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1st Jul 2012, 10:04 PM
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QBUILDERZ
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BRB, stealing my parents' credit card. If I disappear, it's because I got grounded...I'm going in! |
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1st Jul 2012, 10:36 PM
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zumppe
Field Researcher
Join Date: Apr 2009 |
Donated $100. Thank you for an awesome site, where I spend way too many hours! 
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1st Jul 2012, 10:58 PM
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sweetswami77
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$30 one time and $10 recurring. I want my heart icon back, darn it! 
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I have a screen door shield. |
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1st Jul 2012, 11:37 PM
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StardustX
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Donated $3... I'm poor. Shut up. xD I'm surprised at how fast the donation bar thingie filled up. It was at like $250 last time I looked. So many generous people. o: <3 |
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2nd Jul 2012, 02:26 AM
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annoainthere
Field Researcher
Join Date: Mar 2011 |
I have $50 left over from this weeks budget, and it's been donated. I'm glad it can go towards something useful for a site I enjoy so much! 
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Oh Noes Not Another Blog! - where you can see my awful custom content and horrible attempts at challenges, storytelling and picture taking.
Not much up there right now, this is only the beginning! :D
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2nd Jul 2012, 03:13 AM
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simzfreek89
Lab Assistant
Join Date: Feb 2007 |
Been here for a while, and while at the moment I can't enjoy all the fabulous CC on here as much as I would love to, I felt I had to contribute. $20 headed your way. 
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2nd Jul 2012, 04:21 AM
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kitte
Test Subject
Join Date: Aug 2006 |
This site has provided CC to make the games more fun and utilities to make it run smoother -- for many years through many expansions. I am happy to donate $50. Kitte |
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2nd Jul 2012, 06:35 AM
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ElementMK
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I keep throwing money at my screen, but nothing is happening. I guess I'll try another method ... I put down a dollar to see if my bank will play nice, but expect more in the future!
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Every situation has a relevant GIF. |
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2nd Jul 2012, 07:08 AM
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skmt999
Instructor
Join Date: Jul 2006 |
Wow! This hasn't been up for 24 hours yet, and it's already past the halfway point. I think you should extend the bar to the 2nd Goal mark and come up with a 3rd level of Goals at this rate, lol. |
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2nd Jul 2012, 09:53 AM
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Delphy
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The ads currently bring in between 600-800 USD a month depending on traffic. Currently, the expenses per month stand at $860 ($608 for the primary server + $72 for backup server + $100 for other offsite services and the CDN + $80 for an older DNS server thats being decommisioned soon). Ad revenue has actually dropped over time since the number of pageviews has decreased over the years to the point where we dont have a big pool anymore, hence the donation drive. Yearly expenses would also have to factor in domain renewals (which probably add another $150 or so). I'm sure there is some things I'm missing. All MTS payments come from either Paypal directly (when the service supports it like GoDaddy), or, in most cases, like the hosting company, from a credit card that I only use for MTS. | |
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Tumblr - Yes, I have a blog. :) <Corsix> Why 'mod the sims 2' when you can mod 'mod the sims 2'? Story books are full of fairy tales, of Kings and Queens, and the bluest skies. |
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2nd Jul 2012, 09:58 AM
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Delphy
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Holy carp, those of you who are donating $50 and $100 - thank you! I really didn't expect that, and especially so much so fast. It's time like this when I'm in awe of the community and the people who make it up. Thank you.
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Tumblr - Yes, I have a blog. :) <Corsix> Why 'mod the sims 2' when you can mod 'mod the sims 2'? Story books are full of fairy tales, of Kings and Queens, and the bluest skies. |
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2nd Jul 2012, 10:01 AM
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Nouk
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I don't have much of an income but I donated a small amount, hope it helps  I've enjoyed the site for years and you deserve some more, but hopefully next time (You should probably update the thank-you page to show the amount the site currently costs each month.) |
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Please visit WickedNoukFamily Forum for my creations. Can't take requests, I'm completely swamped with unfinished projects! :O |
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2nd Jul 2012, 11:34 AM
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EshaPaul
Lab Assistant
Join Date: Nov 2004 |
Donated 5 bucks. Hope that helps. I love this site! |
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Quote: Hmm... What?! |
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2nd Jul 2012, 02:35 PM
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ajax_sirius
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Join Date: Jan 2005 |
I donated $11, happy to help
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2nd Jul 2012, 02:38 PM
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spladoum
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Donated $50. |
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2nd Jul 2012, 02:51 PM
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DittanyPark
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So currently the forum is running a $60-$260 deficit each and every month. Possibly more due to expenses you may have missed. Based on these figures, the site cannot be maintained. Are there any concrete plans to offset the deficits to create a balance or, more desirable, a surplus? If not, MTS is doomed and any purchase for improvements would be a worthless endeavor. Regardless, next paycheck I will make a donation. Not much as I only work part-time and, as I am certain you are aware, the economy is troubling. I appreciate your response, thank you. I simply don't understand how MTS can continue facing a possible near $3000.00/year deficit. A deficit which can further grow should ad revenues further decline. Thank you again for your response. |
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2nd Jul 2012, 03:04 PM
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Morphead
Forum Resident
Join Date: Jul 2006 |
I love this site so much! It's because of this site that I've joyfully wasted so much time and met wonderful people! A donation is the least I can do to pay rent for the amount of space all my stuff consumes :P |
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2nd Jul 2012, 03:05 PM
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EmmaBananana
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Wow, this donation drive is going great. Wish my parents would allow me to donate though  I'll just keep clicking the ads!
