[Cerek the Barbaric]

Ziroc - After reading the thread and all the suggestions, I think Timber and Attalus have the best idea. I firmly believe that Ironworks should be totally and completely supported by the members and that it shouldn't cost you anything (other than the copious amount of time you already put in).

I'm not suggesting making IW a "Members Only" site. I remember the discussion concerning that from last summer. I agree that making it a "Pay" site would eliminate far too many of our members - especially the younger ones.

What I would like to see is a permanent "funds gauge" similar to the one we had for the first big Donation Drive a while back. Let us know exactly how much it costs to keep Ironworks "up and running" each month, what day of the month the payment is needed by, and then set-up a "Marker" so that we can see how close we are each month. If the members saw that donations were a little low one month and the payment date was coming up, then we could prompt ourselves to increase the donations to meet that month's goal without you having to ask for it. Also, by knowing the amount needed each month, those who want to contribute on a regular basis could determine how much they need to donate each month.

Personally, I planned to start sending in a donation every month, but I simply forget to sometimes. With the "Monthly Marker" serving as a constant reminder, I would think that the donations would take care of themselves.

As for our current situation, it will be couple of weeks before I can help out this time. Payday comes this week, but it will take 4-5 days for the funds to be transferred to my PayPal account. I hope it won't be too late - so let us know how close (or far) we are.