New XDA-developer donations system introduced!

[Peter Poelman]

Donate to XDA-developers today (http://forum.xda-developers.com/donations.php)

This site is growing like crazy. All of us generate gigabytes of traffic per day, and we use a sustantial part of a rack-mounted server. It's not the most expensive thing in the world, but it has reached a point where I can no longer pretend it costs absolutely nothing to run. Looking at the not-so-distant future, we may need our own server, pay the going rate for our bandwidth and maybe even hire people for some freelance odd-jobs. I'd hate to see this great community suffer because it lacks some source of revenue.

Banner-ads, 'special XDA-developers offers' and a more commercial approach would be the obvious solution. Face it, our community is a commercial wet dream: Early adopters, buying lots of expensive gadgets, and then telling all our friends how cool they are. I'd really dislike going that route, I prefer an honest site, loving technology but free to publicly say something sucks when it does.

This brings us to the only reliable and independent source of funds: ... you. You can donate some money to help make sure this community can continue to grow and prosper. For every ten Euros (around USD 12.40) you donate, you'll get a small http://forum.xda-developers.com/images/stars/star.gif above your name with every forum posting. To avoid clutter, there's a bigger http://forum.xda-developers.com/images/stars/tenstar.gif for every ten. Can you think of better way to show off your wealth than to show you care about your community? Donating is easy, and you'll be done in about as much time as it takes you to read this whole page.


Check out our donations page to learn more (http://forum.xda-developers.com/donations.php)

Problems with Missing Stars?
Please PM svetius (http://forum.xda-developers.com/member.php?u=2235607) or mikechannon (http://forum.xda-developers.com/member.php?u=335322), the site admins, and it will be looked into.

[Peter Poelman]

'tenzin' from France donated 10 Euros, and promptly got a star. Check out how cool that looks on your postings:

http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?p=19889&highlight=#19889

I'll make a page that shows all donors in one spot later on.

[Peter White]

Glad I can finally do something in return. Donating 50 Euros seems like a lot, but believe me it is only a fraction of the money I would have lost if this place didn't exist. I recovered one wrongly upgraded "XDA-brick" after reading postings on this forum, and my job is to write code for this device. If all I had was 'Source O2' I would have long gone insane.

I hope everyone donates a little to the cause, and you guys become insanely rich. Thank you for being around...


Peter

[Biso007]

Hi developers ...

Great idea to keep this wonderful site up. I tried using Paypal but couldn't as my country is not listed. Is there any other way to donate ?

[Peter Poelman]

I tried using Paypal but couldn't as my country is not listed. Is there any other way to donate ?

Bummer... Hold that thought though: I'll see if I can hook up a second payment service that covers more terrain later on.

[itsme]

Peter Poelman, why is it that I cannot give you a beer? ( the beerbutton is missing under your posts )

[Peter Poelman]

Peter Poelman, why is it that I cannot give you a beer? ( the beerbutton is missing under your posts )

This was fun to think up and write. Please use it a lot, because it will generate some money and help our site grow. As your bartender, I can't be drinking along. It's OK though: I don't drink in real life either. And trust me: I will get plenty of kicks watching a true micro-economy develop here.

Peter Poelman


But maybe I should change that, because more people are complaining, and people that do frequent bars are telling me that people do actually buy the bartender drinks...

[monika69]

when you are going to change it ??

regards
monika

[Tekflow]

I'm trying to make a donation, but I can't, since my country is not in the list. Any other way ??

[Peter Poelman]

The "marquee" scrolling banners with donors and beer transactions above each page have somehow disappeared (at least in my IE6). No clue, the HTML looks fine, and I haven't tinkered with it. I'm working on it (if anyone has a clue please let me know...).

So the banners will come back, and your donations are still most welcome.

[raskal]

I would like to donate as well but i can't do that by paypal. If you are interested i could do that by Western Union, so just drop me a PM with your details and i do that.

Keep the good work.

[Jerry Ocampo]

Would like to donate but my country isn't on the paypal options. Please advise when an alternative pay system is in place. Cheers.

[bozy]

same with me - the country I am living in (at least for now) is not listed at the PayPal. Will wait until some broader coverage money transfer system will be added to 'donations'

[John North]

I don't have a landline and I can't get the page to accept my mobile number. I think I'm getting it wrong so could someone please tell me the format for country code and mobile number. The site has been very useful to me and I'd like to donate.

