The World of Layonara
The Layonara Community => General Discussion => Topic started by: NEXUS7 on October 19, 2005, 03:57:00 AM
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Hi all Layonites, I was thinking that it would be grate to get Leanthar a gift for Christmas.
We all love him for the mad level of work he and his team put into making a grate world for us all to play in.
Ok I know Christmas is some time off but planning is all.
My idea is to have a whip round to give him nice surprise under the xmass tree come
Dec 25th.
So here’s a Poll on what we should give the Load of Layonara
registered users can add options
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Where is the option
"celebrating xmas is against my religious and or political believes, besides Jesus wasn't born on the 24 of december since the sheep herders were watching the flock during the lambing season"...
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Harloff - 10/19/2005 1:24 PM
Where is the option
"celebrating xmas is against my religious and or political believes, besides Jesus wasn't born on the 24 of december since the sheep herders were watching the flock during the lambing season"...
LOL! I can sympathise with your point, though I guess what really matters is whether Leanthar celebrates Christmas or not, not the giver
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"Indaviduel parts for the 4th severs + a Donactions"
for this to be reality, we would have to donate more than we do now so that Leanthar could afford the monthly costs of a 4th server (myself included). I'm going to donate (strike that), gift to Leanthar for him to spend on himself. He gives us so much without even asking who we are or what is in it for him.
I only wish I could shake his hand and thank him personally.
Funny, I feel this way and I do not even play very much.
Thanks L!
I like the idea of him getting something for his whole family. I believe this because, without THEIR support Layonara as we know would not exist either.
Thanks L's family!
By the way NEXUS, thanks for the idea. I wish I was gracious enough to think of it!
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I say lots and lots of cards plus individual donations. That should get a smile on his face. Its way more fun than one large sum of money in a sigle donation. :)
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dude, seriously, this ain't a thread about the validity of christmas, it's about giving back to someone who gave us a massive amount of fun and something we care about.
So who cares what day, or what reason. We deem December 25th to be the day we give back to those that give to us, and that's what I'm gonna do. Tell me where to donate and how, and I'm on it.
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Just a question about "parts for another server" How does the colocation agreement with MAE-WEST work? Does it actually have L's equipment, or does he lease their equipment? I just ask because I occasionally get insane deals on server parts through my job. I assumed that Layonara was all leased and couldn't benefit from a faster server. Does anyone know? Though the point about another server pumping up the monthly costs is a valid one. But maybe 3 faster servers...
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SquareKnot - 10/19/2005 7:51 AM
But maybe 3 faster servers...
Now that's an idea of what we can give ourselves for Christmas! ;)
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Thak - 10/19/2005 8:41 AM
I say lots and lots of cards plus individual donations. That should get a smile on his face. Its way more fun than one large sum of money in a sigle donation. :)
I dunno about that... "Large sum of money" always makes me think happy thoughts...
Vyris
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miltonyorkcastle - 10/19/2005 4:51 PM
dude, seriously, this ain't a thread about the validity of christmas, it's about giving back to someone who gave us a massive amount of fun and something we care about.
*grins* succes... I was just pulling your leg. Since I was a kid I have loved provoking people and I still can't help it.
But seriously, I really can't see why people need an excuse like christmas in order to make a donation it seems a bit lame to me. If you want to donate please do so but why can't you do it all year around?
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i would, but christmas is the only time of the year i dish out money..if your lucky..or should i say unlucky, since i'll be chucking 1p coins at carol singers and telling them to shut it. your lucky. I'm like scrooge. haven't given anyone a christmas present..ever. when i donate at christmas for this, Leanthar should feel proud. he'll be the first person to ever get anything off me at christmas. apart from those carol singers who get a severe beating......
Bah! Humbug!
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I have to save up to give over christmas. If I gave all year round, I'd be giving lolly pops every month instead of whole candy machine I can give by saving until christmas. The idea behind having the one day to give instead of , like, everyday, is so you can have the time to prepare and save to give a thoughtful, worthwhile gift.
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oh, and did I mention I'm a Christmas nut?... I love Christmas!!! best dang time of the year!!! :) :) :)
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"My idea is to have a whip round to give him nice surprise under the xmass tree come
Dec 25th. "
if your trying to surprise im perhaps setting up a pole on his website isn't the best of ideas though, no?
