AHS is temporarily unavailable

[lfe.]

Originally Posted by Corybobory

Like I said, it's really not up to me... I just wanted to say what I know so people in this thread kind of get a response. Maybe an anonymous system would be nice for the people who foot the bill. But again... it's their decision

How would you set up anonymous donations? How do you know their used wisely and not for buying pizza? How do you know their not from minors? It wouldn't be fair to take money from young kids... and if people donate, do they then feel like they have ownership to the site? It's a lot to think about.

Remember, the server problems are quite rare, and we only lose the site for maybe a day. We can all use a break from AHS now and again anyway

Perhaps you can try to pitch the idea of a Paypal donation system since you need a valid bank account or credit card, and you need to be atleast 18 to set one up under your name. Youths can still have a bank account under a parents name, but most parents don't trust their kids enough to set one up before their 18 anyway . You can try to set a maximum to donate or just make a set amount to donate, like $5 or $10. Donations can exceed website maintenance costs, but the number of people willing to donate is always sporadic so leftover money could roll over to the next month. Example, I could make a donation this month but doesn't necessarily mean I can always make a donation in the ensuing months.

As for how our money is used, I think we'd trust site admins enough to know our money isn't being spent elsewhere, that is the whole reason why we'd donate in the first place

As for site ownership, I don't think anyone would ever assume that... but in case they do, they should look up the definition of "donation"

[noidea]

Originally Posted by lfebaggins

Perhaps you can try to pitch the idea of a Paypal donation system since you need a valid bank account or credit card, and you need to be atleast 18 to set one up under your name. Youths can still have a bank account under a parents name, but most parents don't trust their kids enough to set one up before their 18 anyway .

I don't know how the laws in america are, but in germany you can have your own bank account(on your own name) at every age, I got mine with 11. So that really doesn't work xD Maybe for some parts of the world(are bank accounts for under-18-years-olds really forbidden in america?), but not worldwide.
Well, I'm 14, have a Paypal and WOULD donate something(like 3-5 dollars) <- The last line was only to show, that youths are willing to give some money, too, if it helps, because this problem really get on my nerves!

and deleting old threads would be horrible! I just looked through all 58 pages of downloads today, to see, if i missed something

[lfe.]

Originally Posted by noidea

are bank accounts for under-18-years-olds really forbidden in america?

No its not forbidden, it depends on the laws of each state, but most (not all) state laws require to be atleast 18 or if you are under 18, need to sign with a parent. Some banks allow all ages too, so if you live in the right state and have the right bank, you can have your own bank account under the age. You have to be 18 though for credit card.

It is probably more lenient in Germany because German kids are not as irresponsible as American kids