Patron
Guys, we have deiced to start using Patreon. We are going to try to build a sustainable income so we can make this site better for all of you. Please let me know what you guys think about this and any rewards you can think of that we could offer. For now we are just looking for recurring monthly income so we can start making the site cheaper and better for everyone.
https://www.patreon.com/insanejourn al
https://www.patreon.com/insanejourn
$1 - entered into perm account raffle 1 time per month
$3 - entered into raffle 2x
$5 - 3x
$7 - 4x + 1 rename token
$10 - perm account raffle, permanent username pics raffle + 1 rename token
$15 - above + special "patron" status on ij, like self-committed
$20 - above + handwritten note from squeaky thanking them, maybe a polaroid of the server room or something funny
That said I have implemented a number of your ideas (even though slightly differently). I am going to see about coding up the special patron status. I think that's a really cool idea.
$2K seems like a somewhat reasonable goal, but i'd (and i'm sure others) would like to see the receipts for what this 5K goal is for. i can't imagine the server costs running that much a month, and since this is a donation rather than paying for services rendered, i think it's fair to ask what this money is going toward because the explanations on patreon leave a lot to be desired.
Though it isn't mentioned in the goals there, we will be using this income to replace a couple of servers. Also we need to buy an additional web server to improve availability and scalability of the site.