PBW Server Problems--Take 2

LazarusLong42 · #1 January 21st, 2002, 11:32 PM

Friends, Romans, Terrans, Phong, and other assorted species... lend me your ears a moment.

I come as the bearer of both bad news and great hope. The bad news, as many of you know, is that the PBW server is down with a fried motherboard. The hope is that we hope to have it up soon.

The other hope is that we hope we can have your help.

In the original thread, many people suggested that, if it stopped the outages, they would be willing to see PBW become a pay service. This is something we do not want to see happen, and PBW will continue to be free for all who wish to play there.

Let me reiterate that, 'cause it's important: PBW is, has been, and always will be free.

However, we are now asking for donations to help with the cost of replacing the server's motherboard and, as it may become necessary, the cost of hosting. The server repair is most important.

Several people in the first thread said they'd be willing to pay $5-$10 a month--but if a hundred regular players gave only that much just this once, we'd have the server repaired and hosting for most of the year with no problem.

Heck, if every regular player--three hundred or so--gave just 50 cents a month, we'd have to send some of the money back to y'all.

You can donate here:

Help the PBW Server

We hope you can help. And thank you for continuing to bear with us.

Eric Snyder II
PBW UI Guy
Speaking for the PBW Administration

Edit: Darned UBB Code.

[ 21 January 2002: Message edited by: LazarusLong42 ]

Atrocities · #2 January 22nd, 2002, 02:06 AM

Sent some cash your way.

Sorry it was not more, but I'll send more when I can.

1FSTCAT · #3 January 22nd, 2002, 04:24 PM

Wow, you guys have GOT to get this back up and running, soon! Many people are going into withdrawl, and I'm afraid some people may not be playing SEIV AT ALL!

Well, you have my donation.

Thanks.

--Ed

Bman · #4 January 22nd, 2002, 05:11 PM

Well, I like PBW also and do not look forward to SEIV:Gold without it. So I just donated a few dollars and even registered here after lurking for over a year so I could post my support and hope others do as well.

Maybe if you guys can come on in a few days to let us know how much money you have raised and how much more you need...

geoschmo · #5 January 22nd, 2002, 06:09 PM

To the SEIV fans,

You people are awesome. There is not a whole lot more than can be said than that.

In a little less than 24 hours we are already almost a third of the way towards the immediate need to get the server repaired and operational again. We are quite frankly stunned be the level of generosity in some of you.

It makes us feel like Sally Fields at the Oscars.

quote:
You like us.
You really like us!

Geoschmo
PBW Admin Team

Dead Meat · #6 January 22nd, 2002, 08:54 PM

I'm glad to be able to offer my help.

Alpha Kodiak · #7 January 22nd, 2002, 10:35 PM

Consider it done!

Atrocities · #8 January 23rd, 2002, 01:15 AM

BUMP Keeping the important things on the TOP.

Spreading the Word

[ 22 January 2002: Message edited by: Atrocities ]

eorg · #9 January 23rd, 2002, 01:20 AM

lets make low-tech payment method like in planetarion http://spinner.planetarion.com/payment/index.html you know some of us live in strange places

geoschmo · #10 January 23rd, 2002, 03:02 AM

Ugh, I really don't recomend people sending money in bill form by mail, to anyone. You have no assurance that the money will get to where it belongs.

If you don't have a credit card, Paypal will let you pay from a checking account. It's very secure.

If someone has a real concern about using Paypal though, drop us an email at admin@pbw.cc and we can discuss it on a case by case basis.

Geoschmo