[Rick GM]

Great site from where I've learnt loads - have taken more than I've given - don't want it to be a commercial site - so it's great to give a little back. Keep up the good work !

[deesh00]

Is there a way to just transferr money by the bank?
Just give me you banking account and I will transferr the 10 Euro's.

I don't need the star, so don't worry about that...

Henry
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[johndope]

i seriousy want to donate if some of you guys will take a look at my problems

[raudah88]

How can we donate apart by thro PAYPAL

[mtbsoft]

How can we donate apart by thro PAYPAL
I also wish to donate but don't/won't use Paypal, c'mon folks... there must be another way?

[bruno33]

Hi guys,
Love to donate but don't wan't to use pay pall as well. I'm fine with a direct transfer to your bank.
Bruno.

[Chicoh]

Happy to throw in my $14 US. Great site. Thanks to all contributors of information ... and money, for that matter; this site deserves support if you have a few extra euros [or dollars, yen, lira etc.]. You've certainly helped me get more comfortable with my Hermes. :D

[robosiris]

i'm extremely grateful for everyone here, but especially the site. I've learned some much about my devices, and other people. I normally donate to herald and Kaiser rom cooks, but I plan to donate more frequently (if and when I can) to XDA. I already donated today and earned my star next to my name. Suddenly feel like one now. Thanks XDA. I'm looking forward to seeing my name on the XDA's list of people who have donated..

[ninfo]

Thanx you for all the sharing

I made a donation

[deuzeff]

It ook me 2 months to find out what were these stars :D

Long life to XDA :).

[orb3000]

Can´t make my donation via paypal from Mexico
Is there any other way?

Thanks

[anryl]

XDA have to keep growing :D

[charon72]

Made a prompt donation to help keep this great place alive and kicking :)

[framed]

Can´t make my donation via paypal from Mexico
Is there any other way?

Thanks

Hi,

can you point out the motive that doesn't allow you to make the donation through PayPal?

PayPal you are subscribed to?

[nikitto]

Hello.

I made a donation (50€) yesterday (20/09/08) but I forgot to do this:

"Note: When you're finished with your paypal transaction don't forget to click the "Return to merchants homepage" link on the final page. This is how we register the stars you recieve for your donation, so if you don't click that link you don't receive stars"

Can I receive stars now ? Can I see my name in XDA-Portal ?

Thanks in advance.

[egtwincam]

WATCH YOUR TONE MY FRIEND. DONATION IS FOR THE REASONS MENTIONED BY ATHER BELOW YOUR POST AND NOBODY'S FORCING TO DO IT

[Ather]

the donations for this site is to cover the servers Cost, bandwith and etc.. and the donations asked by members here are for there hardwork they have done for us, what do you think, cooking a rom is that easy?, making an SPL or HSPL is easy?, they too have real life

if you dnt wanna donate then dont, there are many other websites that provide Sim locking, no need of getting your temper high

[desgo]

new to here, however I love it very much. 10 euros donation, will continue to support XDA.

[orb3000]

'tenzin' from France donated 10 Euros, and promptly got a star. Check out how cool that looks on your postings:

http://forum.xda-developers.com/viewtopic.php?p=19889&highlight=#19889

I'll make a page that shows all donors in one spot later on.

Hi Peter

Sorry for my silly question.
Can I donate less than 10 Euro? if possibe how stars will appear?
A half star?

Thanks,

[l3v5y]

Hi Peter

Sorry for my silly question.
Can I donate less than 10 Euro? if possibe how stars will appear?
A half star?

Thanks,
I don't think any stars will appear, but I may be wrong...

[helihuo]

i'm new here,how is it going

[monx®]

Can I donate less than 10 Euro? if possibe how stars will appear?
A half star?



Why u dont ask a quarter star or 1-point of star per 2 euros ? Just donate if u love to see this site live forever or contribute in other way & forget the star :cool:
Thanks and sorry. Just my humble advice :o

[!SINGH!]

Happy New Year.. and have 20 euro.

Enjoy 2009....

And remember

Life will kill you.. No-one gets out alive.

[R3PUBL1K]

I dont have much more, but always like to help out when I can so I send another 10 Euros - for this good resource

[orb3000]

Just first added my small contribution to this great site!

Gracias!

p.d. :( Maybe I done something wrong... my nice star is not apearing
What can posibly happened?

[orb3000]

hi

This sometimes happens if you do not click in a certain order to get back to the site.

BUT, if you PM FLAR she will be able to add your star:)

Thank you

Mike

Thanks Mike!

[Ryanmo5]

I was so happy to be able to give back to xda, thanks for setting up a way to give back!

[haree]

hi
im from india and i dont want to donate in USD and the pay pal says USD u see if i want to donate in USD i need to use my credit card which i don't want to use so can u make some kinda arrangement that we could donate in our own currency and only in USD this would be helpful to all i assume

[Biker1]

I tried to donate the other day but could not find USA In the dropdown country menu.
Please advise.
Thanks for a Great Site :)

To the Mods:
I thought this was the appropriate place to post this topic so please delete the thread I started on the same topic
if need be.
Thanks.

[DaveShaw]

I tried to donate the other day but could not find USA In the dropdown country menu.
Please advise.
Thanks for a Great Site :)

To the Mods:
I thought this was the appropriate place to post this topic so please delete the thread I started on the same topic
if need be.
Thanks.

Deleted other thread.

Which drop down are you referring to?

Ta,
Dave

[Biker1]

On the screen where you go to make a payment, it asks for your info like name, credit card number etc., there is a drop down where you choose your country. When I went to pay, the text was in a different language so I looked for USA and could not find it.

[Addicted2xda]

Hi Mods & Admins,
I have a complaint, I really do want to donate to this great forum. But I have a problem, I do not own a credit card. Why can't you just give us an address where we can't send a draft (and in turn get a shiny little star beside our name)?
Its just NOT fair :mad:

[smokestack76]

I donated the other day and didnt get a star. :(

I also PMd flar but maybe they havent been on yet? Just glad i could donate finally :D

[PeterBiekens]

I've a problem here as I do not trust Paypal -- their support services & terms & conditions are cruddy.

Can send you an internet-derived document from www.paypalsucks.org


Can you not get funds via ordinary merchanting internet services? If I buy elsewhere, am not obliged to use Paypal but instead can use ordinary debit card.

Am willing to contribute.

Peter

[bnm7bnm]

Hello,

I donated couple days ago & still did not receive any confirmation from xda if you get it...

Also pm'ed Flar.

How can i know xda received donation?
& how i get a star:cool:?

[orb3000]

Hi Mods & Admins,
I have a complaint, I really do want to donate to this great forum. But I have a problem, I do not own a credit card. Why can't you just give us an address where we can't send a draft (and in turn get a shiny little star beside our name)?
Its just NOT fair :mad:

No need to use credit card, you can donate by debit card so no problem!
In turn you get much more than a star!!!
You get all support, help, advice, apps, etc this great site is giving us all every day since long time, so star is not really important:eek:

[Addicted2xda]

No need to use credit card, you can donate by debit card so no problem!
In turn you get much more than a star!!!
You get all support, help, advice, apps, etc this great site is giving us all every day since long time, so star is not really important:eek:

I can pay through Visa Card? Are you sure? I tried that once at paypal, but did not work..:rolleyes:

[orb3000]

Believe mate, I have several years doing diferent transactions (included donating XDA!) with my debit

[DaveShaw]

Hello,

I donated couple days ago & still did not receive any confirmation from xda if you get it...

Also pm'ed Flar.

How can i know xda received donation?
& how i get a star:cool:?

Only Flar can deal with this, just wait for her to respond to your PM about it :).

Dave

[orb3000]

Another tiny contribution to this FANTASTIC forum!

Thank you very much to all that makes possible to have this place running:)

[At0mAng]

pay the going rate for our bandwidth and maybe even hire people for some freelance odd-jobs.

I would love to help with a donation of money but I just can't right now. What I can offer is free service for the odd-jobs freelance work you may need. If my skills fit your needs consider the job done.

Please feel free to contact me via private message to see if we match up.

