Forum Donation and Expense List

[Xyzzy]

Donations are not required to be a member or visitor here. If you feel compelled to give, we are willing to receive. Donations are not tax deductible. There are no additional privileges conferred to those who donate, unless the donation is in the six figure range, in which case we will just give you the forum outright. All donations will be accounted for here in this thread and our costs will be listed as well. There is no expectation of service if you donate. If something bad happens, and Troll[1-4] and Snake1 run away, your money is gone. If you knew how little we know about this forum stuff you would be greatly disturbed. The Trolls were eating Cheetos and Sprite when they coded the donation page and engine so all sorts of bad things could be going on. You probably should not use any credit cards that you care about.

Thanks!

[Xyzzy]

W37 Summary

• Balance from previous week: $0
• New donations: $140
• Expenditures: $0
• New balance: $140
• Total donations overall: $140
• Notes:
  • Wow! What a great start! It looks like we might be able to get that "lifetime" security package sooner than we expected!

[Xyzzy]

W38 Summary

• Balance from previous week: $140
• New donations: $185
• Expenditures: $175
• New balance: $150
• Total donations overall: $325
• Notes:
  • We purchased the $175 "lifetime" security update package this week and upgraded the forum to the latest 3.x version. The security update package covers the 3.x verson and the new 4.x version. We are going to try to stay with the 3.x version as long as there are security updates and bug fixes. The 4.x version is a lot more complicated and very different, but eventually we will have to switch when they stop supporting what we use now. The good news is we are covered for both!
  • We are going to inquire with our server provider to see if we can pay 5 months in advance, which would cover the $150 balance we have. With 5 months paid in advance even a mild trickle of donations should be enough to match future server expenses.

[Xyzzy]

W39 Summary

• Balance from previous week: $150
• New donations: $90
• Expenditures: $180
• New balance: $60
• Total donations overall: $415
• Notes:
  • We contacted our server provider and paid $180 for the next 6 months of service, which covers October 1st, 2010 to March 31st, 2011.

[Xyzzy]

W49 Summary

• Balance from previous week: $60
• New donations: $50
• Expenditures: $0
• New balance: $110
• Total donations overall: $465
• Notes:
  • None.

[Xyzzy]

W05 Summary

• Balance from previous week: $110
• New donations: $0
• Expenditures: $9
• New balance: $101
• Total donations overall: $465
• Notes:
  • The $9 is the fee for our domain name for 2011.

[Xyzzy]

W14 Summary

• Balance from previous week: $101
• New donations: $20
• Expenditures: $30
• New balance: $91
• Total donations overall: $485
• Notes:
  • The $30 is for April's web server fee.

[Xyzzy]

W16 Summary

• Balance from previous week: $91
• New donations: $40
• Expenditures: $0
• New balance: $131
• Total donations overall: $525
• Notes:
  • None.

[Xyzzy]

W18 Summary

• Balance from previous week: $131
• New donations: $0
• Expenditures: $30
• New balance: $101
• Total donations overall: $525
• Notes:
  • The $30 is for May's web server fee.

[Xyzzy]

W23 Summary

• Balance from previous week: $101
• New donations: $0
• Expenditures: $30
• New balance: $71
• Total donations overall: $525
• Notes:
  • The $30 is for June's web server fee.

[Xyzzy]

W24 Summary

• Balance from previous week: $71
• New donations: $25
• Expenditures: $0
• New balance: $96
• Total donations overall: $550
• Notes:
  • None