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November 25, 2003
You asked for it
By QBlog in
During the year or so that I've been publishing this blog (and more recently hosting the Forum) several inquiries have been made by folks seeking to help out with some of the costs related to running this site. And while there's been a PayPal donation button on this site for quite a while, the creation of the link was an afterthought and made somewhat in jest.
So, due to the mounting costs of running this site and the expressed desire by some to make charitable (not tax-deductible) contributions to defray those costs, I've placed a "Support Quixtar Blog" link on the top right of the main blog page and created a "Donation Page."
This is NOT an effort to make money. If nobody contributes I still plan to run this site. It's important to me and worth the relatively small (but not insignificant) costs. If you don't want to donate then don't. If you want to help out in some way without contributing funds then send me and email and I'll explain how you can help. There are very specific costs associated with running this site and once those costs are met I'll refuse or return any additional donations.
I realize that some do not approve of sites that accept donations. I understand those perspectives and I do not wish to offend anyone. However, accepting donations has become an established method for certain people to express appreciation for particular independent (and ad-free) sites. I've made several such donations over the past couple of years to either show my support or maybe get a free goodie or site link.
Finally, I just want to say that publishing the quixtarBLOG has been an absolute blast. With the addition of the Forum I've come into contact with so many wonderful people and I appreciate the friendships that have developed. I can no longer imagine my life without this blog and it's really a success only because you have made it one. So, to everyone who visits this site I want to extend a genuine and heartfelt thank you. Thank you for listening and laughing and crying (though not really much crying here) and shouting and all the stuff people do. This is beginning to sound like some sort of toast or eulogy so I'll just end it now while I'm still ahead.
Anyway, that's the donation link explainer thing.