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

[reveal]

Well, keep in mind several things.

1 - Being a community supporter helps. With that fundraising drive, community supporter accounts were not included. So it is possible to be a community supported that was did not participate in the fundraiser. It is also possible to have participated in the fundraiser and still be a registered user.

2 - With a community this large, we cover a wide variety of economic opportunity. There are folks in my gaming group that are only recently entering the job market. They are moving out of their parent's houses, going to school, working wage-slave jobs, etc. I don't expect them to have the same type of disposable income that I do at 35 with a career. I don't hold that against them either.

3 - Sometimes other expense come up regardless of what you want to do. I am sure there were people that would have gladly donated if they hadn't recently suffered unexpected medical expenses, or car repairs, or just been laid off, or any number of other circumstances that dictate you don't have money at that exact moment that you can donate.

4 - The feeling of community and use of the site is different for each person. Some people only stop by occasionally. Some just don't feel like joining in the conversations. So those folks may feel less attachment here.

I admit it can be slightly annoying to have somebody complain when they have free access, but it's not a big deal. I like a lot of different EN Worlders and it doesn't matter to me what status they are.

Kumbaya, my lord, Kumbaya!

 

[Rodrigo Istalindir]

Well, keep in mind several things.

You're a better man than I am, Gunga Din. It doesn't bug me so much when it's some noob with 20 posts under his belt and a registered date of 2005. But when it's someone who has more posts than I do, who registered at the same time, I get a little annoyed. It's not like it's expensive -- $35 a year is less than a sub to Dragon, or half the new hardbacks that come out. If you've bothered to post a couple thousand times, I don't think you can say you've not gotten your money's worth. At least have the good grace at that point to not whine about searching, or system performance, or what-not.

But then again, I'm a mean old bastard.

 

[BSF]

If you've bothered to post a couple thousand times, I don't think you can say you've not gotten your money's worth. At least have the good grace at that point to not whine about searching, or system performance, or what-not.

Oh I agree! I don't hold it against people to not be a community supporter. But if you aren't, then I don't think you have any room to complain about something that is free.

My point is that the fundraiser isn't the best way to determine the number of folks that are helping it.

 

[Morrus]

My point is that the fundraiser isn't the best way to determine the number of folks that are helping it.

And don't discount all those people who donate in terms of time and effort! Without them (reviewers, newshounds, technical people, mods, etc.) the money would be useless.

 

[Asmo]

...and there´s still the problem with the many of us wanting to donate but not being able to because you have to use Paypal.
I still don´t get it why you can´t donate or become a Community Supporter with a Visa Card.

Asmo

 

[Crothian]

...and there´s still the problem with the many of us wanting to donate but not being able to because you have to use Paypal.
I still don´t get it why you can´t donate or become a Community Supporter with a Visa Card.

Asmo

RPGNow has ways to donate and they take credit card I beleive

 

[reveal]

...and there´s still the problem with the many of us wanting to donate but not being able to because you have to use Paypal.
I still don´t get it why you can´t donate or become a Community Supporter with a Visa Card.

Asmo

That's not true. You can purchase a CS account through RPGNow.

http://www.rpgnow.com/product_info.php?products_id=669&

You have the chose to pay by PayPal or by credit card.

 

[Rodrigo Istalindir]

That's not true. You can purchase a CS account through RPGNow.

http://www.rpgnow.com/product_info.php?products_id=669&

You have the chose to pay by PayPal or by credit card.

That should be pasted at the top of the Community Supporter page. It comes up fairly often.

 

[BSF]

I believe you can even choose to pay RPGNow with a money order. I'm sure that takes even longer, and it might require a few hoops to jump through, but the option is available.

 

[reveal]

I believe you can even choose to pay RPGNow with a money order. I'm sure that takes even longer, and it might require a few hoops to jump through, but the option is available.

I think his problem was that he couldn't pay by CC through any other means than PayPal, which is true if you use the board. If you go through RPGNow, you can enter your own CC to pay.