How do people feel about donating to the server?

3 years ago by trouser_mouse to c/general

How do people feel about donating to keep things running smoothly and making sure there are adequate resources and compensation for those involved in running .world instance?

I'm curious as I think this kind of rapid growth will be the first time the model is really being tested - as in, large rapid growth in users and activity resulting in sudden higher running costs.

I feel transparent engagement would be good to understand what the current costs are, how that scales and how people involved in keeping things running are fairly compensated for their time and effort.

Also having an issue tracker, roapmap etc public and real engagement let people see who and what they are investing in.

It's an awesome job to see the server still standing after such a huge influx!

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Fortychops 25 points 3 years ago

I would be happy to donate, however I would like to be differentiated from users who haven’t donated. Maybe with a status symbol, some thing like a blue checkmark beside my name perhaps?

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Catch42 15 points 3 years ago

I'm almost too afraid to ask, is this intentional irony?

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cats 10 points 3 years ago

yes, one of the .world donations tiers ($8) specifically says that you will be allowed to put a blue check mark next to your name, but also that you’re already allowed to do that lol

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DocMcStuffin 7 points 3 years ago

Poe's law - without a clear indicator of the author's intent, any parodic or sarcastic expression of extreme views can be mistaken by some readers for a sincere expression of those views.

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qwop 5 points 3 years ago

On that note, I think a post view limit would be good too. Maybe 10 posts a day for accounts who haven't donated and 100 for those who have?

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coconutxyz 0 points 3 years ago

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SkySyrup 3 points 3 years ago

I've seen the idea of a "reddit gold" being thrown around - eg you pay to get a post or comment a different color or effect and the money goes to the instance admins

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samus12345 3 points 3 years ago

As long as it doesn't boost the comment in any way. Paying to make a comment more visible doesn't sit well with me.

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hypertown 2 points 3 years ago

I think that awards would be cool. People on Reddit seemed to really liked it.

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Overzeetop 2 points 3 years ago

Nah, I don’t care. I don’t wear a gold star to basketball when I sweep the court, bring the pennies, or we use my ball - it’s part of being able to play.

Could I stand up my own instance? Yes. Do I want that headache? Fuck no. I’ll chip in any time my instances think they’ll need the cash. It’s what a community does.

Oh and, for the record, Fuck Spez. I’m never giving that money grubbing whore a single cent.

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Fortychops 6 points 3 years ago

I was being completely sarcastic.

Fuck u/Spez

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vsp 1 point 3 years ago

Calckey has that. And so do other Fediverse alternatives.

It'd be nice to have some flair or a shiny object to showcase contributions to the funding effort. And something really simple would be excellent.

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