The Amphicar forums have been around for over 20 years. The software and hosting costs for maintaining the forum are approximately $650 per year and are funded solely by member contributions. The forums are maintained separate from the IAOC and are not a part of your IAOC membership dues. Labor is all voluntary. Unlike Facebook, or other social media platforms, your data is not sold for profit and your privacy is maintained.
In 2020, donations fully covered the forum expenses. In 2021, they covered only 50% of costs.
If the 20+ years of Amphicar information and expertise maintained here is of value to you (32,000+ messages), consider making a contribution in 2022. I especially appeal to some of our newer / younger members as several of our long-term supporters have gone on the that great Amphicar Harbor in the sky over the last few years.
Here is the direct link for making contributions.
Thanks.
Mike
In 2020, donations fully covered the forum expenses. In 2021, they covered only 50% of costs.
- Hosting (recently upgraded) at $240 a year
- Core licence renewal at $75 per year
- Spam prevention services at $50 per year
- Image management (handles lossless compression and related) at $90 per year
- Other "add-on" licenses at $150 a year
- Misc costs like domain registration, SSL certificate, etc. at $50 per year
If the 20+ years of Amphicar information and expertise maintained here is of value to you (32,000+ messages), consider making a contribution in 2022. I especially appeal to some of our newer / younger members as several of our long-term supporters have gone on the that great Amphicar Harbor in the sky over the last few years.
Here is the direct link for making contributions.
Thanks.
Mike