RationalWiki talk:Fundraiser/Archive1

Trent, I think you forgot to say how much we want to raise? Or did I miss that? Asterisk (talk) 01:33, 4 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Good point. Robothead.svg iron, yet caring fist 01:37, 4 December 2010 (UTC)
 * A good goal would be to meet the $300 in matched donations. Tmtoulouse (talk) 01:41, 4 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Out of interest, what's the operating cost to maintain RationalWiki? Perceptron (talk) 06:41, 4 December 2010 (UTC)
 * About $130 a month is what the foundation needs, that includes VPS for RW, backup, and a smaller VPS for bots and a few other associated wikis. Tmtoulouse (talk) 06:43, 4 December 2010 (UTC)

Just for the record I will be doing a full financial report of money in/money out for Q4 2010, and projected budget for Q1 2011. I will likely be presenting it to the full board at the first meeting and then it will be made publicly available here. I intend full disclosure of all finances just takes time to do it, which I am lacking right at the moment. But I am carefully monitoring all the finances into and out of the Foundation bank account. Tmtoulouse (talk) 07:41, 4 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Excellent. Beer (talk) 07:46, 4 December 2010 (UTC)

Phrasing of match terms
Is it "the first $300 will be matched" or "all contributions will be matched up to $300"? Because there is a big difference... Blancmange (talk) 02:32, 6 December 2010 (UTC)

Thermometer thing
Where is the thermometer thing? No fundraiser is complete without one! Vesuvius (talk) 06:24, 7 December 2010 (UTC)
 * Or the totaliser they used to have on Blue Peter 213.1.35.101 (talk) 21:52, 10 December 2010 (UTC)

"You do not need an account to donate"
This is slightly ambiguous. RW acount, bank account or paypal account? I'd correct it but I don't really want to on such an important page. 213.1.35.101 (talk) 21:52, 10 December 2010 (UTC)
 * You don't need a paypal account (or RW either). You can just do it directly using a credit card. Someone I know just did... but not me, no.  That would require a way to work "yenom" into a sentence. Palindrome (talk) 05:18, 11 December 2010 (UTC)

sounds like a scam or scheme to me!! How is this any different than all the things you criticize. seems like your looking to make money off scamming ppl into your beliefs!
 * You're a nut.  sPaRkY Can we really trust the Blathereen? 17:21, 9 April 2011 (UTC)
 * Serious answer: unlike certain groups, such as The Missionaries of Charity to bring an example randomly out of the bag, expenses and income are reported to the wiki by Trent quarterly and as a non-profit organisation more detailed accounts are submitted to the government of New Mexico where they are available for public scrutiny. Snarky answer: Jesus loves you, so dig deep. 21:18, 9 April 2011 (UTC)

"2/3"
Surely 66% plus slightly over 10% is "over 3/4"? Emerald (talk) 04:24, 14 December 2010 (UTC)
 * My softer and greener friend has a point. At least, if they know someone who kicked in $30 after the "2/3" announcement.  But they are probably just jealous and cheaply cut. Diamond (talk) 05:19, 15 December 2010 (UTC)

Confusion
On RationalWiki:Site Support, this widget appears under the title "automatic monthly contribution." Is that outdated, or did I just commit myself to more than I planned? ThunderkatzHo! 02:15, 10 April 2011 (UTC)
 * No that's a mistake with the extension that displays the widgets. Tmtoulouse (talk) 03:32, 10 April 2011 (UTC)
 * Thanks, just making sure. ThunderkatzHo! 07:49, 10 April 2011 (UTC)

