TheLoveBandit
Retired Never Was, Coulda been wannabe
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Bluelight has historically been fortunate that all funding requirements were met by our generous benefactor. It was his stated intent to fund the site long after his lifetime, but due to the quick onset of his condition, we have been left without any assurance that his estate will provide for us. In order to sustain this site going forward, we are forced to find other funding sources. The breadth and scope of these will continue to evolve, but for now we have instituted a PayPal donation link. We are asking our members (and lurkers) to donate whatever they might be comfortable offering in return for the information and community they have found here. No donation is too small, or too large
, and we will continue to add other ways in which you can help us out as we go forward. Thank you for your support.
A few quick FAQs up front:
Where does the money go?
Bluelight has historically been staffed on a volunteer basis - this will not change. All Moderators, Sr. Mods, and Admins give their time freely in an effort to sustain the site and help it thrive. The actual account into which the funds will go is owned and accessed solely by the owner of Bluelight, johnboy. He also owns and operates Pillreports.com (shared on our server) and Enlighten.org.au, two of our sister sites.
Why Paypal?
Because it was the quickest and easiest to implement at this time. We are exploring other avenues to receive donations, and we will post them as they come online.
Why AlertPay?
Because Paypal blindly blocked our use of their services under their classifications of 'drug' or other possibly illegal activities. We know better, but they simply asked us to take our business elsewhere. Our owner, johnboy, has been able to set up an AlertPay account which should not suffer these types of account closures.
Why are the donations in Euros?
Our servers are in Europe, and while our member base is global, it simplified bill paying for our account to be set in monies that match the billing we receive. If you live outside of the Euro community, your credit card or account will get charged at whatever the conversion rate is at the time of the transaction. For those wishing to donate specific amounts of money in your own currency, we suggest using a conversion calculator to determine the appropriate euro amount. (For example, currently $10 US ~ 6.53 Euros).....but the AlertPay allows you to enter your own amount in USD, AusD, or euro and will convert it to euro automatically (for a fee deducted from the donation, of course).
What other funding plans does the site have in mind, and when will they become available?
We have several ideas at work, but to express them here may rush them or cause part of the arrangement to become fouled up if they aren't properly put in place before public access is granted. We have a thread in SUPPORT to encourage member suggestions and an open discussion of opportunities as well as why some ideas may not be pursued. However, all final decisions and implementation will be done by the owner and admin team, released as each plan is finalized. Your patience is appreciated.
Edited DEC '09 - updated link to donation page, scratched PayPal.
Edited MAR '10 - Balance update to donations bar, provide summary below (repeated in post #242 with more explanation), some monies are lost due to banking and currency conversion fees :
Bluelight has historically been fortunate that all funding requirements were met by our generous benefactor. It was his stated intent to fund the site long after his lifetime, but due to the quick onset of his condition, we have been left without any assurance that his estate will provide for us. In order to sustain this site going forward, we are forced to find other funding sources. The breadth and scope of these will continue to evolve, but for now we have instituted a PayPal donation link. We are asking our members (and lurkers) to donate whatever they might be comfortable offering in return for the information and community they have found here. No donation is too small, or too large
, and we will continue to add other ways in which you can help us out as we go forward. Thank you for your support.link---> OUR DONATIONS PAGE <---link
A few quick FAQs up front:
Where does the money go?
Bluelight has historically been staffed on a volunteer basis - this will not change. All Moderators, Sr. Mods, and Admins give their time freely in an effort to sustain the site and help it thrive. The actual account into which the funds will go is owned and accessed solely by the owner of Bluelight, johnboy. He also owns and operates Pillreports.com (shared on our server) and Enlighten.org.au, two of our sister sites.
Because it was the quickest and easiest to implement at this time. We are exploring other avenues to receive donations, and we will post them as they come online.
Why AlertPay?
Because Paypal blindly blocked our use of their services under their classifications of 'drug' or other possibly illegal activities. We know better, but they simply asked us to take our business elsewhere. Our owner, johnboy, has been able to set up an AlertPay account which should not suffer these types of account closures.
Why are the donations in Euros?
Our servers are in Europe, and while our member base is global, it simplified bill paying for our account to be set in monies that match the billing we receive. If you live outside of the Euro community, your credit card or account will get charged at whatever the conversion rate is at the time of the transaction. For those wishing to donate specific amounts of money in your own currency, we suggest using a conversion calculator to determine the appropriate euro amount. (For example, currently $10 US ~ 6.53 Euros).....but the AlertPay allows you to enter your own amount in USD, AusD, or euro and will convert it to euro automatically (for a fee deducted from the donation, of course).
What other funding plans does the site have in mind, and when will they become available?
We have several ideas at work, but to express them here may rush them or cause part of the arrangement to become fouled up if they aren't properly put in place before public access is granted. We have a thread in SUPPORT to encourage member suggestions and an open discussion of opportunities as well as why some ideas may not be pursued. However, all final decisions and implementation will be done by the owner and admin team, released as each plan is finalized. Your patience is appreciated.
Edited DEC '09 - updated link to donation page, scratched PayPal.
Edited MAR '10 - Balance update to donations bar, provide summary below (repeated in post #242 with more explanation), some monies are lost due to banking and currency conversion fees :
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Donations by month in euro (total number of persons/donations that month):
DEC '09 - 170 euro - 3 donors
JAN '10 - 200 euro - 6 donors
FEB '10 - 200 euro - 7 donors
MAR '10 - 300 euro - 10 donors
APR '10 - 364 euro - 15 donors
MAY '10 - 335 euro - 15 donors
JUN '10 - 380 euro - 13 donors
JUL '10 - 370 euro - 13 donors
AUG '10 - 278 euro - 11 donors
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