THE National is delighted to announce that the crowdfunder for the Dumfries and Galloway mobile hub has reached its initial target of £1850.
Ian Waugh of the hub told us: “This is designed to keep us ‘on the road’ for the next six months, including an MOT/service due early June – plus provide funding for 10,000 of our wee ‘info packs’ showing the positive case for Scotland as an independent country and designed for posting through letterboxes, direct into folks’ homes, in a region that’s virtually devoid of billboards.
READ MORE: Dumfries and Galloway mobile Yes hub just shy of target
READ MORE: Crowdfunder to help keep mobile indy hub van on the road
“Having reached the initial target within the four-week period, a ‘stretch target’ kicked-in automatically – giving us a chance to raise additional funds for more ‘info packs’ or extended running of the van (or, if necessary, to cover any unexpected mechanical glitch that our Transit LWB crew cab van might throw at us).
“The comments we’ve received, either on the funder page or direct to me by ‘contact project’ message, have all been very supportive and are much appreciated.
“Every donor has qualified for one or other of our ‘rewards’, but not everyone has their postal address on the system. Some have messaged me to say ‘no need Ian – didn’t do it for the reward’, or ‘already have the ‘Believe in Scotland’ book, thanks, put the funds to good use’.
“If anyone who has donated and was expecting a ‘reward’ and has not yet received it – please use the ‘contact project’ link on our crowdfunder page to send me your address.”
Why are you making commenting on The National only available to subscribers?
We know there are thousands of National readers who want to debate, argue and go back and forth in the comments section of our stories. We’ve got the most informed readers in Scotland, asking each other the big questions about the future of our country.
Unfortunately, though, these important debates are being spoiled by a vocal minority of trolls who aren’t really interested in the issues, try to derail the conversations, register under fake names, and post vile abuse.
So that’s why we’ve decided to make the ability to comment only available to our paying subscribers. That way, all the trolls who post abuse on our website will have to pay if they want to join the debate – and risk a permanent ban from the account that they subscribe with.
The conversation will go back to what it should be about – people who care passionately about the issues, but disagree constructively on what we should do about them. Let’s get that debate started!
Callum Baird, Editor of The National
Comments: Our rules
We want our comments to be a lively and valuable part of our community - a place where readers can debate and engage with the most important local issues. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused.
Please report any comments that break our rules.
Read the rules here