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>But seriously, I really can't see why people need an excuse like Christmas in order to make a donation it seems a bit lame to me.
I know what ya saying Harloff but this was just a way to see how players and team felt about giving a gift to Leanthar him self
and to see what it should be if any thing.
As for Xmass it’s just seen by most as the time for giving that special gift.
Just wonted to see how othere felt about giving Leanthar a special gift insted of stuff for Layonara which in fact is like giving to our selfs
as we in the end, end up using said stuff.
I was just hoping to start a buzz and see where went.
I hope it ends with a box under the tree with some thing just for special Leanthar and his family.
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Lets hold off on servers for a while folks. We will need them in about six months though. :)
They will be Dell servers (they have treated us very well for nearly four years now and I work with them day to day for a decade now.
Also... we have 5 servers running Layonara, not just 3.
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Wow 5 Leanthar did not know that, but by the look of the Pole it has to be a gift for the whole family.
Now no peeking Leanthar at the poll or you will ruin the surprise. :o)
Once the Poll is in Ill keep the resolts and rase the the gift idaer again closer to Xmass.
So as to see if we can pull this off and Keep it a surprise.
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FIVE?!!! Holy Mother.... I don't even want to know the cost for that. Thank the heavens for you Leanthar. I don't know how you do it. I don't make a ton of money and can't give on a regular basis (I'm a school teacher in a small town), but if it comes down to it, and Layo is in a bind or whatnot, I'll gladly sell my left kidney to keep it up and going.
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Heh, well I'll do what I can, but being a grad student living off a small stipend in the city doesn't leave room for much "giving".
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Thats Ok shadowBlade225 I dont think we will comparing who gives what.
When I was an Art student I hand made card for xmass i felt they said more about giving than and shop card did.
Each card enderviduely made and sent in a hand made envalop, some freands still have them today.
I mean if we all sent one card each to Leanthar each he would have a wall full of cards from around the world
each from a gratfull player.
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Hey, I'm about as un-christian as one can get, and I still go to the family get-togethers 'round the end of Decembre. The modern "holiday spirit" has become more than a religious thing, it's part of our culture. Wow. Me, culturally tolerant? Anyway, Leanthar definately needs more Leanthar-stuff. Just like Stephen needs more Stephen-stuff...
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The "make a donation" button is right under server stats in the lower right of the navbar.
Right there *points*
You can just click on it and make a donation through pay pal (thats what I do at least.... I think there's mailing information there too.)
If someone has access to cheap hardware that they would want to donate they should get in touch with L and see if there's anything that would be of use.
I think it would probably be best if we all just donated individually than trying to coordinate a big thing. That way were more likely to follow through if we can do it ourselves when we're thinking of it ;) Heck, donate now, before christmas, in the spirit of christmas... before you run out of money for christmas!
Ideally we should make it so that L doesn't have to pay anything to run the servers. But if we can't do that lets at least make it so he doesn't have to pay a couple months around christmas.
-TV
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A christmas gift is more about thought...I think cards SHOULD be sent, because he knows that we enjoy what L has done, and also we will support him if he needs it also.
I think some donations will do as well, because that is thoughtful as it can help him in anyway L wants, he may want something that he desperatly wanted for ages...
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Tedulas - 10/20/2005 8:57 AM
A christmas gift is more about thought...I think cards SHOULD be sent, because he knows that we enjoy what L has done, and also we will support him if he needs it also.
I think some donations will do as well, because that is thoughtful as it can help him in anyway L wants, he may want something that he desperatly wanted for ages...
Donations at the moment are only covering a portion of the server and bandwidth costs that it takes to keep layonara running.
Layo's server fees are hundreds of dollars a month.
There have been (I think) only a handfull of months where donations have acctually covered the whole amount. The rest (probably the majority of the cost) Leanthar has paid our of his own pockets. I don't think a lot of people realize this...
About a year ago L said he would have to shut down the servers if the players couldn't help carry the financial burden. Donations really pick up... for about three months.
So yeah, donations are to pay for the server so that L doesn't have to keep paying hundreds of dollars a month to run it (just think about how many months layo has been running and the costs. Its mind boggling.) So donate to keep layo running.
-TV
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Hear Hear.