Post by twilightelusion on Jan 20, 2011 12:48:08 GMT 8
Hello everyone.
Seriously, I didn't think I need to do this so fast but because we kind of killed the web host with our high traffic, we have re-consider our subscription plan and ask for donations to maintain the forum/website.
Right now, even if we were to put the forum back up, with the high traffic, it will be suspended again. So after talking to fhu, I think it's best if we moved to a PRIVATE server of our own.
The reason for this is simple. The forum is really just PART of the overall plan we have for iamfor2am.com and if on its own, it's killing the server, then it's only going to be worse when the site goes full fledge with website etc. (for reference of what we eventually want to have, visit http://www.agnezone.com).
Let me give you a rundown of the specs for the current hosting plan and the PROPOSED plan:
CURRENT HOSTING PLAN:
RP17,500/mth (S$2.50/USD$1.90)
SHARED server
Disk size: 300mb
Bandwidth 20gb/mth
PROPOSED HOSTING PLAN (VSP)
RP349,000/mth (S$49/USD$38)
PRIVATE server
Disk Size: 20gb
RAM 512mb
The other cost that we will incur is the domain name (iamfor2am.com). That costs about $15 a year.
So in short, to maintain the website, etc would cost about close to S$700 a year. Therefore, donations of any amount would be greatly appreciated.
I have set up a PayPal account to receive donations. For those of you who are familiar with PayPay, you can make a donation to email address: iamfor2am@gmail.com
Please make your payment in SINGAPORE DOLLARS
Please indicate your username in the NEW forum so that I can acknowledge you properly.
For first-time users of PayPal, it's actually quite easy to set up.
1. Go to paypal.com
2. Set up an account with PayPal using your email address
3. Go to the SEND MONEY tab, choose the PERSONAL PAYMENTS tab (This means you would incur the processing charges instead of me. So if you intend to donate S$10, I would get S$10 instead of $9++ after they deduct the processing fees)
4. Type in the amt you want to donate, click continue
5. You would be asked for your credit/debit card information
6. You would see how much you would be charged together with the processing fees that PayPal charges
7. Scroll down till you reached the MESSAGE box. Please type in your USERNAME in the NEW FORUM so I can track and acknowledge.
I know we don't have anything to offer in return (like subbed videos and all that) but I do believe that we have managed to provide faster updates on 2AM and we have a thriving fan fiction section. So I hope that you would donate any amount that you think you can afford to and continue to keep the site working!
Any questions, please comment below. I would try my best to answer.
NEWEST UPDATE!!
Since our web host service is based in Indonesia and step24 is the one who subscribe and would be making the monthly payments, INDONESIANS who prefer to do a DIRECT BANK TRANSFER can email step24 (Nathania) for her bank account number.
Please remember to state the amount donated and your USERNAME so that due acknowledgment can be given.
Nathania's email: ansudjono@gmail.com
Seriously, I didn't think I need to do this so fast but because we kind of killed the web host with our high traffic, we have re-consider our subscription plan and ask for donations to maintain the forum/website.
Right now, even if we were to put the forum back up, with the high traffic, it will be suspended again. So after talking to fhu, I think it's best if we moved to a PRIVATE server of our own.
The reason for this is simple. The forum is really just PART of the overall plan we have for iamfor2am.com and if on its own, it's killing the server, then it's only going to be worse when the site goes full fledge with website etc. (for reference of what we eventually want to have, visit http://www.agnezone.com).
Let me give you a rundown of the specs for the current hosting plan and the PROPOSED plan:
CURRENT HOSTING PLAN:
RP17,500/mth (S$2.50/USD$1.90)
SHARED server
Disk size: 300mb
Bandwidth 20gb/mth
PROPOSED HOSTING PLAN (VSP)
RP349,000/mth (S$49/USD$38)
PRIVATE server
Disk Size: 20gb
RAM 512mb
The other cost that we will incur is the domain name (iamfor2am.com). That costs about $15 a year.
So in short, to maintain the website, etc would cost about close to S$700 a year. Therefore, donations of any amount would be greatly appreciated.
I have set up a PayPal account to receive donations. For those of you who are familiar with PayPay, you can make a donation to email address: iamfor2am@gmail.com
Please make your payment in SINGAPORE DOLLARS
Please indicate your username in the NEW forum so that I can acknowledge you properly.
For first-time users of PayPal, it's actually quite easy to set up.
1. Go to paypal.com
2. Set up an account with PayPal using your email address
3. Go to the SEND MONEY tab, choose the PERSONAL PAYMENTS tab (This means you would incur the processing charges instead of me. So if you intend to donate S$10, I would get S$10 instead of $9++ after they deduct the processing fees)
4. Type in the amt you want to donate, click continue
5. You would be asked for your credit/debit card information
6. You would see how much you would be charged together with the processing fees that PayPal charges
7. Scroll down till you reached the MESSAGE box. Please type in your USERNAME in the NEW FORUM so I can track and acknowledge.
I know we don't have anything to offer in return (like subbed videos and all that) but I do believe that we have managed to provide faster updates on 2AM and we have a thriving fan fiction section. So I hope that you would donate any amount that you think you can afford to and continue to keep the site working!
Any questions, please comment below. I would try my best to answer.
NEWEST UPDATE!!
Since our web host service is based in Indonesia and step24 is the one who subscribe and would be making the monthly payments, INDONESIANS who prefer to do a DIRECT BANK TRANSFER can email step24 (Nathania) for her bank account number.
Please remember to state the amount donated and your USERNAME so that due acknowledgment can be given.
Nathania's email: ansudjono@gmail.com