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holisticboy 13 May 2019
You do a great job at covering gaming on Linux, which is why I have been frequenting this site for years now. Keep it up, and happy anniversary!
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Perhaps someday I can help support you, since I do appreciate your content. We're just not in the position to do this atm due to financial issues. I do try to help when possible. Appreciate it!
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buenaventura 13 May 2019
been supporting, has good times and Liam bumps his head 10/10 would support again
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Well I am no more into gaming as much as I used to , literally no time at all but I visit Gaming on Linux often I Can say as well as other gaming sites.
Gamingonlinux was one of the first sites I visited and contributed.
I used to donate in the past with paypal and then patreon and donated some games as well for giveaways when GamingOnLinux had their Anniversary etc.
When I Stopped donating for some time , I lost my support badge and ended with an ugly white theme even though Liam said that it will be forever for people who donated, well that pissed me off a bit since the black theme was only for Supporters so I ended up creating my own theme.
Well since I Stopped/reduced gaming I stopped as well from donating and even if I had the intention to donate via paypal I would still have the limitations of black theme or whatever else is for premium members so instead of donating to Gamingonlinux I have donated to phoronix, plex and some oher services for lifetime subscription and if I feel like I could donate some more from time to time.
Is good to have supporters but dont kick away the people who have supported you in the past.
It was just a badge and a black theme and instead of let us have it you just kick us out.
People who have donated even 1$ should have the black theme and badge support
People who continuously support you via patreon or paypal or other method ,these people should have access to black theme , exclusive articles , steam keys etc.
Anyway I just expressed my complain like it or not , find ways to attract people and keep also your visitors and past contributors happy.
Have a nice day ..
Last edited by wolfyrion on 13 May 2019 at 8:19 am UTC
Gamingonlinux was one of the first sites I visited and contributed.
I used to donate in the past with paypal and then patreon and donated some games as well for giveaways when GamingOnLinux had their Anniversary etc.
When I Stopped donating for some time , I lost my support badge and ended with an ugly white theme even though Liam said that it will be forever for people who donated, well that pissed me off a bit since the black theme was only for Supporters so I ended up creating my own theme.
Well since I Stopped/reduced gaming I stopped as well from donating and even if I had the intention to donate via paypal I would still have the limitations of black theme or whatever else is for premium members so instead of donating to Gamingonlinux I have donated to phoronix, plex and some oher services for lifetime subscription and if I feel like I could donate some more from time to time.
Is good to have supporters but dont kick away the people who have supported you in the past.
It was just a badge and a black theme and instead of let us have it you just kick us out.
People who have donated even 1$ should have the black theme and badge support
People who continuously support you via patreon or paypal or other method ,these people should have access to black theme , exclusive articles , steam keys etc.
Anyway I just expressed my complain like it or not , find ways to attract people and keep also your visitors and past contributors happy.
Have a nice day ..
Last edited by wolfyrion on 13 May 2019 at 8:19 am UTC
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stuffThe dark theme is available to everyone, has been since early February this year.
Also, I don't think I ever previously said either the supporter badge or dark theme (when it was for supporters only) would be a permanent thing if people stopped supporting. Happy to be wrong on that, but I don't think I ever said that.
We don't do lifetime subs, because they're not financially worth it. Other sites, like Phoronix, have adverts to pick up some slack and we do not.
And no, I will never do exclusive articles for supporters only. I've always said that, that's not how we operate and never will.
Last edited by Liam Dawe on 13 May 2019 at 8:31 am UTC
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buenaventura 13 May 2019
Why would I possibly support this?!
Why would I possibly support this?!
Cause you have a SHEEP avatar! Monies over for Liam! \o/
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I think I have done at least two things in my life that are 100% worth it: buying Minecraft and supporting GamingOnLinux.
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Just 200$ and Liam will get to his next Patreon goal: "safely upgrade the server again to handle all the additional traffic we've been getting over time and gives us a small room for extra spikes in traffic"
(I recently increased my subscription with 3 more $$).
BTW Liam, did you think about giving different badges depending on the reward? ty
(I recently increased my subscription with 3 more $$).
