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Have a look in the motors forum or the electrical/diy/building/renewables/bicycle/fitness and many more that people go to and ask how to do things, the site is as good as ever for people helping others out when in need. There is way too much emphasis being put on a couple of forums here when there are plenty of well run well used ones on the site with no issues and full of well intentioned members willing to help others.

Maybe there just isn't enough hours in the day or literal bodies available for it, but is there any plans to actively publicise this outside of the site?

I think there's people out there who would subscribe but they don't even know there's a drive on to save the site. If you aren't logging in regularly you could easily not have a clue. I'd be giving quotes to every media organisation in the country. There's still loads of goodwill out there towards boards.

And it's a compelling story, in my view: home-grown, massive history and presence in Irish online - even social -life, the whole social history aspect of it, the uniqueness of it, how its struggles are indicative of changing Internet & communication in general.

Maybe there's plans a foot I don't know, but if you really want subs that bad I'd be trying something along those lines.

Who is speculating?

Start a payment, don't finish it, you'll see what information they ask for.

Address and name information is not transmitted as part of a card payment request to your bank.

It is not returned in the approval message.

A merchant can't "accidentally" get your address.

Ask your bank if you don't believe random posters on the Internet.

The users here right now are the only or vast, vast majority of who will possibly save it, give it breathing space - the idea of mods in the hobby and speciality forums and some regional forums PMing the active users sounds like a good idea because those forums not CA or AH or politics are the engine of this site IMO.

I've said from the start it is up to each individual whether they want to contribute or not and that remains but i'd hope posters that find the various forums they find useful (as in they're on them day in, day out and sometimes even trade and profit through them) and who can spare it could be nudged to make the big leap.

Or click on the multiple ads to help the site out currently.

They are the choices to help right here, right now.

Odhran said:- "Everything is stored securely on stripe.. we don't keep any card details." on 25th July!

Sorry was told off before for quoting mod posts before, so not embedding the posts!

The links are in my signature! But will add the links again so people can bookmark?

Odhran & Mikes latest comments.

I can't believe this is still an issue for some people still after clear statements issued? It is not like Odhran or any other staff are going out of there way to obtain as much information from the payment process!

Best of look to people needing to access their socials/websites when faced with the need to verify age! With information they may need to share.