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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by yay@lemmynsfw.com 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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[-] Fedegenerate@lemmynsfw.com 48 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

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).

[-] yay@lemmynsfw.com 27 points 1 year ago

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.

[-] Fedegenerate@lemmynsfw.com 19 points 1 year ago

Financial statement is the way. Many pros, few cons.

Thanks for running the server.

[-] LaLuzDelSol@lemmy.world 15 points 1 year ago

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.

[-] iknowitwheniseeit@lemmynsfw.com 4 points 1 year ago

I followed the link and it worked fine from Firefox Android.

[-] EmilieEasie@lemmynsfw.com 3 points 1 year ago

Are you sure it's not your settings? It works for me! Although there is a little horizontal scrolling

[-] yay@lemmynsfw.com 2 points 1 year ago

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

[-] LaLuzDelSol@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Just firefox mobile on Android idk. I kept clicking accept and it would keep popping back up.

[-] yay@lemmynsfw.com 3 points 1 year ago

Oh that problem. It should disappear after a minute. It probably has to do with privacy features.

[-] nofap@lemmynsfw.com 3 points 1 year ago

Can confirm that it doesn't work with Firefox Klar/Focus

[-] fetishontheweb@lemmynsfw.com 14 points 1 year ago

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?

[-] bobbiguy2122@lemmynsfw.com 15 points 1 year ago

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

[-] casmael@mander.xyz 5 points 1 year ago

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

[-] bobbiguy2122@lemmynsfw.com 7 points 1 year ago

Coinbase can be good for beginners, we use metamask to store our donations, but I don't know if you can buy from it, I read that apparently cash app and venmo have also started allowing you to buy crypto

[-] cuttlebughug@lemmynsfw.com 2 points 1 year ago

cakewallet or monerujo + monero if you want privacy (e.g. the exchange being unable to trace your KYC-verified purchase to lemmynsfw)

[-] yay@lemmynsfw.com 13 points 1 year 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.

[-] Bithunder@lemmynsfw.com 9 points 1 year ago

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 😊

[-] yay@lemmynsfw.com 5 points 1 year ago

Thank you so much for your donation πŸ™ I hope we can continue using Throne.com, it's very easy for both us and the donors.

[-] EmilieEasie@lemmynsfw.com 9 points 1 year ago

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.

[-] yay@lemmynsfw.com 6 points 1 year ago

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

[-] EmilieEasie@lemmynsfw.com 4 points 1 year 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...

[-] PeterPan323@lemmynsfw.com 3 points 1 year ago

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

[-] yay@lemmynsfw.com 1 points 1 year ago

Thank you πŸ™

[-] thenoirwolfess@lemmynsfw.com 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year 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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