submitted 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by [M] to c/lemmynsfw@lemmynsfw.com
 

Due to the uncertainty surrounding the image storage issue last month, I haven't been able to update the instance's expense and donations for two months. Now that the issues have been resolved, I think it's time to do so.

The latest financial statement as of July 19 was as follows:

USD ETH XMR
205 0.0145 0.9264

Since July 19, we have received donations of $25, 0.0061 ETH, 0.0734 XMR. I paid $63.5 per month for 3 months (Jul, Aug, Sep) for server. I also paid $33.5 to our old S3 provider and $16 to the new one. The latest status is as follows:

USD ETH XMR
-35 0.0206 0.9594

Unfortunately, the situation doesn't look very promising :) Still, we've had worse days. If you'd like to donate, you can do so here: https://lemmynsfw.com/post/87160

Update

We've received a lot of donations over the past five days. Thanks everyone πŸ™ Here's the final tally:

We received $355 in donations from 17 different donors. I have converted 0.95 XMR to $277 (since we can't really use XMR). In the end, we have $597.

Additionally, we received donations of 0.0035 ETH, 0.0062 ETH, and 0.0475 XMR. We currently have 0.0304 ETH and 0.0565 XMR.

Things weren't looking great when I posted, but we seem to be doing well now.

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[–] 48 points 11 months ago* (2 children)

Keep doing these posts. I threw some money in because of this post. I don't have much, but what I have I share. I followed the Throne link, I don't like crypto (I know it's preferred).

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  • [–] [S] 27 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    Thank you πŸ™ We used to use a single post for donations. At lemmyposter212's suggestion, we switched to sharing a monthly financial statement. Now, I'll be sharing pinned posts for a few days at the end of each month. I hope this will simplify things.

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  • [–] 14 points 11 months ago (2 children)

    Whats the preferred method of donation? I assume the all have some sort of overhead so which one would give you the most bang for the donated buck?

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  • [–] 15 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    The only donations we've been able to consistently get working is crypto, other payment options haven't been very friendly to NSFW related things

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  • [–] 5 points 11 months ago (2 children)

    What’s a good crypto wallet to use to get started? I’ve not looked at any of this stuff for years tbh.

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  • [–] [S] 13 points 11 months ago

    As lemmyposter212 said, cryptocurrencies are more stable and have lower commissions. However, for those who don't use crypto, throne.com is still a good choice. We've been using this site for over a year and haven't encountered any issues so far.

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  • [–] 14 points 11 months ago (3 children)

    FYI- I tried to follow that donate link but the web page doesn't load correctly on FF mobile. It looks like it tries to load in desktop mode, and I couldn't get past the acknowledge 18+ popup.

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  • [–] [S] 2 points 11 months ago (2 children)

    Which client are you using? It works well on Mlem and web UI.

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  • [–] 9 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    Just wondering if you guys ever thought about opening a subscribestar? I don't mess with cryptocurrency anymore, I think a lot of people don't, and I've never heard of throne.com which makes me nervous, but I know it's hard to find donation platforms that will work with NSFW creators. Believe me I know aha.

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  • [–] [S] 6 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    Unfortunately, they rejected us. I'm not sure why. Do you have any other suggestions for an alternative?

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  • [–] 4 points 11 months ago

    That's so annoying that they rejected you. The only other services I can think of that still work (Vgen, fanbox) are very clearly aimed at artists which would be kind of awkward, plus they don't have much widespread recognition anyway...

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  • [–] 9 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    I've just donated via throne. I've stayed away from crypto.... But I fear in the future that might be the only option

    I appreciate not everyone can. If you can't give financially, peeps should post some OC, if you build it, they will cum.... And hopefully help build a thriving community 😊

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  • [–] 3 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    Thank you so much for running.this server! Just made my first donation :)

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  • [–] 2 points 10 months ago*

    Thank you for hosting and managing! I've just noticed lemmynsfw is no longer serving for the UK. I thought this would be safe from enforcement regarding the OSA! Troubling if smaller services are being pressured as well as the larger ones..

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