BTW Liam, did you think about giving different badges depending on the reward? ty
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I have retired my XMPP (who needs this when Matrix exists, duh) server and repurposed the saved cost of the VPS to a $5 monthly donation to GoL.
Are PayPal donations counted on Patreon? I'm hesitant to touch anything Patreon due to some questionable ethics regarding censorship.
Last edited by Echoz on 13 May 2019 at 12:03 pm UTC
Are PayPal donations counted on Patreon? I'm hesitant to touch anything Patreon due to some questionable ethics regarding censorship.
Last edited by Echoz on 13 May 2019 at 12:03 pm UTC
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BTW Liam, did you think about giving different badges depending on the reward? tyDon't worry I got your comment, it's sat in my inbox so I know to take a look at it and think on how to best do it :)
Thank you everyone, your support is incredible!
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Liam has consistently provided valuable information to the Linux gaming community. I would not be aware of half of the Linux gaming options available to me without his articles, and am grateful that he has undertaken this endeavour. I actually appreciate calls for donations such as this, because it reminds me to not take this for granted, and make a small contribution.Thank you! I try to keep it a good few months between calls like this :)
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Message for supporters: which way/site is the best (I mean with less charges from plateform, currency change, so with more money that directly go to GOL) for a €uro bank account as mine?
TY 4 incoming answers
TY 4 incoming answers
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Seems that the Paypal link is not working, it gave me a "Sorry — your last action could not be completed" error when opened...
Please Liam, take my money! :)
UPDATE:
I went to the "Support Us" page, then followed the link to Paypal from here and it worked!
Last edited by ziabice on 13 May 2019 at 5:15 pm UTC
Please Liam, take my money! :)
UPDATE:
I went to the "Support Us" page, then followed the link to Paypal from here and it worked!
Last edited by ziabice on 13 May 2019 at 5:15 pm UTC
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I've been on the fence for a long time (as with some other places on the web I frequent), but this time I finally said "it's now or never". So I click on the Patreon link, 'cause everyone is on Patreon, right? And the first thing they want is my name!? WTF!?
So I try LibrePay, and they're cool with just the E-Mail address and do direct debit via SEPA. Thank you so much :-). So here's my measly €13/year. Don't spend it all at once ...
So I try LibrePay, and they're cool with just the E-Mail address and do direct debit via SEPA. Thank you so much :-). So here's my measly €13/year. Don't spend it all at once ...
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Message for supporters: which way/site is the best (I mean with less charges from plateform, currency change, so with more money that directly go to GOL) for a €uro bank account as mine?Afraid I can't personally answer that, as I don't personally see the payment fees on Liberapay, but PayPal is generally quite low on my end in terms of fees. Patreon is the highest, since they take their own fee and then there's a PayPal fee on top of that.
TY 4 incoming answers
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Para-Gliding 14 May 2019
Done yesterday, 60€ one-time payment in euros on liberapay. How does it translate to you concretely in pounds? You receive it month by month ou as a one-time also?
All those sites are not really clear: fees are on top or remove from your grant? will see it on my bank statement in few days.
...curious to see a badge on my profile (we always stay a teenager on chrismas, even when we have 4x those years XD)
continue your great work Liam! best
All those sites are not really clear: fees are on top or remove from your grant? will see it on my bank statement in few days.
...curious to see a badge on my profile (we always stay a teenager on chrismas, even when we have 4x those years XD)
continue your great work Liam! best
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Done yesterday, 60€ one-time payment in euros on liberapay. How does it translate to you concretely in pounds? You receive it month by month ou as a one-time also?For Liberapay, it's a one-time payment to me too. Looks like I end up with about £45.
All those sites are not really clear: fees are on top or remove from your grant? will see it on my bank statement in few days.
...curious to see a badge on my profile (we always stay a teenager on chrismas, even when we have 4x those years XD)
continue your great work Liam! best
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I have retired my XMPP (who needs this when Matrix exists, duh) server and repurposed the saved cost of the VPS to a $5 monthly donation to GoL.Was my donation received? Still doesn't seem to have made me a "supporter".
Are PayPal donations counted on Patreon? I'm hesitant to touch anything Patreon due to some questionable ethics regarding censorship.
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