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SC4Evermore Welcome Portal => LEX File Exchange Discussion => Topic started by: BarbyW on April 19, 2007, 03:02:19 AM

Title: Donations to SC4Devotion
Post by: BarbyW on April 19, 2007, 03:02:19 AM
The following was posted by Colyn on the LEX:
QuoteWell as you can see the LEX is growing rapidly and the content is of the highest standard.

Unfortunately REALITY is biting ... we are chewing bandwidth at an alarming rate.

We made a decision in the beginning not to nag people for support and we are working within our budget restraints. Fact is that this site is supported out of the pocket of normal people and not from a business budget.
So what can we do ... well we have to keep the forums online and that is the priority. Because the LEX is devouring so much bandwidth and the users get clear benefits from it we have decided that we cannot let the LEX drag the forums down.
During the past two months the hosting package was upgraded twice and yet once again we are hitting the ceiling. So in order to keep the forums going we will have to take the LEX offline from time to time to allow us to stay within our bandwidth quota.
We are sorry for any inconvenience caused by this ...

One sure way of preventing this LEX BROWNOUTS is to make use of our PayPal button and help us to bring you all these fabulous game assets without interruptions ... after all it is you, the user that benefit from this and for you a tiny donation can help carry the burden.

Thank you for your support and we are sure you can understand why the LEX may be unavailable from time to time ... we will try and keep the OFFLINE periods shorter than 7 days at a time.

The Admins and staff would like to thank all of the members who have generously donated towards the upkeep of the site. One member has now donated three times and two others twice.
As the PayPal information does not give a member's username only their real name and/or email address we cannot post a list but please accept our thanks - you know who you are.
This is a very small percentage of members as the admin site has over 1000 and the LEX has over 3000. This is an amazing number considering the site and exchange are less than 6 months old but it has caused problems with bandwidth.
We will accept any and all amounts however small so please think about donating as the bandwidth for this month has been reached so the LEX will have to close until next month. In order to increase bandwidth donations are needed urgently.
Title: Re: Donations to SC4Devotion
Post by: BarbyW on April 19, 2007, 04:42:51 AM
Thanks to ReLiC we now have a list of most members who have donated so I am posting it here.
Thanks to all the following who will continue to have access to the LEX:

ajax
alwinkel
annabellelin
barnatom
belfastuniguy
blackbeard
brevat
c.p.
callagrafx
citynut
couchpotato
D66
edge4194
Elektra
Ennedi
hauvega
hippobabe
High5Tower
imw
jbsimio
jmouse
jmyers2043
joelevan
joncassino
jtml
keithsed
keshi
Killer0027
kwakelaar
KyNYC
ltrskn
mattb325
meinhosen
mrbarham
nikopol
Ophryon
powerpill-pacman
Rayden
ricb
rooker1
sandrasim1
ScottFTL
sebes
shoreman905
signorcarlo
slyd 
snorrelli
stewart_garden
Strechnitz
The Tea Cat
threeswept
Toblakai
treveus2
XiahouDun
yogiya
zero7

There are four five some donators who cannot be matched to their registration details so if they would like to send me a PM I can give them access to the LEX. I am only posting part of their email address.
ssstinggg
mfsimons
asahiko
anton
stephen.n
nystankees
shelley_315
blu4un**
jfrick
p de beer
jsofley
jeff.crocke*
rnwalker*
lmalos*
jdriek*
robertvmi*
eilif12
drs
myb*yon*
mgortzak
zut.trocki
mieneke.pallada
idespic
jsturtz
jtml
grahamifill
pravi.seljak
a.krook3
justine.harwood
matthew.norbeck
ltrskn





