Some of you might have noticed the donation feature indicated in a couple places on the site. This feature is now working and this thread is here to let you know what any donations are going towards.
Donation is by no means mandatory—but it helps us keep the lights on and potentially add more paid features. There's also no pressure if you genuinely cannot afford it.
Right now we have had a few single time expenses:
Annually, we have ~$10 for the domain name
Monthly, our servers now cost us around $30 USD.
Sponsorship on TopRPsites, which gives us visibility and new members, costs $14.50 a month or lower amounts for longer spans.
There are several paid add-ons we're hoping to get as time goes on, but we welcome suggestions from users.
If you want a particular add-on, you can donate toward that specifically by letting an admin know. This includes unlisted ones, so long as you check with us beforehand.
Barring that, our priority for how we use donations would generally be:
1. Servers
2. TopRPsites sponsorship
3. Add-ons
These are supplemental, a way for us to offset the day-to-day expenses and focus our own investments on improving the site, not just keeping it up. We appreciate whatever you can give.
Any donations will also get you a custom title and a coloured username, plus a badge when those are installed. If you purchase a specific add-on, we'll give you a second title and badge indicating which one.
Donation is by no means mandatory—but it helps us keep the lights on and potentially add more paid features. There's also no pressure if you genuinely cannot afford it.
Right now we have had a few single time expenses:
Xenforo license: $140-The software that lets the forums run
Siropu Chat: $30 - The delightful chat at the bottom of the screen
Thanks to Mia for both of those.
Siropu Chat: $30 - The delightful chat at the bottom of the screen
Thanks to Mia for both of those.
Annually, we have ~$10 for the domain name
Monthly, our servers now cost us around $30 USD.
Sponsorship on TopRPsites, which gives us visibility and new members, costs $14.50 a month or lower amounts for longer spans.
There are several paid add-ons we're hoping to get as time goes on, but we welcome suggestions from users.
If you want a particular add-on, you can donate toward that specifically by letting an admin know. This includes unlisted ones, so long as you check with us beforehand.
Barring that, our priority for how we use donations would generally be:
1. Servers
2. TopRPsites sponsorship
3. Add-ons
These are supplemental, a way for us to offset the day-to-day expenses and focus our own investments on improving the site, not just keeping it up. We appreciate whatever you can give.
Any donations will also get you a custom title and a coloured username, plus a badge when those are installed. If you purchase a specific add-on, we'll give you a second title and badge indicating which one.
I'm sorry if I upset y'all with the idea.