OK, we have a problem [please read!]

[Scott_Rouse]

Bought my CS account today.

Also Russ check your email and get in touch with me ASAP.

 

[Brown Jenkin]

Bought the full price 3 year version to help out. It would be nice to have a higher level option available. It doesn't need extra features, just a way to give more for those who can afford to.

 

[DM-Rocco]

I've been trying not to mention this, but I'm getting pretty desparate.

EN World/Circvs Maximvs' finances aren't working out. Nobody's buying advertising space, nobody's buying ENP's PDFs, nobody's buying Community Suporter Accounts at ENW; they haven't been for months, and I've been racking up debt covering it. Various people and companies who owe me money aren't paying it (apologies to those who have heard this before). The server bill is $450 per month.

I don't see a way to make the server bill this month, let alone next month and the next. I'm going to Italy with Sharon on June 1st for a week (fortunately, it was paid for by credit card ages ago, although the CC bill hasn't been paid yet!), which also creates a timing issue, since the server bill is due on the last day of the preceding month. Somehow, I'm also supposed to be getting to GenCon, which involves a plane fare.

So I'm doing what I always resist doing - asking for money.

If you can afford to donate, please do so. Anything will help. I know a lot of us are poor, and I don't expect anything from anyone, but I don't want this server to be switched off.

If you can donate anything, even just a couple of dollars, I'd be very, very grateful. I can't offer you anything in exchange - I don't have anything! But if you can donate something, my paypal address is: russmorrissey@gmail.com.

Please don't feel obligated or pressured. I wouldn't ask unless I had to.

- Russ

EDIT: If you've just bought a Community Supporter account, it should kick in immediately. If it doesn't, please post here and we'll enable it ASAP. This is one of the bugs that we're looking forward to fixing. Thanks!

I have bought user accounts in the past, so I do support the effort, so don't get me wrong if I ask a question or two.

The server bill is only $450 a month? That doesn't seem like alot, I'm just saying. No one literially buys anything where you can't even make that much? I'm not doubting you, it just raised a flag in my head is all.

Anyway, I have been meaning to get another supporter account. If I bought one, would 100% of that fee go towards you or is there a middle man somewhere getting a cut? What I mean to say is, could me supporting you at least be partially benifical in that I buy an account and you get the full money to you or should I just paypal you some funds directly?

 

[morbiczer]

Bought the full price 3 year version to help out. It would be nice to have a higher level option available. It doesn't need extra features, just a way to give more for those who can afford to.

You can always send some money directly through Paypal.

 

[dogoftheunderworld]

...As for me, I'm re-upping my CS account, I'd let it lapse but this is the only website I'd actually pay for (yeah, this is my digital initiative).

(emphasis mine)

I had already subscribed to "War of the Burning Sky" and I bought my first o) CSA when I saw this thread.

Mostly, I wanted to point out wingsandsword's post. I have gathered more useful bits (paid and free) from ENWorld over the last 5+ years ( ).

ENWorld is MY Digital Initiative too!

Thanks Morrus (and Eric before him) and to everyone else who has made this a great community.

 

[Midknightsun]

Oft- time lurker. Now a community supporter. There's a few PDFs I may grab as well.

 

[Morrus]

The server bill is only $450 a month? That doesn't seem like alot, I'm just saying. No one literially buys anything where you can't even make that much? I'm not doubting you, it just raised a flag in my head is all.

You'd be amazed. I think the thought process involves people assuming that everyone else is doing it, so it doesn't make much difference if they don't.

 

[Harker Wade]

Okay, I de-lurked long enough to cough up the paypal-ola!

 

[Rodrigo Istalindir]

Part of the problem with the CS accounts is the annual (or bi- or tri-) nature of them. Tends to result in fits and spurts of income, and while it's nice that all these new people are ponying up for the CS accounts, next month won't see the huge influx, and a year from now we have to hope that they all re-up.

I don't envy Morrus the financial wranglings involved in keeping smoothing out the bumps, that's for sure.

 

[DonTadow]

Part of the problem with the CS accounts is the annual (or bi- or tri-) nature of them. Tends to result in fits and spurts of income, and while it's nice that all these new people are ponying up for the CS accounts, next month won't see the huge influx, and a year from now we have to hope that they all re-up.

I don't envy Morrus the financial wranglings involved in keeping smoothing out the bumps, that's for sure.

Perhaps switching to a monthly or bimonthly thing would work.