WoD Fundraiser
Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2003 1:58 amOver the years we've had a number of people express a desire to help the shard, either monetarily or in other ways. As an admin team we've always been very apprehensive about asking for donations. This is a free shard and we do not expect compensation for our efforts. Furthermore, we strive to make sure things are kept as fair and unbiased as possible. We don't play favorites, and would not accepts donations from someone looking for phat lewt in exchange for donating. Finally, I want to be held accountable. I do not want people sending me money and having no idea where that cash is being spent. I could be going on cruises around the world for all you know, and that's not cool. 
With those disclaimers out of the way, I'd like to try something that hopefully allows people to contribute to shard without sacrificing integrity. There are a couple upgrades that would really benefit the shard. I'm going to be posting them over the next couple months (if all goes well with this first one). When we reach the goal, I'll end the fundraiser and purchase the equipment.
The first upgrade that I'd like to attempt is a SCSI hard drive and controller. This would give us two benefits: speed and reliabilty. SCSI drives are much faster than their IDE counterparts, and have big, fat 5 year warranties. The items I'm looking at will run about $250-300. I'm requesting Paypal as the contribution method. My Paypal account is laephis@yahoo.com . I'll keep everyone posted concerning our progress. Hopefully we'll have a new drive setup in a couple months!
With those disclaimers out of the way, I'd like to try something that hopefully allows people to contribute to shard without sacrificing integrity. There are a couple upgrades that would really benefit the shard. I'm going to be posting them over the next couple months (if all goes well with this first one). When we reach the goal, I'll end the fundraiser and purchase the equipment.
The first upgrade that I'd like to attempt is a SCSI hard drive and controller. This would give us two benefits: speed and reliabilty. SCSI drives are much faster than their IDE counterparts, and have big, fat 5 year warranties. The items I'm looking at will run about $250-300. I'm requesting Paypal as the contribution method. My Paypal account is laephis@yahoo.com . I'll keep everyone posted concerning our progress. Hopefully we'll have a new drive setup in a couple months!
I'm actually not a big fan of Paypal myself, but right now it's the easiest way to exchange funds for the majority of people. One of the biggest advantages is the privacy: I don't have to post my name/address to the internet. (There are a lot of crazy people out there and I'd rather not be stalked by some disgruntled former player.) I realize that some of you are not able or willing to use Paypal, and I really sympathize. If anyone has other suggestions I'll be glad to hear them.
I'll be purchasing the equipment this week, but it probably won't get installed until next week (or a bit later). I'll keep everyone posted concerning that since it will involve a bit of downtime. Thanks so much!