Like most of you, I wish to contribute to this great CS community, the likes of which I have never seen before. *Servers don't come cheap, and that is certainly the case with Noob Galore, which has several servers running 24/7 for YOUR gaming pleasure. *So, how do you contribute? *Well, besides putting in your time at community venues like the IRC channel, the Teamspeak channel, and, of course, the ubiquitous NG forums, you can also help out the community by donating some cold, hard cash. *Now, how do you that when you don't have a bank account or a credit card? *It may surprise some of you, but there are ways. *So shut up, sit down, and let Professor Hushx school your ass.
Option #1
This is probably the simplest way of donating money to the server fund. *Here is how it works:
1. *Purchase a Visa, American Express, or Discover "Gift Card". *What are these? *They are basically pre-paid debit cards which you can use anywhere, just like a normal debit/ATM card issued by a bank. *You can literally purchase them at your local market or pharmacy. *They are available in $25 increments (so $25, $50, etc). **NOTE: *You will have to pay a $3.95 activation fee at the register. *The cashier activates the card by scanning it.*
2. *In order for you to use the card to make online purchases (in this case a donation to NG), go to the website provided above OR call the number on the back of the card (1-800-699-9708). **I had to end up calling the number since for some reason the card wouldn't work on the website, but maybe that was just with me. *Either way it takes less than 5 minutes.* *After 30 minutes, the card should be active, and you can start using it.
3. *Go to Paypal.com, and register for a new account (This step is optional if you already have an existing account with Paypal). *
4. *After logging in, on the left side of the screen, click "Add Credit Card".
5. *Input your new debit gift card number, including the 3-digit security code on the back of your card.
6. *Go to the Noob Galore website, click "Paypal Donate" on the right hand side of the screen, click the amount you want to donate, which should then take you back to Paypal's website.
7. *Hit "Confirm", after which (VERY IMPORTANT STEP), click "Go back to Merchant". *Only by clicking this can your donation be acknowledged on the NG website.
8. *Your done! *Thanks for helping out the community.
Option #2. *
1. *Go to a bank or your local post office.
2. *Ask for a money order.
3. *Specify the amount you want (i.e., "I want $20 on the order please")
4. *Pay the amount and the service tax (note: *the post office is always going to be cheaper than a bank).
5. *Write your own address. *Make the money order out to "Galore Gaming"-fill in the address as:
Adam Piatek C/O Galore Gaming
1A Plumtree Drive
Norwich CT, 06360
USA
6. *Put the money order into an envelope, fill in the To and From address, apply stamp, mail, and your done!
NOTE: *Make sure to specify which type of money order you want; there's a domestic money order, which is good anywhere in US, hence the term "domestic", and there's an international money order, which is if you want to send money overseas. *The type you want is domestic. *If your based in another country like Great Britain, Royal Mail probably offers similar services, but in this case make sure to request an international/foreign money order.
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