[Kashif Khan]

well i unlocked many cell phones by this forum now i am browsing any forum and got buy this software or make donation.
i wanna donate 100$ to this great forum but i gotone wy to transfer the money and that is money gram.
what benifit i will get after donation ?
and how many stars i will get after 100$?
BR

[ern88]

Made a donation today for $10 euro's. Thanks guys for the work you have done and special shots to NSFAN and VIN for thier WinMO 6.5 ROM's for the users (me) of the HTC Vogues.

[venelar]

0NB77706E39235602

Thanks!

[aZzz.bZzz]

thanks to this site, that provides excellent roms to my pda
transferred EUR10
.... got the star:)...

[DaveShaw]

thanks to this site, that provides excellent roms to my pda
transferred EUR10
but forgot to return to site. can i still get that beautiful star ?:)

Please PM Flar (Site Admin) about this and she'll look into it for you.

Dave

[Yanguang]

For the excellent work of everyone. And my own selfish needs.

[doudouweb]

Just donated for the excellent work and the support of this incredible community!

But I have no star.... :(

[DaveShaw]

Just donated for the excellent work and the support of this incredible community!

But I have no star.... :(

PM Flar (site admin) and she'll look into it for you.

Dave

[doudouweb]

PM Flar (site admin) and she'll look into it for you.

Dave

Just did it but nothing happened...

no problem, I know I donated to xda :D

[DaveShaw]

Just did it but nothing happened...

no problem, I know I donated to xda :D

The site admin is very busy at the moment, have patience, and I'm sure she'll reply.

Dave

[TorbenKB]

My stars are gone too... :(:(

[DaveShaw]

My stars are gone too... :(:(

They should be back, please PM Flar re this.

Dave

[TorbenKB]

They should be back, please PM Flar re this.

Dave
Will do Dave. Tnx. :)

[100thMonkey]

not to bust balls, but I donated on 1-18-10, and several people have had their donations since then noted and Paypal shows my donation for 20 Euros to JB Online Media as being completed, any thoughts? did the money go to the right place?

[DaveShaw]

not to bust balls, but I donated on 1-18-10, and several people have had their donations since then noted and Paypal shows my donation for 20 Euros to JB Online Media as being completed, any thoughts? did the money go to the right place?

Please PM Flar (Site admin) and it will be looked into.

Dave

[svetius]

The donation system is pretty much automated (as far as granting stars), so if you didn't notice yours within a couple hours, something went wrong (on our end, not yours). I'll look into it, but Flar will have to actually fix the problem, which probably won't happen until Monday. Same goes for anyone else.. PM Flar with your the email address you used to donate and she can look it up.

Thanks for donating!

[counder]

Likewise... i too would like to donate but i cant find a better way to make it easier... since i am from Malaysia.This community really deserve's a reward or something for their hardwork and effort..Pls let me know a simpler way to make this donation possible from my country(malaysia)...thank you

[Gman25]

here is a lil $$$
Transaction ID: 0K20330582309084R

[NiteFal]

:):) Thanks for a GREAT Site!!!:):)
Transaction ID: 0SP905013E372653R

[Fallen Spartan]

FYI regarding donation stars

Once you have donated your allocated amount ensure that you click on the button to 'Return to XDA' or something similar. I have also had this issue where I have donated but didn't receive a star and it was due to me not clicking on this button.

If this has happened to you, contact Flar and she will assist you on restoring your stars ;)

[the_scotsman]

I've always wondered what those stars were, so today I Googled it and found this page!

Donated 20 EUR...thanks for this amazing site! :D

[ai6908]

Here is my share to this great hang out place...;)

Trans ID: 1R246673G08849026

[indagroove]

transaction id: 6A726355B6219010U

[DaveShaw]

transaction id: 6A726355B6219010U

I see you're missing the Star, I assume you had a problem?

If so, PM svetius about this, he'll look into it.

Dave

[indagroove]

I see you're missing the Star, I assume you had a problem?

If so, PM svetius about this, he'll look into it.

Dave

I just donated in the last hour, and I assume that the star is manually added, and it simply hasn't been done yet, so no worries.

[DaveShaw]

I just donated in the last hour, and I assume that the star is manually added, and it simply hasn't been done yet, so no worries.

It's automatic, I don't know how long it takes, but if you didn't click the "Return to merchant's homepage" then you may need to get someone to add it.

