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PostPosted: Tue Mar 27, 2012 11:16 am
by toprob
It's that time again, when we request donations to cover the costs of hosting and maintaining New Zealand Flightsim Forums. NZFF is funded entirely by donations, which overcomes the need for placing advertising etc on the forum. Donations are collected on behalf of the forum by Godzone Virtual Flight, via the Godzone Online Store. We normally open up the Store for donations for a couple of months at this time of the year -- so donations will be accepted from now until the end of May, subject to an extension if we don't manage to cover the annual costs.

Last year we limited the donation amount, as we normally rely on a minimum donation amount from the maximum number of members, but this didn't work out so well -- although we have a lot of members, there is just a small group of regular donors, so any extras are greatly appreciated.

Some small changes were made to the donation system last year:
  • You can bypass the Godzone Store, by paying directly via Paypal;
  • The minimum donation via the Godzone Store is now $10;
  • The $5 donation amount is still available via the direct Paypal donation link.


So anyone who is not a current Godzone customer, and doesn't wish to 'sign up' to the Godzone Store, can donate using Paypal. This is not the same as selecting Paypal as a payment method within the Godzone Store! (Although you can do this if your wish.)

For further details, plus donation links, click here.

PostPosted: Tue Mar 27, 2012 11:48 am
by Ian Warren
Done like today's weather ..COOKING!

PostPosted: Tue Mar 27, 2012 12:37 pm
by dbcunnz
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PostPosted: Tue Mar 27, 2012 2:33 pm
by Adamski
Winter clothing, cake ... and donation duly sent New_Zealand_etc.gif

It may also be a time for all NZFF members/users to thank all concerned behind the scenes for keeping such a great aviation/FS-related site ticking over thumbup1.gif. The last thing we want to happen is for them to have to dip into their own pockets.

PostPosted: Tue Mar 27, 2012 3:57 pm
by SgtPepper
Done. Thanks too, love ya work, thumbup1.gif this place has been a must visit for me, keeping up with whats new and whats not, how to and how not to... couldn't have done it with out ya.

PostPosted: Tue Mar 27, 2012 4:51 pm
by deeknow
Adamski wrote:
QUOTE (Adamski @ Mar 27 2012,3:33 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
It may also be a time for all NZFF members/users to thank all concerned behind the scenes for keeping such a great aviation/FS-related site ticking over thumbup1.gif.

Yeah that's a great call Adam, all that work is very much appreciated thumbup1.gif

PostPosted: Tue Mar 27, 2012 8:16 pm
by captainherc
Done for another year. Looking forward to more great forum reading.

PostPosted: Tue Mar 27, 2012 10:25 pm
by Barrington
toprob wrote:
QUOTE (toprob @ Apr 1 2012,12:16 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
It's that time again, when we request donations to cover the costs of hosting and maintaining New Zealand Flightsim Forums. NZFF is funded entirely by donations, which overcomes the need for placing advertising etc on the forum. Donations are collected on behalf of the forum by Godzone Virtual Flight, via the Godzone Online Store. We normally open up the Store for donations for a couple of months at this time of the year -- so donations will be accepted from now until the end of May, subject to an extension if we don't manage to cover the annual costs.

Last year we limited the donation amount, as we normally rely on a minimum donation amount from the maximum number of members, but this didn't work out so well -- although we have a lot of members, there is just a small group of regular donors, so any extras are greatly appreciated.

Some small changes were made to the donation system last year:
  • You can bypass the Godzone Store, by paying directly via Paypal;
  • The minimum donation via the Godzone Store is now $10;
  • The $5 donation amount is still available via the direct Paypal donation link.


So anyone who is not a current Godzone customer, and doesn't wish to 'sign up' to the Godzone Store, can donate using Paypal. This is not the same as selecting Paypal as a payment method within the Godzone Store! (Although you can do this if your wish.)

For further details, plus donation links, click here.

All done, and a huge thanks to all associated with the forum - you do a great job.

PostPosted: Wed Mar 28, 2012 5:50 pm
by spongebob206
winkyy.gif Done biggrin.gif

Thanks NZFF

PostPosted: Wed Mar 28, 2012 7:10 pm
by Canuck
Me too New_Zealand_etc.gif

PostPosted: Wed Mar 28, 2012 8:10 pm
by zkcav
Ditto, And also a big thanks to all who contribute to keeping this one of the better FS Websites.

PostPosted: Thu Mar 29, 2012 8:31 am
by Ian Warren
Best Hamburger i've had all year! smile.gif

PostPosted: Thu Mar 29, 2012 8:11 pm
by metalnwood
I'm not here a lot but it's nice to have local forums so some just sent.

Jason

PostPosted: Fri Mar 30, 2012 5:11 pm
by Sombrero
I really enjoy reading these forums so I've just donated too! Smooth landings.. plane.gif

Troy

PostPosted: Fri Mar 30, 2012 5:13 pm
by Splitpin
All done thumbup1.gif worth every cent.

PostPosted: Fri Mar 30, 2012 7:07 pm
by dart15
ka-ching!!

Thanks to everyone for making this a great community and especially to those who freely give their time to make it possible.

WTG

PostPosted: Fri Mar 30, 2012 7:11 pm
by gdavies
Zip zap. Done

PostPosted: Sat Mar 31, 2012 5:45 pm
by BobL
Donation sent
Regards
Bob

PostPosted: Sat Mar 31, 2012 11:18 pm
by AdrianPetford
Done with thanks.

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Ade

PostPosted: Sun Apr 01, 2012 10:22 am
by toprob
Thanks for that, everyone, as of this morning the number of donations matches the 2010 number, so I have stopped panicking!