Thank you once again to all who have supported the site with their donations.
Title: Re: Donations to SC4Devotion
Post by: BarbyW on April 20, 2007, 02:41:16 AM
The above list has been updated and will be kept up to date on an ongoing basis. The four in the list at the bottom are still unknown and I would love to allow them access to the LEX. Please PM me if you recognise your email address.
Title: Re: Donations to SC4Devotion
Post by: iamgoingtoeatyou on April 20, 2007, 05:47:16 PM
so you can only access the LEX if you pay? ()what()
Title: Re: Donations to SC4Devotion
Post by: BarbyW on April 21, 2007, 12:48:28 AM
The LEX is now open but usage will be monitored carefully and if needed will be closed again for a short period.
Thanks to all who donated and who have allowed the LEX to re open this month.
Title: Re: Donations to SC4Devotion
Post by: ricb on May 07, 2007, 09:26:00 PM
I will donate, I can't do more than a pittance as I am on disability.  But I sent a euro However that much is in US)
Title: Re: Donations to SC4Devotion
Post by: BarbyW on May 08, 2007, 12:09:33 AM
Thank you, ricb, every single Euro helps to keep the LEX and SC4D running smoothly.
Title: Re: Donations to SC4Devotion
Post by: killer0027 on June 02, 2007, 09:36:18 AM
I would love to donate, but I will not use paypal again, I was burned with ID THEFT, is there another way to donate?
Title: Re: Donations to SC4Devotion
Post by: BarbyW on June 29, 2007, 01:20:42 AM
killer0027: I am sorry but currently there is no other way to donate.

It is a little disappointing that although the LEX has over 8000 members now enjoying much exclusive content there are still so few people who are donating. The bandwidth will be severely stretched once CAM and Wou's new tool are released so I hope we do not need any brownouts after that.
Title: Re: Donations to SC4Devotion
Post by: XiahouDun on June 29, 2007, 01:30:26 AM
If its needed when that happens, I may be able to donate some more. Wasn't happy with how little I gave last time, was all I had left after an online purchase :(
Title: Re: Donations to SC4Devotion
Post by: BarbyW on June 29, 2007, 02:46:01 AM
XiahouDun : can you PM me the username you have at the LEX please? I cannot find you under XiahouDun .
Title: Re: Donations to SC4Devotion
Post by: KyNYC on June 29, 2007, 05:56:44 AM
my e-mail is (edited out as it is not a good idea to post a complete email address)...but my loggin name is KyNYC.

EDIT:  Thank you Barbyw.
Title: Re: Donations to SC4Devotion
Post by: BarbyW on June 29, 2007, 06:23:08 AM
I already have you logged as a donator. I forgot to take you off the list at the bottom, sorry.
Title: Re: Donations to SC4Devotion
Post by: Bluebeard on July 05, 2007, 05:33:08 AM
I and the rest of this community appreciates everything you have done.So to avoid any down time maybe you can just let us know how short your coming up and maybe if we all pull together a brown out can avoided.
     Sure RL has taken a chunk out of our income but it's either SC4 or Uncle Benny's.This site unlike EA is keeping SC4 alive and as a community we can keep things going for a very long time. :)
Title: Re: Donations to SC4Devotion
Post by: minnie on July 14, 2007, 02:17:40 PM
Thank You!
That's all I can say and yet it's not a big enough word to express my gratitude for making my rainy holyday less dreery.
But how do I know for sure that you've recieved the donation?
It's not much, but I still would like to know that it's registered at your account? %confuso
Title: Re: Donations to SC4Devotion
Post by: BarbyW on July 14, 2007, 03:56:12 PM
I try to match the username with the donation advice and add new names to the list in the first post. If I cannot match up the name I post part of the email address in the bottom part of the list and ask people to PM me with their LEX username.
Title: Re: Donations to SC4Devotion
Post by: killer0027 on July 16, 2007, 02:56:38 PM
I just donated to the LEX, I used Paypal..thought I would give it another try, hope I don't get burned again.  Thanks for everything you all do to make SC4 better.   Killer0027 (Matt Norbeck)
Title: Re: Donations to SC4Devotion
Post by: BarbyW on July 16, 2007, 03:28:40 PM
Thank you, Matt. Your donation arrived safely and you are now added to the donators' list.
Title: Re: Donations to SC4Devotion
Post by: Emperor Stormont on July 24, 2007, 05:23:47 PM
I ashamed I have yet to donate, I love the LEX and just have not got round to it yet. I shall be making a donation this week.  &hlp
Title: Re: Donations to SC4Devotion
Post by: Emperor Stormont on July 27, 2007, 04:28:37 PM
sorry double post, I just made a donation to BSC Lex, and an email address was displayed as the merchant contact details, could someone PM what that email should be?? Just looked somewhat unexpected, although I'm maybe being very paranoid.... :D
Title: Re: Donations to SC4Devotion
Post by: BarbyW on July 27, 2007, 04:37:50 PM
I have Pmed you and also can confirm that your donation has been accepted but not yet cleared.
Title: Re: Donations to SC4Devotion
Post by: Colyn on April 06, 2008, 03:24:56 PM
Almost a year since I made that post on the LEX ... reality is biting hard and the LEX is resource hungry ... this whole community is driven by passion but unfortunately the HOSTS are driven by $  :o

