🦸♂️ Sales Tax
Posted Jun 11, 2020 6:52PM UTC
Patreon will begin charging sales tax to patrons in July. I believe I just configured all our tiers to point out that we only offer online content, not tangible goods, so no one should be taxed. If ...
The Residences at Equality Park
Posted Jun 11, 2020 6:28PM UTC
We just received word that The Residences will begin taking applications from June 15th to June 26th. Located in Wilton Manors (Fort Lauderdale, USA), it will be Florida's first affordable housing community with customized support services for LGBTQ+ seniors.
Wilton Manors is one of the most densely-gay-populated (and especially OlderGay-populated) towns in the world. This looks like a good opportunity for anyone hoping to retire to a gay-friendly community who’s unsure of his ability to manage such a move financially.
The management company will use a lottery to choose from the pool of applicants, not a "first-come-first-served" system. There’s no rush to be the first in line, but if you’re interested, you need to apply sometime next week. Applications and more information will be available on Monday the 15th at:
Where Have All The Events Gone?
Posted Jun 08, 2020 10:00PM UTC
(Long time passing!)
If you get our newsletter, you'll see the Events section shrink dramatically this week. The Chicago Prime Timers gathering was canceled, and we finally received confirmation from cruise organizers that they're canceling all the older gay cruises until the fall. Cross your fingers with us for what's remaining, but I fear we'll be waiting to see each other again in the new year.
Those of us in the United States had even more than the pandemic on our minds last week. If you feel a need to talk to someone (respectfully), do take advantage of our discussion board. If you're having a truly hard time and think a professional trained in coping strategies could help, please reach out to one. You're worth it, and you could benefit from it, even if you've never felt the need before. Here are a couple of resources to try:
Online Counseling
Stay safe, stay...
🦸♂️ Excuses
Posted Jun 02, 2020 3:38PM UTC
Thanks to everyone who signed up for Patreon last month! You’re bringing me ever closer to my dream of having the site break even one of these days. 😄I’m sorry that I haven’t added new features late...
Email Redux
Posted May 19, 2020 3:07PM UTC
So I shouldn't have been so sanguine about the restoration of our email service. I got on the phone with our provider this morning, and we believe it's really, honestly fixed this time.
Not being able to send mail leads to many failures you might not connect to it: When you send a message to another member, the site tries to email them to let them know about it. When you reset your password, it tries to email you for confirmation. Etc. If you've been getting odd errors the last couple of days, try again now and let us know if you're still running into dead ends.
Stay safe, have a great week!
Jeff
Email Outage
Posted May 16, 2020 4:48PM UTC
Our email delivery provider suffered a data breach and locked us out of our account until we changed our password. We should be OK now. I'm sorry for any mail that failed to send between the time they locked us out last night and when I got their message this morning.
Jeff
🦸♂️ M.I.A.
Posted May 13, 2020 6:56PM UTC
It's been a few weeks since I posted here. In addition to the quarantine anxiety and depression we're all feeling, I had my DSL down for a few days and spent a few more in bed with a bug – thankfull...
"Shandi"
Posted May 11, 2020 10:17PM UTC
We've been plagued the last few days by spammers creating fake accounts with variations on the name "Shandi". On the bright side, they haven't bothered to see what our site is about – they're using their standard ploy of posing as young women, so they're unlikely to take anyone in here. 😄
Still, it never hurts to remind everyone to be careful about your personal information, including your email address. Don't share anything with anyone unless you're as sure as you can be about them.
Stay safe,
Jeff
🦸♂️ Behind the Scenes
Posted Apr 19, 2020 2:43PM UTC
This has been a week of working behind the scenes, ironing out problems and fiddling under the hood. One ongoing benefit is that two new helpers are up-to-speed and we're moving to a new customer su...
Checking In
Posted Apr 16, 2020 10:39PM UTC
Paul has started a thread where you can share how things are going with you during the COVID shutdown:
https://talk.oldergay.men/t/let-s-check-in-covid-19/11068
One silver lining in this ordeal is that we can be here to support and check in on one another. I hope you're all still staying safe and getting what you need. Let's keep each other company until we can crawl out of our caves again.
Jeff