Hey everyone, Commish here

[HoopScoop]

Before we get too much further into the season, I just wanted to say hey to everyone. On Saturday, this forum will turn 3 years old. Time does fly by. And, in the interim, this forum has truly turned into a gem of a place for info and discussion on Big 12 Women's Basketball. Thanks goes to each and every one of you!!

As most of you are aware, I cranked up this website several years ago because of the lack of coverage on Big 12 Women's Basketball. It's been my hobby ever since. And since this is a one-man outfit (i.e. don't have big corp backing and won't annoy you with ill-placed advertisements around the website), please let me inform you (or refresh your memory) about a way you can help HoopScoop out even further!

I am linked with Amazon.com's honor system. You can find a direct link on the home page in the upper-right hand corner or you can click here (http://hoopscoop.net/big12wbb/amazpay.cgi?url=http://s1.amazon.com/exec/varzea/pay/T39JTL8YW0L39). To quote them: "The Amazon Honor System is a safe and easy way for you to support your favorite Web sites..." and "...the Amazon Honor System lets you use Amazon.com payment technology to make payments to Web sites as small as $1.00." If you would like to help defray some of my annual costs to maintain this website, I'd be much obliged. It costs me ~$350 a year to maintain this site, and that's if I don't purchase any additional software. It won't bankrupt me, but on the other hand if my wife really knew how much I spent on the site, she'd have my head I suppose.

Thanks already to those who have given so generously the past couple of years (http://hoopscoop.net/ubb/Forum1/HTML/001430.html) and thanks to the one individual who already sent in a contribution earlier today!

Keep up the great participation and if you ever have any questions or comments, don't hesitate to ask!

[This message has been edited by HoopScoop (edited 11-19-2003).]

[DblT81]

Thank you Hoopscoop for all you have done.

(good looking post you linked up http://hoopscoop.net/ubb/wink.gif )

[catladyok]

Many thanks, HoopScoop. My check is in the e-mail.

[Bball Girl]

Thanks HoopScoop, you do a marvelous job and thanks to you and Mecehlle Voepel, the women's basketball community knows what a terrific site this is.

Also, thanks for your support of women's basketball..thanks to you we have the opportunity to share the wonderful teams and student athletes we all support and hopefull get more people excited about women's basketball.

[BBallFan]

This is a great site! I enjoy the posts, information and general (sometimes quite humerous) discussions! I appreciate what you have done for Big Twelve Women's Basketball. I will support you!

[swok34]

hoopscoop.....is your PO Box address the same as last year?

I just want to say that I really appreciate......all of you guys and....

no pop-up ads!

[This message has been edited by swok34 (edited 11-20-2003).]

[Dale8R]

Among all of today's thoughts of family and friends is one for you, Chief. Thank you for this gift you have given us.

[BBallFan]

Can you provide your address to mail in a contribution or do you prefer we use the Amazon.com reference (which I don't know how to do but will definitely give it a try)?

Thanks again for a great site!

[HoopScoop]

I see a couple of requests for snail mail address. Here it is:

Chris Porter
P.O. Box 773
Norman, OK 73070

Thanks for everyone's generosity. Just over $100 has been donated.

Happy Holidays!