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This was submitted with a title that doesn’t match the page and is not even accurste (Please donate to keep Network Time Protocol up) is not correct. This donat

This was submitted with a title that doesn’t match the page and is not even accurste (Please donate to keep Network Time Protocol up) is not correct. This donation page is not for the public NTP pool. It’s for the NTP Project organization and their web page. All of the angry comments from people who think NTP will stop working if the donation bar doesn’t get to $1000 are misinformed. Also note that the bar isn’t updating. It’s been stuck at $365 for myself and others despite donations coming in.

mmmpetrichor 1y ago
I think maybe the title of this topic post is the main source of misinformation.
- Aurornis 1y ago
  It’s definitely the title. The title is a plain and simple lie.
  - gastonmorixe 1y ago
    yeah. Lesson learned: never share on HN late at night without paying more attention. I’m sorry guys. It wasn’t my intention at all, I was trying to learn about time syncing and thought they really needed help to keep the site and devs support up. 2 months left and 1k goal looked sad and perfect for us to help. I failed in the title badly and no idea what they are doing by changing the goal. I will dig deeper later. It was 100% my fault. Stop donating. I only hope they are not a scam. :/
jrmg 1y ago
You’re right, people are plainly commenting based on the title. The goal has now mysteriously changed to a goal of $4000.
- calvinmorrison 1y ago
  nothing could be LESS mysterious
- 6c696e7578 1y ago
  Likely the $3000 was needed to stand up a network that can handle the request load from hacker news.
  - CamperBob2 1y ago
    Now it's $4560 on the way to a goal of $8000. Great look, guys. You're fooling... somebody, apparently.
- edm0nd 1y ago
  Now it's $8,000 >$4,560 of $8,000 raised
- lossolo 1y ago
  It went from 1k -> 2k -> 4k to 8k, so I guess the next will be 16k and then 32k..
phailhaus 1y ago
I see it at $2,130 fifteen minutes after your comment.
- Aurornis 1y ago
  Yes, it’s updating now. Ctrl-F this thread and search for ‘365’ and you’ll see that it was not changing for several hours despite donations rolling in.
  - jetbalsa 1y ago
    I suspect someone is updating that bar by hand :V
    - Ghoelian 1y ago
      Probably yes, it's still at 2130
    - jrochkind1 1y ago
      "Please donate so we can automate near-realtime display of our donations bar" doesn't have the same ring to it.
dang 1y ago
Not sure what happened here—the submitter is a good contributor, so most likely it was a simple misunderstanding—but yeah, the title shouldn't have been editorialized (https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html).
gastonmorixe 1y ago
Oh wow. I’m sorry. I should have done more due diligence and a better title.
- gastonmorixe 1y ago
  for the record: it was 300$ of 1k when I saw this site. 12h later it changed to 11k?? what happened no idea.
  - gastonmorixe 1y ago
    my suggestion: stop donating! unless until they clarify what’s going on. the goal said 1k

mmmpetrichor 1y ago

I think maybe the title of this topic post is the main source of misinformation.

Aurornis 1y ago
It’s definitely the title. The title is a plain and simple lie.
- gastonmorixe 1y ago
  yeah. Lesson learned: never share on HN late at night without paying more attention. I’m sorry guys. It wasn’t my intention at all, I was trying to learn about time syncing and thought they really needed help to keep the site and devs support up. 2 months left and 1k goal looked sad and perfect for us to help. I failed in the title badly and no idea what they are doing by changing the goal. I will dig deeper later. It was 100% my fault. Stop donating. I only hope they are not a scam. :/

jrmg 1y ago

You’re right, people are plainly commenting based on the title. The goal has now mysteriously changed to a goal of $4000.

calvinmorrison 1y ago
nothing could be LESS mysterious
6c696e7578 1y ago
Likely the $3000 was needed to stand up a network that can handle the request load from hacker news.
- CamperBob2 1y ago
  Now it's $4560 on the way to a goal of $8000. Great look, guys. You're fooling... somebody, apparently.
edm0nd 1y ago
Now it's $8,000 >$4,560 of $8,000 raised
lossolo 1y ago
It went from 1k -> 2k -> 4k to 8k, so I guess the next will be 16k and then 32k..

phailhaus 1y ago

I see it at $2,130 fifteen minutes after your comment.

Aurornis 1y ago
Yes, it’s updating now. Ctrl-F this thread and search for ‘365’ and you’ll see that it was not changing for several hours despite donations rolling in.
- jetbalsa 1y ago
  I suspect someone is updating that bar by hand :V
  - Ghoelian 1y ago
    Probably yes, it's still at 2130
  - jrochkind1 1y ago
    "Please donate so we can automate near-realtime display of our donations bar" doesn't have the same ring to it.

dang 1y ago

Not sure what happened here—the submitter is a good contributor, so most likely it was a simple misunderstanding—but yeah, the title shouldn't have been editorialized (https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html).

gastonmorixe 1y ago

Oh wow. I’m sorry. I should have done more due diligence and a better title.

gastonmorixe 1y ago
for the record: it was 300$ of 1k when I saw this site. 12h later it changed to 11k?? what happened no idea.
- gastonmorixe 1y ago
  my suggestion: stop donating! unless until they clarify what’s going on. the goal said 1k