DYK 65: Did You Know?

That over 48% of all the posts made on Richard's Animorphs Forum have been made in the Bored Board?


Now you do.

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Animafia Starting

Animafia is starting back up after a period of disuse.
We need players to join, so don't hesitate to head on over and play!

DYK 64: Did You Know?

That over 37 members of Richard's Animorphs Forum have donated?


Now you do.

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Thanks to Kelly for her 6th donation!

Our beloved long-time and multiple-time member/donor, Kelly has once again proved she loves our little Animorphs community.

Thanks Kelly! And enjoy that additional 10 karma.

Top Posters of the Year + More

In addition to being able see the top posters of the day, week and month; starting today you will be able to see who are the top runners for the year.

Visit our Statistics Center for the new details.

DYK 63: Did You Know?

That donations account for 60% of our revenue? The other 40% from advertisements?


Now you do.

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Where Do Donations Go?

As per a thread that was created in the Staff Lounge; along with outright requests to 'see the books', it seems like persons want to know where their donations are going. Fair enough.

As I have said many times before, RICHARD'S ANIMORPHS FORUM, because we moved from a free, remotely-hosted system, started to become dependent on funds for upkeep.

Here are a list of common expenses:

1. Domains: 7 domains are currently paid for and being run under RAF.

2. Servers: 2 shared servers are used by RAF. Server /host related costs fluctuate. We are charged for backups for instance.

3. Software: RAF from time to time purchases software for users to use, or for development purposes.

4. Advertising: a forum without members is not a forum after all. I use paid services to promote RAF. This is the biggest expense outside of regular expenses.

For definite purposes, here's a list of actual numbers: you can see how each month will fluctuate in income and expenses.

April 2010
Expenses - $30
Donations - $104.19

May 2010
Expenses - $33.49
Donations - $23.11

June 2010 (So far)
Expenses - $57.1
Donations - $0

A little something to note. As we get bigger, the bigger the servers will need to be. Next year it is expected that server costs will triple per month.

DYK 62: Did You Know?

That the Richard's Animorphs Forum Animorphs eBook Project finished uploading all the Animorphs eBooks on December 11 2007?


Now you do.

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New Month, New Bills: Donate!

A new month means new bills to be payed. Keep RAF Alive: Donate!

http://animorphsforum.com/donate

Tobias banned

The member Tobias has been banned from RAF for posting inappropriate content on the forum. Please keep in mind that posts of a pornographic nature will not be taken lightly. This was a collaborative decision made by staff, and further discussion of this topic will not be allowed. Accounts created to argue the ban of this member will also be banned.

This action may seem abit harsh, but please remember that on RAF, we do not take breaking the rules softly.