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Donation Received USD: $71.21 Paypal fee: -$3.62 Total: $67.59 Transaction Id: 9G43808354102514F

Yes if more people donate you can just donate smaller amount each, like 10 - 20$ or so, then 50$ will be reached in no time. We can always post here if money is needed, and maybe post here if you donate bigger amount than 20$ so that people doesnt donate more than needed. It's not a big deal if donation goes a little over 50$, they can always be used for the next month. The new paypal will be up soon so you can donate through the donation box on the right side of main forum as before, it's down right now but will be up and visible as soon as I have the new paypal email info.

I was so sorry to hear about this, could hardly believe it. I'm relatively new and playing for fun. I glad for all the times when Kate was on when I was also playing. It's been always obvious how important Kate has been to the server and every on it. She is probably a big reason for the quality of the people who play here. Prayers and peace to Kate, her family, and everyone.

I haven't posted on these forums or played the game in years. I used to play for years on the WF / ETS servers and was a member of the clan mostly because I loved the community. The gameplay was almost secondary. And McBeth/Bethy/kate/Marianne was integral to keeping the servers fun and engaging, keeping things running smoothly. We had tons of fun and ideas for making things interesting. Less hard-core and more about the fun! A Way for Fun, if you will (lol). Goddamn was she passionate about the game and keeping it lively but fair for everyone! And she herself was a lot of fun! I have much respect for who she was. A lot of my detailed memories of those times have faded but a lot of good ones remain with me and I at times have strong nostalgia for those days. And Kate was a huge part of that. Without her, I wouldn't have had my little safe social space in ET. I met a lot of great people on the servers because of her. She will be greatly missed. My condolences to everyone in the clan, servers, and her family.

Donation Received USD: $50 Paypal fee: -$1.92 Total: $49.06 Topcat is working on the donation box. To see if we can set the goal percentage at a monthly, quarterly, or yearly amount or whatnot to display the goal amount percentage reached. Website is billed per month, so say ie: March is paid by March 1st 2024, for March 2024. And April is paid by April 1st for April 2024, respectively. Game Server would be pretty much the same as it's payment commitment is the 4th of each month. As of now funds are met through June 1st 2024 for server and forums. Total Funds: $115.65

Silky, maybe you can post the balance here and what day of the month it's due so we have an idea of what to donate and when. It would be nice if the donation box percentage of goal reached bar actually worked. I'm going to post another $50 right now.

Oh, wow. The forum email went into my spam folder, so I didn't read this news until now. It's really sad. I came back to the game about a year and a half ago after so many years off. I didn't even know if there would be servers at all, never mind servers with real people still on them. I only had a few occasions to talk with Kate, but it always seemed like she really loved the clan/game. She was always super nice to me. Wondered why some rando was harassing me one day. Must have seen it in the logs, or something, because it was a while after the fact. She even invited me to join the clan a couple times. Not really sure why I didn't... Really tragic loss.

I'd be happy to donate some every month to help out.

Well hopefully my donation has gone through...ETS $100.00 Canadian( $72.00? US ).

The donation box is up again on the top right side of the forum, it's updated with the new paypal address so it's ready for donations. If we keep just the main server we shold be able to keep cost around 50-60$ for site and server according to Silky,

As long as the quality of the game play isn't compromised by going cheaper, I think we're all fine with it. Would be nice to know why Kate insisted on doing it this way - she may have had her reasons. If others want to keep the other servers going, I'm good with that too. Is there any way to check on how much they were utilized? Either way, I am ready to go with this plan, with or without anyone else's support - but I know there are others who want to contribute something. I think everyone deserves a chance to feel like they are contributing to something meaningful - but I think just showing up and being present contributes more than money. And if we can keep the memory of Kate alive by maintaining a server where everyone feels welcome and respected, then we have done a good thing. I will commit to guaranteeing that we won't ever fall short if the donations dry up. Lets pull the trigger on it.

It's been a long time since our last conversation. While I couldn't get to know her better, I always knew she was a remarkably kind and friendly person. She strived to make this community better. A few years ago, she asked me for help in this regard. I feel ashamed that I couldn't fulfill all her requests. My thoughts and condolences go out to her family and friends during this difficult time.