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

[Old Fezziwig]

there've been some glitches on my end (nothing serious) as we match emails to addresses to user names.

Read this as "there've been some glitches on my end (nothing serious) as we march emails to addresses to user names." Whoa.

 

[Umbra]

Congrats, Thalmin. Great prize, Phil.

 

[alsih2o]

Thalmin, contact me at roninartspresident@yahoo.com so that we can discuss this.

I am jealous ot the point of a stomach ache.

Congrats Thalmin, work him like a borrowed mule!

 

[guedo79]

Did Monte ever say what he was donating?

 

[Piratecat]

Did Monte ever say what he was donating?

Yup. He offered a choice between a bunch of stuff on pdf and a hard copy book; this was actually the first prize we awarded.

For folks who are curious, here's how we're assigning prizes:

- For a very few people, we've offered them their first choice of prizes. This is limited to (I believe) the top three donors. That's where Monte's book went.

- Everything else is random. I have a spreadsheet set up with everyone's name, and a random number generator set up. I give a prize to whoever the number indicates, and if they already have something then it goes to the next closest person who hasn't. Once everyone has something, I start awarding multiple prizes in the same way.

One of the things that has slowed me down a bit is that one of the publishers was kind enough to assign their prizes themselves, picking randomly. I don't know who those went to, though, so I'm holding to make sure that everything is kosher.

 

[Alzrius]

(I'll keep trying.)

Thanks Mark!

I'm getting yours, but you're not getting mine, I think. Are you sure all of your filters/blockers are off?

I'm sure my filters are off. The odd part is that even before, when they were on, I had always gotten mail from you with no problems. Would sending the relevant links in a PM here on EN World work for you?

 

[alsih2o]

One of the things that has slowed me down a bit is that one of the publishers was kind enough to assign their prizes themselves, picking randomly. I don't know who those went to, though, so I'm holding to make sure that everything is kosher.

I just got an email with all the names and addresses form the publisher in question. One more hurdle down!

 

[mythusmage]

I've gotten 6 (of a promised 15) download links from The Le Games. Considering how much I donated, I'm making out like a bandit.

Seriously, it is much appreciated. TLG said, "Thank you for donating." To which I reply, "You're welcome."

 

[TroyXavier]

Okay...so 6 is normal. I was afraid I had accidentally emptied other ones befoer I saw the first set.

Yeah, there's been those, the CMG stuff, and I wanna say one other, without whatever other prize I might get. Thanks to all the very generous donors. It reminds me why I love this hobby so much.

 

[alsih2o]

The Le Games is sending them out in bundles in an attempt to make sure his wrists still work well enough to keep making product.

Keep an eye out.