Donations Options

[Hahninator]

I would rather not have ads on the site and I won't ever put them up I believe.

If we do donations, it'll be like...Donator 1 (you can be anonymous if you want) donated X amount on X date, and here's the total for the month, here's the total of what we've spent, etc.

We'll have a page that breaks it down to every penny so people know exactly what their money is going towards.

[Wilderness]

My idea is to have donations, then say, for example, a big rarity pops up on eBay (much like Plaster and the newer HTEP), use the donation money for that (if enough, after paying for site). Then Mark rips it, chucks it online for EVERYONE on LPLive, then does a raffle of all donators. The winner gets the item after being ripped.

[Papelbon]

I'm all about the donation thing, ads would not be a good thing IMO.

And I like Wilderness' idea about exclusives.

[-Nick-]

My idea is to have donations, then say, for example, a big rarity pops up on eBay (much like Plaster and the newer HTEP), use the donation money for that (if enough, after paying for site). Then Mark rips it, chucks it online for EVERYONE on LPLive, then does a raffle of all donators. The winner gets the item after being ripped.

Staff here (me, really *lol*) have been fairly good at doing what we do on the eBay end of things. I see these items as a personal acquisition first and then a good chance for an exclusive for the site, not the other way around. If we start throwing other people's money around for an item and someone tries to stake a claim on an item because they donated the most... There's some issues there and could be a logistical nightmare. I don't think any of us would want to get involved with that.

[Trumtram]

At the same time, we can't ask all users who want to download from us to have to obtain premium accounts for Rapidshare.

they don't have to! you can download without an account. it's bit slower and you can't download multiple files (you have to wait 15 minutes). still would've been perfect for stuff like "she couldn't".

just a heads-up

[-Nick-]

they don't have to! you can download without an account. it's bit slower and you can't download multiple files (you have to wait 15 minutes). still would've been perfect for stuff like "she couldn't".

just a heads-up

Agreed. She Couldn't would have been perfectly suited for Rapidshare download. Some other things (lossless audio from full shows, DVDs) become a pain when you've got to download many large rar archives on a free account and most people these days abide by the 'I want it and I want it now' rule on the internet. Even I don't have the pateince to download 43 separate rar files for a DVD and then unzip them at the same time (and that's even with a premium account!)

[Hahninator]

I thought we had She Couldn't up in direct mp3 as well as Rapidshare/MegaUpload? lol

And I agree with Nick. When I bought the 8 track promo CD, it was a personal acquisition first (like: DAMN I want that CD!) and then: Hell yes the best LPL exclusive yet.

I don't want to get into a war or anything with someone like if someone donated the most or something. HOWEVER, we can still do REALLY COOL giveaways to donators. Twice a month we can hold a raffle for donators and give out cool items. If you've donated, you can see the new raffle item and choose if you want your name in the raffle for it or not. We can do stuff like promos and some cool items. I think that'd be a good idea perhaps?

[HybridThe0ry97]

I think using a third party file hosting server would be best, the files don't need to be on this server.

[Trumtram]

Even I don't have the pateince to download 43 separate rar files for a DVD and then unzip them at the same time (and that's even with a premium account!)

that's why i said files till max 1 gb size

[andlight91]

i like the idea of donations. Id be willing to donate 10 bucks a month.

[BNCMajor]

The donations are a good idea, as long there's a save credit card (paypal?) system. That would be important for me ;-)

[wiiesel]

I hate ad's!

But I'm ready to donate a little bit. As long as I can be sure that my money goes to the right persons (you know what I mean ^^) But I trust and totally understand you.

You give us so many things...time to give something back!

[-Nick-]

The donations are a good idea, as long there's a save credit card (paypal?) system. That would be important for me ;-)

PayPal would likely be the primary donation method, unless you happen to be at a show Mark is attending and can give him cash.

[Legend]

We can give any donaters a nice user title and color on the forum so they can be noted as a donater. We can also have different donater ranks, just like we do on the forum with users and post counts. When there is a donater, they can be in a totally different rank group and the more they donate, the higher up the ranks they get.

Maybe we can think of something that these ranks would be good for. We can have a hidden board exclusively for these people who donate and maybe we can provide some extra content of some sort to this group of people.

ADDED: Would be a good idea to have direct downloads provided to those who have donated to the site, and other users can download through torrents and rapidshares.

This post has been edited by Legend: Aug 19 2009, 11:25 AM

[FCastro]

It's a good idea, I agree with it!

[Antje]

I agree!
It's a great site and it would be a pleasure to support you on this way.....!!!

[BNCMajor]

We can give any donaters a nice user title and color on the forum so they can be noted as a donater. We can also have different donater ranks, just like we do on the forum with users and post counts. When there is a donater, they can be in a totally different rank group and the more they donate, the higher up the ranks they get.

Maybe we can think of something that these ranks would be good for. We can have a hidden board exclusively for these people who donate and maybe we can provide some extra content of some sort to this group of people.

ADDED: Would be a good idea to have direct downloads provided to those who have donated to the site, and other users can download through torrents and rapidshares.

I think it's dangerous for the community to have direct links/extra content as a motivation to get donations. There's the risc to create a "2 class" fan community.

[Antje]

Yeah... A "extra" for donator is not necessary. The donation is a support to a site we love. Not for extra extras.... or to get mentioned.....

[-Nick-]

Yeah... A "extra" for donator is not necessary. The donation is a support to a site we love. Not for extra extras.... or to get mentioned.....

At the very least, we'll be identifying donators in one way or another. Just like we've given Contributors special status on the forums (those whose usernames show up as orange), those who donate money would be identified.

[Acodemaster]

I don't want to get into a war or anything with someone like if someone donated the most or something. HOWEVER, we can still do REALLY COOL giveaways to donators. Twice a month we can hold a raffle for donators and give out cool items. If you've donated, you can see the new raffle item and choose if you want your name in the raffle for it or not. We can do stuff like promos and some cool items. I think that'd be a good idea perhaps?

To be honest, I don't think the giveaway thing is a good idea. And this is coming from someone who would be the first to donate if you could. If you make the donators "exclusive" like most sites do, it would give an unfair incentive to donate, and the people who couldn't donate for reasons beyond their control, even though they wanted to, would be left out. To be honest, I'd be the happiest if nothing changes when you donate about yourself, or perhaps you get a custom title or your forum name in blue or something like that, but nothing too big. I know, this sounds strange, and most people probably think it's a good idea, but to me, I don't want to cheapen something like donating. Or perhaps I'm wrong and just taking things too seriously. Who knows.
Just my two cents.