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BalefireX · 05-06-2004, 07:02 PM

Well, here is my input:
I'm a moderator at another computer related site, and I think that the generosity of people sharing this hobby is pretty amazing, even for silly things. One of our long time and very active members (about as close to staff as you could be without being staff) was getting married, so we had the idea one day to collect money to buy him a wedding present.

In one week, we managed to collect $400, mostly in $5 and $10 donations, with very little effort (just a thread and a paypal acct for people to pay into). I am nearly certain that had we organized it better (ran it for more than a week, advertised it on the front page rather than in the forums, etc) we could have easily doubled that. Therefore, I don't think it anywhere near impossible that $700 could be raised from user donations.

05-06-2004, 07:02 PM	#7
BalefireX Cooling Savant Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Isle of Man Posts: 269	Well, here is my input: I'm a moderator at another computer related site, and I think that the generosity of people sharing this hobby is pretty amazing, even for silly things. One of our long time and very active members (about as close to staff as you could be without being staff) was getting married, so we had the idea one day to collect money to buy him a wedding present. In one week, we managed to collect $400, mostly in $5 and $10 donations, with very little effort (just a thread and a paypal acct for people to pay into). I am nearly certain that had we organized it better (ran it for more than a week, advertised it on the front page rather than in the forums, etc) we could have easily doubled that. Therefore, I don't think it anywhere near impossible that $700 could be raised from user donations. __________________ If not, why not?