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michelle marquise wrote: Updates to the platform and newer technology is needed to keep Uru running. Im not very IT but this I understand. Furthermore there are over 250K people registered for Uru and if everyone gave 10.00 US maybe new content could be created or more upgrades to improve Uru. Each and everyone of us can make a difference in our own way
Updates and newer technology aren't really needed; actually, if newer technology was used, this would probably break the Uru server software, since it runs on Windows 2003 (if I remember correctly). Donations only serve to pay for the hosting of the servers, light maintenance, and the occasional update process (which, for financial reasons, only happens every few months).
Also, while 250 000 accounts have not been created. There are currently, as of 06/12/13, only 109 459 accounts, according to the statistics. Additionally, if you look at the CAVCON stats for the past few months, you'll notice that only 4000 users seem to regularly log in each month; the rest is probably composed of inactive or spam accounts. Take into account that many people are underage, that many only occasionally log into MO:ULa (average weekly stats are around 1500), that many aren't aware of the events going on or don't follow the forums, and I think that probably only 1000 players could potentially donate (1500 at most, if my estimations are correct). Then take into account annual server costs (since Cyan now rents the servers one year at a time), which number in the hundreds of dollars (difficult to be more precise; based on previous estimations and accounting for the server transfer, I'd guess it'd probably be somewhere around 500$/month? I'm not really qualified to say, so don't take my word for it), and you must come to the conclusion that unless everyone feels exceptionally generous and gives hundreds of dollars each, donations will at best keep the server alive (which is all that is needed right now, really).
If my memory serves well, the previous CAVECON, which was in July of 2012, brought the CAVCON level to 3. In contrast, the CAVCON anniversary party, which was hosted in November 2012, brought it to 4.7 for that month, which I think is the best we can aim for. All in all, I believe it's safe to say that no matter how much money can realistically be raised, we'll never go higher than 4.X (again, I think summer is not the best time for a party; CAVCON has never gone beyond 3 during the months of July and August, while the best times have consistently been towards the end of a year and the beginning of a new one).
Not to mention that, as Mac_Fife posted somewhere some time ago, CAVCON 5 might not be a desirable state at all. But since we'll quite likely never reach it, there's not much point to speculating on it.
EDIT: Looks like CAVCON is currently at 2.7. Since the month isn't over yet, this seems to bode pretty well for this month.
adi wrote: In response we could share the lovely story of frog and scorpion. About a scorpion asking a frog to carry him across a river. The frog is afraid of being stung during the trip, but the scorpion argues that if it stung the frog, the frog would sink and the scorpion would drown. The frog agrees and begins carrying the scorpion, but midway across the river the scorpion does indeed sting the frog, dooming them both. When asked why, the scorpion explains that this is simply its nature. The fable is used to illustrate the view that the behaviour of some creatures, or of some people, is irrepressible, no matter how they are treated and no matter what the consequences. -According to Wikipedia.
Nice story.  I agree with the moral to some extent, although I think that with enough time and effort, any nature can be changed, for better or for worse.
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