Axis & Allies .org 2022 Support Drive

[djensen]

Welcome to the 2022 Axis & Allies .org support drive.

2022 Goal is 100 Patrons

Current patrons: 54

Several costs for running this site have gone up in 2022. For instance hosting went up and now we have to pay for our Gmail (Google for Work) account, which used to be free for over a decade.

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This support drive will end on December 31, 2022 and the next one will begin in 2023.

Amount raised: $1755.50 ($2622.50 in 2019)
Number of 2022 unique patrons: 54 (47 in 2021, 90 in 2016)
(last update Jan. 3, 2023)

Gold	Silver	Bronze
@AndrewAAGamer (Jan. 2) :arrow_up:	@IWillNeverGrowUp (Jan. 4) :arrow_up:	@mozkaynak (Jan. 3) :new:
@The-Captain (Jan. 2) :arrow_up:	@aequitas-et-veritas (Jan. 4) :arrow_up:	@AdmirlScuttlebut (Jan. 18)
@Panther (Jan. 3) :arrow_up:	@Nolimit (Jan. 6) :arrow_up:	@surfer (Feb. 4) :arrow_up:
@Martin (Jan. 3) :arrow_up:	@Robson (Jan. 21) :arrow_up:	@generalgsp (Feb. 17) :new:
@DoManMacgee (Jan. 4) :arrow_up:	@max334 (Feb. 2) :arrow_up:	@KaLeu (Feb. 25) :arrow_up:
@dawgoneit (Jan. 6) :arrow_up:	@farmboy (Mar. 26)	@Argothair (Mar. 29) :arrow_up:
@Witt (Jan. 9) :arrow_up:	@kilroynothere (Mar. 29) :arrow_up:	@Avner (May 20) :new:
@FlyingBadger (Jan. 17) :arrow_up:	@FMErwinRommel (Mar. 31) :arrow_up:	@SuperbattleshipYamato (May 20) :new:
@axis-dominion (Jan. 24) :arrow_up:	@Elrood (May 20)	@LennardF (May 21) :new:
@Private-Panic (Feb. 10) :arrow_up:	@General-6-Stars (May 20) :arrow_up:	@General-Veers (May 25)
@KublaiKhan (Feb. 24) :new:	@ArtofWar1947 (May 21) :arrow_up:	@Pejon_88 (Jul. 21) :new:
@666 (Mar. 24) :arrow_up:	@majikforce (May 22)	@sweetchops27 (Nov. 22) :new:
@vodot (Mar. 30) :arrow_up:	@snigg (May 23) :arrow_up:
@gamerman01 (Apr. 6)	@barnee (Dec. 14)
@Boston_NWO (Apr. 9) :new:
@GoekaWar (May 19) :new:
@Midnight_Reaper (May 20) :arrow_up:
@cond1024 (May 22)
@crockett36 (May 23)
@GeneralDisarray (May 25) :new:
@Chris_Henry (Jun. 1) :arrow_up:
@oysteilo (Jun. 11) :arrow_up:
@Alphastrike (Jun. 12) :new:
@Karl7 (Jun. 13)
@roybot (Jun. 14) :arrow_up:
@jkeller (Jul. 6) :new:
@Black_Elk (Oct. 28)
@Contango (Dec. 24)

:arrow_up: patron in 2021, renewed with discount.

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Gold Perks:

• 10% discount for patron support renewal

Silver Perks

• 10% discount for patron support renewal

Bronze Perks

• 10% discount for patron support renewal

These funds will go towards the following:

• New forums setup (servers, time, etc.)
• Transactional email
• Server hosting
• Server backup
• SSL certificates
• Domain registration
• DNS hosting
• Promotional material
• Running events
• Producing YouTube videos
• Akismet anti-spam subscription
• LLC (limited liability company) taxes and upkeep
  • Taxes
  • Tax software
• Website design (one or more of the following)
  • Adobe software

There will be three support levels available. When you donate, you will receive a special badge on your profile.

To donate, just click on the “Buy Now” PayPal button on the right of your screen.

In order to get your badge, be sure to include your email when you purchase your support level. Next, send me an email with your Axis & Allies.org username so that I can give you the badge. david [dot] jensen {at} axisandallies (dot) org

Thanks!

If you get your badge and are not listed, it likely means I forgot so just send me a friendly reminder.

[AndrewAAGamer]

Gold paid!!!

[Panther]

@djensen
Gold donation sent, thank you :slightly_smiling_face:

[djensen]

Sorry folks, there’s some unknown problem with the 2022 and 2020 badges. It’s going to take some time to figure out what’s going on – it’s likely a bug.

[Panther]

@djensen

The 2020 badge is visible on my profile page, but not in the topics. Strange, isn’t it?
Also in my account settings there is no (longer an) entry for the 2020 badge.

[djensen]

@panther It has to do with the bug.

[The Captain]

@djensen
Gold paid, 3rd January.

[aequitas-et-veritas]

@djensen Silver paid on 4th of January. 2022

[Witt]

Just got my Gold, David.
Thank you, as always.

[djensen]

Hi all, I’m going to work on this over the long weekend. Thank you for your patience.

[FlyingBadger]

Gold renewed, thank you @djensen for you efforts on this great site.

[Robson]

Silver renewed

[Witt]

@djensen hi. I did pay in 2020, but can’t see the badge showing. Can you check that , when you have time , please.
Have a good weekend.

[Witt]

@djensen Ignore that last post. I just read an earlier one about problems with 2020. Sorry!

[General 6 Stars]

@witt said in 🎖 Axis & Allies .org 2022 Support Drive:

@djensen hi. I did pay in 2020, but can’t see the badge showing. Can you check that , when you have time , please.
Have a good weekend.

Ya Leo. I believe Dave was working on why the 2020 badges weren’t showing for all donating

[Private-Panic]

Just sponsored 2022 David :blush:

[KublaiKhan]

@djensen Gold contributed, keep it up!

[djensen]

Hi all just catching up on the badges. It looks like at worst, I’ll be updating once a month. I would hope to apply the badges faster than that but it seems that monthly is a goal I can actually achieve.

[The Captain]

@djensen
In order to raise the needed amount of “IPC” due to increased Hosting Costs etc. would it be possible to donate twice - or more - for 2022?

Example:
Axis & Allies players who have already donated GOLD could donate the same amount again - up to three times (or more):

• 1st donation: Gold
• 2nd donation: Gold with Oakleaves
• 3rd donation: Gold with Oakleaves & Swords
• etc.

The higher grades to the Gold Donation could naturally be named as you like - this is just an example that came to my mind.

[djensen]

@the-captain I like this idea a lot but I don’t have a lot of options on NodeBB to do something special like this. There was a 3rd party plugin but then it feel behind updates and is no longer usable.

I would have to write something myself and I don’t have time at the moment. So in the meantime, you’ll just have to encourage your gaming buddies to donate. :wink: