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Offline FA Frey XC

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Dynaverse.Net needs your help
« on: February 10, 2005, 10:08:33 pm »
Greetings.

The Dynaverse Gaming Association, the non profit organization that runs, governs, and is responsible for providing the funding for D.Net, is asking for donations to continue to support Dynaverse.Net and the DGA in our endeavors. Let me make this clear NOW - this isn't REQUIRED. Dynaverse.Net will continue to operate and run without any donations - but we won't be able to grow.

You can simply donate to the Dynaverse.Net improvement fund, or you can donate to the DGA and become a member. You can also donate to the DGA and become a member with the right to VOTE at DGA meetings on items presented to the Board of Directors. You can donate HERE   - this is also the location where you can donate to the Dynaverse.Net Tsunami Relief Fund.

As you all know, Dynaverse.Net runs entirely on volunteers. Ultimately, the DGA (Dynaverse Gaming Association) runs and administers Dynaverse.Net, and that means everyone that's an Admin, Officer of the DGA, Moderator, MySQL engineer, Webmaster, or otherwise has done this all of their own accord, and on their own time. There's a lot of people who work very hard here to maintain and make this a comfortable and continual place for our community. We're running over 4 million hits a month, with an average of 10 GB of traffic a day. As we don't have to pay for the bandwidth, we're blessed there.

I shoulder the bills on the equipment entirely. Currently we've got two servers that'll function as a core comms servers. These machines are perfect for that role, and we've gotten everything placed right where it needs to be. What we need now is to upgrade, or to get a new server. Recent tests conducted by DieHard, Dizzy, and Bonk have shown the need for a good, current machine to run campaigns on. As well, we've got to upgrade some core components of the network to ensure that the bandwidth we utilize is utlized as well as possible.

I've been running websites for the communtiy for almost 10 years. XenoCorp has been a very active Fleet in our community, and when I learned of Taldren's demise I made it my personal crusade to make sure we had a place where we could all transition to. We've been running the Directory servers now for over a year, and we've hosted numerous EAW, OP AND SFC3 campaign servers for the community and never asked for a dime - but that's because we never had to before. Please help us if you can.

Regarding the membership to the DGA -

A $10 donation will qualify you for a 1 year membership in which you will be entitled to list that you are a member in your signature, get a monthly newsletter, and you will be notified of meetings and will be able to attend.

A $20 donation will qualify you for a 1 year voting membership in the DGA. The Board of Directors will put forth votes regarding official DGA business, and you will be able to help determine the outcome.

Please notate in the "Enter your custom message" section if you are donating to become a member of the DGA. You can view the documents of the DGA, including our Declaration of Incorporation and non profit status at the Dynaverse.Net ftp site. Anonymous access is, of course, allowed. We're moving stuff up to public access as we receive it, and as we can get it up there.

ftp://ftp.dynaverse.net/DGA/

We thank you all for the opportunity to serve you, and we look forward to many more years of fun !

Thank you - it's because of YOU we all do what we do!

Regards,
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Re: Dynaverse.Net needs your help
« Reply #1 on: February 10, 2005, 10:23:17 pm »
I am now a voting member with my $20 donation.

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Re: Dynaverse.Net needs your help
« Reply #2 on: February 11, 2005, 09:18:41 am »
Welcome aboard, Toasty O !!

:D

Also,you can send your donations to:

Dynaverse Gaming Association,
CO: Jef"Frey" R. M. Petermeier
2918 Lakewood Dr.
Garland, TX. 75042

Please don't send cash, money order or personal check is fine. As we don't have a bank account in the DGA's name yet (we're waiting for the paperwork from the Secretary of State here in Texas), you can make it out to me.

All donations will be recorded and displayed on the DGA website, which ANN, the original TALDREN Forums Admin, has graciously volunteered to design and implement.

Again, thank you for your support.

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Re: Dynaverse.Net needs your help
« Reply #3 on: February 11, 2005, 09:38:31 am »
Hey Frey, I did not know you were a TX boy!  ;D Count me in for 20 my man! I'll have a check sent from my Scottrade acct.

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Re: Dynaverse.Net needs your help
« Reply #4 on: February 11, 2005, 09:49:35 am »
Hey Frey, I did not know you were a TX boy!  ;D Count me in for 20 my man! I'll have a check sent from my Scottrade acct.

