Next several months..

**JCirri** · Joined: 04 Feb 2006 Posts: 4576

To give everyone a heads up, I will soon (in a few weeks) be opening a store on scorehero where everyone can spend their contribution points to upgrade their account (yes, you can finally put these points to use). It will also have an option to donate money to earn contribution points (in addition to earning points the usual way).

The bandwidth generated from scorehero along with the server/hosting package I own is costing $130 per month and starting next month it will be completely at my own expense (my father's company was paying and will no longer be covering it). Of course it would also be nice to receive some compensation for the many hours I've spent improving the site and dedication on improving everyone's scores (I should have all optimal starpower paths posted within the next month). But I would be satisfied with simply covering the server/bandwidth costs. I'm hoping the donations will be enough to cover payment at least through the end of the summer until next semester when I should be hired as a TA at my college for some income.

However, depending on how all this goes (amount of donations, if I'm accepted for the TA position, etc.) I might at some point in the future have to require some very small membership fee to keep scorehero running (but hopefully not).

Feel free to post your thoughts.
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**MLafer** · Joined: 26 Mar 2006 Posts: 464 Location: Canton, MI

what does the upgrade to the account entail?
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**JCirri** · Joined: 04 Feb 2006 Posts: 4576

**Anthrice** · Joined: 23 Mar 2006 Posts: 128

Well, how would you plan on accepting donations?
Paypal? Money Order? Credit Card?

Try to make as many options available as possible, otherwise some people who love the site wouldn't be able to help you out(I don't have a CC)

But honestly, this site rocks... and I for one don't mind paying a bit of cash for it.
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**maynard** · Joined: 05 May 2006 Posts: 137 Location: Gjøvik, Norway

seconded..
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**shutendoji** · Joined: 06 Apr 2006 Posts: 658 Location: Earth

**maynard** · Joined: 05 May 2006 Posts: 137 Location: Gjøvik, Norway

your mom?! why ask her?

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**shutendoji** · Joined: 06 Apr 2006 Posts: 658 Location: Earth

cause i don't know where she keeps her stamps and she'll wonder what i'm sending when I ask for one...and i have no idea where she keeps her envelopes for cases like these...

**Phr34k** · Posted: Fri May 26, 2006 5:51 pm Post subject:

Go to a corner store, buy a box of envelopes and a thing of stamps...she doesn't have to know ^_^; just don't send cash...
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**krimsunmunkeys** · Posted: Fri May 26, 2006 8:08 pm Post subject:

**JCirri** · Joined: 04 Feb 2006 Posts: 4576

**Matt** · Joined: 04 Feb 2006 Posts: 3780 Location: Bethel, Vermont

I can vouche for the obscene amount of time that JC has put into this site just out of pure desire to create a good, quality site.

**krimsunmunkeys** · Posted: Sat May 27, 2006 2:23 am Post subject:

**Matt** · Joined: 04 Feb 2006 Posts: 3780 Location: Bethel, Vermont

I agree. If JC actually gets a budget and decides to put me on payroll, I might actually do something of value around here. :p

**krimsunmunkeys** · Posted: Sat May 27, 2006 2:30 am Post subject: