Planetfurry BBS

Whip-lash · Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2003 6:07 pm Post subject:

I would use PayPal, but as a pseudo-"financial institution" they have lost my respect and business. There are too many legal problems surrounding the company right now anyways, and I'd rather not have any money, whether mine or donated.

Plans for having another donation method are in the works, but right now I haven't had the time to work on it.

Elfen_Furry · Moderator Joined: 18 Jun 2002 Posts: 2601 Location: NYC NY

This is the fur who has spent the last 20+ years on the 'net and using its resources without paying a dime.

Not that I'm a stingy and greedy bastage. But becuase a) I can and b) I need too.

Unfortunately, if it comes to paying, if the cause is needed then I'll pay for it.

But consider that if one is going to pay for service then one is going to "want" certain things from the service that was not availble before. With what does the price of paying give? Membership? Added privilges to that membership?

Running a server is not easy, I know- I "have" one, currently down, but I have one. So does several furs here also have their own servers. So the lot of us knows that its expensive.

About PlanetFurry; it has been good to me. Thank You Whiplash for doing such a great job with it. As for a choice that I need to pay for the service, then I would have to say yes- but at what cost?

Considering that the lowest (without being free) ISP that I know of on NYC is $5 a month. Of course this does not include many services. Though PF does not include connection, it does include service. At $10, one can get an ISP connection w/services. Is PF work $10 a month? It is, and more.

but my budget constraints I admit limits me to $10 a month or less. And honestly- that is all I can afford- in 2 lump sums for a yearly membership.

Where do I send the money order to?

Gimme time, if I win the lottery- Whiplash wont have to worry about problem like these! Mr. Green

Whip-lash · Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2003 6:50 pm Post subject:

Whip-lash · Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2003 6:54 pm Post subject:

hikaru · Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2003 8:52 pm Post subject:

Something I've seen which is a very good item for such things is a thermomitor that indicates how much of the server's cost is being covered. I don't know if you have to pay a hosting fee or not, but you might think about something like that for the PF folk.

Again, some sort of donate button would be the best bet. Perhapse you should look into a real comerce account so you can take credit-cards over the web.

Cheers

Kinsfire · Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2003 9:15 pm Post subject:

I've cast my vote for payment. I think such things as extra space for your (meaning the paying customer) site, and things of that nature, are a good idea.

I'll gladly toss my shekels and drachma your way. (No Yap Islander money, though. Smile

)

Kinsfire

Bearion · Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2003 1:35 am Post subject:

NovaFox · Posted: Fri Apr 11, 2003 11:05 pm Post subject:

Being a student I am always very short cut with my money (the semesters at the TFH are expensive enough : over 200€ per semester), so I'm for Mike Regans idea to donate money on their own free will and to hold the costs at a low level. On the other side : What would happen if I don't pay? Would i get spam and popups, like at web.de for example?

Concolor · Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2003 3:09 pm Post subject:

whiterabbit · Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2003 12:45 am Post subject:

I feel terrible that I don't have any way to help. I have a job, but we are scratching the bottom of the barrel every month currently, and until I can land a better job then I won't be able to.

anthony · Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2003 2:37 am Post subject:

Greetings!

If you're looking for an alternative to PayPal, what about www.regsoft.com?

Yes, I know that it's made primarily for selling ShareWare(I write software also, so use this service), but it should be possible to use it to pay for services, also...

NovaFox · Posted: Mon Apr 14, 2003 6:40 pm Post subject:

Hmmm regsoft is okay, but a whiterabbit I don't have the money to pay anything exepct my telephone bill.

cyberhorn · Site Owner Joined: 26 Dec 2002 Posts: 251

rick if you put a donate button it will happen
let me know and this dragon will be the first if possible
i cant give a lot but i can give ...

you like furnation did in the begining are providing a huge service to the furry comunity without people like you artists of all kinds would have to jump through many hoops just to get a little space which like some servers tend to steal the artists work (this applies to art in print or image)

this dragon does not read or write much as he spends a lot of time studying but one day he will get the chance to read brina squared, zzstudios sabrina online and all the things he has been missing

with out space to hold them these fine literary works will disapear..a loss to readers and the comunity in general
thus i can and will donate

Guest · Posted: Sun Apr 20, 2003 11:47 pm Post subject:

No.

Plain and Simple

Chaos Fox · Registered User Joined: 03 Mar 2003 Posts: 43

Sorry....That was me, I forgot to log in!