Can someone please address this? (Please?)

[Dinkeldog]

Give me until tomorrow. I'm hip deep in finals and the last set of e-mails I sent to people planning to contribute at the end of September was very disappointing.

 

[Thornir Alekeg]

Give me until tomorrow. I'm hip deep in finals and the last set of e-mails I sent to people planning to contribute at the end of September was very disappointing.

Finals? Where are your priorities, man? Don't you understand that academics are a fleeting thing that will become irrelevant in just a few years, but gaming schwag lasts forever (as long as it has a decent binding or PDFs never become ancient technology unable to be opened).


Good luck with your finals and then get some R&R before you stress out over this stuff.

 

[Dinkeldog]

Let me solicit some advice from people here:

For people that don't give me any response, should I give up after some period of time? Unfortunately I don't have a list by username, just by e-mail. Should I put up the e-mails of people that I got no response from here?

I've had several prize donors back out. I think I'm going to start another thread asking people to contact me if they are still interested in donating prizes, as it has been a full year.

After that, I've got a large number of remaining prizes, which I can talk to AlSiH2O (who has been driven by the site by various users and apparently moderators missing that there were problems) about distributing.

Any opinions on these?

 

[Cthulhu's Librarian]

For people that don't give me any response, should I give up after some period of time? Unfortunately I don't have a list by username, just by e-mail. Should I put up the e-mails of people that I got no response from here?

I'd start a new thread in General, and post the names of people you are trying to contact. Title it something like: "Did you donate to last years fund drive, and still waiting for a prize?"

I've had several prize donors back out. I think I'm going to start another thread asking people to contact me if they are still interested in donating prizes, as it has been a full year.

I'll kick a few more things in. You have my email address. I still have some of my original donated books left as well. Send me 2 or 3 more names.

 

[Cheiromancer]

I don't think that you should post a big list of people's emails. But you could certainly post a thread asking if people had donated and not gotten a response. They could email you (or a dedicated account set up on gmail or something for this purpose) and you could see if they match up with your list.

You could also set up a post for publishers- those who were willing to send prizes and can still do so, and maybe those who are willing to volunteer prizes even though the drive was a year in the past.

My concern would be that whatever logistical snarls that messed up the previous distribution would still be present and mess up this attempt to fix it.

 

[reveal]

At this point, honestly, I wouldn't even bother. You've got bad e-mail addresses, people not responding, and publishers pulling out. It's been so long, it's going to be really, really difficult to get this done.

With the store now in place, it might be easier just to give people credit for purchases.

 

[Wystan]

Post e-mails here, or make a new general thread. Name it regarding the drive.....

See if anyone is also willing to add more swag to cover those that backed out maybe?

 

[Cthulhu's Librarian]

I don't think that you should post a big list of people's emails.

I agree with not posting emails, but a list of names would be fine. People could look at the list and see if there is anyone they know who may not read the site regularly, and have them post or contact you.

 

[spectre72]

At this point, honestly, I wouldn't even bother. You've got bad e-mail addresses, people not responding, and publishers pulling out. It's been so long, it's going to be really, really difficult to get this done.

With the store now in place, it might be easier just to give people credit for purchases.

I have tried to stay away from this thread, but have to make one comment....

I told you so

Months ago there were a few of us who tried to start a discussion on this topic, and even offered our assistance and we were told things would be finished when the people volunteering had time.

After months of trying to get this resolved a new volunteer stepped forward.

Unfortunately, too much time passed from the drive until any attempt to finish this.

I have to give a hand to those who have tried, but I don't see how this will ever be finished.

This had to be completed immediately after the fund drive if you wanted to keep the publishers attention, and unfortunately that did not happen.

And that is unfortunate because the whole server fund drive has left a very bad taste in my mouth about donating money to something like this.

Next time I will have to think twice before donating, and Enworld will be the one that loses.

All because things were promised and never followed through on.

Like many others I did not donate for any of the "prizes", but the "prizes" were part of the fund drive that has not been completed.

And a part of me asks "The next time you donate what won't be completed?"

For those publishers who have fulfilled there commitments, and for the volunteers who have tried to salvage this mess - "Thank You for all of your efforts".

Scott

 

[Cheiromancer]

I agree with not posting emails, but a list of names would be fine. People could look at the list and see if there is anyone they know who may not read the site regularly, and have them post or contact you.

I don't think they know the screen names, let alone real names. Just email adresses.