New Server Drive - donation and prize thread (Final total: $13,310!)

[Morrus]

It seems that a rash of people have joined up for Community Supporter in addition to all the cash that's been sent in. I was wondering if the boom of CS money might lock in hosting costs and the goal levels could be reevaluated purely for hardware.

Not really - we're hoping to pay for a year of hosting at the increased cost that two servers will amount to, which is $500 per month (instead of the current $400 per month). It would take an awful lot of CS accounts to make a dent in that!

Basically, after buying the hardware, we're going to pay as far in advance for hosting as we possibly can.

 

[Vigwyn the Unruly]

$10 by PayPal. Thanks for all the hard work that goes into this site. It's a fantastic resource!

 

[Mark]

Re the shipping costs - as I'm down under I'm happy to get electronic products only.

Same here.

Ditto.

In fact, it might be worth checking with all international donators.

Duncan

In the spirit of this, for those from outside the USA (or even inside) who will step up and agree to this, aside from whatever other electronic product you might win, you will also (definitely) have something from CMG. If you have already donated and posted so in this thread, feel free to email me with your screenname and "server drive" in the subject line and you can collect as early as right now. (Mark (at) CreativeMountainGames.com) Thanks for stepping up!

 

[Magus Coeruleus]

Still waiting for a response...

Hey, I'd still like to know if I can write one check for CS + server donation.

Thanks.

Hi,

Paypal is convenient, but I prefer EN World keep as much of the money as possible. I'd like to become a community supporter and make a server donation via check. Do I need to write two separate checks or can I write one for the total and show the breakdown in the memo line?

Thanks,
MC

 

[calypso15]

Hey hey,

I just wanted to confirm that, once the dust is settled, a list will be posted of all the publishers that so kindly donated prizes? Just so I know who to buy from in the future

Calypso

 

[Ricochet]

8 MB? We go through that every minute or so.

Our dataline peaks at 10 Megabytes (not gigabaud) / sec - not per month. I've shopped around, we're not being robbed. Besides, Cyberstreet has allowed us to get away with some stunts a larger company wouldn't have (like drop behind 4 months in the bills - the cause of last year's previous fund drive).

Ahh, sorry... I am not that great with the technical, but that makes the $400 deal sound pretty sweet really

Edit: Sorry mods, just saw your reminder now.. Please feel free to delete this.

 

[Malic]

The donation was to help, not just to get a prize, but I was wondering - If we did happen to be lucky and win something, could we maybe pay for our own shipping, if we wanted to? I am down under too, and wouldn't want to burden EN World, but there is something special about hard copy.

 

[Yair]

30$ sent. You deserve more, but that's all I can give right now.

Yair

 

[Globus]

Ditto.

In fact, it might be worth checking with all international donators.

Duncan

Good idea, count me in! PDF's for me only (should I happen to win anything... hey, I see I already have, of to email Mark ). BTW regarding the people not able to donate through PayPal (I was in that boat a while back) couldn't you just sell "Donation Vouchers" of say 10, 20, 50, 100 USD through rpgshop? It seems like a simple solution, but I don't know if it's possible, legal, or whatever?

COME ON! Let's go for platinum!

Best regards,
Anders

 

[Zappo]

It didn't occur to me, but it's true that publishers shouldn't pay for shipping costs... I can pay for my own shipping costs if I get a paper book. If that is impractical, I can settle for electronic books only.