HQ now accepts limited donations

[rusty_shackleford]

What will the donations be used for?

• Hosting fees
• Website development & improvements
• ??? HQ is not-for-profit.

Why not ads?

• I've previously stated, and will reiterate, the HQ will never run ads that track the user or anything that purposely negatively impacts the privacy of our users.

What do I get in return?

• Nothing!
  Okay, well, I'll have to think of something, so I'm open to recommendations here. Let me know what you'd be interested in.

How do I donate?

• With Monero. Quite honestly, I'm doing this because I want to learn more about monero. If people are genuinely interested in donating and don't want to use monero I'll consider other options. There are a few monero advocates on the HQ who can probably describe why monero to you better than I can.

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Also, you may be interested in this: https://www.getmonero.org/resources/use ... yment.html

[Gregz]

https://masteringmonero.com/

[Konjad]

So RPGHQ is a money laundering operation after all.

[WhiteShark]

What do I get in return?
Nothing!
Okay, well, I'll have to think of something, so I'm open to recommendations here. Let me know what you'd be interested in.

Why anything at all? Giving a reward taints the altruism that should motivate a donation to begin with.

[rusty_shackleford]

So RPGHQ is a money laundering operation after all.

You have the HQ confused with Ukraine.

[Ranselknulf]

How can I trust a website that doesn't have a page dedicated to how virtuous and good it is?

At least try to put up a page with a motto about helping people or "Don't Be Evil", or anything really.

[Dead]

Donors get feet pics from a moderator of their choice.

[Tweed]

Donors should be able to temporarily ban other users, 1 hour per dollar donated.

[J1M]

How much are the yearly hosting fees?

[rusty_shackleford]

How much are the yearly hosting fees?

Can't check hard numbers right now because I'm on mobile, but I want to say about $200.

[J1M]

How much are the yearly hosting fees?

Can't check hard numbers right now because I'm on mobile, but I want to say about $200.

DM me some alternatives so I don't need to learn about crypto.

[Phos]

What do I get in return?
Nothing!

What do you mean by "nothing"? We get to post and read on an actual free speech forum. Even if I donated all my money to you, it would still not be enough to be a fair trade.

Okay, well, I'll have to think of something, so I'm open to recommendations here. Let me know what you'd be interested in.

Remember how pay-to-win ruined video games? Yeah? So, uh, please don't ruin this forum with the same shit, okay? Thanks.

[rusty_shackleford]

I just want to clarify that by 'something' in return for donating I meant like a badge or a picture of @Ratcatcher's cat, not actual privileges. HQ will always remain free to use without restriction, no privileges will ever be sold.
Also I've had a few people inquire about non-Monero methods so I'll look into it.

[rusty_shackleford]

So, here's the problem with accepting USD and such:
It requires me to use a payment processor.

For example, Stripe:
https://stripe.com/legal/restricted-businesses

Any business or organization that a. engages in, encourages, promotes or celebrates unlawful violence or physical harm to persons or property, or b. engages in, encourages, promotes or celebrates unlawful violence toward any group based on race, religion, disability, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, or any other immutable characteristic

And that's not including the many other forms of censorship on the list, but the most obvious one that would directly impact the HQ. There is no way to know what they define as "engages in", "encourages", "promotes" or "celebrates". Merely hosting the content is probably enough to upset them.

https://www.patreon.com/policy/guidelines

Disinformation: Patreon will not help fund creations that engage in medical misinformation related to Covid-19, and disinformation related to propagating QAnon or Pizzagate conspiracy theories. Please reference these blogs for further information:

COVID-19-related medical misinformation
QAnon-related disinformation

Therefore, there is no room on Patreon for projects funding hate speech, such as calling for violence, exclusion, or segregation. This includes serious attacks on people based on their race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, serious medical conditions, caste, or immigration status.

And so on, and so forth.

Accepting donations as a platform that supports free speech is not easy. I'll be investigating Gab Pay. If there's a demand for other cryptocurrencies I'll investigate that too.

[Ratcatcher]

I'll draw my cat on a few banknotes and send them your way.