and file necessary FEC regulation-required paperwork?

Just curious if the campaign has endorsed this stress test and the costs associated.

[Mark]

Has this info been posted anywhere else?
They cant be just relying on the RPforums people to do this??
I havn't come across it anywhere else

I posted a thread about it earlier:

http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?t=35082



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Challenge: Stress Test RonPaul2008.com’s Servers… With Donations!This is a great idea:
Hello everyone,
We need to help the campaign perform a $10 Donation Server STRESS TEST on November 11th from 7:00 to 8:00 PM eastern time.
Everyone needs to give just Ten Dollars on November 11th from 7:00 to 8:00 PM eastern time.
This server test has three purposes:
#1 To give RON PAUL the greatest number of small donations in a single hour (and thus more free media coverage).
#2 To lend an additional boost to the www.ThisNovember11th.com (http://www.thisnovember11th.com/) Veteran’s Day fundraiser.
#3 To STRESS TEST the RON PAUL 2008 donation server leading up to the BOSTON TEA PARTY on December 16th — http://www.teaparty07.com/.
Please schedule this $10 Dollar Donation event in your individual meetup groups.
The e-Campaign Director, Justine Lam, is aware of and supportive of this initative and has said that “Yes, I think we could handle it”.
Now it is up to us to perform the $10 test to find out.
Discuss this idea with others in this forum thread (http://www.ronpaulforums.com/showthread.php?t=34585).
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[gornandez@yahoo.com]

Why would we want to crash the server and prevent any further donations that evening?...

better now than on the 16th. nov 11 isnt supposed to break any records anyway.. unless its most donations in an hour :) plus it probly wont really crash it

"what do we call it? How about a "money rocket"?"

I've been posting in youtube vids etc:

Ron Paul VETERANS DAY donation server crash test!!!
in prep for a BIG Dec 16, everyone make a small (10$) donation on
Sunday Nov 11 beween the hours of 7 and 8 pm eastern time. Pass it on!

anyone got any ideas about how to promote it better? i havnt seen any mention of it outside of RPF

[Mark]

anyone got any ideas about how to promote it better? i havnt seen any mention of it outside of RPF

look "up" to the next previous post.. #40

I got an email this morn..

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[constituent]

hello everyone, here (http://www.ronpaulnation.com/?p=383) is a mention outside of the forum, please spread the word, e-mail the link whatever works... digg it, reddit, all that good stuff... state of brain it... whatever floats your boat.

[Mark]

bumpy

[Menthol Patch]

bump

[Natalie]

Bump!

[max]

And what was Nov 5th? Im sure that the 31,000 donations and probably some odd 200,000 viewers where enough stress on the system. Either way, it still gets people to donate a little. Sooo...whatever it takes I guess.

Tea Party will dwarf Nov 5th...thats the problem..

perhaps TeaParty07 should assign donation times according to alphabet?

Even id just half the donors abide by such a request it could help reduce stress

[yongrel]

bazump

[GHoeberX]

75 minutes left

[blamx8]

I didn't read all the posts but we should all be watching on the official site also. It will give a better test.

[dsentell]

bump

[kylejack]

I pity da fool who has to administer the server tonight.

[dsentell]

bumpety

[CasualApathy]

during the test it is going to be INSANE. I think most people are waiting for that.

1 hour donation nuke

[Salamando]

To really stress the servers wouldn't we have to do it in a much smaller time frame? Like within 5 minutes?

[10thAmendmentMan]

I'm definitely going to be doing my part by at least refreshing their site a few times.

/Bump

[SwooshOU]

I'm guessing at 6:00 PM (central) it will get slammed and then taper as the hour progresses.

[expatinireland]

As I am in Ireland, I would please appreciate an EST time check from someone.
Thank you.

[Menthol Patch]

By the way, please don't think you are LIMITED to 10 dollars! Please donate AS MUCH AS YOU POSSIBLY CAN!

