I second that and it would be a shame to have Erik pays money in addition to his time managing the forum.

Just to get the order of things, we are looking at how much a year? Something like 150$?

Seconded request of a figure per year.

If anyone wants to contribute to hosting costs of the forums, any donation would be appreciated. Of course, none is necessary.

You can donate for this to eluken@pentarch.org on paypal. This is just for hosting. Donating for Aurora should be done to Steve directly.

I want to take a second to thank Erik for all of the work he does for us on this forum.  This year has sucked on many levels, and, at least for me, this forum has been an important escape that has helped keep me on a more or less even keel. 

It would mean a lot if everyone who has enjoyed Aurora, Starfire Assistant, or any of the fiction on this forum pitched in to help defray Erik's costs that he incurs keeping this forum up and running.  If everyone pitched in, we could help keep this forum going so that we can all continue to enjoy the game and the great stories that all of the authors are creating.  Even a little would help!

Kurt

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