24 Hours Left To Support Our Crowdfunding Campaign On Net Neutrality: Now With Stretch Goals

from the almost-at-the-finish-line dept

Wed, Jul 30th 2014 2:24pm — Mike Masnick

Home stretch: Less than 24 hours left
to support our net neutrality coverage »

In the last 24 hours or so, you guys came through in an amazing way to shoot us past our target goal in our crowdfunding campaign to support our net neutrality reporting. Following yesterday's amazing post from former Congressional staffer Jen Hoelzer about how much reporting like Techdirt's can make a difference in DC, there was a flood of support, which was great. There's still another 24 hours or so to go in the initial campaign and we've decided to add some stretch goals, because all the crowdfunding kids are doing it (and we can't resist the peer pressure).

The support has continued to flow in, but the more support we can get in these last 24 hours, the more we can do, and the more impact we can hopefully have in making sure that the public's voice is heard in DC and that the future of the internet isn't just decided by "DC insiders."

Home stretch: Less than 24 hours left
to support our net neutrality coverage »

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Anonymous Coward, 30 Jul 2014 @ 2:58pm

Is the super-secret goal finalized yet?
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- Dark Helmet (profile), 30 Jul 2014 @ 3:33pm
  
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  It's a Dark Helmet thong-back bikini calendar....
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  - Mike Masnick (profile), 30 Jul 2014 @ 3:52pm
    
    Re: Re:
    It's a Dark Helmet thong-back bikini calendar....
    
    Dude! Do I need to send you a dictionary with the word "surprise" highlighted?
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    - Dark Helmet (profile), 30 Jul 2014 @ 4:00pm
      
      Re: Re: Re:
      Oh, I haven't mentioned what the surprise within the calendar is going to be, but I'm pretty sure everyone can guess...
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      - martyburns (profile), 30 Jul 2014 @ 4:13pm
        
        Re: Re: Re: Re:
        New stretch goal:
        
        $80,000 - To avoid ever having to see the Dark Helmet thong-back bikini calendar.
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        Ninja (profile), 31 Jul 2014 @ 5:12am
        
        Re: Re: Re: Re: Re:
        SHUT UP AND TAKE MY MONEY, ALL OF IT!
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Mike Masnick (profile), 30 Jul 2014 @ 4:17pm

$80,000 - To avoid ever having to see the Dark Helmet thong-back bikini calendar.

Heh. Now wouldn't that be a fair bit of incentive to get us up and over $80k? :) I like it.
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That One Guy (profile), 30 Jul 2014 @ 5:54pm

I'm somewhat confused, I'm not the only one to think that the two middle goals are in reverse order, right? It seems that a monthly Q&A would take more effort, and thus be more 'valuable', than a spreadsheet.
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- Mike Masnick (profile), 30 Jul 2014 @ 6:01pm
  
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  I'm somewhat confused, I'm not the only one to think that the two middle goals are in reverse order, right? It seems that a monthly Q&A would take more effort, and thus be more 'valuable', than a spreadsheet.
  
  No. Infographic (which is a hell of a lot more than a "spreadsheet") is a lot of work...
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  - Dark Helmet (profile), 30 Jul 2014 @ 6:11pm
    
    Re: Re:
    Plus, it'd be way more fun to interact with backers than putting together the infographic. So if you want to punish us, contribute more!
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    - Ninja (profile), 31 Jul 2014 @ 5:14am
      
      Re: Re: Re:
      Pictures of yourself in a thong-back bikini are NOT forms of infographic.
      
      Somebody please help this reach 80k Y_Y
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  - That One Guy (profile), 30 Jul 2014 @ 8:03pm
    
    Re: Re:
    Fair enough, now that I think about it such a thing would take a lot more work than setting up a Q&A. Not sure why I called it a spreadsheet either, mental dictionary must have been on the fritz when I typed that out.
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David Cortright (profile), 30 Jul 2014 @ 9:58pm

Any matching funds left to unlock?
That would certainly be a motivator for some (like me) to donate now that the goal has been met.

Also would be interested in knowing how much to get a text ad on some or all of the upcoming net-neut (net-newt?) articles.
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- Anonymous Coward, 31 Jul 2014 @ 5:46am
  
  Re: Any matching funds left to unlock?
  When I last went to Japan I caught a newt in a net. I felt guilty afterwards.
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- Mike Masnick (profile), 31 Jul 2014 @ 5:51am
  
  Re: Any matching funds left to unlock?
  That would certainly be a motivator for some (like me) to donate now that the goal has been met.
  
  At this point we've exhausted the matching funds... but maybe you can convince someone else to match whatever you donate. ;)
  
  Also would be interested in knowing how much to get a text ad on some or all of the upcoming net-neut (net-newt?) articles.
  
  If you want to discuss ads, contact us here: https://www.techdirt.com/advertise.php
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Quick Brown Fox, 31 Jul 2014 @ 5:46am

Stretch marks
If the stretch goals are not met, will the campaign have stretch marks?
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- Anonymous Coward, 31 Jul 2014 @ 8:00am
  
  Re: Stretch marks
  I think that only happens if the goals are met after the money has been delivered.
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  - Anonymous Coward, 2 Aug 2014 @ 7:03am
    
    Re: Re: Stretch marks
    I guess no one got the pun?
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