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Ichi:
I was thinking to help generate more revenue for the site charge people a bi-yearly or yearly fee of $20 to download any materials from the site.  I believe most people would be happy to pay and contribute as i'm sure this site has helped out many teachers.  on the other hand, if you up-load a certain amount of materials you shouldn't have to pay a fee.

lindsaydp1:
A donation is voluntary, a fee is mandatory. I reckon there would be a massive uproar if people had to start paying here, it's half the reason why it's so popular. I agree that people should donate if they can though.

SBracken:

--- Quote from: lindsaydp1 on April 07, 2011, 10:05:14 am ---A donation is voluntary, a fee is mandatory. I reckon there would be a massive uproar if people had to start paying here, it's half the reason why it's so popular. I agree that people should donate if they can though.

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I completely agree- this site is a wonderful resouce, a saving grace from deskwarming, and a great way to pass info. Definitely worth a voluntary donation. The only reason I haven't donated yet is because my paypal isn't set up properly yet  :-[ (awaiting help from my head co...)

jgroh:
I've been wondering this, and I hope this question can get to the creator of the site. I listen to the "This American Life" podcast a lot and a few times every year Ira Glass comes and says "i don't even know what bandwith is, but it costs a lot of money." And, "if you can donate even a dollar, your covering yourself a few others for the whole year." 20 mb podcast x 365 x a few other people.

1. How many active users are on this site? We had 21 TBs of downloads this month.
2. How much does it cost to actually operate it. Is the $2,500 for yearly bandwith and server costs or monthly costs? Do the ads cover any sizeable portion of that?

And yes, I intend to donate in the next few days (at home and not at my school computer). (here, i'll write a note now). Actually, I might even suggest a Wikipedia style donate campaign (remember a few months ago when Jimmy Wales put his face on the main page with his personal plea. Well, it got people to donate. This site saves me hours and hours of time. It's obviously worth the 10 bucks or 20 bucks I'd send in.

edit: I saw this just now:
http://waygook.org/index.php/topic,1572.0.html
summary to save some bandwith:   site has seen a huge growth, the ads bring in a few cents per click. "Arsalan," the web programmer, pays server costs himself. If that's not a reason to make you donate, I don't know what is.

KevinTeacher84:
How about we put together some kind of fundraiser so we can all keep this invaluable educational and social forum up and running.
How much does it cost to keep this place running per year? I think sharing that information would be a great starting point for such an effort.

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