What was the point in donating?

[J-Golden]

 But you did get a message thanking you for the donation.  Sure the tracker is down, but that should have told you that it was received and by the right people.

FYI, The original owner of A.ORG, Wayne, was a web programming guru.  He put together all kinds of cool stuff for us that Pyro and others inherited.

The down side is that the new owners don't have the same intimate understanding of how A.ORG was assembled so when something breaks, it takes longer to find the issue and fix. It usually has a good amount of frustration thrown into the repair process as well...

[djos]

 But you did get a message thanking you for the donation.

I think that was the issue, AJ donated and received nothing, not even a PM.

[J-Golden]

I think that was the issue, AJ donated and received nothing, not even a PM.

Ah, got it.

[rvo_nl]

I think I donated 2 years ago and received the same PM, then never got any reply either. Now I didnt mind that I wasnt 'thanked' or anything, its just that I didnt know if my donation actually came through. Would have been nice to know. So, it would be a good thing to fix the donation counter, thats for sure.

[cpfuture]

I donated once or twice in the past (back when Wayne was still running the site) and as a result got the VIP/donor status. Maybe it's a good idea to reinstate that policy?

[tribz]

As ptek said, its about transparency.

With recent threads such as http://www.amiga.org/forums/showthread.php?t=55969&page=4&highlight=aladdin and http://www.amiga.org/forums/showthread.php?t=61682 I can understand why someone might think in such a way as the OP.

[rewlako]

And then nothing? Never added to the monthly total, and it appears no one has donated since 2010 anyway... so what was the point?

What exactly do you want?

1) support the site
or
2) get recognition?

Hint: You already did #1.

[smerf]

Hmmm. the usual point of donating is to support the folks that make things happen...  Clearly you donate for some other reason altogether such as a pat on the head or some kind of recognition..   I recommend donating to support the folks that make things happen rather than the receipt of some kind of "gift"...

Hi,

Boy did you get this wrong, "the folks that make things happen" on Amiga(oops MAC).org.

OH I get it, your trying to suck up to management, do a little brown nosing aren't we, wow you better mark the soles of your shoes with your name so we know who you are when you crawl up there.

smerf