I'm sorry
I would totally donate, really, but that banner popped up literally minutes after i purchased Crysis: Maximum Edition. Maybe i'll scrounge up 10 bucks to doante by the end of the month; really, I'll try. I ♥ this site. If it makes you feel any better, Crysis is a ton of fun.--Brxbrx (talk) 02:20, 10 April 2011 (UTC)
 * I'm pprobably going to donate, as soon as I can find my bloody checkbook. ТyUser_talk:Ty 02:21, 10 April 2011 (UTC)
 * You're a member of the credit/debit card generation! Why the heck do you have a checkbook?   19:38, 11 April 2011 (UTC)
 * For paypal. And so my mother can oversight my bank accounts.ТyUser_talk:Ty 19:39, 11 April 2011 (UTC)
 * Assuming your bank exists in the 21st century, she should be able to track your account usage without using slips of paper.  19:42, 11 April 2011 (UTC)
 * She believes electronic banking is part of the NWO. ТyUser_talk:Ty 19:49, 11 April 2011 (UTC)
 * Every time the fundraiser comes up, I offer big bucks, but my demands-in-exchange are never accepted. I blame Trent. Occasionaluse (talk) 19:52, 11 April 2011 (UTC)
 * Are Jooooish bank$stahs involved in this NWO? Nebuchadnezzar (talk) 19:54, 11 April 2011 (UTC)
 * No, she is mildly rasict, but not anti-semitic(though one of my grandmothers is). I have a debit card, but paypal wants my bank numbers, ТyUser_talk:Ty 19:55, 11 April 2011 (UTC)
 * How could online banking be part of the NWO & chequs not part of it?  19:59, 11 April 2011 (UTC)
 * My guess? The NWO are responsible for the push for a "paperless office" and are repelled by things that can be wrinkled.   20:01, 11 April 2011 (UTC)
 * Except for a few sites, the NWO run the internet in Mom-world. ТyUser_talk:Ty 20:04, 11 April 2011 (UTC)
 * That's because you ask for unreasonable things like a return on your investment. If you asked for nudie pics of Trent I'm sure he'd be more flexible.   20:01, 11 April 2011 (UTC)
 * In good faith, I'll give it another shot: I'll pony up 100 USD if we enable night moad for the remainder of nights in April. Occasionaluse (talk) 20:05, 11 April 2011 (UTC)
 * Yah, you'd have a better shot getting naked pictures from him.  21:48, 11 April 2011 (UTC)
 * How about $50 and I control nightmode for 48 hours? Occasionaluse (talk) 22:03, 11 April 2011 (UTC)

I am hypnotized...
...by the scroll of people who coughed up 5, 10, 20, 50, 100 dollars. Wow, you are all such great people! I wish I had 0.50 to spare. Thank you all for keeping this place alive! 07:28, 14 April 2011 (UTC)
 * I keep a running total of what I've donated on my userpage, both to brag and to pressure other people into donating. It's wonderfully passive-aggressive.-- 03:05, 19 April 2011 (UTC)

2014
Can we pay our hosting bills in dogecoin? We'd only need 6 million. --JeevesMkII The gentleman's gentleman at the other site 16:54, 6 March 2014 (UTC)


 * I would find it amusing if we accepted Dogecoin but not Bitcoin. Up to Stabby to bother of course - David Gerard (talk) 23:05, 6 March 2014 (UTC)

"An atheist wiki only met 17% of its winter fundraising goal despite the fact that winter is over in 13 days. Atheists are cheapskates![2] See: Atheism and uncharitableness" -From the main page of Conservapedia. We need to prove them wrong. When did this fundraiser start?-ZeroIsLogic (talk) 04:42, 8 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Two days ago. 174.56.73.218 (talk) 04:49, 8 March 2014 (UTC)
 * He pulled the same lame stunt last fundraiser, I believe. We rolled our eyes just the same.  Especially since that bar only moves when Stabby updates it.  Hell, the fundraiser could be over 100% finished right now, but we wouldn't know it because our treasurer's in his jammies watching reruns of Doctor Who-- "Shut up, Brx." 04:55, 8 March 2014 (UTC)
 * Brxbrx is not part of any "we" here except perhaps some combination of Maratrean and UHM. [[file:Nuttysig.svg|68px|link=User:Nutty Roux|Nutty Roux]]100x100 anarchy symbol.svg 17:28, 8 March 2014 (UTC)
 * :eyeroll: -- "Shut up, Brx." 17:33, 8 March 2014 (UTC)

