Server Fund Drive - Imagineering INTERCOT!

[Melanie]

INTERCOT Announces Server Drive

As we prepare to enter our second decade online, the time has come to take INTERCOT to the next level. So, we've decided to give you a chance to have a hand in the Imagineering of INTERCOT and the dedication of a new and improved web server! As a bonus... if you can help - we're going to give YOU something back as our way of saying thank you! Can you say Custom Avatars and Imagineering T-shirts?

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Just another quick note regarding the avatars/contributor titles.

Please understand that this is a manual process. There is not an automatic email that is processed when you contribute. But rest assured, everyone will be contacted and looking spiffy in a timely manner.

[John]

INTERCOT Announces Server Drive

What Mel said

[offwego]

Um what if you were so excited by the chance to sponser that you did it and forgot to say put your user id anywhere on it and instead used your real name?

Will that matter?

[John]

Um what if you were so excited by the chance to sponser that you did it and forgot to say put your user id anywhere on it and instead used your real name?

Will that matter?

Nope... because you will be contacted with instructions on how to submit your avatar - and you can include your screen name then

[offwego]

Nope... because you will be contacted with instructions on how to submit your avatar - and you can include your screen name then

Oh good...those other people who might have done this will be so relieved. Now if my "friend" just knew anything about Avatar creation or had a creative bone in her entire being she'd um he um whatever would be so happy. None the less I'm sure my "friend" will get it all worked out.

Thanks John!

[JMTStone]

I'll be babysitting servers all weekend with this DST change. Oy vey. Saving money on electricity, but spending it on I.T.! Good luck on the install. I'll enjoy a new AVATAR!

[Piglet822]

I don't need the custom avatar but I'm looking forward to that awesome shirt!!!!!! I know, I know. I have to wait until May.

[John]

I don't need the custom avatar but I'm looking forward to that awesome shirt!!!!!! I know, I know. I have to wait until May.

Yep, we plan to ship them all out at once. So after the Server Fund Drive is over, we'll gather up all the orders, manufacture them and ship em out!

[DizneyFreak2002]

I love the shirt.... Count me in on making a donation.... Sometime this weekend for sure...

[GrumpyFan]

A few suggestions if I may...

1. Can you setup Paypal or Google Checkout option for the payment methods?
2. You should put up a status bar on the serverdrive page showing how the fund drive is going.
3. Along with the Avatar, you should also add a special title to the person's name. Maybe something like "10th Anniversay Contributor", if that's possible.
4. Are you sending out an email announcement?

[dpamac]

A few suggestions if I may...

1. Can you setup Paypal or Google Checkout option for the payment methods?
2. You should put up a status bar on the serverdrive page showing how the fund drive is going.
3. Along with the Avatar, you should also add a special title to the person's name. Maybe something like "10th Anniversay Contributor", if that's possible.
4. Are you sending out an email announcement?

I'll let John answer the other two questions but to two of them:

Payments are already through PayPal.

what kind of announcement are you talking about? This will be explained and featured in the next issue of the Insider.

[Jasper]

Yep, we plan to ship them all out at once. So after the Server Fund Drive is over, we'll gather up all the orders, manufacture them and ship em out!

Well, I was going to donate 10 million dollars, but if I have to wait until May to get my shirt I guess I will have to adjust my donation amount downwards a little. How does a buck ninety-five sound?

In all seriousness, I think this is a good business idea of yours John. I haven't made my way over to the other side to actually make my payment but will do so shortly!!

[GrumpyFan]

Payments are already through PayPal.

what kind of announcement are you talking about? This will be explained and featured in the next issue of the Insider.

Sorry, I guess if I had clicked the icon for the payment option I would've seen that. I (wrongly) assumed since I didn't specifically see the Paypal logo, that you weren't using Paypal, my bad.

On the email announcement, I was thinking something along the lines of a special announcement outside a regular insider newsletter.

[dpamac]

I don't generally click on payment buttons unless I plan on paying something either, so don't worry about it.

We might send another email blast out. It's certainly up for discussion now.

[Crow]

need $$ to pay taxes and for my May trip, but I just donated. thanks for all the hard work keeping us going

[Chescat]

Question on the Avatar? If you are chosing one from your list already, you are adding our title to it. That again also mean we can't change it to the holidays ones? (I love these holiday ones).

We do have the option then of not taking an avatar? (I still like being able to change my avatar every few months).

Can't wait for the t-shirt when those come out.

John, thanks for all the hard work here on this site. And was glad to hear it was time to donate. I love this site.

[AndrewJackson]

Keep up the good work, John.

Count me in!

[Carol]

Question on the Avatar? If you are chosing one from your list already, you are adding our title to it. That again also mean we can't change it to the holidays ones?

Yes. Custom avatars have to be manually added to member profiles by management. Hence, it can only be a one time change.

We do have the option then of not taking an avatar?

Yes - you have the option of not using a custom avatar.

[John]

Total as of 8am Friday: $645

[divinedi]

I would like to donate, and will, just wanted to know if the T-Shirts are available to us Canadians that stalk this site? I love all the work that you do and would like to give back, but I admit I would also like a T-shirt .

Thanks and keep up the good work!