State of the Forum

Shirotsume

Not The Goddamn @dmin
All this bitching and no volunteers or donations. hmmmmm.
 

T.L

Well-Known Member
Gee thanks,
I've spent my own time researching the HTTPS issue on icyboards, and spoken both to Wata and Ero about the issue.
 

MastaofBitches

Well-Known Member
Shirotsume said:
All this bitching and no volunteers or donations. hmmmmm.
We have a donations box?
 

da_fox2279

California Crackpot
Shirotsume said:
All this bitching and no volunteers or donations. hmmmmm.
If one wanted to donate to the board's funds, who do we contact? And I assume it would be via Paypal? Or Patreon?
 

T.L

Well-Known Member
Get in contact with Ero, he owns the domain.
Easiest way is on discord.
Both he and Wata are both very active there
 

Shirotsume

Not The Goddamn @dmin
T.L said:
Gee thanks,
I've spent my own time researching the HTTPS issue on icyboards, and spoken both to Wata and Ero about the issue.
You were actually one of the few people I wasn't talking about.
 

T.L

Well-Known Member
Well that makes me feel better.
Thanks
 

The Ero-Sennin

The Eyes of Heaven
Staff member
I suppose it's time to announce it here. By May 1st I will acquire new forum software, and TFF will be making the move to greener pastures.
 

T.L

Well-Known Member
As you can see above Ero people are wondering if they can donate to running costs.

With the out of pocket purchase of forum software, are you going to use ads to pay for the upkeep of the domain and software?
If so then let us know, so those of us who use adblockers and scripts can disable them so that we can help contribute to the upkeep.
 

MastaofBitches

Well-Known Member
Can't you set up a Patreon or something to get monthly payments or something?
 

chronodekar

Obsessively signs his posts
Staff member
I would like to help contribute fiscally too (Not much, but a small bit).

-chronodekar
 

Watashiwa

Administrator
Staff member
Hey guys, thanks for the offers. Means a lot to me. :)

Long explanation short, I feel vaguely uncomfortable about taking donations or having up a patreon. TFF is our hobby, and taking money from you is too close to charging money to use TFF. That said, donations would be helpful since I doubt ads will cover everything until readership returns to a certain level (and even then...). I'll let you guys know how the financials shape up as we get closer to the move.
 

MastaofBitches

Well-Known Member
Watashiwa said:
Hey guys, thanks for the offers. Means a lot to me. :)

Long explanation short, I feel vaguely uncomfortable about taking donations or having up a patreon. TFF is our hobby, and taking money from you is too close to charging money to use TFF. That said, donations would be helpful since I doubt ads will cover everything until readership returns to a certain level (and even then...). I'll let you guys know how the financials shape up as we get closer to the move.
Well, it's entirely voluntary, isn't it? You'd hardly be charging us to use it if it was optional.
 

da_fox2279

California Crackpot
MastaofBitches said:
Watashiwa said:
Hey guys, thanks for the offers. Means a lot to me. :)

Long explanation short, I feel vaguely uncomfortable about taking donations or having up a patreon. TFF is our hobby, and taking money from you is too close to charging money to use TFF. That said, donations would be helpful since I doubt ads will cover everything until readership returns to a certain level (and even then...). I'll let you guys know how the financials shape up as we get closer to the move.
Well, it's entirely voluntary, isn't it? You'd hardly be charging us to use it if it was optional.
I don't know... Wata seems evil enough to start handing out whippings if we don't 'donate' enough... (Just joking Wata - I know that's Ero's shtick. :p)
 

MastaofBitches

Well-Known Member
da_fox2279 said:
MastaofBitches said:
Watashiwa said:
Hey guys, thanks for the offers. Means a lot to me. :)

Long explanation short, I feel vaguely uncomfortable about taking donations or having up a patreon. TFF is our hobby, and taking money from you is too close to charging money to use TFF. That said, donations would be helpful since I doubt ads will cover everything until readership returns to a certain level (and even then...). I'll let you guys know how the financials shape up as we get closer to the move.
Well, it's entirely voluntary, isn't it? You'd hardly be charging us to use it if it was optional.
I don't know... Wata seems evil enough to start handing out whippings if we don't 'donate' enough... (Just joking Wata - I know that's Ero's shtick. :p)
$1 = Pink name with hearts next to it.
 

Watashiwa

Administrator
Staff member
da_fox2279 said:
MastaofBitches said:
Watashiwa said:
Hey guys, thanks for the offers. Means a lot to me. :)

Long explanation short, I feel vaguely uncomfortable about taking donations or having up a patreon. TFF is our hobby, and taking money from you is too close to charging money to use TFF. That said, donations would be helpful since I doubt ads will cover everything until readership returns to a certain level (and even then...). I'll let you guys know how the financials shape up as we get closer to the move.
Well, it's entirely voluntary, isn't it? You'd hardly be charging us to use it if it was optional.
I don't know... Wata seems evil enough to start handing out whippings if we don't 'donate' enough... (Just joking Wata - I know that's Ero's shtick. :p)
Keep it straight from now on--HE prefers corporal punishment, I put people to work in salt mines. :evil2:

But seriously, thanks for the support.
 

MastaofBitches

Well-Known Member
Watashiwa said:
da_fox2279 said:
MastaofBitches said:
Watashiwa said:
Hey guys, thanks for the offers. Means a lot to me. :)

Long explanation short, I feel vaguely uncomfortable about taking donations or having up a patreon. TFF is our hobby, and taking money from you is too close to charging money to use TFF. That said, donations would be helpful since I doubt ads will cover everything until readership returns to a certain level (and even then...). I'll let you guys know how the financials shape up as we get closer to the move.
Well, it's entirely voluntary, isn't it? You'd hardly be charging us to use it if it was optional.
I don't know... Wata seems evil enough to start handing out whippings if we don't 'donate' enough... (Just joking Wata - I know that's Ero's shtick. :p)
Keep it straight from now on--HE prefers corporal punishment, I put people to work in salt mines. :evil2:

But seriously, thanks for the support.
Thank us by actually letting us support this site.
 

Shirotsume

Not The Goddamn @dmin
For reals.

Just remember to budget- gonna be a bunch of donations in the beginning, then probably not much at all.
 

MastaofBitches

Well-Known Member
Which is why he should use Patreon for it.
 

The Ero-Sennin

The Eyes of Heaven
Staff member
Patreon has issues. When it's time, a PayPal will be established.
 

chronodekar

Obsessively signs his posts
Staff member
The Ero-Sennin said:
Patreon has issues. When it's time, a PayPal will be established.
I am not familiar with Patreon. But ... are you SURE about PayPal? They are infamous for their difficult attitude towards smaller companies (Granted, that's not what we are) i.e. they like to withhold funds at the WORST possible moment.

Can we assume you are familiar with receiving funds using PayPal? I'm asking because it is better to talk now, when we are not in urgent need of funds, rather than do it in a rushed manner.

-chronodekar
 

Shirotsume

Not The Goddamn @dmin
Gonna be honest, a lot of us have some pretty major issues with paypal. I would be... leery.
 

da_fox2279

California Crackpot
Shirotsume said:
Gonna be honest, a lot of us have some pretty major issues with paypal. I would be... leery.
I use Paypal for eBay purchases, and I've yet to have a problem. Of course, that's me as a Buyer, not a Seller, so... :huh:
 

T.L

Well-Known Member
Bump for Discord comments


@Ero/Wata
Any chanch that we could know what type of forum software we will be migrating to so we can see what features are available.
 

whitewhiskey

Well-Known Member
Back in the forum after...Damn, years.

How is everyone? How is the place holding up?
 
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