For the cost/donations breakdown for 2019 and 2020, please click/scroll down to the following post: https://www.wnff.net/index.php?topic=38435.msg2147928#msg2147928 Hey all,
Just copying VaRK's post from last year, but please note that there have been big cost reductions with our host due to the move to a more modern, efficient and cheaper plan this past September. There was also a slight bit of donation overrun last year, so I'll post back here with exact numbers once I've run them again (should've written them down the first time
) but long story short:
We only need about $250 $325 this year to cover WNFF for the year.That's right. The new plan is only $30/mo!
The time has once again come for all y'all bandwidth hogs and hogettes to chip in. Given the terrific response we had last year, I'm hoping that we can "sell-out" even faster in 2019.
I'm quoting the pertinent information from previous years. If you have any questions or concerns, please feel free to PM The Chief
Quote from: The Chief on January 06, 2014, 12:33:33 PM
Some of you may recall that I held a fund drive a couple of years ago to help pay for WNFF's expenses for the year (the original thread is here: http://www.wnff.net/index.php?topic=25283.0). It was a great success and the show of support from everyone was very much appreciated. Furthermore, I have decided to link the forum's billing to a PayPal account, and will be accepting donations year-round going forward (Chief's clarification note Dec 2019 - please note that any donations over what is needed for the current year will simply roll over to succeeding years). All donations will be left in PayPal and automatically applied to WNFF's monthly invoice.
You are free to donate as little or as much as you'd like. This is and always will be a free site, and contributing is completely voluntary. All donations will be used to pay for hosting costs, domain renewal, and any other fees that apply directly to running the site. I greatly appreciate donations of any amount. You are not required to donate, so only give what you are willing and able to provide.Total cost for 2018 was $925.80
The Chief will let us know if the 2019 cost is different.
UPDATE 1/3/19
Total cost estimate for 2019 is: $930.17
75.90 USD / month for the hosting service
20.17 USD / year for the domain name serviceHOW TO DONATEUnder your forum profile settings, you'll see an "Actions" subsection with a "Paid Subscriptions" option, as shown below. Simply choose a payment option from the drop-down list and click "order", then "order with PayPal", at which point you'll be taken to PayPal to enter your information and payment method (a PayPal account is NOT required, but they'll try to talk you into signing up for one if you use the "guest" option. Feel free to ignore them).
You can make multiple donations if none of the dollar amounts in the list fit the exact amount you wanted to donate.
The day/week/month/year and subscription length don't mean anything, so just ignore them. These are one-time payments ONLY. Once you've completed the payment process at PayPal, your "subscription" will show as "active"
Thanks...