Community Want Another Way of Helping FSD and the Community?

UPDATED 1/2/2016: I've updated some information in this article about current costs for the site. If you can spare a few bucks and enjoy coming here definitely do so. The site is not in any danger but it's another way of supporting your community! Getting some cool new abilities on the site isn't a bad way to start the New Year, right?

Updated article follows:

As some of you may have noticed, there has been a Donate button hanging out on the right side of the index and front page for a while now. Judging by responses to a recent status update I posted, though, a large majority of you have no idea the site even accepts donations. This post is going to break down what the feature is for, what the site does with the donations, and what donating does for you. Feel free to also offer suggestions in the comments below!

Now to start with, let's talk about actual costs for the site. This site is funded 100% by @Mr. Wah and donations from forum users like you. We have never gone the ad-farm sidebar route, nor have we added things like in-line ads during threads and similar things you have likely seen elsewhere. Running a website is definitely not free and there are a surprising number of hidden costs associated with it. Here's a quick rundown of what is currently in the works (in US dollars):

• General upkeep (server/domain fees) about $160 per month
• Community events and goals
  • FSD, through donations, has contributed to crowdfunding campaigns
  • @Mr. Wah himself has contributed to the EVO fundraiser, tournament pots, and other community-focused ventures (you know, like running the site) even before the Donate option was a reality

The site has largely run completely without outside assistance to date and that's unlikely to change. That said, you can absolutely help! Contributing anything at all will make you a Donor and there are currently two levels for Donors. Reaching these levels confers some privileges, permissions, and just cool bonuses that you otherwise cannot get. Here's the way it currently works:

• $1.00 - $99.99 Cumulative: Standard Donor
  • Ability to have text signatures
  • 'Standard Donor' appears in your profile and on posts
  • Our personal thanks
• $100+ Cumulative: Premium Donor
  • Ability to have images and links in signatures in addition to just text
  • 'Premium Donor' appears in your profile and on posts
  • Main character (as selected in your profile) appears watermarked in your forum posts
  • Our personal thanks

@Mr. Wah is open to ideas and suggestions on additional perks and permissions, so feel free to make some suggestions below. Just make sure to give a bit of detail. Want a private forum just for Premium donors? Suggest it. Want a custom title for donating at least $50? Let us know. Want to choose my avatar for a week? Do your worst, but you still need to speak up! The site is first and foremost a community site and your input and feedback are its lifeblood.

If you do donate, make sure to put a note on the donation itself telling us what your forum name is so that we can track your donations as they do add up. If you make a donation but forget to leave a note, just be sure to message @Mr. Wah directly. Whether $0 or $2,500 comes in, the site will keep on rolling, but you have the opportunity to help us expand and help the community even more; that's in addition to helping cover monthly costs!

If you have any additional questions, feel free to drop me a line and I'll update this post. Thanks for reading and thank you for helping to make FSD as great as it is!

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I thought all the money went to hookers and booze.

This is a much less exciting breakdown than I had hoped for.

 

Of course! He has good taste! A true Rindoukan student!

Seichuusen Go-dicksmash is good taste??

 

I thought all the money went to hookers and booze.

This is a much less exciting breakdown than I had hoped for.

shhhhhhhh

Didn't know @Mr. Wah was a fan of Makoto :O :O :O :O :O :O

Yes, it's also why I'm not a fan of SSF4/SSF4AE/SSF4AE2012/USF4.

Man, if he makes steaks, I'm down.

Y'all know that nothing on God's green Earth pleases me more than a well-cooked filet mignon.

Boneless Ribeye is the best, and the only thing that contests it is a porterhouse.

 

Testing.


*Edit: Ok, it's pretty.

 

Seichuusen Go-dicksmash is good taste??

Hey, hey, hey, hey! Everyone gets their turn, ovaries get destroyed and dicks get shattered. There is no mercy in the rindoukan arts!

 

Now I feel even better when I bury her with a Jaguar Avalanche

 

Yes, it's also why I'm not a fan of SSF4/SSF4AE/SSF4AE2012/USF4.

I dont understand. I thought Makoto is supposed to be pretty good in 2012 AE and Ultra. Unless you're talking about the look of the game, which I completely understand.

Related to the topic though...how hard would it be to use different costumes for the premium watermark. I assume you're using the published character renders, but I would want to use race queen Mila...lol. Any chance of custom ones as long as they fit the format and have staff approval?

 

To not get into a total rant, her style in SF4 series isn't the style I like for her, and many of her changes in Ultra turned her into an Ibuki type game from what I've played. I'm much more a fan of her SF3 character.

Similar to my main in the entire series, Guile, SF4 got me back into SF since his return. I stuck it out with Vanilla because it felt like ST, and I was playing ST competitively for a bit at the same time. However, they changed how Guile is 'supposed' to play when Super came out. Just not a fan of the style they have done to both characters as it doesn't gel with me.

 

To not get into a total rant, her style in SF4 series isn't the style I like for her, and many of her changes in Ultra turned her into an Ibuki type game from what I've played. I'm much more a fan of her SF3 character.

Similar to my main in the entire series, Guile, SF4 got me back into SF since his return. I stuck it out with Vanilla because it felt like ST, and I was playing ST competitively for a bit at the same time. However, they changed how Guile is 'supposed' to play when Super came out. Just not a fan of the style they have done to both characters as it doesn't gel with me.

Oy, @Mr. Wah stay on topic or I'll ban your ass! Geez, kids these days...

 

Boneless Ribeye is the best, and the only thing that contests it is a porterhouse.

Boneless Ribeye is good, don't get me wrong. But I didn't know steak until I ordered a filet mignon from Ruth's Chris, cooked medium-well.

If tastebuds could orgasm, that's what happened that night.

 

I'm not a big fan of steak tbh, not a meat fan in general, italian food is more my thing.

 

I'm not a big fan of steak tbh, not a meat fan in general, italian food is more my thing.

Same here. Italian and shellfish.

Back on topic, I still intend to continue donating to FSD a little at a time. Extra incentive now that I can get another way to rep that amazing beard.

 

Steak is not just meat. It's transcendent.
No foods on this planet rival the best steaks. They are supreme.

After that it'd have to be bacon. xD

edit: I don't like Italian food.

 

Im donating $100 once I get a job this week, must have that Busa watermark ^.^

 

Boneless Ribeye is good, don't get me wrong. But I didn't know steak until I ordered a filet mignon from Ruth's Chris, cooked medium-well.

If tastebuds could orgasm, that's what happened that night.

Porterhouse is Filet Mignon & NY Strip steak together, if the chef isn't skimping by taking most of the filet out.

 

So for the $100 donation, does it have to be all at once or can I give $20 a week until I donated $100 total to get the watermark?

 

It's a cumulative total over time.

 

It's a cumulative total over time.

Okay then.

 

Done!

Actually am givin SFIV AE2012 (Juri) a go now, learnin a new game takes allota time (and effort)...

 

Wow, this really seemed to work. I'm noticing quite a few of these watermarks already, including from members who previously didn't even have the "Donor" status at all.

Nice thinking, staff.