I want to make sure we're all on the same page with this before I do anything.
I have a writeup at skipirc:donations that goes into the cost outlay and my rough plans, this will be the tl;dr.
tl;dr The 8 servers involved in running the networks cost a little over $3 a month each for the next 3 years. I'm looking at adding 8 tiers in my Patreon, limited to 1 person each, at $4 to cover fees. In exchange the patron gets to add a silly (no plugs or adverts allowed) message to a table showing the sponsorship status of each server. That money goes into an account that does nothing but pay server bills.
I want to know if there are any objections to doing this. I want to intentionally set this up in a way that I don't profit from it. That's not my intention with this network, and these 3-year agreements mean that I will be obligated to pay that amount no matter what happens with Patreon or anything else.
I've had probably 10 people already indicate they want to help pay for things, and while I can cover the costs myself to the tune of about $25 a month, I will not turn down the assistance if that's what people want to do.
Let me know your thoughts. This is in something of a gray area outside of the wiki proper so I'm leaving it in the chat forum, but I am opening this up to non chat staff to discuss as well. If I do not have any objections to this prior to 10/1, I will launch as I've described above.
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