08-08-2018, 05:18 PM
(07-11-2018, 12:51 PM)Spokes Wrote:(07-11-2018, 12:28 PM)Canard Wrote: Whoah, I rarely visit the front page, and I just noticed that too - that's a big red flag.
Also +1 on the fundraising goal thingie - I just make a donation every now and then but have no idea how much I'm helping. I don't know if it costs $50 or $1000 a month to operate...
Mybb doesn't have any plugins for an ongoing goal. So it would just have to be updated manually. Which I'm happy to do, I just worry about what happens when it doesn't get updated for a couple weeks. Is that an issue, do you guys think?
Also, do I just keep the goal at the bare minimum for operating costs? I mean I'd like to eventually raise more so that a) there's a buffer if we're ever short and b) so things could eventually be upgraded (aka server, software, etc)
Thoughts?
I think some info on what the costs are would go a long way to helping people size donations. I've always donated $10 in the past as that's been the suggestion, but I'd happily donate $20 or more if it was clear that's what the site costs. I don't think you need to go crazy with audited financial statements or anything like that, but something saying:
- Raised: $200 this year
- Target: $500 this year
- Costs:
- Hosting $240
- Software $200
- Reserve $60