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Response to Donations

Postby slipknot » Sun Sep 21, 2008 9:37 pm

I was just thinking about the server and how to keep it funded. I was wondering if it would get further donations if there was some positive feedback given donors in the banner area for a couple of days. Like the small area up on the left under the GG5. Clan or Personal Avatar type of thing. Any ideas :?:
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Re: Response to Donations

Postby RideGuy » Mon Sep 22, 2008 2:59 pm

On one of the car forums I frequent they do something like this. When you donate they change the tag below your name from "Member" to "2008 Donating Member". It seems to work cause almost everyone donates.
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Postby disconnect » Mon Sep 22, 2008 4:40 pm

Id donate if it would get rid of the banners throughout this site ;)
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Postby Predator » Mon Sep 22, 2008 4:56 pm

Maybe people who donate get the adverts removed from there login? :P
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Postby Don » Mon Sep 22, 2008 4:58 pm

That's an interesting idea. I wonder how easy it would be to do that?

Edit: I just checked and this is VERY easy to do.
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Postby disconnect » Mon Sep 22, 2008 6:51 pm

Predator wrote:Maybe people who donate get the adverts removed from there login? :P


That is what i was implying :)

FPSbanana.com does this. I donated on their site to remove all adds for a year :)
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Postby Predator » Mon Sep 22, 2008 7:16 pm

Cool as i came up with the idea can i get free ad removal? :P
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Postby Don » Mon Sep 22, 2008 7:19 pm

Predator wrote:Cool as i came up with the idea can i get free ad removal? :P

Absolutely. As soon as you donate. :lol:
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Postby Don » Mon Sep 22, 2008 7:21 pm

disconnect wrote:FPSbanana.com does this. I donated on their site to remove all adds for a year :)
Yeah I did too. Of course their ads are a lot more invasive than ours. Maybe we should increase the number so there will be more incentive to donate?
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Postby RideGuy » Mon Sep 22, 2008 7:22 pm

Heh, I thought Don was talking about my idea. :)
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Re: Response to Donations

Postby XE_ManUp » Mon Sep 22, 2008 7:24 pm

I was thinking that 3 game server ads across the top would be good. I'd like to keep the top ads game-related, if possible.

I like the idea of having the "donator" status. That would be cool, as well as give them the incentive of having no/limited ads.
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Postby Don » Mon Sep 22, 2008 9:13 pm

RG: Your idea would fit perfectly with the other idea. Donators would get no ads and the Donating Member status.
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Postby Predator » Mon Sep 22, 2008 10:15 pm

I donate my time to the beta! :P
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Postby disconnect » Thu Sep 25, 2008 2:10 pm

I have a question regarding the new donation methods in place. If a member donates $10 to remove adds, does that remove the clan banners as well?
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Postby XE_ManUp » Thu Sep 25, 2008 3:18 pm

disconnect wrote:I have a question regarding the new donation methods in place. If a member donates $10 to remove adds, does that remove the clan banners as well?

Good question. I am not entirely sure.

However, if it did, and you were one of the clans with a banner ad, would that be a problem? You can give your opinion on it one way or the other. ;)
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Postby disconnect » Thu Sep 25, 2008 4:07 pm

Well, my personal opinion would be that since those banners aren't "throughout" the site, they could stay. As a user, I don't mind those ones, and as a banner holder (I'm sure I will be), I would love for them to remain so everyone sees them. :)
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