It's interesting to see that the amount donated varies, depending on what page you're on. Will every bit of it be given, if I can just find the right page?85.229.62.57 (talk) 14:06, 11 March 2014 (UTC)
 * That is due to the aggressive caching we use, shift-F5 should clear it up. Tmtoulouse (talk) 14:15, 11 March 2014 (UTC)

2015
Apparently, paypal hates my debit card number. "The card you entered cannot be used for this payment. Please enter a different credit or debit card number." being the only message. Do you guys have any restrictions on donations? ikanreed You probably didn't deserve that 20:23, 3 March 2015 (UTC)
 * Maybe it's not USD? I dunno. PayPal accepts CRC perfectly fine. |₹Λ¥$€₦₦ [[image:Red rose 02 -.jpg.svg|12px|link=Special:Block/Raysenn]] Kyubey stares into your soul. /人◕‿‿◕人\ 21:35, 3 March 2015 (UTC)
 * Okay, I'll clarify all that: my account is US dollars, to a bank in the US, on an account with a US address, and a card that works for other online purchases. Let's just assume it's not an international problem.  ikanreed You probably didn't deserve that 21:41, 3 March 2015 (UTC)
 * I'd like to re-ask this, because I believe in rationalwiki, but I don't possess multiple forms of payment. Does anyone know why paypal would object?  ikanreed You probably didn't deserve that 14:06, 4 March 2015 (UTC)
 * This error usually occurs when the card was previously associated with another account. tmtoulouse 15:59, 4 March 2015 (UTC)
 * Oh, maybe I have a paypal account already. That's probably it.  Thanks! ikanreed You probably didn't deserve that 16:07, 4 March 2015 (UTC)
 * Fuck paypal fuck paypal fuck paypal. God.  "You've recently updated your address(because we wouldn't let you donate without logging in based on the existance of a 6 year old account you don't use), so your account is restricted and we won't let you donate.  Click here to see what you can do to resolve this.  Oh you wanted answers?  Fuck you, have some ads for new paypal services you aren't interested in instead."  Fuck paypal.  I'll try again tomorrow.  Maybe they'll lift whatever restrictions they've placed by then.  ikanreed You probably didn't deserve that 16:26, 4 March 2015 (UTC)
 * Attest to enlightenment - David Gerard (talk) 21:27, 4 March 2015 (UTC)
 * Oh god, I just realized. What if they attempt to process all those failed requests at once later?  I'll be broke.  ikanreed You probably didn't deserve that 21:32, 4 March 2015 (UTC)
 * You could withdraw the money from the account before it gets to that. 141.134.75.236 (talk) 00:03, 5 March 2015 (UTC)
 * but you'll be broke For a good cause!-- Mie kal  00:07, 5 March 2015 (UTC)
 * Not that anyone cares, but my issues are resolved. Donation away!  ikanreed You probably didn't deserve that 16:09, 5 March 2015 (UTC)
 * Phew, RW is already so much richer than I am. :/ 141.134.75.236 (talk) 16:13, 5 March 2015 (UTC)

By the way, I'm not sysop and I can edit this, seems like a protect-worthy page. Herr FuzzyKatzenPotato (talk/stalk) 21:33, 3 March 2015 (UTC)
 * Has Conservapedia noticed we're only a third of the way there yet? ikanreed You probably didn't deserve that 20:44, 5 March 2015 (UTC)
 * Now 45% ProblemChimp (talk) 20:56, 9 March 2015 (UTC)

