[KEYCHAINS] Fundraising time! « Starmen.Net Discussion « Forum

reidman

Hey folks, I try to do this as rarely as possible, but the site is very low on money, and we've got some really huge expenses coming up (related to the EB Siege). In addition to those costs, we've got ever-present server bills, so in the end I think that we'll need to raise in the ballpark of $2,000.

The staff are already doing something to help cover the costs, but we still need to raise the rest of the money. So, I'm going to start a Fundable fundraiser soon. Each person who donates at least $25 to the fundraiser will get all of the normal donor rewards, plus something cool.

That 'something cool' is what I want this topic to be about.

I'm considering having the Starman insignia stamped out of metal and making it into keyrings (this place does it for kinda cheap). Do you guys have any other suggestions/ideas?

[Update:]

Well, the site is having some technical difficulties, so in lieu of a front-page post for now:

http://starmen.net/ebsiege/banners/ebs_banner_donate_l.png

The goal:
$2,500

If you want to snail mail a donation, send it here (same address as on the donors page):

Snail Mail Donations

Reid Young c/o Starmen.Net
6244-A E Fairmount
Tucson, AZ 85712

Once you've donated, please PM me or email me so I can get you added to the preview forum and get your address, if you want a keychain.

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I think that's a great idea. It seems fairly cheap, but at the same time valuable to someone like a starmen.netter.

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Person who donates the most gets 2 starmen figurines (Well, person who donates the most after Gio : P)

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Wait...do you have to pay via that site? I don't have a debit/credit card, so I'd much rather send the money in the mail. Is that workable? I'd love to donate to this cause.

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Daska

Mmmm cupcakes, but a bake sale over the Internet? It would never work!

I wish I was old enough to have paypal.

I have no something.

Stop tempting me to donate money that I don't have!

That being said, the little giftie could be a keychain of a random game item. And they could come in little gift boxes. Good luck figuring out how it materialize a Monkey's Love.

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matilda_caboose wrote on Mon, 18 June 2007 18:48

I just had a revelation.

Bake Sale!

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more like going oldschool and selling crack pie

If you wanna find me I'll be out in the sandbox.

Let's sell pot!

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nice.

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I think a starmen insignia key chain would be super cool! I would definitely donate. Well that will be kind of hard for me since I'm underage and don't have a paypal account, or a credit card for that matter.. I'll still find a way! This has always been one of my favorite sites on the internet and I don't see that changing in the future. There's always been a strong user base here; sure some come and go but for the most part it's pretty solid. I enjoy the community here a lot and I've never come across anyone I didn't like. So I'll do my best to do my part and find a way!

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Well considering you need to help raise money, which I'd gladly help you do, I wouldn't want you to waste it on something trying to appease us again. You can E-mail me a pat on the back if you'd like.

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I definitely vote for the keychains :D

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The keyrings would be cool. I could be walking up to my car, and pull out my keys, and then some creepy guy would notice and say "Hey, you go to sm.net too!" and we could do this awesome SECRET STARMEN.NET HANDSHAKE and then go get a couple of drinks or something and then I'll find out that he stole my wallet and I'll have to spend the whole day canceling credit cards.

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Lion Rocker wrote on Tue, 19 June 2007 02:50

***There is no starmen.net secret handshake

Are you positive?

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nice.

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reidman

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I think we'll probably do the keychain thing. It's the best combination of cheap/legal/cool I can think of. Each donation of $25 = 1 keychain (so you can get 2 keychains if you donate $50, etc). We'll save 20 of the keychains for future use as prizes or something.

In addition to the keychains, I think we'll offer a sneak peek of the secret project we're working on for the EB Siege (the one that most of these donations will go towards funding).

We will be accepting non-Paypal donations (checks/money orders/cash) via snail mail as always, so don't worry if you don't have a Paypal account or whatever.

More information on this later, I hope to get it running soon, maybe tomorrow?

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That also sounds like one fine key chain.

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I think I'll donate my share of something through mail, Starmen.net deserves it Nod

( let's just hope my paycheck comes fat this week...)