[krook6023]

Transaction ID: 1NV86656R18902714 --- Thanks for the great site...this donation is long over due!

[Laurentius26]

Transaction ID: 8G481535ED553604S

Donated june 24, same problem I didn't get the extra star. ;)

[DaveShaw]

Transaction ID: 8G481535ED553604S

Donated june 24, same problem I didn't get the extra star. ;)

Hi Leo,
PM svetius about it, he'll take a look.

Dave

[svetius]

Our star system doesn't always work. If you donated and haven't gotten your stars, PM me.

[xdaking]

so many stars lol i want more lol.
seriously guys pls help our community to grow bigger so xda-developers can bring more good stuff for your phones

[MacaronyMax]

Um.. this is of topic :rolleyes: :D but are you the oldest member Mr. Poelman :p :D

[DaveShaw]

Um.. this is of topic :rolleyes: :D but are you the oldest member Mr. Poelman :p :D

He's not very active any more - hasn't been for a long time.
But he's one of the original's who started the site, so yes ;)

Dave

[Youriboy]

I would like to donate XDA, but I don't use Paypal and I don't want to.
Is there any other way to donate XDA? :D

Wallie? Bank Transfer? Ideal?

[DaveShaw]

I would like to donate XDA, but I don't use Paypal and I don't want to.
Is there any other way to donate XDA? :D

Wallie? Bank Transfer? Ideal?

PM svetius - he should be able to assist.

Dave

[Youriboy]

PM svetius - he should be able to assist.

Dave

Thank you! :)
I will send him a Personal Message shortly!

[MacaronyMax]

He's not very active any more - hasn't been for a long time.
But he's one of the original's who started the site, so yes ;)

Dave

Thanks :D :D

[russpattaya]

Hi all,

I just made a donation, but there was no click the "Return to merchants homepage" link on the final page of the paypal. Just the address? But done anyway.

[DaveShaw]

Hi all,

I just made a donation, but there was no click the "Return to merchants homepage" link on the final page of the paypal. Just the address? But done anyway.

PM svetius (I'm not sure if mikechannon can assist) and he'll sort out the star for you.

Dave

[MrPontus]

thank you XDA for this wonderfull site.
I'm not usualy the one donating money, but when I bricked my HTC TyTN and unbricked it with a guide from here I donated my first 10€ (in 2009)
now with a new Device (Desire) and alot uf usefull things here I donated another 10€ (on 13 Sept)
on the 9th of Oct I donated another 10€ because I thought it would loog better with three stars.
and now 21h later I got greedy and donated 20€ more to get five stars :)

[the ginger god]

Hello

Just made a donation of 20€ :cool:

Thanks again for the site XDA!

[DaveShaw]

Hello

Just made a donation of 20€ :cool:

Thanks again for the site XDA!

Drop svetius a PM if you're after your stars BTW ;)

Dave

[the ginger god]

Drop svetius a PM if you're after your stars BTW ;)

Dave

Thanks Dave

Just sent him a PM.

[DaveShaw]

Thanks Dave

Just sent him a PM.

You have them now :D

[devil-kin]

Stupid question - do the banners go away if you donate? Couldn't really find an answer.

[Master™]

Stupid question - do the banners go away if you donate? Couldn't really find an answer.

No they don't, but you get an awesome star for donating :D

[reinbeau]

I'm not looking for accolades, but I did donate, I did click the 'return to merchant' link, and I have no star - nor have I received an response to my pm in inquiry. I do enjoy this forum and am learning a lot, and I always support forums that I benefit from - but did you get the donation?

[pulser_g2]

I'm not looking for accolades, but I did donate, I did click the 'return to merchant' link, and I have no star - nor have I received an response to my pm in inquiry. I do enjoy this forum and am learning a lot, and I always support forums that I benefit from - but did you get the donation?

Please PM "mikechannon".

Out of interest, who did you PM?

[reinbeau]

Thank you. Per the instructions in this post (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=221503&highlight=donate), I PMd Flar. Is that no longer correct?

[DaveShaw]

Thank you. Per the instructions in this post (http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=221503&highlight=donate), I PMd Flar. Is that no longer correct?

Flar's retired.
I've changed it to say PM svetius / mikechannon - sorry for the confusion.

Dave