therfiles Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 We gotta keep the lights onHello everyone! We're hoping that you are enjoying JKHub: both as a resource that hosts over 2,184 files (which have been downloaded a collective 432,543 times) and as an active place to discuss this game that we all love and cherish (over 2,021 members discuss their thoughts in a collective 85,796 posts!). This year, JKHub turned three years old (aren't we so cute)! That's three years of modding, gaming, and discussion all facilitated by our site. Additionally, Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy turned 12 this year (yeah we forgot to sing happy birthday) and we envision many more years of a strong community dedicated to keeping the fun and excitement of this timeless game alive! We do this through our many services, like tutorials, our wiki, and our JKHub network.How do we pay for all of these fancy gadgets?First off, let's talk about what we don't do. JKHub does not run ads. We want to keep the experience at JKHub as clean and as uninterrupted for you guys as possible. But when we say no to advertisers, we have to find other ways to make money. This is where your generous donations come in.Financial breakdownHere is a full breakdown of all the money JKHub will need for this period:XenForo license: $200. That's the forum software we hope to upgrade to this next year.Hosting: $140. We rely on Caelum's hosting plan to provide reliable and affordable hosting for a site of our size and traffic.Dropbox: $99. We need to dish out the dough in order to keep our files online through the Dropbox online storage system.XF mods: $70. There are a couple custom things we'd like to do in the future. This is where that kicks in!Domain: $10. This makes sure everyone knows where we are: JKHub.orgToo many numbers; didn't read:That all comes up to around $519. We currently have $190 in our savings, thanks to the generous donations of our members (shout out to @Nozyspy). That means we need about $330 more to survive the next year. By the way: that's $50 less than last year! We try to keep these costs down so the burden gets lighter every year.If we don't get the donations, we may have to start cutting some of our services or look for *big gulp* advertisers to help pay our bills. We don't want to, but that really is our only option as a non-profit site.We have received $347.65 worth of donations so far (out of our $330 campaign). 105%105% So...please donate!The button below will take you to our donation FAQ page, which is also where you can donate. Again, we try to handle donations as transparently as possible, so if you have any further questions, please post below or PM any one of the staff members. Thanks for your time and consideration, and we appreciate your membership and interest in JKHub!In other newsOur editor @Cerez is stepping down. We thank Cerez for serving with us, and please join us in wishing Cerez well! Click here to view the article Link to comment
Bek Posted November 3, 2015 Share Posted November 3, 2015 Thanks for all your help @@Cerez! Syko, therfiles, eezstreet and 2 others like this Link to comment
bigphil2695 Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 You need to put some ads on here, I already have this site white listed on my adblock Link to comment
Circa Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 So you want ads? therfiles, Bek and Darth Sion like this Link to comment
Sentra Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 So you want ads? Some footer ad would be fine I guess. Link to comment
bigphil2695 Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 So you want ads? If it keeps the site alive yeah. Darth Sion likes this Link to comment
Circa Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 As long as people donate, ads will never be necessary. We've always received a surplus of donations in the past, I don't see that changing this year. Merek and NAB622 like this Link to comment
Circa Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 What's the currency?Money. But really, it's handled via PayPal, so any currency will do. Link to comment
DT. Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 Say I want to donate $20 US, it will cost me $27 AU which is why I'm asking the currency. Link to comment
Circa Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 Say I want to donate $20 US, it will cost me $27 AU which is why I'm asking the currency. Yes, it'll be converted to US, but donate whatever you want. $20 AU is still a good amount. Link to comment
DT. Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 $20 AU would be $14 US atm, damn the exchange rates. Anyhow, I'll donate sometime before the end of the year. Link to comment
therfiles Posted November 5, 2015 Author Share Posted November 5, 2015 Just received a slew of an incredibly generous donations. You guys rock! Darth Sion and DT. like this Link to comment
Circa Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 $20 AU would be $14 US atm, damn the exchange rates. Anyhow, I'll donate sometime before the end of the year. $14 US would pay for a month of web hosting, which is crucial. I'm sure the staff would even appreciate $5. Money is money. Smoo, Merek and DT. like this Link to comment
Dat Chinchilla Posted November 6, 2015 Share Posted November 6, 2015 I love this website, I'll see about scrounging up some cash monies, not sure I can get anything, I'll try. therfiles and Smoo like this Link to comment
Smoo Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 I'll tip in some next pay day Link to comment
NAB622 Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 As long as people donate, ads will never be necessary. We've always received a surplus of donations in the past, I don't see that changing this year. And I will make sure that continues this year, I just need a bit of time. No need for ads...... Link to comment
Bek Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 Theoretically, someone proficient in live-streaming could raise money for the site. Just a suggestion. Link to comment
reeed Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 I notice on your site, but I have a problem that I'm not even 18 Link to comment
Asgarath83 Posted November 11, 2015 Share Posted November 11, 2015 Pity at moment i haven't paypal sorry. >.<Nice works guys. i like too this site Cerez is going on? D: Link to comment
Yberion Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 Question: Why XenForo? Smoo likes this Link to comment
Circa Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 Question: Why XenForo?Cheaper and easier to manage, in short. Also, more features. Smoo likes this Link to comment
mrwonko Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 Question: Why XenForo?Apparently the free forums are all a bit shit, so we need another solution. Currently we're using IP.Board, but XenForo is better in some way as determined by people who know more about this than me. Personally I'd prefer a custom-written website, but that would take forever. Smoo likes this Link to comment
Yberion Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 What about mybb, it's free and lot of plugin, etc ? Link to comment
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