Domain name and donations

Mr. Teatime · Post by **Mr. Teatime** » Mon Mar 07, 2005 2:54 pm

[Community -> Update]

In a few months it will be a year since the new staff at DaC started
running the site. That also means the registration for the domain <a href="http://www.duckandcover.cx">www.duckandcover.cx</a>
will be expiring soon, unless we renew it. It costs $50 to renew for a
year, $123 to renew for three years. So basically, I'm asking for
donations to help pay for the domain name for as long as possible. A
year at the least, but if we get enough, for three years.

Looking at the number of people who vote on the front page polls, we
have at least 70 registered, regular users on the site. If everyone
sent in $2, we'd have enough for the domain for three years. If
everyone sent in $2.50, we'd have enough for three years with duckandcover.cx and be able to put in a claim for
duckandcover.net when it expires in a few months' time, having it
redirect to duckandcover.cx.

You can donate using the PayPal button on the <a href="http://www.duckandcover.cx/forums/">forums</a>, or by <a href="https://www.paypal.com/xclick/business= ... ">clicking here</a>. If you want to donate but can't use PayPal, <a href="http://www.duckandcover.cx/forums/privm ... u=1554">PM me</a> and I'll try and sort something out, though PayPal is much more convenient.
The money goes into a PayPal account I set up for donations, and emails
announcing new donations are forwarded by PayPal to myself, King of Creation and Insane-Lark, to reassure people that one of us isn't going to run off with the money. All funds in this account will go back into DaC.

It comes down to whether you like DaC. We need money to keep the site
around - without the domain name, the site will die. We can't continue
our crusade of being nearly the best site ever without it. If you can afford to send a few dollars, please do so. To the
people who have already donated (you know who you are) - thanks.

Nicolai · Post by **Nicolai** » Mon Mar 07, 2005 5:01 pm

Donations? Are you mad?

Fez · Post by **Fez** » Mon Mar 07, 2005 5:41 pm

If someone hadn't ripped off my cards I'd have given you a five dollars or something.

Koki · Post by **Koki** » Mon Mar 07, 2005 6:48 pm

I don't have a card

Post by **Alexander** » Mon Mar 07, 2005 7:01 pm

Found this website. Should people be concerned?

Claw · Post by **Claw** » Mon Mar 07, 2005 7:17 pm

Allright, but don't spend it all on booze and hos.

Phil · Post by **Phil** » Mon Mar 07, 2005 8:14 pm

I'd be glad to donate some, but please set up an account to deposit money for those who don't want to use paypal.

1554 wrote:we'd have enough to put in a claim for duckandcover.net

I thought it was cybersquated by an asshole/company ? If it's making more than 2 hits a day with its current url, there's no way they're gonna give it up. See vault13.net, after all these years, that bastard still won't settle for less than 2000$ (it had 400 hits a day - a unique opportunity to make lots of cash (sic)).

POOPERSCOOPER · Post by **POOPERSCOOPER** » Mon Mar 07, 2005 8:23 pm

cheap asshole its only 50 bucks. If we do donate how do we know u dont have a plan with King and Lark to go to Hawaii with our money?

Post by **King of Creation** » Mon Mar 07, 2005 8:26 pm

You don't

But we'll be sure to take pictures.

S4ur0n27 · Post by **S4ur0n27** » Mon Mar 07, 2005 10:06 pm

Add some place where we could see the balance of the paypal account or something.

Mr. Teatime · Post by **Mr. Teatime** » Mon Mar 07, 2005 10:24 pm

S4ur0n27 wrote:Add some place where we could see the balance of the paypal account or something.

It's possible but I'm not sure how to do a live balance on the page. I can say that we've made enough to renew the domain for a year, which is good news, though not yet for three years, which would be the target IMO (and getting the .net domain so we can redirect it). So thanks for everyone who's donated so far, it is much appreciated, and hopefully people will continue to do so

Nicolai · Post by **Nicolai** » Mon Mar 07, 2005 11:42 pm

<Mr_Teatime> also we've made enough money on donations today to pay for duckandcover.cx for another day, which is good

epidemic · Post by **epidemic** » Tue Mar 08, 2005 4:33 am

I'll donate some money.

But...why in the fuck does the domain name cost $50 a year? I can't believe it - why would you go with such an expensive domain registrar? You got ripped off. That's insane.

I can't get over how insane that is - $50 a year?! WTF?!

WTF??

God damn. $50 a year. Maaaannn.

$50 A YEAR!! $50? Why hasn't someone brought up how much he's paying? $50 A YEAR??

Ok...

Anyway, I've got a total of $12.46 in my checking account, I'll donate $10.

But you have to look into a different domain name, or registrar, or something. $50 a year??

epidemic · Post by **epidemic** » Tue Mar 08, 2005 4:39 am

Also, PayPal is owned by E-bay. They purchased PayPal a little while back. For whatever that's worth.

$50 a year?? WTF?!

epidemic · Post by **epidemic** » Tue Mar 08, 2005 5:00 am

Donation sent

ApTyp · Post by **ApTyp** » Tue Mar 08, 2005 7:58 am

Teatime needs $$ for booze, hookers, and coke.

Kahgan · Post by **Kahgan** » Tue Mar 08, 2005 8:25 am

I would gladely donate...if'n I had any money...wich I don't

LlamaGod · Post by **LlamaGod** » Tue Mar 08, 2005 10:31 am

$50 A YEAR????????????

Mr. Teatime · Post by **Mr. Teatime** » Tue Mar 08, 2005 1:04 pm

It's because it's a .cx domain name. For some reason, they're expensive. If we got .net, it would be cheaper, but it's being cyberquatted, and the others (.com etc) don't expire until 2008 or something.

Jeff · Post by **Jeff** » Tue Mar 08, 2005 2:16 pm

cx is worth every penny though

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