[Brainstorm]Donation idea

JetRaiden · 2004-12-22, 10:04 PM

Ok, I have this idea for raking in donations.

On SomethingAwful, the site is completely run by 1 guy, who uses the site as a primary source of income. He just charges people for everything, basically.

Membership- $10
Platinum account (PMing, access to archives, hosting)- $10 (I believe), regular membership required
Avatars- $10
Changing your username- $35
Custom Titles- $10

Now that last one I believe can be applied to PSU. on SA, you can give another user a custom title of your choice. There are hundreds of these on the forums, ranging from "******" to "I LOVE FAR CRY ABOUT AS MUCH AS I LOVE GABE NEWELL'S FAT COCK IN MY RECTAL CAVITY, WHICH IS TO SAY I LOVE IT" all of which cost $10

Here's my idea/proposition:
-Implement a similar system at PSU, allowing users to change other user's titles for the price of $10 a piece.

I'm not pushing some dumb forum feature just so I can have it on my "home field," I merely think that this can bring in a steady flow of donations for PSU to expand/maintain.

That is all. Keep grammarless flames to a minimum.

Doop · 2004-12-22, 10:16 PM

Dude, that would be PANDEMONIUM TOM. And I like that idea. PSU would be the nexus of shens.

Edit: I read that title as "Brain Donation Idea" =o

Hezzy · 2004-12-23, 07:32 AM

Originally Posted by JetRaiden

Ok, I have this idea for raking in donations.

On SomethingAwful, the site is completely run by 1 guy, who uses the site as a primary source of income. He just charges people for everything, basically.

Membership- $10
Platinum account (PMing, access to archives, hosting)- $10 (I believe), regular membership required
Avatars- $10
Changing your username- $35
Custom Titles- $10

Now that last one I believe can be applied to PSU. on SA, you can give another user a custom title of your choice. There are hundreds of these on the forums, ranging from "******" to "I LOVE FAR CRY ABOUT AS MUCH AS I LOVE GABE NEWELL'S FAT COCK IN MY RECTAL CAVITY, WHICH IS TO SAY I LOVE IT" all of which cost $10

Here's my idea/proposition:
-Implement a similar system at PSU, allowing users to change other user's titles for the price of $10 a piece.

I'm not pushing some dumb forum feature just so I can have it on my "home field," I merely think that this can bring in a steady flow of donations for PSU to expand/maintain.

That is all. Keep grammarless flames to a minimum.

Originally Posted by Doop

Dude, that would be PANDEMONIUM TOM. And I like that idea. PSU would be the nexus of shens.

Edit: I read that title as "Brain Donation Idea" =o

NO. PSU IS NOT GENMAY OR SA.

EDIT: I was actually thinking of this last night, but I came to the conclusion that Hamma isn't that shallow.

DOUBLE EDIT: So are you trying to say that you'll actually contribute if you get something out of it? That's rather defeating the point of donations.

Doop · 2004-12-23, 08:48 AM

Meh Hezzy's probably right, if someone got in a fight and they had extra cash...they'd like, give eachother custom titles like Unholy Fatass and stuff. Funny but no-no.

Hamma · 2004-12-23, 08:57 AM

Tried it, didn't work.

People on the internet think everything should be free.

ChewyLSB · 2004-12-23, 11:04 AM

Originally Posted by Hamma

Tried it, didn't work.

People on the internet think everything should be free.

Yeah, and anything that isn't free, people pirate. Because people are cheap.

Corrosion · 2004-12-23, 03:31 PM

Originally Posted by Hamma

Tried it, didn't work.

People on the internet think everything should be free.

Ya, but that was like 200 bucks for a title.

JetRaiden · 2004-12-23, 02:44 PM

Originally Posted by -Hezzy-

NO. PSU IS NOT ~~GENMAY~~ OR SA.

EDIT: I was actually thinking of this last night, but I came to the conclusion that Hamma isn't that shallow.

DOUBLE EDIT: So are you trying to say that you'll actually contribute if you get something out of it? That's rather defeating the point of donations.

ahhhhh genmay sucks..NOT GENMAY! SOMETHINGAWFUL! they have 50,000 members(with 3,000+ online at any given time) and it seems to work for them.

Hezzy · 2004-12-23, 03:24 PM

Originally Posted by JetRaiden

ahhhhh genmay sucks..NOT GENMAY! SOMETHINGAWFUL! they have 50,000 members(with 3,000+ online at any given time) and it seems to work for them.

I don't give a fuck. I don't want PSU turning into EITHER of them. Doop needs to cool down on the genmay stuff, and you need to cool down on posting without reading the actual post you're replying to.

EDIT: I know what SA is. I've got an account there. I'm not stupid enough to post dumb shit and get probationed.

Ivan · 2004-12-23, 03:41 PM

Originally Posted by -Hezzy-

... I'm not stupid enough to post dumb shit and get probationed.

Biohazzard56 · 2004-12-22, 10:22 PM

Here are my thoughts, I dont like the idea of someone being able to change someone elses user name. Everything else I wouldnt have a problem with, I do think contributors from previous and more important donations (before PSU was hosted by MMHell) should automatically get Membership status and something else special, maybe the ability to set their own custom title. To show they they helped out when PSU needed it most. Gold Contributors should get everything, $100 is a big chunk of change and it should be will rewarded. But for realatively new people within the last few months the idea of being able to do these cool things is a neat and welcome idea.

JetRaiden · 2004-12-22, 10:29 PM

change their title, not name.

Sputty · 2004-12-22, 10:56 PM

Wow, PSU would die, except for the current "major" members

xmodum · 2004-12-23, 01:17 AM

Ok, I already dont have money in life, we can barely ppay the fucking bills and food. Also there's the eve+WW2online subscriptions. If I had to pay to post or some shit like that, or someone gave me a dumb title, I'd leave.

JetRaiden · 2004-12-23, 01:26 AM

Originally Posted by chill-will

Jetraiden, stop trying to bring SA over here, you silly billy.

it was worth a shot.