FreelanceWizard Posted March 3, 2015 Author Share #26 Posted March 3, 2015 Out of curiosity, where will these donations go to? Is there some project in mind for the site that requires an amount of cash expense (server upgrade, I don't know)? Flynt mentioned it, but yes, the site costs about $60 a month to run, give or take a few bucks. The money goes to Amazon for a t2.medium instance, a t2.small MySQL RDS instance (non-redundant), Route53 DNS service, various bits of EBS storage (RDS, snapshots, etc.), and our not inconsequential outbound data transit. While I can and have shouldered the cost myself over the last year, if we want new features that require me to buy software, spin up a new instance, or otherwise expand capabilities (those milestone goals Flynt mentioned, as well as some undisclosed ones if we make just super serious money), I can't exactly justify the cost myself going forward. For what it's worth, one of the patron-only updates will be a monthly cost breakdown of the site's accounting so you can see where your money's going. I just posted one of those for the curious. As for the timing of the Patreon site going live, it was actually entirely coincidental. I'd been getting it ready and working through some of the issues, and it just now got to the point where it was ready to go. I will be providing the name-related rewards before the pledges actually process, since it's not like I can't just revoke them if one doesn't process. Don't worry -- you won't have to wait until April to get your shiny red name. Link to comment
Kage Posted March 3, 2015 Share #27 Posted March 3, 2015 Aww I was just joking with you about it. ((I will however still give you a beret. Maybe Kage's black one will do though and not his white ones.)) I'm just curious but why choose Patreon instead of different services? Legality? While not kosher sites, I've seen forums that post things with a little donation tracker + how much is put towards it per month etc. which makes the donations much less monthly. Link to comment
Kestrael Posted March 3, 2015 Share #28 Posted March 3, 2015 You have my axe...er pledge! And one day I will actually be back in game. Link to comment
FreelanceWizard Posted March 3, 2015 Author Share #29 Posted March 3, 2015 I'm just curious but why choose Patreon instead of different services? Legality? While not kosher sites, I've seen forums that post things with a little donation tracker + how much is put towards it per month etc. which makes the donations much less monthly. I actually went with Patreon for the subscription angle, actually. My thought was that some people would want to kick in a little bit each month, knowing our hosting is a consistent expense, and I wanted to structure the rewards that way to make them easier to manage. There's also some legal issues that are easier to deal with when the structure is "patronage to me for my services" as opposed to something else. The pledge management and collection is easier with them than some of the MyBB plugins that I found. Finally, compared to, say, GoFundMe, I don't have to give up a ton of personal data, connect Facebook, etc. If I were going down that road, I'd have to incorporate a 501©(3) tax exempt for the RPC, which just gets into all kinds of stuff I'd rather not deal with. That'd make my hobby rather more like my work, which is something I try to avoid. Link to comment
Kage Posted March 3, 2015 Share #30 Posted March 3, 2015 Gotcha! o7 Thanks for answering. I think I was thinking of those plugins but your explanation makes sense. As I said, questions for curiosity's sake and not much purpose other than I'm a nosy ass. Link to comment
Star Lin Posted March 3, 2015 Share #32 Posted March 3, 2015 Don't have time this morning to do it but I'll be pledging when I get in from work this evening. Please look forward to it. Hai. (Sorry couldn't help myself) Link to comment
SessionZero Posted March 3, 2015 Share #33 Posted March 3, 2015 Pledged to our great and powerful president of RP. Link to comment
Aduu Avagnar Posted March 4, 2015 Share #34 Posted March 4, 2015 Has thrown money at. Link to comment
Kestrael Posted March 4, 2015 Share #35 Posted March 4, 2015 Woo! only $30 from a voice chat server. This excites me. Link to comment
Delilah Scythewood Posted March 4, 2015 Share #36 Posted March 4, 2015 I will be throwing my money at this in the future and letting others know of it as well in the meantime! Link to comment
Kage Posted March 4, 2015 Share #37 Posted March 4, 2015 Chat. Chat. Chat. Chat. Chat. /chants Link to comment
Menelwen Posted March 4, 2015 Share #38 Posted March 4, 2015 I threw money at your face. More will come when I'm able to start working at the barn. c: Link to comment
FreelanceWizard Posted March 6, 2015 Author Share #39 Posted March 6, 2015 I really appreciate the outpouring of support! Once the pledges clear, I can purchase the chat software and do the mucking around in AWS required to support that stuff. Just so everyone knows, we're $25 a month away from having our own voice chat server (probably Mumble, but possibly TS3, depending on the answer to a question I have with their licensing team). If this is something you'd find useful, please don't forget to pledge! Link to comment
Warren Castille Posted March 6, 2015 Share #40 Posted March 6, 2015 I really appreciate the outpouring of support! Once the pledges clear, I can purchase the chat software and do the mucking around in AWS required to support that stuff. Just so everyone knows, we're $25 a month away from having our own voice chat server (probably Mumble, but possibly TS3, depending on the answer to a question I have with their licensing team). If this is something you'd find useful, please don't forget to pledge! Look again. Link to comment
Delilah Scythewood Posted March 6, 2015 Share #41 Posted March 6, 2015 I really appreciate the outpouring of support! Once the pledges clear, I can purchase the chat software and do the mucking around in AWS required to support that stuff. Just so everyone knows, we're $25 a month away from having our own voice chat server (probably Mumble, but possibly TS3, depending on the answer to a question I have with their licensing team). If this is something you'd find useful, please don't forget to pledge! I'd use the shit out of a chat service Link to comment
Kage Posted March 6, 2015 Share #42 Posted March 6, 2015 WE HAVE TO WAIT 25 MORE DAYS T_T Link to comment
allgivenover Posted March 16, 2015 Share #43 Posted March 16, 2015 Just bumping this because we're not too far off from the mega instance goal. Link to comment
Brynhilde Posted March 17, 2015 Share #44 Posted March 17, 2015 When we get our chat server, I demand a poetry slam. Link to comment
No Longer Exists Posted March 17, 2015 Share #45 Posted March 17, 2015 Money has been thrown, more thrown at a later date possibly. Link to comment
ChewableMorphine Posted March 17, 2015 Share #46 Posted March 17, 2015 When we get our chat server, I demand a poetry slam. Loud words! Pretentious symbolism! ANNUNCIATION The snow falls on Mt Fuji? Farts. An original piece by Flynt Reddard. 1 Link to comment
Alothia Posted March 18, 2015 Share #47 Posted March 18, 2015 When we get our chat server, I demand a poetry slam. Loud words! Pretentious symbolism! Enunciation The snow falls on Mt Fuji? Farts. An original piece by Flynt Reddard. ftfy /EnglishTeacher Link to comment
Brynhilde Posted March 18, 2015 Share #48 Posted March 18, 2015 When we get our chat server, I demand a poetry slam. Loud words! Pretentious symbolism! ANNUNCIATION The snow falls on Mt Fuji? Farts. An original piece by Flynt Reddard. There are no buffs to prepare me for the strength of your encounter you are awe, you are power, you are final. boss. and i am but a clumsy pug group in the shadow of your heart I SCREAM INTO THE VOID, BUT YOU CAST SILENCE. ... ... ... I succumb. I reach the limit. break. enraptured by the ubiquitous marvel of your plumes i wipe 1 Link to comment
Warren Castille Posted March 18, 2015 Share #49 Posted March 18, 2015 /em snaps politely after adjusting his beret. Link to comment
FreelanceWizard Posted March 25, 2015 Author Share #50 Posted March 25, 2015 We're in the last few days of March. If you want to help the RPC (and get snazzy stars and a red name for April), please make your pledge! Link to comment
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