About the Tip Jar

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No, the site is not in danger of going under.

There! I thought I'd get that out the way first, just to allay any fears that seeing these buttons may have caused.

Web sites, of course, are not free. There are hosting charges and bandwidth costs involved. Over time, Maggie the Jackcat's Kick-Ass Fabulous AC Web Site has grown from a few thousand visitors a month to up to 40,000 unique visitors a day! (Patch days, and the aftermath, of course!! On a normal day, 18-22K is a more accurate number.)

Although the costs of running this site are substantially more expensive than when I first published my little spreadsheets for the edification of my vassal, they are still within the realm of the reasonable for me. The cost involved is off-set by the pleasure I get from enjoying my hobby. Rest assured, if that was ever to change, I would give fair warning before letting the site go down the toilet.

So why the Tip Jar buttons?

Because I like money! And because so many of you have written to me, asking if there was any way you could make a donation, as thanks for the resources I provide. I've always strived to comply with your reasonable requests about what content goes on the site! ;-)

In the past I've always been thrilled by the D notes or special somethings people drop on Maggie in-game, or the funny little inscribed rings, crockery, fezes, notes on parchments, and so forth that I've been given. All your gifts and letters are tangible evidence that what I am doing is valued by the AC community, that people want and appreciate my efforts. When I gave it some thought, I realized that I was just as likely to be tickled by tokens of appreciation in the form of real live actual cash money! The extra good bonus of cash donations is that I can spend it! I can use it to BUY THINGS, in real life!

So, for those of you who wish to give me real life money, please use the buttons to the right! For those of you who don't, please know that I love you just the same! I've never been fond of the guilt tactics you sometimes hear on Public Radio: If you listen to our station you should GIVE US MONEY! (Of course I do anyway, even though I don't like the tactics! ;-) I've always offered the site free of charge to *all* the visitors who come here, whether you've ever written or said hello or not!

And if, at the end of the day, I only have $1 in my Tip Jar? Well, that's one dollar more than I had yesterday. And that's good enough for me!