[DeadheadForPaul]

bump

[Naraku]

As I am in Ireland, I would please appreciate an EST time check from someone.
Thank you.

It would be at Midnight for you Irish folk.

[CasualApathy]

By the way, please don't think you are LIMITED to 10 dollars! Please donate AS MUCH AS YOU POSSIBLY CAN!

donate 10 x 10

[Menthol Patch]

Only 20 minutes.

[Travis]

I just told my both my Meetups and our facebook group! We should get a good little push during the next hour.

[newmedia4ron]

bump

[Menthol Patch]

13 minutes until the MONEY BOMB!

[Menthol Patch]

Six minutes!

[Cindy]

This hour long drive should be called a

Patriot Missle sent to the campaign :cool:

[SwooshOU]

This hour long drive should be called a

Patriot Missle sent to the campaign :cool:

nice!

[Menthol Patch]

It's now time to donate!

Lets CRASH THEIR SERVERS!!!!!

CRASH THEM!

[Matthew Zak]

Did it already crash? That wasn't the real goal, was it? I'm not getting through. lol

[Cindy]

It was at $8,008,203.68 as of 6:59 P. M.

Let's see how much power this Patriot Missle packs within the next hour!!!!!!

[Menthol Patch]

Lets keep donating right now!

[Matthew Zak]

I donated my $10. Now I am going to wait until December 16th and give as much as I can on that day.

[Roxi]

OK I just text messaged my entire cellphone list to do this ALSO... i sent in 62.50 WHO WANTS TO MATCH ME????



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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.

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[Cindy]

Results of the stress test one hour launch of $5 $10 dollar donations.

$8,008203.68 as of 6:59 P.M.

$8,025,800.05 as of 8:00 P.M.

Total $17,606.37

Donations in one hour at a $7.50 average per donation- 2,324

We'll have to do more then that in an hour, next time to crash the servers guys!!!!!

It beat the record of donations in one hour on the 5th though.....

if 38,000 people donated on the 5th, the average donations coming in were 1,571 an hour

[Roxi]

Results of the stress test one hour launch of $5 $10 dollar donations.

$8,008203.68 as of 6:59 P.M.

$8,025,800.05 as of 8:00 P.M.

Total $17,606.37

Donations in one hour at a $7.50 average per donation- 2,324

We'll have to do more then that in an hour, next time to crash the servers guys!!!!!

It beat the record of donations in one hour on the 5th though.....

if 38,000 people donated on the 5th, the average donations coming in were 1,571 an hour


how is that possible? if we were only bringing in 17k per hour on the 5th that would be 400,000 (est) per day.... so numbers are wrong somewhere

[Cindy]

The average donation on the 5th was $100.

The average donation for the stress test hour was $7.50

There were more per this one hour then the hourly average on the 5th because they were MUCH smaller amounts.

[Edward]

The average donation on the 5th was $100.

The average donation for the stress test hour was $7.50

There were more per this one hour then the hourly average on the 5th because they were MUCH smaller amounts.

I think if you compare today's donor data to the 5th's donor data, it appears that there were more donors per hour between 11:00 pm and 11:59 pm on the 5th.

Today: http://paulcash.slact.net/

November 5th: http://paulcash.slact.net/November-5th/

[Cindy]

I think if you compare today's donor data to the 5th's donor data, it appears that there were more donors per hour between 11:00 pm and 11:59 pm on the 5th.

Today: http://paulcash.slact.net/

November 5th: http://paulcash.slact.net/November-5th/

Indeed. I just did a quick average on 38,000 doners divided by 24 hours.

The final hour on the 5th looks like it had about 3,200 doners. Thanks for sharing that grapgh.

Making the Turkey bomb someone suggested on Thanksgiving could be another stress test to crash the servers that gets more then 3,200 doners in one hour.

[Arklatex]

matched! :D

[walt]

you guys failed to crash the server. some revolutionaries you are.... :p ;) :p