TalkChess: General Topics, Tournaments & Matches, Programming & Technical
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03-26-8008
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Hi Everyone,
Earlier today I made a post on the talkchess forums, but I thought I would also try to send it out in email format. I’m writing to give you a quick update about the going-ons here at my end.
As you know, early last year I opted to switch the server for the Talkchess account in order to be able to stop the history from being so limited and the various stability issues. This seemed to work relatively well. So well, in fact, that in January I was surprised to find that the site had so much activity last year we went way over our bandwidth allotments.
Being that we were on pace to continue to go over the bandwidth allotment each month, which results in a /per GB over charge, I made the decision to switch my account over from a semi-dedicated to a fully dedicated machine. It costs quite a bit more, but it also means we don’t have to worry about someone else on the server causing downtime for us. In theory, it should have also made things faster. I’m not sure if I’ve actually seen that but perhaps you guys have a better understanding and view of that.
In response to this increase of costs, I made the tough decision to ask you guys for donations. I certainly did not want to seem out of my position in asking, so I asked the moderators and they did not seem to have an objection with me going forward. There is, of course, no obligation. However, every little bit can help.
If you would like to help out, you can donate via check, money order, paypal, or credit card.
If you would like to donate via paypal, go to the address below, and then “send money” at the top. Enter icd@icdchess.com as the send to email, and donate whatever quantity you would like.
http://www.paypal.com
To donate via credit card, follow the address below which will take you to the chessusa website. You can select whichever denomination you want. Keep in mind, a valid billing address is required in order to process credit card transactions through the automated system. Here is the address:
http://www.chessusa.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Store_Code=YMCG&Category_Code=DON
To donate via check or money order, please send it to:
Your Move Chess & Games
832 North Broadway
North Massapequa, NY 11758
Thanks in advance for everything!
Regards,
Quentin
