Hey guys/gals/ladies/gents/moms/pops/kids and friendly fish alike...
Unfortunately, but also gratefully, its been awhile since a post like this has been made here, but none the less the time is due. We need a community rally this month on donations in order to pay the bills, or servers will begin going offline. I won't state which servers will or will not go offline but rest assured it may be exactly the opposite of what you are thinking. Please note that all possible avenues are constantly reviewed to assure we are paying the lowest possible cost for our hosting services. We operate all of our own hardware as opposed to renting gaming servers from a company, so our structure is a bit different than most communities.
Back to the point; --- we *NEED* to now hit the goal this month in order to sustain the community as it is into another month. If we are unable to achieve at least 3/4 of this by 7/19/2010 I will be forced to make the decision as to what will be leaving the community (and again I stress, it may be exactly the opposite of what you are thinking, so don't feel any server is safe).
Why this date? Our first billing period for half of the hardware is on the 21'st of the month, the second billing period for our hardware is on the 1st of the month. If we are unable to achieve near what is needed, I need to submit cancellation requests in the appropriate professional and timely manner to avoid any additional fees we will be unable to sustain.
Please, I know times are extremely tough on everybody, things are looking up (I hope, I dream), so please instead of buying that pack of cigerettes tomarrrow, buying McDonalds/BKing etc, getting a coffee at Dunkin, or whatever your daily routine expense might be---set it aside and donate that $5 to the community. If we all step in together, we will hit the goal without a problem.
Please as a community take this seriously, it is an enormous expense to run the day-to-day operations here, and we exist by donations mainly (Just like a church). We need your support, and we need your help.
I am announcing a community wide meeting (This has never been done before in NoobGalore) on Friday the 16th of July (this month) in our ventrilo server. This meeting will focus solely on our direction in the future, our position now, and our current fiscal issues. I will make more information in regards to our finances public at this date, and I will address any community issues, suggestions, or complaints in an orderly, timely, and mature fashion.
Please again, support your favorite community and give what you are able to. Do not go without your necessities, but possibly without your frivolous spending --- For just 1 day! Combined, the Donation bar will surge forward!
Thank you for your continued commitment -- We have been here now nearly 7 years by your generous contributions and we hope to continue to be here!
NoobGalore Management
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