How much does it cost to run this forum

[wizer]

Seems like I'm one of only a few members who post here fairly regularlly that isn't a forum supporter.

Obviously I'm not counting all those fake usernames that are designed to make this place look busier than it really is.

Anyway assuming that most of the regulars have really donated and it's not a made up thing like so many other details attached to a members profile, I don't want to be a freeioader and keep my wallet closed while everyone else has ponied up.

Especially if it costs more to operate this place than the funds that have been donated.

So @Bastard Factory please provide an accounting or a so-called "net worth statement"and if you're in the red I will make a generous donation.

 

[jack]

Lol prowler tried that a few months back when alt was harassing him to donate with nearly every post

 

[wizer]

He tried what? To get an accounting before handing his cash to a stranger that might not even use it for its stated purpose?

 

[Lily]

He tried what? To get an accounting before handing his cash to a stranger that might not even use it for its stated purpose?

So, don't donate and stfu about it. Easy.

 

[jack]

He tried what? To get an accounting before handing his cash to a stranger that might not even use it for its stated purpose?

I had no issues donating. I've done my own boards in the past and I always appreciated the help. What he does with it is his business.

 

[wizer]

i suppose that's another way of looking at it. You don't care if you're helping covering forum costs or supporting the owners living expenses. Fair enough.

I just don't ever recall other forums accepting donations.

 

[wizer]

So, don't donate and stfu about it. Easy.

Did you mean to type that? With you there's no way to really know.

 

[Lily]

Did you mean to type that? With you there's no way to really know.

Yes. I did.

 

[Bastard Factory]

$44 a month.

D0NATE 2 BFF 2026 - $10+

bastardfactory.net

There are no 'books'... BFF is a side show.
Self sustaining forum of fun.

 

[Admin.]

That’s a good question for Yowler he did a deep dive into the financials of the forum, with a forensic audit just like Doge!

 

[wizer]

Yes. I did.

Did you really mean to type "I did not?"

You see where I'm going with this?

There's no way to know.

 

[The Associate]

I'd donate, if I had the wherewithal to do so. BF is paying for this out of his own pocket (so far as any of us knows), and it's only fair that those of us who enjoy it should chip in as a gesture of appreciation if for no other reason. I would, were I situated to do so.

 

[Reggie_Essent]

Flynnie made my name gold because I gave her a good Livestock Evaluation on her feet.

 

[X]

I’m poor like courier 6

 

[The Prowler]

Word on the street is that Bastard Factory makes a tidy little profit every month from scamming the Site Supporters like myself.

But I write it off as a business expense, so I am actually making a huge profit the more I donate. At least that is what my Accountant (Senile @Joe) tells me...

 

[wizer]

But I write it off as a business expense, so I am actually making a huge profit the more I donate. At least that is what my Accountant (Senile @Joe) tells me...

It doesn't work that way. Business expenses (including qualified donations) reduce your taxable income so you pay less tax to the State and Federal Government. You no longer have those funds that went to pay expenses. You don't "make more profit" rather you're spending that money not putting it in the bank which is why it isn't taxed.

At the end of the day if you didn't have as many business expenses and didn't make charitable donations you'd have a higher tax bill but you'd end up with more money in your pocket.

Additionally since this forum is obviously not a legitimate write off you're committing tax fraud and in an audit you'd be penalized and fined more than you saved in taxes.

 

[Bastard Factory]

What street is that? Sesame?
Profit? BFF has brought in a whopping $65 since March 5...

You can't Count ....

 

[realgrimm]

I've gifted a few memberships since I was donating anyways and I've also donated anonymously to keep Breakfail thinking he's top dog ..

 

[Admin.]

I've gifted a few memberships since I was donating anyways and I've also donated anonymously to keep Breakfail thinking he's top dog ..

I haven’t kept track, but I’ve gifted a handful of members myself, because I am not a selfish short bald buffoon.

 

[The Prowler]

It doesn't work that way. Business expenses (including qualified donations) reduce your taxable income so you pay less tax to the State and Federal Government. You no longer have those funds that went to pay expenses. You don't "make more profit" rather you're spending that money not putting it in the bank which is why it isn't taxed.

At the end of the day if you didn't have as many business expenses and didn't make charitable donations you'd have a higher tax bill but you'd end up with more money in your pocket.

Additionally since this forum is obviously not a legitimate write off you're committing tax fraud and in an audit you'd be penalized and fined more than you saved in taxes.

Holy shit....

At least that is what my Accountant (Senile @Joe) tells me...

Senile @Joe has some explaining to do!!!!!

 

[The Prowler]

I haven’t kept track, but I’ve gifted a handful of members myself, because I am not a selfish short bald buffoon.

You are not even a Site Supporter, you cheap cunt.

 

[Admin.]

You are not even a Site Supporter, you cheap cunt.

Could you please not be a fucking imbecile at least once in a while?

What does Donated $40.00 mean in Dumbfuckistan, Yowler?

The members I have donated for, I do anonymously, because I’m not an attention craving dipstick.

 

[The Prowler]

Why did fuckface edit my quote?

 

[Admin.]

Why did fuckface edit my quote?

Because you’re not only bald, you’re a cuck.

 

[The Prowler]

Because you’re not only bald, you’re a cuck.

That does not make any sense.

You are not good at this. You have never been.

Good.

At this.