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prestige
Team XLink Administrator
Joined: 03 May 2004
Posts: 2075
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Fri May 19, 2006 6:09 am |
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*** DONATION WINDOW NOW CLOSED ***
As many of you know, our sponsor left us some time ago and I moved everything to a colocation in Toronto. Our current setup is a Celeron 2.4 with 512M of RAM... essentially hardware I had available at the time. Although things are staying afloat, the server is definately feeling the strain.
Anyhow, I priced out the cost of a Dual Pentium 2.66 with 2 gig of ram and a new motherboard... about $500. So, I've decided to ask our members for a helping hand in raising the funds to upgrade the server. If you would like to contribute, kindly do so but please don't go overboard.... $5-$10 would be great. Once we've gotten close to the cost of a new box, I will remove the paypal button from the main site: www.teamxlink.co.uk.
-prestige
*** Update ***
As of 2006-05-24
Total: $443 |
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[MF]wishy
Kai Admirer
Joined: 21 May 2004
Posts: 378
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Fri May 19, 2006 6:58 am |
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sure. hope you guys get the server. |
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SS-Ballistik
Kai Regular
Joined: 04 Sep 2004
Posts: 189
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Fri May 19, 2006 10:56 am |
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I dont use paypal.. is there another way to do it? We both live in Ontario, Im sure it would be easy to come up with something.
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-Gunslinger-
Team XLink Baker
Joined: 18 Jun 2004
Posts: 676
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Fri May 19, 2006 1:19 pm |
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SS-Ballistik wrote: |
I dont use paypal.. is there another way to do it? We both live in Ontario, Im sure it would be easy to come up with something.
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Yeah get your ass to Toronto
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[MF]superman
Kai Spammer
Joined: 21 Jul 2004
Posts: 1168
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Fri May 19, 2006 2:52 pm |
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WTF? Paypal Donate Button?
Oh well, I guess I can spare a few bucks. |
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BroKenMan-Redskull
Kai Spammer
Joined: 17 Jul 2005
Posts: 1112
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Fri May 19, 2006 3:25 pm |
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im setting up a pay pal account for something else. Im sure i can hook you up with something. |
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TheDaddy
Joined: 30 Jul 2006
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Fri May 19, 2006 7:03 pm |
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"We both live in Ontario"
LOL.. yah - bit bigger than Leeds tho, innit ?
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shotgunhank
Kai Regular
Joined: 14 Mar 2005
Posts: 78
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Fri May 19, 2006 9:07 pm |
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any way to donate via snail mail? |
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BroKenMan-Redsku
Kai Lover
Joined: 19 May 2006
Posts: 879
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Fri May 19, 2006 9:33 pm |
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shotgunhank wrote: |
any way to donate via snail mail? |
Thats not really a safe way of donating money. There is no security in makeing sure it gets there. |
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prestige
Team XLink Administrator
Joined: 03 May 2004
Posts: 2075
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Fri May 19, 2006 10:15 pm |
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Thanks to those who have contributed so far! It's very encouraging for XLink staff and developers to see all you pull together when the hat is being passed around.
Unfortunately, we can only accept paypal payments. If you would like to donate and do not have a paypal account please try and find a friend or clan member who can donate on your behalf.
MeanMF and I were reveiewing the current server stats last night. The new XLink One chat server is using half of available RAM with only 2 users connected. Clearly, it needs to be upgraded and we appreciate everyone helping us do so.
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quiksilva
Kai Lover
Joined: 23 May 2004
Posts: 585
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Sun May 21, 2006 1:08 am |
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nvm |
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SS-Ballistik
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Joined: 04 Sep 2004
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Sun May 21, 2006 1:52 pm |
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TheDaddy wrote: |
"We both live in Ontario"
LOL.. yah - bit bigger than Leeds tho, innit ?
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I just meant... email money transfer or something... I know I cant do that if he was to live in the States. P and I both live in Ontario... so something should have been do-able.
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mikX
Kai Beginner
Joined: 21 May 2004
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Location: United Kingdom
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Sun May 21, 2006 9:55 pm |
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there are 1643 people on line right now. That's about 30 cents each... and with the sterling dollar exchange so good at the mo, that's peanuts!
seriously, it's not much to ask for from people who have given so much. i know personally that andy and pete have chucked time and money at this project and my donation may just cover the costs of me logging on each day since 2003.
a personal highlight that teamxlink has brought me, which makes my donation so worthwhile, is when andy had to call his sister for help on completing splinter cell 2 and 3. hehehe |
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XCTtyler
Kai Lover
Joined: 20 Oct 2004
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Mon May 22, 2006 7:00 am |
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I would like to pay alot more than 5, but i hate rackin up my mom's credit card bill to much before college... |
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TwoCents
Team XLink Administrator
Joined: 27 Aug 2004
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Mon May 22, 2006 7:04 pm |
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For all those living in Europe, with the current Euro/Dollar exchange rate it's easy to spend a few more $ |
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prestige
Team XLink Administrator
Joined: 03 May 2004
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Tue May 23, 2006 2:33 am |
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We are about half way to the goal! That's amazing... thank you! Please spread the word and let's wrap this up.
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prestige
Team XLink Administrator
Joined: 03 May 2004
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Tue May 23, 2006 3:30 pm |
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mikX wrote: |
there are 1643 people on line right now. That's about 30 cents each... and with the sterling dollar exchange so good at the mo, that's peanuts! |
Hehehe... now I wonder what percentage paypal would take on a 30 cent donation?
Seriously, though, volume is definately the key. Sadly, to date, only 15 people have contributed thusfar. I had hoped there would 50-100 people out there with available funds and paypal accounts willing to support our efforts and help move us forward.
People have suggested to me that we should move to a pay for access model or subsidize our operating costs through banner ads and whatnot. I don’t know really… I would sooner see the Team XLink project end than turn it into some sort of commercial entity. What do you think?
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[MF]superman
Kai Spammer
Joined: 21 Jul 2004
Posts: 1168
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Tue May 23, 2006 4:17 pm |
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ya, dont turn Team XLink into a commercial corporate whore. |
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TA_Capt_America
Kai Regular
Joined: 14 Dec 2005
Posts: 97
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Wed May 24, 2006 1:10 am |
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Banner ads? Pay to play? What would TD think? Lets keep with the spirit of Kai if more money doesn't start flowing in soon I will foot the bill. No to pay to play. No to banner ads. |
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BroKenMan-Redsku
Kai Lover
Joined: 19 May 2006
Posts: 879
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Wed May 24, 2006 2:37 am |
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i have plenty of funds but lacking a pay pal. And no word on when im getting mine set up. I will need it for other needs in the near future but that time is not really up to me ATM. |
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