Actually he's from Iowa he just works in outer TX.

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Re: Dynaverse.Net needs your help
« Reply #5 on: February 11, 2005, 09:51:24 am »
Will $100 get me 5 votes?   ;D
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Re: Dynaverse.Net needs your help
« Reply #6 on: February 11, 2005, 10:00:57 am »
Will $100 get me 5 votes?   ;D
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Re: Dynaverse.Net needs your help
« Reply #7 on: February 11, 2005, 10:29:32 am »
Die Hard, $100 won't get you 5 votes, but it will certainly get you a special place in my heart.

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Re: Dynaverse.Net needs your help
« Reply #8 on: February 11, 2005, 11:02:33 am »
20 credits....on the way. :)

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« Reply #9 on: February 11, 2005, 11:15:43 am »
Ain't capitalism grand!!  ;D

Count me in. I'll just make it out to cash.
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Re: Dynaverse.Net needs your help
« Reply #10 on: February 11, 2005, 12:05:16 pm »
$ 30.00 sent.

Please consider this my request to be a voting member.

I hope this helps.


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Re: Dynaverse.Net needs your help
« Reply #11 on: February 11, 2005, 02:36:18 pm »
Thanks everyone!

If you are donating for the Membership with Voting rights, please email me the following information if it's not included with your donation:


Real Name:
Handle:
Address:
Email:
Phone: (optional but preferred for verification purposes)

Once I've received this information I'll add you to the access list / distribution lists.
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Re: Dynaverse.Net needs your help
« Reply #12 on: February 11, 2005, 02:58:07 pm »
Hey Frey, since I am IN Dallas can i just drop off the $20, or do I have to follow what you say... ;D

Just asking... :)




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Re: Dynaverse.Net needs your help
« Reply #13 on: February 11, 2005, 03:16:48 pm »
Heh you are welcomed to give me a call or just drop it in the mail ;)
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Re: Dynaverse.Net needs your help
« Reply #14 on: February 11, 2005, 03:21:48 pm »
what does 20 in yankee greenbacks equal in canuck peso's? I'm figuring about 26?
Hey, does membership mean I can't get banned?  ;D

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Re: Dynaverse.Net needs your help
« Reply #15 on: February 11, 2005, 03:47:31 pm »
what does 20 in yankee greenbacks equal in canuck peso's? I'm figuring about 26?
Hey, does membership mean I can't get banned?  ;D



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Re: Dynaverse.Net needs your help
« Reply #16 on: February 11, 2005, 03:54:23 pm »
Just sent $25.00 out to you through PayPal (much easier that way).


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Re: Dynaverse.Net needs your help
« Reply #17 on: February 11, 2005, 04:21:46 pm »
[Mush stands .... clears throat ... makes speech....]

"Done! +  .... Now,.... anything that you guys agree on is fine with me.  I don't plan on voting on anything  .... uh ... unless we are voting to ban ME.  In that case, I vote that we keep me and make a motion that we ban J'inn or Sethan or Fedman or Stephen or Dracho or theJudge or E_Looky or EZkill or (insert random word here) Jon or Bear or that annoying Dizzy Dude or Barabbas or OtoastyO or Jack or S'Raek or Carney or Shadow or Ace or that Khalee guy or Sethan or Fedman or J'inn or somebody else.    Thank you."   

[Mush sits back down....]

[Mush stands back up ....]

... or PuddleO or Superman or Scipio or Dragoon or Sky or Raven or Dallas or Void or Mat or Mike or SightFer or Ratboy or one of those pesky Canadians  .... lets keep the Brits, though.  I like it when they "wanker" somebody .... or Sethan or J'inn or Fedman or Fedman ....  Did I mention Fedman?

.... or Rondo ... yeah, Rondo has to go before I do ..... or Stumpy .... that's it!  Stumpy! .... or, of course, Fedman ... or ...



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Re: Dynaverse.Net needs your help
« Reply #18 on: February 11, 2005, 04:26:51 pm »
what does 20 in yankee greenbacks equal in canuck peso's? I'm figuring about 26?
Hey, does membership mean I can't get banned?  ;D



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Re: Dynaverse.Net needs your help
« Reply #19 on: February 11, 2005, 06:58:12 pm »
$25 creds thru paypal on their way bro!
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