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NCommander
on Thursday August 28 2014, @04:01PM
from the help-us-become-financially-independent dept.
from the help-us-become-financially-independent dept.
It's been a long, hard road to this point, but I'm pleased to announce that effective immediately, we are officially accepting subscriptions to SoylentNews. Subscription support is an important step in helping make SoylentNews successful as an independent entity that is fully funded by its users. In case you don't remember, here's the rundown of subscription features:
- Subscriber badge (toggleable)
- Early access to features
- Exemption from ads if we ever run any
- Full comment histories/access to database-intensive operations
- No rate limiting or spam filtering
You can purchase a subscription on your user panel, or by clicking this link. Subscriptions are $20/year, and you can be reminded via email when that period is coming to an end via subscription settings. All payments are currently processed by PayPal, but we hope to add new merchant support in the future.
Here's hoping to seeing lots of stars in the near future!
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Don't let go of what you've got hold of, until you have hold of something else.
-- First Rule of Wing Walking
(Score: 2) by Snow on Thursday August 28 2014, @04:45PM
Right now paypal is the only option? Have you considered Bitcoin? It's easy to accept, just sign up with coinbase or something and you can get your money converted and sent to you daily. Low fees too.
Bitcoin is seriously great to use over the internet. Especially for things like this where you do not require my home address.
Please seriously consider it.
-- Snow
(Score: 2) by tibman on Thursday August 28 2014, @04:50PM
Someone who is collecting bitcoins could be the middle-man. You send them 20$ worth of BC and they gift you a sub.
SN won't survive on lurkers alone. Write comments.
(Score: 4, Interesting) by Snow on Thursday August 28 2014, @04:52PM
Okay, I'm fine with that. Anyone want to buy me a sub in exchange for $20USD in bitcoin? I'll cover your paypall fees too.
(Score: 1) by Horse With Stripes on Friday August 29 2014, @11:57AM
I'll send a subscription your way for $20 in 'Itchy & Scratchy Dollars', a box of Space Food Sticks (preferably unopened) or an old Spirograph game if the green pen still works.
(Score: 2) by Snow on Friday August 29 2014, @05:16PM
Ahh! I got my shiny star! You are a gentleman and a scholar, and I can only assume you must be damn good looking as well.
I don't know how to PM you, or if that is even possible, but please send me your bitcoin address, and I'll make good.
-- Snow
(Score: 1) by Horse With Stripes on Friday August 29 2014, @05:20PM
Snow,
I don't actually use bitcoins (hell, I don't even like real coins). Just make a $20 to a local animal charity and we'll call it even.
HWS
(Score: 2) by Snow on Friday August 29 2014, @07:14PM
Well thank you very much!
I have donated $40 CAD to the Vancouver SPCA:
https://bitpay.com/invoice?utf8=%E2%9C%93&id=RgyhiUJen7fzyhTDTPGBbS [bitpay.com]
(Score: 1) by Horse With Stripes on Friday August 29 2014, @09:51PM
You sir, are a gentleman and a scholar. Pleasure doing business with you. :-)
(Score: 3, Informative) by mrcoolbp on Thursday August 28 2014, @04:53PM
We already are. FTFS:
We are trying to make sure there are no legal hangups first.
(Score:1^½, Radical)
(Score: 2) by Snow on Thursday August 28 2014, @04:54PM
Awesome! I'll standby then.
You guys are doing great work. Keep it up!
(Score: 2) by Kilo110 on Thursday August 28 2014, @05:13PM
Can you post another update when bitcoin is added?
(Score: 2) by mrcoolbp on Thursday August 28 2014, @05:17PM
Of course.
(Score:1^½, Radical)
(Score: 3, Informative) by edIII on Thursday August 28 2014, @07:29PM
The very second that you do add other merchants I'll get a subscription.
Paypal is a criminal banking organization that uses strong arm tactics and legal fuckery to steal people's money. May their genitals be itchy and burning :)
But, yeah, Paypal is not for everyone. Hope anyone that does have an account is donating.
Technically, lunchtime is at any moment. It's just a wave function.
(Score: 2) by M. Baranczak on Thursday August 28 2014, @11:28PM
I like to pay for goods and services with live poultry. That way, the CIA and Google can't track me. Do you plan to support this payment option in the near future?
(Score: 2) by mrcoolbp on Monday September 01 2014, @03:28AM
Sure.
(Score:1^½, Radical)
(Score: 3, Interesting) by DECbot on Thursday August 28 2014, @11:30PM
Any change that you'll support Google Wallet (1)? Honestly, I want to support SN, but object to Paypal's terms of service--or at least how they execute their service.
(1) yeah, i know it's google, but I already have an account b/c of Android/Gmail/G+/sites/Chrome/search..... It's like the NSA, at this point, why bother trying to hide it?
cats~$ sudo chown -R us /home/base
(Score: 3, Informative) by The Mighty Buzzard on Friday August 29 2014, @02:57AM
I don't know if it's been discussed but it can't be any worse to code for than paypal, so I've no objection. It wouldn't hurt to stick it up as a feature request on the issue tracker [github.com].
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 2) by cosurgi on Thursday August 28 2014, @06:49PM
We are looking around now: https://litecointalk.org/index.php?topic=21796.0 [litecointalk.org]
#
#\ @ ? [adom.de] Colonize Mars [kozicki.pl]
#
(Score: 2) by mtrycz on Friday August 29 2014, @08:16AM
I run a site that accepts cryptocurrencies for donations, so I could probably help with adding the functionality, IF you want to host the wallets yourselves. At the very least I can point you to the right documentation and donate my code, so you can save a couple of hours on that.
In capitalist America, ads view YOU!
(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Friday August 29 2014, @11:39AM
Appreciate the offer but we're going with GoPay so we never have to actually own any cryptocurrencies or deal with the accounting necessary for doing so. There is, however, no perl module to interface with their API, so I'm having to write one from scratch before we can even get down to the logic side of things. My personal goal is to have it ready to roll out by the first weekend of September but you lot know how good time estimates are when they're made before you even start on a project.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday August 29 2014, @12:44PM
Given that you didn't say September of which year, I'm pretty sure you'll be able to deliver in time. ;-)
(Score: 2) by mtrycz on Friday August 29 2014, @12:51PM
Ok, I'd expect it'd be esier for you to have a third party to handle it. Have fun with the coding!
In capitalist America, ads view YOU!
(Score: 1) by iWantToKeepAnon on Wednesday September 10 2014, @10:10PM
"Happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way." -- Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy