Now that the dust has died down, here is an update on what you goats have done since the Angel announcement. If you haven't read this please do, it's a serious matter.
You have sent in 6.21405968 BTC in total which is approximately ~$12,428.00 USD (using $2K/BTC as price fluctuates). Please note the BTC donations were in a large part made by a single transaction.
Store Transactions:
| Date |
Amount |
| 18-May-2017 |
4,279.00 (USD) |
| 19-May-2017 |
5,200.00 (USD) |
| 20-May-2017 |
2,595.00 (USD) |
| 21-May-2017 |
1,800.00 (USD) |
| 22-May-2017 |
1,100.00 (USD) |
| Total* |
14,924.00 (USD) |
Total Donations:
| Date |
Amount |
| Store |
14,924.00 (USD) |
| BTC |
12,428.00 (USD) |
| Total |
27,352.00 (USD) |
Voat, I'm so very proud of you for pulling together and giving Voat another chance. I personally know that every donation is a sacrifice being made and I won't loose sight of this.
A note on hosting costs:
The value of $6,600.90 (USD) mentioned in the above announcement was for the billing period of 2017-04-01 through 2017-04-30. This means we have another bill coming up in one week. I did not turn down the hardware specs because of the uncertainty of the rather odd T_D advance and retreat we saw. Also, these amounts do not include all bills such as cloudflare and a few other small things were not added in.
This amount only gives us at most 3-4 months of operational only funds at our current burn rate, which isn't much. So now the real work begins.
Next Steps
In the short-run, we have to reduce operating costs significantly (porting to open backends and runtimes) and we need to get organized as a community. I simply cannot manage Voat alone and now is the time I admit this and open Voat up to help from the community. I will need volunteers to help with Voat's operations such sales, marketing, and community relations. If you have a strength and you want to help Voat, please send an email to [email protected] with your proposal. Voat also needs a lawyer for a few small things (our first pro-bono lawyer disappeared on us with no explanation) so if any are out there we'd love to hear from you.
I'm significantly delayed with responding to emails but I am working through them. Also, I am unable to stay on top of PM's through Voat (I have thousands of unread PMs). So please reach out via email if something is important.
I will shortly be making a post to v/voatdev with plans for migrating Voat to an open runtime.
Canary
https://voat.co/v/announcements/1330806
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Goater ago
If you need someone to help with web stores etc, please reach out. Also check your BTC.
Edit: Will email proposal for store.
9233058? ago
@NeedleStack and @Rotteuxx may want to do the same, as they have both made merch proposals in the past.
Rotteuxx ago
I emailed @Puttitout late Thursday with a few suggestions of trinkets we could sell in limited runs, voat collectibles kinda thing, I figure he'll get to it eventually.
I also went ahead & ordered some samples laser cut so I have something to send him hopefully by the end of next week. I'll do a post when I have them to get feedback from goats.
9235098? ago
I look forward to it, I think you have some sweet plans in action.
Rotteuxx ago
Thx, the only thing I'd have to school myself in is mass shipping which shouldn't be a big hassle with canada post.
Goater ago
Speak to me for mass shipping if you need help. I'll get you sorted, no need for you to actually post shit.
Rotteuxx ago
Cool, I'll get in touch if things happen.
9235299? ago
Canada Post is generally pretty decent.
NeedleStack ago
Yes, I am going to donate this voat goat I crocheted as soon as Putt gives me an address to send it to (or to whomever becomes in charge of merch).
Vindicator ago
This item could be auctioned -- take bids!
Ziekk ago
That is adorable!
9234927? ago
Mass-produce them!
NeedleStack ago
I wish you guys knew how long it takes to make just one (hourzzzzz). :) There's stuffing involved, sewing bits together, buying yarn colors that fit, etc. I can't guarantee how many more I could make. When I get the logistics settled I could put out a call to my crochet subscribers to see if they would want to make one too. :)
dancemonkey ago
Sell the pattern?
Seriously, the chick who does those upcycled bratz dolls (I think they're called tree dolls or something?) sells the knitting patterns her mum uses to make the clothes for them because they take her hours to do a whole doll and it's sustainable income.
Also I would totally pay a voat donation for a 1 on 1 crochet tutorial on skype or something. Choose your own price!
Rotteuxx ago
How about a once in a while auction in the store ?
Make people fight for it with by raising their bids, I'm sure your creations would sell very well. I offered one of those stainless steel acoustic guitars i make once a year.
NeedleStack ago
Yeah, that's my sentiment really. Make them a hotter commodity! Wow, a guitar would be fabulous!
9235055? ago
Haha, I'm just teasing.
Well not really I think it would be great but I don't actually expect you to mass-produce them because logistics etc.
Reddit_traitor ago
i know about webstores/eCommerce too.
9234906? ago
Send an email to [email protected] if you'd like to volunteer!