Fri 6 Oct 2006
Blowing the lid off the b0x
Posted by naz under Uncategorized
[19] Comments
Okkkkkkkkkkkkkk … loosening the archiving restrictions for the entire site to three months caused a little consternation that I hadn’t envisioned, but looking at it again I suppose the few supporting the many has the potential to piss the few off. So that’s out the window then. Let no one say that when I see which way the wind is blowing that I do not also blow.
One option would have been to bring the restrictions back to one month. However, our hosting company have insanely increased our bandwidth and I wanted to pass this on. On the other hand, our subscribers make the whole site possible and subscribe for either the incentive of permanent hosting or archive access. I’m leaving the subscriptions in place but with a catch.
Every mix on b00mb0x is now public and available to download without restrictions. It sounds too good to be true and it just might be. There’s no incentive to subscribe any longer though and the site will depend on it’s subscriptions to go on. Ultimately, it will be the users of b00mb0x who fund it. There is a possibility that that won’t happen. This is something I wanted to do after the new year, but the lead ballon yesterday made me bring it forward.
I’ll refund any mixer who wants their subscription refunded. I’ll refund any other subscriber who joined in the last month. Please email me privately.
You can cancel recurring billing from your PayPal account by following these steps below:
1. Log into your PayPal account.
2. Click the My Account tab.
3. Click the History subtab.
4. Choose the Subscriptions field from the Show dropdown menu.
5. Check the From box and change the date back 2 years.
6. Click Search.
7. You may see more than one Active subscriptions for your b00mb0x
membership.
6. To view the details of a specific Subscription Creation, click Details
in the Details column.
7. At the bottom of this page, click Cancel Subscription.
8. On the confirmation page, click Cancel Subscription again.
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I’ve been away for far too long and things have gotten crazy in the world of BoomBox.
Free mix hosting? Nah, I’m gonna pay my way every month and in return I’ll post two of my mixes; been a long time coming put I’ve finally got around to it.
Good to see some familiar names still posting mixes.
Cheers
Stu
Huh I’m 2 stoned or stoopid to understand whats going on but I’ll just shut & get back to mixing π
mixes don’t get archived anymore, you can download any mix here without a username and password now. up is now down
any possibility to donate without opening a paypal account? π‘
yes.
u can send me the money and i’ll paypal it for ya π
no m8, it just easier this way so don’t worry about it :).
Is it because you don’t like Paypal?
If not, 3 dollars a month is nothin’ compared ot the costs and hassle of hosting your own mixes.
You said it best Stu.
This site, the web hosters, and the entire community have been far too good to me… three bucks a month is asking very little in return.
Especially when I do a new mix every effin month. In a few years, Naz’ll have more hosting space than Google π
How about we get Tshirts that say “I pay three bucks a month to get my mix reviewed”?
i don’t subscribe because i live in a country with a poor economy and it does represent a relatively hefty (though by no means exhorbitant) fee when i add it up for a few months.
having said that, i get a lot of free music out of b00mb0x and its resident mixers, and i thought the upgrade to a month of free dls was an amazing gift for us non subscribers. i wouldn’t have complained if it had stuck to that. it only seems fair.
i have no idea what my point is. i guess i’m just posting out of guilt because i’m a freeloader. ΓΒ‘viva b00mb0x!
b00mb0x, b00mb0x, b00mb0x.
How long has it been now…4 years? It’s been a long good while for sure. Many changes, lots of ups and many downs…And here you are still around.
My first download was some xmas diggs by Hellbound(no longer around).
You’re a gift that keeps on giving…Free, or otherwise.
A big thanks to all the great mixers who put in a lot of hard work to make people happy. You’re the best. And to those who maintain this site, you are artists in the first degree.
Peace.
Indeed π
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“the site will depend on itΓ’β¬β’s subscriptions to go on”
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k man, i dont care if you dont care. i definitely want this excellent site to be kept up!!!
π i guess i’ll just open the fuckin account. 8pz
i do care, that’s why i offered!
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opening up your own paypal account is the way forward
Yay! Finally my freeridin’ chance to grab hold of those oldies and goodies π
But, hmm, it must be my conscience knockin’: I feel a sudden urge to keep this site live with a subscription … or a donation … name it w’ever. I cannot keep on freeriding with all this open to me π
Thanks for the marvelously good news, Naz!
Hey, listen.
For all it’s worth, you can contact me as far as anything goes for the site. What I mean is… how much would you guys (funding-wise) need to safely run this site? I donate three bucks a month via PayPal, but I certainly wouldn’t mind doing more (within reason).
I sure as hell use the space, so I don’t mind paying for it. And this website is top of the line — it has nothing but potential and I (along with many others) would be devestated to see it go under.
good to know pal!
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I agree completely with Vepik. This site has the potential to become very special and if you need any assistance in realising that I’d love to help.