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Whip-lash Kneel before me... for I am Root!
Joined: 20 Nov 2000 Posts: 573
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Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2003 1:43 am Post subject: Would you pay monthly/yearly to support Planetfurry? |
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I've been thinking about this for a while now, and it appears that a few other people are thinking about it as well.
To help with some of the costs of hosting Planetfurry, as well as a few other sites hosted on the server, would you pay a monthly or yearly fee for space? If so, how much? And what site services would you require for having paid?
Just an idea. I don't plan on dropping any free services.
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whiterabbit Site Owner
Joined: 16 Jul 2002 Posts: 200 Location: Portland, Oregon! Ya dingus!
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Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2003 1:45 am Post subject: |
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I can't say, really, as money is still really tight for me at the moment, and Daniel and i still have several debts to pay off, yet. I wouldn'ty want to lose my PF space, even if I haven't updated in a while, for that fateful day that I actually finish something. _________________ ~Sammie the Pizza Box
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Whip-lash Kneel before me... for I am Root!
Joined: 20 Nov 2000 Posts: 573
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Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2003 1:48 am Post subject: |
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It still hasn't been decided that we are even going to do this yet. I'd just like to get some feedback concerning it. Nothing has been set in stone yet. |
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Nameless Site Owner
Joined: 06 Sep 2002 Posts: 1368 Location: Vienna, Austria
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Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2003 2:04 am Post subject: |
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Please clarify your question:
"Do you want to pay?" or "Would not mind if you had to pay?" or "Would you pay if you had to, rather than see it shut down?"
Would you charge for access or only for hosted sites, ... ?
Depending on how much you need, the first step might be to set up a place to donate.
Personally, I would not mind paying and I probably would have donated something if:
*) You put up a link to how / where to do it.
*) I had a method for transfering the money.
Sorry, I don't trust PainPal enough to do business with them. (After all the stories I have heard about them.) _________________ I'm a nut, but there are those who appreciate me for it. |
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Whip-lash Kneel before me... for I am Root!
Joined: 20 Nov 2000 Posts: 573
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Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2003 2:19 am Post subject: |
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"Do you want to pay" - That's pretty much how I put it...
"Would you mind if you had to pay" and "Would you pay if you had to, rather than see it shut down" - These don't apply, since I will not make a global requirement for fee-based hosting. The server would be either change ownership to someone else who can afford it, or go down. I don't see that happening.
I wouldn't charge for access, just for the hosting. I have never been a fan of a subscription to the visitors. Site admins that do that are begging for low traffic.
A donation link was in place before, but due to legal problems surrounding PayPal and eBay (not to mention they aren't even a real financial institution), I have removed the donation link that used PayPay for good. As for donating in general, I may do that, then again I may not. Depends on the response I get for this. I also need to find a replacement medium to transfer funds. But that is another topic in an of itself...
This poll is just so I can get an idea of what members of Planetfurry have in mind if there was an option to pay. Paying for the services would mean an upgrade from the free service. A good example would be like Yahoo Email... okay.... bad example, actually.
Anyways... you would get more space, more options (own domain name, more email accounts, etc). This was also covered in the question, as to what would be an acceptable upgrade in services. |
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SkunkFox Registered User
Joined: 14 Aug 2002 Posts: 1017 Location: Close to Houston
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Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2003 5:48 am Post subject: |
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I'll gladly pay a yearly fee for website hosting, and to help keeping the server maintained. I'd gladly want to one of PF's benefactors, if you'd be interested in going that route I'd like to help. As I'm sure everyone here will agree with me on this, If you need any help to keep PF upto date then I'm certain everyone here will gladly pay to keep PF up, and maintained. You've been paying for this by yourself for to long, and we appreciate it immensly Whip. Now let us put our money where our mouths are and give ya paw.
SkunkFox
I know I make no sense this is due to sleep deprivation. _________________ Insane and loving it!
