Darkesia

You can always re-apply for citizenship, if that is what you are asking.  Real Life comes first.  Periods of inactivity are inevitable.

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Apologies for the delay.  Done.

I think you might need to do that, Halo.  Maybe a couple months?
Drop me a PM, if you need details.
Edit:  also, my daughter told me there is a friends and family version when you use the app and the fees are greatly reduced (zero in the states and $1 for Canada).
But I have not had a minute to check it out.

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The new nation, The Holy Empire of The Umbrian Papacy, is delighted to join your region! i'm still a beginner, so I'll be reading up on some guides for now.

Done

Please also mask @cash money as a citizen.
Thank you!

Dark, would you please mask @Ozymandias, King of Kings as a citizen?
Thank you!

Since I'm the EA in the group, let me snoop around about Canadian Tax rules as it applies to using crowd sourcing.  I will also look into rules around setting up an account and implications (Can I set it up and admin it, or will Winnie need to do it?  Are there rules about cross border ownership of a funding source etc)
I am in meetings all of Thursday evening and overnight into Friday evening.  So any serious research will be done over the weekend, with a significant break for corned beef and cabbage and Jameson (You can keep your Guinness)  : )    I will have a better handle on any legal/tax implications by Monday.  Which will leave us with the more difficult, sticky issues involving human beings and their silly emotions.

Since I'm the EA in the group, let me snoop around about Canadian Tax rules as it applies to using crowd sourcing.  I will also look into rules around setting up an account and implications (Can I set it up and admin it, or will Winnie need to do it?  Are there rules about cross border ownership of a funding source etc)
I am in meetings all of Thursday evening and overnight into Friday evening.  So any serious research will be done over the weekend, with a significant break for corned beef and cabbage and Jameson (You can keep your Guinness)  : )    I will have a better handle on any legal/tax implications by Monday.  Which will leave us with the more difficult, sticky issues involving human beings and their silly emotions.

Since I'm the EA in the group, let me snoop around about Canadian Tax rules as it applies to using crowd sourcing.  I will also look into rules around setting up an account and implications (Can I set it up and admin it, or will Winnie need to do it?  Are there rules about cross border ownership of a funding source etc)
I am in meetings all of Thursday evening and overnight into Friday evening.  So any serious research will be done over the weekend, with a significant break for corned beef and cabbage and Jameson (You can keep your Guinness)  : )    I will have a better handle on any legal/tax implications by Monday.  Which will leave us with the more difficult, sticky issues involving human beings and their silly emotions.

And we're back....gotta give the guys are Wholesale Internet a big shoutout.  Put a ticket in and they had me up and going on a KVM within 20 minutes of me borking the OS upgrade.
 
*BORK BORK BORK* [/Svedish Chef!]

I don’t feel that financial contributions should qualify one for special privileges. Players are in different financial situations. Many are students. My hope would be that contributions are voluntary and anonymous.

Amerion was already a member of the Hall of Nations

We are not looking for a new forum.  Unless Winnie says to hell with us, I never want to change our arrangement.  Frankly, having come from the days when forums were a risky place to reveal your IP, Winnie is the only person in the whole of NS I trust to be objective about forum/server ownership.  So logistically, we are only talking about a means to get donations to pay for the forum/server as it exists now.  It is a question of 1) how do we fairly collect donations, 2) how do we honestly and fairly get those donations either into Winnie's hands to pay the bills or into an account that directly pays for things.
When I spoke of a platform above, I meant one of those crowd sourcing platforms...  the names of which escape me now.  Charities use them all the time for donations.  We just have to figure out how to do it.  And we have to figure out a way to be transparent about it.  Some sort of accounting report delivered to the contributors maybe?  I dunno.  Just brain storming here.
We will need Winnie's input to know how much we need to break even and if he would feel more comfortable with any of this.
 
Edit:  Did a little research.  https://quickbooks.intuit.com/r/crowd-funding/8-crowdfunding-sites-which-is-best-for-you/
My favorite thus far is..
6. GoGetFunding
GoGetFunding may be a site you’ve heard less about despite the fact that it’s been around since 2011. But, it’s another great option, particularly for those who are looking for some flexibility in terms of the projects they can fundraise for. Additionally, GoGetFunding allows fundraisers to keep the money raised—whether they meet their target or not.
Who It’s Good For: GoGetFunding empowers users to raise funds for any cause—whether it’s business-related, personal or for a nonprofit.
What It Costs: GoGetFunding charges a fee of 6.9%, which sounds high when compared with the others. However, it’s worth noting that this fee includes both the platform fee and the payment processing fee—making this one a bit more cost-effective than most of the other options out there.
 
 

I don’t really have an idea of how to do it, but RocketHub or Patreon might work for fundraising.

Greetings to all the excellent residents of TWP!
This Forum is not free. Its roughly $30 (U.S.)/month cost has been covered by @Winnipeg, @Eli and @Darkesia forever.
It's time we step up and help out.
The Cabinet and I have been discussing ways this might be facilitated, but this is your region (and will be your money! ), so we want to hear from you.
What are your thoughts?

You can always re-apply for citizenship, if that is what you are asking.  Real Life comes first.  Periods of inactivity are inevitable.

Masked the Villain.  I'm not sure about the emoji.  If another Admin knows how to add them, cool.  Otherwise you will have to wait a while for me to have time to mess around behind the curtain to find it.  I don't see having time for extras until the last week of March.  I've got a busy RL schedule coming up.

You can always re-apply for citizenship, if that is what you are asking.  Real Life comes first.  Periods of inactivity are inevitable.

*done*

It's always good to see military experience coming to TWP.  Welcome!

Done.  Note: admins dont carry any other masking. We see everything! [/reverb]

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