Keeping the lights on: A social Experiment
Written by Matt B · first published 27/09/2011
Rather than worry about the cost of maintaining Thanet Star I thought it might be better to run a fun experiment.
Right now there is one web server that runs not only Thanet Star but also my personal blog and hosts the Thanet News Network project.
It would be a shame to see it all go dark and this is where the experiment comes in.
They say many hands make light work and this is what I hope to prove. I have created a "pool" on Friend Fund and now it remains to be seen if enough people value Thanet Star and my other efforts enough offer to chip in £1.
How it works: there is one central pool controlled by a trusted third party. We all pledge a pound (or more) and if as a group we hit the target we pay our pledges. If we miss the target then we shrug, say "oh well" and move on.
The money will be used exclusively to keep Thanet Star and Thanet News Network online and live by funding the server they are hosted on. Contributors will be thanked publicly (if they wish) and we may just prove that as a group we can do anything.
Perhaps for our next experiment we can raise a lot more money for a worthy local charity.
Right now there is one web server that runs not only Thanet Star but also my personal blog and hosts the Thanet News Network project.
It would be a shame to see it all go dark and this is where the experiment comes in.
They say many hands make light work and this is what I hope to prove. I have created a "pool" on Friend Fund and now it remains to be seen if enough people value Thanet Star and my other efforts enough offer to chip in £1.
How it works: there is one central pool controlled by a trusted third party. We all pledge a pound (or more) and if as a group we hit the target we pay our pledges. If we miss the target then we shrug, say "oh well" and move on.
The money will be used exclusively to keep Thanet Star and Thanet News Network online and live by funding the server they are hosted on. Contributors will be thanked publicly (if they wish) and we may just prove that as a group we can do anything.
Perhaps for our next experiment we can raise a lot more money for a worthy local charity.
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