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Fishburne Administrator
Joined: 23 Jul 2002 Posts: 596 Location: Plano, Texas
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Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2003 7:41 am Post subject: |
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Pay?
Yes
What do I expect for it?
The same level of what I receive now!
Whip, just let me know, and I will (somehow) fit it into my budget! _________________ "Do not Taunt Happy Fun God" -Cthulhu |
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Cateagle Site Owner
Joined: 20 Nov 2000 Posts: 1004 Location: Ft. Worth, TX
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Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2003 8:12 am Post subject: |
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Fishburne wrote: | Pay?
Yes
What do I expect for it?
The same level of what I receive now!
Whip, just let me know, and I will (somehow) fit it into my budget! |
The same goes for me, Whip.
Cateagle _________________ "But the wildest of all the wild animals was the Cateagle. He walked by himself and all places were alike to him."
-- With apologies to Rudyard Kipling |
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caspian Registered User
Joined: 02 Jul 2002 Posts: 206 Location: Richmond, Virginia, USA
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Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2003 8:17 am Post subject: |
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Cateagle wrote: | Fishburne wrote: | Pay?
Yes
What do I expect for it?
The same level of what I receive now!
Whip, just let me know, and I will (somehow) fit it into my budget! |
The same goes for me, Whip.
Cateagle |
Same here things may be tight but I would figure out some way to pay.
This is the Online community I Belong to. _________________ Caspian
"Be Good all!" - TVDave
TVCrew Furry Society |
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IronRaptor Guest
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Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2003 9:35 am Post subject: |
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I'd gladly pay a monthly fee, but... the thing is, being Canadian, $20 monthly fee would be like... $40 CDN. Once I get a steady job that pays more than $120 a week, my money is as good as yours Whip. |
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hikaru Administrator
Joined: 20 Nov 2000 Posts: 1581 Location: Kansas City, KS, USA
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Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2003 10:34 am Post subject: |
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You know... if you had a nice, prominant "DONATE" button conveniently placed at the top of the forums, then you might find folks would send you cash more readily...
Keep in mind that I'd still be willing to pay for hosting on PF if I had the money simply because I like this setup and feel that supporting it is only fair. It's not like I actually need PF to host my strip or story archive, I just like the fact that it's a central base of operations for my friends.
I understand the need for some sort of income to help support the site. Please let us know how to get it to you and what you need. I'm sure that you'll find there are plenty of us willing to help the cause.
Cheers _________________ Read my comic: http://www.ImperialGelf.com
Read my stories at http://www.IC-Stories.com
http://katayamma.deviantart.com/
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RealDesertFox Registered User
Joined: 09 Oct 2002 Posts: 503
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Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2003 11:06 am Post subject: |
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I wouldnt know if it would be best to pay or not, as I dont pay for hosting when I buy an address, it comes free with the £15/2 years I pay. |
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Pflarrian Registered User
Joined: 05 Apr 2001 Posts: 251 Location: Wandering around...
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Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2003 11:37 am Post subject: |
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Speaking as one who does not have a site here, personally, I would be willing to help out with the costs anyway. I haven't a clue as to how much server space my stories take up, but I bet it's a lot. As for how, you could always email those interested and give them a mailing addy for us to send checks to... |
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Kit Fox Registered User
Joined: 19 Sep 2002 Posts: 679 Location: Orange, VT
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Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2003 11:45 am Post subject: |
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I would definately donate something, even thought i dont have a page hosted here. I also have to agree with Nameless on the paypal route. That would be a big mistake _________________ Times change and so do people. |
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Xaqtly Registered User
Joined: 07 Mar 2003 Posts: 442 Location: Las Vegas
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Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2003 12:54 pm Post subject: |
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As somebody else who doesn't have a site here, I would still pay a fee if it meant PF could keep running the way it is. And I agree, a big Paypal button somewhere might be a good idea. _________________ Changed my name to Kantaro. |
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