thanks troy8d sent email

Sad to see this go but I still want to send my thanks to EVGA for all those years being on the forefront, using it as a recruitment tool to get many to fold, including myself.  

Again, thanks EVGA for the 13+ glorious years of EVGA's Folding@Home promotion.

I am curious about the forum sections for folding /DC\ crunching. Is there any plans by EVGA to change or eliminate it? I hope not, because we have a team that prefers communication and help here versus the folding forum. 

notfordman
I am curious about the forum sections for folding /DC\ crunching. Is there any plans by EVGA to change or eliminate it? I hope not, because we have a team that prefers communication and help here versus the folding forum. 

Most of the forums that change or get eliminated do so because they go weeks or months without any communication at all.  Gaming was a good example, it was fairly active, and then most games made it so that EVGA couldn't host their own servers, and then servers went away, and then the communications stopped on that thread, and then 6 months went by and no one had posted other than to ask if the section had died.

notfordman
I am curious about the forum sections for folding /DC\ crunching. Is there any plans by EVGA to change or eliminate it? I hope not, because we have a team that prefers communication and help here versus the folding forum. 

 
See the First post made by EVGATech_LeeM (copy found below my comments)
 
(excerpt)
 
"Unfortunately, Folding Year 13 will be the final year of this program supported by EVGA Bucks. This is not to say that EVGA will cease supporting the EVGA Folding@Home team and EVGA will continue to support the Folding community initiative. However, the EVGA Bucks promotion for Folding@Home will come to an end on February 28, 2021."
 
 (end excerpt)
 
The way I read that the Folding Forums is not going anywhere
 
I believe the Title of the Thread has confused many who glance at it.    "A Statement on the 2021 Status of the EVGA Folding@Home Team"
 
 
 
-----> Maybe, a slightly different worded title would have conveyed a clearer message - a title like:  
 
                        EVGA Bucks Promotion ending, for EVGA Folding@Home Team
 
 
 
 
 
 https://forums.evga.com/FindPost/3214094

EVGATech_LeeM
Hi Folders,
 
Thank you again for your dedication to the Folding@Home project. We set a more challenging goal this year, and the team not only doubled production, but tripled production by the end of the year!  
 
Unfortunately, Folding Year 13 will be the final year of this program supported by EVGA Bucks. This is not to say that EVGA will cease supporting the EVGA Folding@Home team and EVGA will continue to support the Folding community initiative. However, the EVGA Bucks promotion for Folding@Home will come to an end on February 28, 2021. Folders will have until March 15, 2021 to claim any outstanding points.
 
For everyone who has folded, thank you and we appreciate all the time and effort you have spent over the last 13+ years recruiting more folders, assisting thousands of members to get started folding, and bringing attention to the very real benefits of using PC hardware to save lives.
 
Thank you,
EVGA
 

I understand that we have until March 15 to claim our EVGA bucks. Does this mean we have until March 15 to spend the EVGA bucks, or will they still be available to spend after that date? I would like to spend my EVGA bucks on a 30xx series card when they come back in stock.

you get EVGA bucks for other things like affiliate program and forum posts ...so they will still be there
they never said EVGA bucks was dead or they were ending other programs
 

necessaryevil426
I understand that we have until March 15 to claim our EVGA bucks. Does this mean we have until March 15 to spend the EVGA bucks, or will they still be available to spend after that date? I would like to spend my EVGA bucks on a 30xx series card when they come back in stock.

They'll be available after.

Was an incredible program. Sad to see it go

EVGATech_LeeM
Hi Folders,
 
Thank you again for your dedication to the Folding@Home project. We set a more challenging goal this year, and the team not only doubled production, but tripled production by the end of the year!  
 
Unfortunately, Folding Year 13 will be the final year of this program supported by EVGA Bucks. This is not to say that EVGA will cease supporting the EVGA Folding@Home team and EVGA will continue to support the Folding community initiative. However, the EVGA Bucks promotion for Folding@Home will come to an end on February 28, 2021. Folders will have until March 15, 2021 to claim any outstanding points.
 
For everyone who has folded, thank you and we appreciate all the time and effort you have spent over the last 13+ years recruiting more folders, assisting thousands of members to get started folding, and bringing attention to the very real benefits of using PC hardware to save lives.
 
Thank you,
EVGA

Well, this sucks. just saw this program now, and it is the 2nd of march. DAMN IT.