Loomio
Tue 23 Oct 2012 9:53PM

Donations to joindiaspora.com

G goob Public Seen by 114

What are the donations made to joindiaspora.com going towards now? None of the founders are working full-time on the project any more, and the development is being done by community devs.

If the donations are just used to keep the pod hosted, the text by the donate button should be changed to reflect this. And also I think a note should be sent to anyone who pays a monthly subscription to the pod.

Also, what is done with any surplus money donated to the pod now that the money isn't going towards development? I think there needs to be some transparency in this matter.

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goob Tue 23 Oct 2012 10:13PM

ps: not meaning to upset anyone, and apologies if I've misunderstood the situation - I'm just asking the question as I think it needs to be discussed now Diaspora is a community-run project.

JR

Jason Robinson Wed 24 Oct 2012 3:29AM

A user complained also yesterday that their donations got cut: https://joindiaspora.com/posts/2041720

LV

Louigi Verona Wed 24 Oct 2012 8:37AM

This seems like a good thing to discuss. I have a monthly donation to Diaspora as well.

JR

Jason Robinson Wed 24 Oct 2012 10:10AM

Not sure if this belongs here though as it concerns only one pod - not Diaspora* itself :)

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goob Wed 24 Oct 2012 11:26AM

I wasn't sure where else to place it. It can be moved/deleted if there's a more appropriate space for discussion.

It was that post, Jason, and particularly his comment that he was paying a 'donation for development' which prompted the question in my mind.

JR

Jason Robinson Wed 24 Oct 2012 12:33PM

I guess the best way would be to ask Sean. Of course he is here so... ;)

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goob Wed 31 Oct 2012 3:26PM

Bumping, as I'd be interested to know what the situation is at the moment.

ST

Sean Tilley Wed 31 Oct 2012 6:34PM

The Paypal issue with the aforementioned user has been resolved.

As for where donations go for JD.com, I'm pretty sure the small amount of donations it gets helps directly pay for hosting the pod.

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goob Wed 31 Oct 2012 7:44PM

Thanks for your reply, Sean.

I think in that case it would be fair to users if the text by the donate link reflected this new reality. Rather than saying 'Keep Diaspora development fast with a monthly donation!', as it does at the moment, it should say something like 'Help us keep joindiaspora.com running with a monthly donation!'

The text as it reads currently gives the impression to community members that their donations will be helping the development of the network, which is no longer the case. It could leave to bad feeling and accusations of getting money by deception if it's not changed. We've had quite enough of bad feeling and accusations of deception for the time being, I think!

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movilla Wed 31 Oct 2012 11:29PM

Hi guys.

You can keep an eye on this, to see what you think. https://github.com/diaspora/diaspora/issues/3696

Thanks

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