PGD PayPal Donation Box

[arthurprs]

This of course:
"Funding special projects for the Pascal game dev community at large"

Paypal service is needed for people like me, from brazil :?

[technomage]

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It would really help to keep PGD going without the need for Dom to have to dig so deep into his own pocket to do it....

That is always a problem and the pocket doesn't alway have enough in it . That is why I have offered a hosting over on the DelphiGamer site to help keep the cost of running the site down. But sadly people don't seem to be interested :? .

I think it will always come down to a few dedicated individuals to keep these sites going (from a financial point of view) :?

[jdarling]

Sites are a labor of love. You could go the route that GameDev chose and offer advanced accounts that give you some feature(s) for a yearly cost.

Personally, I won't use PayPal so I can't say that I would donate of PP was the method. Seen too many people/companies screwed by PP in the past to be one of their supporters.

As for DG, cut a deal with the games your hosting and for a yearly fee (say $20) give the person 1 or 2 free full version(s) of a game listed on the site. Give part of that back to the developer, and pocket the rest for expenses. Logistically, this makes people feel better about themselves while still satisfying their greedy side. Of course, it also means you need to advertise some commercial games