Haken needs new development system

POSTED BY: Jasonzzz
UPDATED: Friday, November 4, 2005 07:43
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JASONZZZ

Sunday, January 11, 2004 6:10 PM

Ok, nobody can dispute that Haken has worked
real hard bringing fireflyfans.net to us.
Many kudos have gone around and around again.
But his development system broke back in November.

(read thread about that here)
http://www.fireflyfans.net/thread.asp?b=5&t=2797

He can use a bit help getting a new development
system and here is where us fireflyfans.net users
can put our appreciation where our mouths are.

If everyone can pledge $5 or $10 - a mere price
of a McD meal or a movie ticket - towards a new
development system (or one with borrowed scrounged
parts), I think it would be well worth for the
free time, service, bandwidth that Haken has
dedicated to fireflyfans.net and its users.

How about it?

(Tash had previously hinted at this for Xmas and many of you had responded already...)
http://www.fireflyfans.net/thread.asp?b=11&t=2900

PHYSICSCHICK

Sunday, January 11, 2004 6:16 PM

What kind of system do you have in mind for collecting donations?

I've donated to some of my other favorite websites, and God knows, I'm here often enough! I'd be willing to chip in.

JASONZZZ

Sunday, January 11, 2004 6:21 PM

I suppose we can use Haken's already established Amazon honor system .
(the link is on fireflyfans.net's home/front page), keep in mind that
Amazon charges 5% + $0.19 for each transaction.
(so on $1, they get $0.25; and on $5.00, they get $0.44)

http://s1.amazon.com/exec/varzea/pay/T39WWCGS4JYCV4

Quote:
Originally posted by PhysicsChick:
What kind of system do you have in mind for collecting donations?

I've donated to some of my other favorite websites, and God knows, I'm here often enough! I'd be willing to chip in.

JASONZZZ

Sunday, January 11, 2004 10:57 PM

hasn't changed since December...
# of payments: 43
Collected $333.00

JASONZZZ

Monday, January 12, 2004 3:42 PM

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BARNEYT

Monday, January 12, 2004 4:16 PM

Thanks for the reminder - I'd meant to donate just after Christmas but forgot!

Done now, though

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"I think the right place to start is to say, fair is fair. This is who we are. These are our numbers." Mr Willis of Ohio - The West Wing

JUSTDAVID

Monday, January 12, 2004 4:30 PM

Done. I spend more time on this site than all others combined. Happy to contribute.
Thanks Haken.

HERO

Monday, January 12, 2004 4:50 PM

I suggest everyone send their money to me. That way it will all be in one place.

You can trust me.

I'm a lawyer.

(Actually we could form a charitable organization...a not for profit, then collect money using that system. Could avoid tax issues and some other concerns plus open up cooperative opportunities with other charities. Could combine all activities under a broader head. Examples such as fan gatherings like the Brown Coat Ball and the DVD for troops program. Not to mention supporting the website and our militent anti-FOX wing. We could call it the Firefly Foundation or Serenity Association or People for the Ethical Treatment of Browncoats, I'd avoid a name using the term Alliance.)

H

JASONZZZ

Monday, January 12, 2004 11:25 PM

Hero:

what's the cost breakdown involved in setting
up a not-for-profit? Does it differ by state?

Quote:
Originally posted by Hero:
I suggest everyone send their money to me. That way it will all be in one place.

You can trust me.

I'm a lawyer.

(Actually we could form a charitable organization...a not for profit, then collect money using that system. Could avoid tax issues and some other concerns plus open up cooperative opportunities with other charities. Could combine all activities under a broader head. Examples such as fan gatherings like the Brown Coat Ball and the DVD for troops program. Not to mention supporting the website and our militent anti-FOX wing. We could call it the Firefly Foundation or Serenity Association or People for the Ethical Treatment of Browncoats, I'd avoid a name using the term Alliance.)

H

JASONZZZ

Tuesday, January 13, 2004 1:50 AM

Friend of mine just alerted me that
PayPal charges only 2.2% + $0.30 of
every transaction.

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