Why do you not support Layonara financially?

orth · 04-03-07, 10:46 AM

We have over 150 people that visit the forums fairly regularly and under 5% of them financially support the community and world in some fashion (donations or purchases). So what we want to know is what is stopping you from donating, buying from our store or buying from our affiliates.

If you do make online purchases but nothing Layonara has promoted appeals to you, where do you buy? For those of you who are willing but have yet to purchase anything, we really want to know how we can help you help us.

This is not a thread for those of you who have donated or made a purchase to let us know. We know who you are and we are very grateful for your support. More to come on that topic soon.

Thank you for your opinion,
orth

jan · 04-03-07, 10:53 AM

I never purchase something online simply because ( no matter who tells me it is safe) i dont trust it.
Ed has send me a link to paypall a while back and i simply cant get myself to set up an account for this very reason.

Would be very willing to donate each month if i could get a accountnumber or something.

I dont use checks or creditcards and mostly handle my affairs with cash money except banking thing.

Jan A.K.A. Barion

Interia_Discordius · 04-03-07, 11:13 AM

I'd donate once I'm older, but for now, I'm too young to even own a credit card, and my parents don't believe in any online purchasing. Sorry I can't be of much more help right now.

ShiffDrgnhrt · 04-03-07, 11:16 AM

I'm in college and no exactly rolling in it, but I did donate some in Feb. I try to give when I can, but that isnt exactly often...

Ozy_Llewellyn · 04-03-07, 11:19 AM

“You do not offer anything I'm willing to pay for” – Provide me with something I would pay for, and it will happen. However until that time, my money remains mine.

Kindo · 04-03-07, 11:25 AM

Payments done on-line are not to be untrusted. Just make sure you are on a safe site, more often than not you are notified if the server is secure or not. On other places, such as Ebay and PayPal, they even offer free insurance, reimbursing the full amount if something goes wrong or if someone scammed you of your money.

I will postpone my voting in this poll, seeing how none of the options really suit me. I would answer something along the lines of: "I intend to, but I have not gotten around to it yet." I felt this way when I first joined this community, that so much effort and heart has gone into this, that of course you deserve my financial support, but I decided to wait a while until I was more integrated both in-game and out of character. I also wanted things to run smoothly, because when I first joined, the server really was not running well and during my own most active hours, the lag was a bit too much for my taste. That has all been taken care of now, and updates are applied quite regularly, taking care of bugs or inconsistencies very efficiently.

With the launch of Dogma Wear, I am thoroughly delighted to make a purchase as soon as I have decided which motif most suits me. On top of that, I will look into a way of making at least monthly payments as a thanks for how great this community is and all the hard work that is put into Layonara as a whole. I might start out small in the beginning, but I don't see why I would not be able to donate at least a significant amount every month.

So I suppose my excuse is that I have been putting it off for too long, but that will all change.

LynnJuniper · 04-03-07, 11:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Interia_Discordius

I'd donate once I'm older, but for now, I'm too young to even own a credit card, and my parents don't believe in any online purchasing. Sorry I can't be of much more help right now.

Likewise, Same problem. Almost. I don't have a job and therefore won't get a credit card. I do have some money but I dont have a way of getting it to you guys.

Harlas Ravelkione · 04-03-07, 12:52 PM

What I personally buy online, when I buy anything, are books. I make purchases at Amazon.co.uk once or twice a year, but aside from that I do not buy online, since I am not seeing large savings nor products I cannot get in the stores.

If you can get a link to Amazon I will buy through that.

Harlas

MJZ · 04-03-07, 01:25 PM

No credit card, at the moment. But I'm making a purchase through Kindo's soon. I'm not exactly in financial freedom, here, and I am working on starting a business, too. Once things even out financially for me, I do intend to make whatever monthly contribution I can. If everyone just gave one buck - that would be $150 just from the regulars, right? Better than nothing!

diechotomy1 · 04-03-07, 01:54 PM

I think I have just been lazy as of yet, and what I have beend doing is scouring the forums for new commers that have questions about technical issues and stuff and been trying to answer them, but I full hardly expect to give to the team in a dollar amount. I understand that recieving some reward for your work is very important and if was working as hard as you guys I would love to see some $$$ thrown my way, even if it was a little amount.

I do not mind online transactions, identity theft the thiefs probably would give it back after they seen my account! lol

MJZ · 04-03-07, 01:57 PM

Die, I think before anyone on the team received any cash, it would go to cover vitals such as server costs first.

diechotomy1 · 04-03-07, 02:07 PM

Same difference, because I am pretty sure anything that the team has needed has came out of thier pockets to begin with it owuld be more like a reimbursement and shoot yeah I would want to get paid eventually personally myself for the work I had done, there is nothing wrong with the team getting some coke money, jeez

darkstorme · 04-03-07, 02:07 PM

Precisement.

As L's often stated, he (and some others) pay several hundred dollars a month out-of-pocket to keep these servers running. So not only is the team not being paid for all their work, but they are actually paying for us to play.

I contributed in February, and as soon as I am employed, you can expect a regular contribution.

Edit: I should say, we contributed, as my girlfriend and I donated via the same credit card.

Tialle Dianesis · 04-03-07, 03:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Harlas Ravelkione

What I personally buy online, when I buy anything, are books. I make purchases at Amazon.co.uk once or twice a year, but aside from that I do not buy online, since I am not seeing large savings nor products I cannot get in the stores.

If you can get a link to Amazon I will buy through that.

Harlas

I second that whole-heartedly. Amazon.com is the only place I actually shop online and not even with my own credit card.

As for donations, I have no real excuse for not sending. It's just something I've had to push aside because of soon-to-come college expenses and the fact that I just recently joined the all-dancing-workforce-of-America, gracefully jumping from one job to the other. As soon as things settle down, and I'm employed again *crosses fingers* I'll be sure to borrow my brother's card to send a donation.

**twidget658** · 04-03-07, 03:06 PM

Your 5% may be a little inaccurate. For example, a family that has more than one active member, but only make one payment from one of the members will drive that number down.

The merchandise, I think the clothes are outdated. They seem like the tube socks that have the color bands on them. I wore those in the 70's and 80's. I do not typically wear the type of shirts offered.

Now I have bought the coffee mugs. I would like to see the metal cups with a lid available.

I think I like the old logo a bit better. That may be a deterrent.

I don't mean to speak for others, these are my own opinions.

LynnJuniper · 04-03-07, 03:09 PM

I'm also waiting for the books to come out. Like I said, limited income, and while I may want a Mist shirt, I want the books more and Im not really in the position to get everything I want right now.

orth · 04-03-07, 03:10 PM

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Originally Posted by twidget658

Your 5% may be a little inaccurate. For example, a family that has more than one active member, but only make one payment from one of the members will drive that number down.

I also didn't include all the people who don't visit the forum yet play, that's around 350 active players.

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The merchandise, I think the clothes are outdated. They seem like the tube socks that have the color bands on them. I wore those in the 70's and 80's. From what I have seen, most of the Layo population is older and do not typically wear the type of shirts offered.

I don't understand this? The older generation doesn't wear t-shirts, sweatshirts, long sleeve shirts? Or is it the style?