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Anger is like drinking your own poison and expecting the other person to die
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2nd Jul 2012, 03:10 PM
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heaven
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I'm, by no means, Delphy and can't say for sure but the revenue from the ads was listed as $600-860 a month. People can donate all through the year and, as shown above, some people set up monthly subscriptions. I wouldn't say MTS is doomed. The amount of generosity in this community does not fail to amaze me. There are a ton of people donating $50 and $100. However, there are plenty more just donating a couple dollars, whatever they can. I see some of you are college students, some still in high school, some of you older members with families of your own to support. Seeing how much you love this site and are willing to contribute to keep it going makes my heart all warm and fuzzy. So thank you, each and every one of you for whatever you can afford to share and for making this site my home-on-the-internet home. Psst. I donated yesterday and haven't gotten my little heart yet. Not sure when it kicks in though. | |
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2nd Jul 2012, 03:19 PM
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Delphy
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We also get some from the wiki ads and monthly subscribers too, which covers that deficit. The newer server is approximately $120 less per month than the current one, plus the old DNS server (which costs $80) will be decommisioned. Additionally, some of the offsite service contracts are due for renewal in September, which I wont be renewing, saving another $100. So, the newer costs (later this year) would be: $489 - primary server $72 - backup + DNS server $20 - CDN ------ $581 per month This is, I think, sustainable in the much longer term - especially since I've also been working on backend improvements to increase the loading speed of pages, which in turn means more pageviews, which in turn means better ad revenue. In turn, speeding up the wiki also means more pageviews there, hence more ad revenues from that. In any event, even if the site does run a deficit for a month, I'll cover it personally (as I have done in the past). But I am well aware of how expensive a site like this can be, which is also why I would like to pre-pay as much as possible so that we can take advantage of free months.
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2nd Jul 2012, 03:53 PM
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Zexxa
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I'll have to see how much money's I can dig up. Currently unemployed and working on just my husband's income. I did, however, disable my adblocker on this domain. I didn't realize it was still running on here. You guys should look into doing something similar to how wowhead does and remind people to whitelist your page. Lemme see how many pennies I can scrape together to donate. I'll be trying to find that Amazon Store link as well, since I keep a giftcard balance active in my amazon account. Do ya'll still get moneys if I use a giftcard balance on an amazon purchase? |
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2nd Jul 2012, 04:21 PM
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lauratje86
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Thank you to whoever made my Creator icon come back! :-) Much obliged! |
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2nd Jul 2012, 04:36 PM
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LunyKimberly
Lab Assistant
Join Date: Apr 2009 |
Had $160 USD in my Paypal account I was going to use for more simpoints on the official site (after I spent over half my current balance on finding people to gift stuff to) but the amount I'm on this site and the amount I dl from here - yeah. Just donated $160 to you guys here (I'd rather spend my money here anyways). Keep up the awesome work on the site Delphy. |
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2nd Jul 2012, 04:51 PM
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DittanyPark
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Join Date: Dec 2010 |
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Given that monthly cost was listed as $860., an ad income of $600. would indicate a monthly deficit of $260./month. An ad income of $800./month indicates a deficit of $60./month. Since no other monthly revenue was listed (such as subscribers, year long donations or other sources of revenue) and basing my figures on strictly what was provided. My appraisal was sound. |
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2nd Jul 2012, 05:05 PM
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heaven
Princess of Procrastination
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However, your appraisal was not complete. You asked Delphy what the ad revenue was, not overall revenue. Therefore, your appraisal failed to take into account other means of income for the site.
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"On the internet, you can be anything you want. It's strange that so many people choose to be stupid." Story Contest: Fairy Tale Edition - Now Taking Applications |
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