So think about what the LEX brings to your life and if possible ... hit the PayPal button at the bottom of the page.  :thumbsup: ... we need your support.
Title: Re: Donations to SC4Devotion
Post by: Denon333 on August 15, 2008, 05:28:23 AM
Hello,Denon333 here,does anyone know how to place anything into the BSC Exchange? ()what() ()what() ()what()
Title: Re: Donations to SC4Devotion
Post by: callagrafx on August 15, 2008, 05:32:18 AM
You need to start a candidacy....read this:

http://sc4devotion.com/forums/index.php?topic=492.0

Then if you wish to proceed, open a thread in the Candidacies Forum.  Best of luck.
Title: Re: Donations to SC4Devotion
Post by: longtimepcgamer on May 03, 2012, 06:42:26 AM
Just donated another $30 ($40 American)!!!!!!!!   Who's gonna match it?  $40 is less than the cost of one game and well worth all the great stuff on this site.  If 20 people match my donation I'll donate another $100.   Admin please let me know if this happens!

Thanks,
Kevin/New Hampshire USA
Title: Re: Donations to SC4Devotion
Post by: rooker1 on May 03, 2012, 06:59:44 AM
I will be 1st of 20 and donate $40 CAD.

Robin
Title: Re: Donations to SC4Devotion
Post by: Girafe on May 03, 2012, 01:28:28 PM
This topic is interesting in different ways.

We know that for keeping alive the website, we need money.

Until one year ago Jeronij and few members were alone to pay (an amount which is for few persons consequent but quickly relative if some members contribute by subscribing a "premium" account).

They were not able to continue to pay so much and Sc4 staff decided to intergate more features to the premium account in order to increase the subscribes.

Features were more a pretext and people generally subscribed in order to help to keep safely the website and its host. 

The first accounts will end in few weeks and we are not aware of the financial statement of the website for the next year...

For me, there is no problem to pay but I am more interested in knowing if with more money we could get a better website (new / better features - design / chat... what else) things for which I am ready to pay more... 

Title: Re: Donations to SC4Devotion
Post by: Thessalia on June 04, 2012, 12:32:33 PM
Hey there
First Post :)

2 Days ago i found your site and downloaded a lot of those wonderful mods. Thanks a lot to the community.
In Exchange i just subscribed for a year and i am thinking about a donation.

thanks for this great site!

regards
Thess
Title: Re: Donations to SC4Devotion
Post by: catty on June 04, 2012, 02:53:43 PM
Quote from: Girafe on May 03, 2012, 01:28:28 PM
....The first accounts will end in few weeks and we are not aware of the financial statement of the website for the next year...

For me, there is no problem to pay but I am more interested in knowing if with more money we could get a better website (new / better features - design / chat... what else) things for which I am ready to pay more...

I can't tell you how much it costs to run SC4D only what it costs to set one up, which is what I'm doing at the moment.

The hosting costs for www.citybuilders.co.nz is $39.95 a month (I only have five active users and about 25 files in the downloads area) SC4D has 182867 LEX users, 80008 Forum users and 2635 LEX files plus it also has a wiki, should my users go up then my next hosting plan would cost $89.95 a month.

On top of that is the cost for the site software, the base program Joomla is free as is the Forum software, but everything else has to be paid for, some like the site template was a one-off cost, but others like the firewall and anti-spam software is not.

The cataloguing software is hopefully being updated this week that will be another one-off cost of $78 USD.

It all adds up   "$Deal"$

-catty
Title: Re: Donations to SC4Devotion
Post by: mave94 on November 18, 2012, 05:24:32 AM
I'd like to subscribe to this fantastic site, but I've got a little problem. I don't have a Visa nor a MasterCard nor an American Express and I don't know anyone who has it. &mmm Is there another way to make a donation, such as iDeal or Maestro?
Thanks,

-Matthijs