ChrisJun 27
Very Hairy Jerry

Hi all. It's been a while since I've asked, but I'm here again asking for you to support your local fediverse instance. I know many instance operators struggle to make ends meet each month, and there does seem to be a downward trend on donations across the board. If you love this place and are in a position to and your instance supports it, please consider supporting them.

Thank you!

Jun 27 at 7:02pmWeb
Show threadNosirrahSec 🏴‍☠️ guillotine enthusiastJun 27
@jerry Post again next week so I don't forget. I sent my last dollar to some internet Porg dude for his brother.
Show threadNosirrahSec 🏴‍☠️ guillotine enthusiastJun 27
@jerry (I meant that lovingly lol not dismissively)
Show threadVery Hairy JerryJun 27
@NosirrahSec I appreciate that and will do so
Show threadA wizard did it Jun 27
@jerry I cancelled my Netflix subscription so I could split that money between you, wikipedia, and a couple other small FOSS projects I believe in.
Show threadVery Hairy JerryJun 27
@Mustardfacial thank you - that is very generous 
Show threadA wizard did it Jun 27
@jerry I'd rather the money went to you and this instance than to Netflix. I use this site everyday, there hasn't been anything interesting on Netflix for months.
Show threadMichaelJun 27
@jerry To my horror, I realized I set up the wrong creator on Patreon. Fixed. Thanks for all you do Jerry.
Show threadVery Hairy JerryJun 27
@mykl thank you very much!
Show threadjaarkJun 27
@jerry What's the best option for you -- which gives you the biggest cut of what is paid? Currently on Patreon but Librepay looks more in line with what the fedi is all about imo.
Show threadVery Hairy JerryJun 27
@jaark ko-fi is the lowest fee of the bunch
Show threadnandezzzJun 27
@jerry Done / Patreon’d
Show threadVery Hairy JerryJun 27
@nandezzz thank you!
Show threadCaptain ButtonJun 27

@jerry

Where do you look on your local instance for any donation requests or links?

The "About" for my server doesn't say anything about it. Does that mean they don't want any, or am I not looking in the right place?

Show threadVery Hairy JerryJun 27
@cptbutton I don’t know where it’s posted, but I found it in a comment last year from the dice.camp admin. The donation link is here: https://ko-fi.com/dicecamp - thank you for supporting your instance!
Buy dice.camp a Coffee. ko-fi.com/dicecamp

Become a supporter of dice.camp today! ❤️ Ko-fi lets you support the creators you love with no fees on donations.

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Show threadJimHudsonJun 27
@jerry Done
Show threadVery Hairy JerryJun 27
@JHudson  thank you!
Show threadJimHudsonJun 27
@jerry Absolutely! Thx for for all you do.
Show threadwebhatJun 27
@jerry Done, thanks Jerry 😀
Show threadVery Hairy JerryJun 27
@webhat  thank you!
Show threadsecureisdJun 27
@jerry done! Thank you!
Show threadVery Hairy JerryJun 27
@secureisd  thank you!
Show threadSanCla 🤘Jun 27
@jerry Donated $ 25,-, thanks buddy 👍
Show threadVery Hairy JerryJun 27
@sancla  thank you!
Show threadT2RJun 27
@jerry I support this instance. It's easy to do on Patreon. FYI it's pronounced P-ATE-TREE-ON. It bugs me you say PAT-TREE-ON. Just my 2 cents.
Show threadAllan ChowJun 27
@jerry mm. I wonder if fediverse donations trend with consumer sentiment
Show threadSanCla 🤘Jun 27
@grumpasaurus @jerry Hmmm, interesting thought. How far are you funded Jerry, how much do you need? I would hate it if your well managed server would disappear…
Show threadVery Hairy JerryJun 28
@sancla @grumpasaurus were funded just a bit over cost, the challenge is that we’ve lost a lot of members (and hence donations) and so I need to get more aggressive about downsizing the instance to costs aligned with use/donations. I built the current infrastructure when we had about 2x the users we do today and I’ve been hesitant to downsize because the mass migrations tend to be sudden and brutal.
Show threadSanCla 🤘Jun 28

@jerry @grumpasaurus Well that’s a sad thought, that half didn’t find a home here. But like you said, that’s signature behavior of a hype. The financial distress signals from other server owners are posted more frequently these days. Perhaps this is natural evolution of the fedi, separating the wheat from the chaff as we say in Dutch. It could also signal that we are about to get more mature as a whole. But when the amount of servers dwindles, some user may start looking for stable and solid servers like yours.

I would not be surprised that in coming years, due to economic and financial hardship, funding with get increasingly constrained. Perhaps keep this in mind for future (resource) planning.

Also think I’m totally underestimating the costs of running such a server, or the time and effort of maintaining it on a weekly/monthly basis.

Given that like most here, I’m a social and caring kind of person, I’m asking how we/I can help and be part of the endeavor. Lighten the load as they say. Regarding money, I’ll start pushing a higher amount and on a monthly basis, hope that helps. But on itself, it’s probably going to be a drop in the ocean.