Posted: 9/9/2004 6:48 PM
Post subject: Donation ideas and stuff
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MikeBastard
Joined: 4/7/2004
Posts: 13
Location: Cali
Bisqwit, I think you should somehow give extra perks to people who donate. Maybe make their name highlighted on the forum or somehow make it where they can download files a little bit faster than people who haven't donated. Maybe you could make a page showing how much has been donated and how close you are to aquiring what you need for a new server. Or how about making another page with the names of the donators and exactly how much they have donated. Don't get me wrong, these videos and this site is enough for me to donate. I haven't donated anything yet, but I will in the near future. I just remember seeing the little paypal button thing. I'm not going to ask for anything in return for a donation, but I think I have some decent ideas here.
Posted: 9/9/2004 7:09 PM
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Bob_Whoops
Former player
Joined: 3/19/2004
Posts: 710
Location: USA
A page showing whos donated what is fine, but people start getting pissed off when people offer rewards for many, accuse them of selling out, etc... Anyway, it would be impossible to make the downloads faster if you are using bittorent. Anyway, the only people that would pay are the users at the forums, and from what I can tell, being able to make and watch movies is enough reward. Its up to Bisqwit though.
Posted: 9/9/2004 7:10 PM
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Bisqwit
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Joined: 3/8/2004
Posts: 7469
Location: Arzareth
I'll think of it. A summary page is a good idea. I don't like to put people to differing positions. Creating some privileges for certain users means denying those privileges from others. Another problem with donating is that I don't actually have a set goal for a new server. It's not even that I don't have money for it. 1)It's that it's my server, and I don't want to spend money recklessly. 2)Providing a free service to the public poses always the question of how much you're prepared to spend for it without getting anything in return. Donating cancels point 2, but point 1 means that I can't say "how close" until I see what seems reasonable.
Posted: 9/9/2004 7:43 PM
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MikeBastard
Joined: 4/7/2004
Posts: 13
Location: Cali
As long as you don't try to force this donation thing down peoples throats it should be fine. It's already obvious to me that you're not going to do that. I'm sure you get a decent amount of traffic from suprnova.org. Whenever I see a speedrun has been uploaded there it usually has a good amount of downloads. I didn't figure downloads could go any faster because of the use of bittorrent. Not that I'm at all complaining about that. Hell, the guy who came up with bittorrent deserves to be rich. Thats a whole nother story though. I know what you mean about not wanting to put people in different categories. Thats what I suggested insignificant things like highlighting the names of forum members who have donated. It's something that no one really cares about, but it's at least a tiny perk. That's one of the things tekkenzaibatsu.com does. I know when it got big a lot of people would donate just to get there name highlighted like the other forum members. Then if you need help with anything, don't be shy in putting up a notice about it. Sort of like how you show what needs to be seeded. If you need more storage or something like that, post a notice on the main page. You and the other people who make these movies are providing entertainment to a lot of people. There's no shame in asking for a little help if you need it.
Posted: 9/9/2004 8:13 PM
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Kyrsimys
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Joined: 4/16/2004
Posts: 1286
Location: Finland
I think giving an extra something to doners is a nice idea. It should be more of a "thank you" than a "hey you can get one of these by donating!", though. So nothing like bigger avatars to those who have donated, please.