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reidman

Wow, these guys are fast! All I sent them last night was this:

http://starmen.net/include/new/images/normal/header-bottom-right.png

And all of a sudden they've done this:

?t=getfile&id=29256&private=0

I'm thinking of asking for it to be smaller and at the end of a short chain, but other than that I think we might go with it.

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I think probably because they saw referral hits from us yesterday and were like hmmm what's going on, and then they were like oooh clients and then they were on the ball Very Happy

I have no something.

Oooohhh...
Aaahhhh...

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This key chain brings a tear to my eye. Smile

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I've covered cons ya know.

Holy crap. DO WANT

nice.

I was planning on donating, but I kept on forgetting. This should motivate me to, you know, not forget anymore. (WANTWANTWANTWANTWANT)

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Neato.

I may just have to dip into my computer fund to snag me 1 or 2 of those beauties. Wink

May I make a small suggestion, though?

If it wouldn't cost too much, could the insignia actually be on a round piece? Kinda embedded or whatever?
Seems to me like having a pointy symbol of awesomeness might cause problems in our pockets...

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I'm not a fan of being pierced by keychains...
I don't suppose a Mr. Saturn Coin keychain would be possible?

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Don't they already have Saturn keychains?
Like, official ones?

Also, I wouldn't mind one myself, I just wish I didn't have more keyrings than keys. :(

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You can always make copies of your keys. That way it looks like you have more keys, at least. Smile

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Yeah but that's a stuffed animal thing keychain.
I was talking about a Saturn Coin keychain like the equipment you can get in the game.

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reidman

These things will be small (1" wide), so you'd have to be wearing pants of David-Bowie-Starring-in-Labyrinth tightness to injure yourself, I think.

nice.

Crap, I need new pants

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But I have no pockets to put them in.

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I am pretty much right about everything. Stop overreacting, you babies.

Then stop wearing David Bowie-in-Labyrinth pants, unless you're hitting on Jennifer Connelly.

reidman

Awesome. These guys are great:

?t=getfile&id=29275&private=0

Even if there is a cheaper option out there, I think I'm going to go with these guys because they were so responsive/helpful. So, there it is -- the fundraiser gift :D

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The keychain is win. And I was going to donate this month anyways so it's double win.

Lufia

I've covered cons ya know.

LiarXAgerate wrote on Tue, 19 June 2007 19:34

Then stop wearing David Bowie-in-Labyrinth pants, unless you're hitting on Jennifer Connelly.

The pants in question, if you wanted to know.

reidman wrote on Tue, 19 June 2007 19:57

Awesome. These guys are great:

http://starmen.net/forum/?t=getfile&id=29275

Even if there is a cheaper option out there, I think I'm going to go with these guys because they were so responsive/helpful. So, there it is -- the fundraiser gift Very Happy

The final keychain looks amazing. Those people did a great job!

Can I mail you a toonie and use my past donations as an excuse to get one of those sexy keychains?

reidman

Unofficially, yeah. If you've donated in the past and you donate less than $25 then I'll probably still hook you up with a keychain, depending on how much you donated in the past and how much you're donating now. But I don't want to guarantee anything, since things usually go wrong when I start making promises like that ;)

Daska

Those keychains look amazing.

Last one alive lock the door.

To the people who don't want pointy things jabbing them:

The edges are rounded so it's not actually pointy. Also, a Mr. Saturn Coin keychain is a brilliant idea as well.

When on your way out
Be sure that you say goodbye
Then lock the door tight.

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The Mr. Saturn Coin idea is a cool idea too, but this is just sexy.

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reidman

Well, site is having some technical difficulties, so in lieu of a front-page post for now:

The goal:
$2,500

If you want to snail mail a donation, send it here (same address as on the donors page):

Snail Mail Donations

Reid Young c/o Starmen.Net
6244-A E Fairmount
Tucson, AZ 85712

Once you've donated, please PM me or email me so I can get you added to the preview forum and get your address, if you want a keychain.

Tomato
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Dang, what a horrible time for the front page to die Sad

Superfamicomaniac

Heh, let's edit Arty's post and direct people to this thread instead. Razz

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It's pronounced hard-effing-core! And I smell like something else. Holy dang!

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