Hosting Donations

[Erik L (OP)]

I have changed the address from eluken@pentarch to aurora@pentarch. If anyone has a current subscription, please cancel the current subscription and set up a new one.

The hosting costs for this year were $1332 USD. They've been going up around 30-50 a year, so I expect next year's to be around 1360.

[Steve Walmsley]

Please contribute if you can, even if its only a small amount. I was the one who encouraged Erik to publish the actual cost, as it was far higher than I realised.

I think the absence of the forums in the last few weeks highlighted just how useful they are. You don't really appreciate something until it isn't there any more.

[Black]

Well, that is certainly more than I expected.

Are the links in paid subscriptions page current or do I have to set it up manually in PayPal? I canceled the old subscription there, but I am not sure about new one.

Anyway, much thanks to Erik for taking care of the forum. Despite using Discord, I still consider forum as the main hub for Aurora and it would definitely be incomplete experience without it.

[Erik L (OP)]

I have changed the address from eluken@pentarch to aurora@pentarch. If anyone has a current subscription, please cancel the current subscription and set up a new one.

The hosting costs for this year were $1332 USD. They've been going up around 30-50 a year, so I expect next year's to be around 1360.

The invoice for next year is 1392. A bit more than I expected. But it is not due until 19 Jan 26.

[Erik L (OP)]

Well, that is certainly more than I expected.

Are the links in paid subscriptions page current or do I have to set it up manually in PayPal? I canceled the old subscription there, but I am not sure about new one.

Anyway, much thanks to Erik for taking care of the forum. Despite using Discord, I still consider forum as the main hub for Aurora and it would definitely be incomplete experience without it.

As far as I know it is.

[Erik L (OP)]

When you make a donation, please send me an IM so I can match you to your forum acct. Thank you.

[Warer]

Holy hell thank you so much Erik I never would have imagined this cost that much. I know I'm not really active but this site and this game have been with me since high school and helped me throughout it all. It's helped build and maintain my passion for sci fi and stoked my creativity in a lot of ways. If I had a job I would donate.

[Ragnarsson]

Are there any other possible methods of donation besides PayPal? For those of us without a PayPal account, and who do not desire one.

[Erik L (OP)]

Are there any other possible methods of donation besides PayPal? For those of us without a PayPal account, and who do not desire one.

Anything else I have is tied to my own accts and this paypal is strictly for the forums. We could figure something out.

[Mark Yanning]

Can you confirm your right paypal mail to make donations? Is it the Steve paypal?
Neverming, just found it in the profile. It works!

[SpaceMarine]

I am having issues actually getting payment to go through on the subscriptions atleast through my profile it wont accept my paypal login/payment.

[Mark Yanning]

I just managed to make a donation through the profile, via Paypal. It seems working well for me

[SpaceMarine]

Yea i cant get my paypal to work with the subscription, erik if you send me a dm with the actual paypal account i can send my planned donation directly if that works?

[Erik L (OP)]

The address to make donations is aurora@pentarch.org. If you do this directly, please don't use Friends & Family. I know there is no fee this way, but Paypal is squawking about it. Donations sent to my paypal are not automatically flagged as forum donations.

[SpaceMarine]

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