Howzabout mentioning the number of donations and/or the mean/median/modal amount, as well as the total? I for one might be shamed into donating a little more. ProblemChimp (talk) 20:56, 9 March 2015 (UTC)
 * They saved that analysis for the end last year, didn't they? ikanreed You probably didn't deserve that 21:14, 9 March 2015 (UTC)
 * IDK, I wasn't round here a year ago. ProblemChimp (talk) 21:51, 9 March 2015 (UTC)

Someone at the Coop asked if this fundraiser was for infrastructure costs only or also legal defense. Which is it? Herr FuzzyKatzenPotato (talk/stalk) 02:31, 15 March 2015 (UTC)
 * Primarily infrastructure. We do yearly billing for all our systems and it comes due at the end of this month. tmtoulouse 04:46, 15 March 2015 (UTC)

tmt said bills come due end of March. We gonna make it? FrizzyCatPotato (talk/stalk) 04:38, 18 March 2015 (UTC)

Another round of LogicMaster777's persecution complex (has been moved away from the "grown up section")
Anyone interested in yet more of LM's persecution complex and rants about the evulz "statist/statheist" conspiracy (which apparently runs RationalWiki), but now with added veiled legal threats against RW/RMF, can visit User talk:LogicMaster 777 at their own peril. ScepticWombat (talk) 06:54, 20 March 2015 (UTC)

Can We Mail in Cash?
If we don't like paying Debit Card Fees to evil banks can we just mail some government printed monopoly money? Or would a check be acceptable? How about bitcoins? Are u guys set up 4 Bitcoins?LogicMaster777 (talk) 17:25, 13 March 2015 (UTC)
 * Bitcoins are even more fake than "Fiat". Fiat money actually DOES have backing; property tax.  No one "needs" to use Bitcoin, but everyone who holds a chunk of property needs "Fiat". CorruptUser (talk) 17:29, 13 March 2015 (UTC)
 * K, we can debate this somewhere else; I want to know what kinds of money/currency(whatever we call it) they take and what payment options.LogicMaster777 (talk) 17:32, 13 March 2015 (UTC)
 * PRATT's are not up for debate. Just read the article on it. CorruptUser (talk) 17:36, 13 March 2015 (UTC)

We're a bit closer than half way now
Just saying. 141.134.75.236 (talk) 00:42, 29 March 2015 (UTC)
 * implying math exists*
 * Could change it to "We're almost there." Sir ℱ℧ℤℤϒℂᗩℑᑭƠℑᗩℑƠ (talk/stalk) 02:10, 29 March 2015 (UTC)

How often does the fundraiser bar update?
I donated, and I'm wondering when it will show up. CombustibleLemon (talk) 17:50, 1 April 2015 (UTC)
 * It updates when the person in charge of updating it decides to edit the template, basically. Then the new update has to work its way through RW's server cache. Right now (at least on my computer) the text says we're halfway there but the green bar says 98%. Bicycle  wheel silverbrain.png 17:54, 1 April 2015 (UTC)


 * It uses a sophisticated computerised mechanism of Trent hitting edit on MediaWiki:Sitenotice - David Gerard (talk) 07:55, 2 April 2015 (UTC)

So....?
--larron (talk) 08:12, 23 April 2015 (UTC)

Hideous comma abuse
"Without your support there, is no RationalWiki!" nnngghhaaaarggggg. plz to fix. I'll give you a million dollars thumbs-up if you do. Flannan Isle (talk) 21:30, 2 May 2016 (UTC)
 * Done. Now where are my million dollars?--JorisEnter (talk) 21:35, 2 May 2016 (UTC)
 * Wherever you left them. I do, however, know where mine are. Flannan Isle (talk) 05:55, 3 May 2016 (UTC)

Flattery
It looks like plagiarism is the sincerest form of internet flattery based on Trent Toulouse's appeal. Have I just helped to write someone's term paper? Bongolian (talk) 18:29, 4 May 2016 (UTC)
 * Nah, for term papers they prefer using the first .pdf they see. 23:16, 4 May 2016 (UTC)