For nearly nine years Gamerswithjobs.com has been defined above all else by its community. Over that time we have provided content from a prize stable of outstanding games writers, we have reported from a host of events and expos, we have recorded and posted more podcasts than I dare count, we have hosted and enjoyed GWJ events across the country and we have hosted what I think is one of the best forums on the internet. And, as proud as we are about all of that and more, it pales in comparison to the joy we have taken and continue to take in being a part of this rare and wonderful group of like-minded gamers.
As a community driven site, though, we depend on you to help us keep this mad experiment lit and alive. And so, every year we come to you for exactly one month and ask for your help to fund the tech, the bandwidth, the talent, the equipment, the events and the expenses of running, supporting and growing the site. This is that month.
For those of you with the means and ability to help us keep the lights on and the juice flowing, please consider providing a donation, whatever you think another year of GWJ is worth.
You can donate using Paypal or by sending a check. The drive will end on Sept 30 at 11:59pm CST, and we will not open the coffers back up for contribution again until next fall.
How to Donate: 1) Click the donation button on the sidebar to the left. 2) Send your donation through Paypal to [email protected]. 3) If you would like to send a check or organize another form of payment, private message me for more information.
Important Note Following Donation! (Yes, read this part) : If you would like to have your forum icon updated or potentially be included in upcoming events please send a separate e-mail following your donation with: the real name or pseudonym under which your Paypal donation was submitted, the amount you donated, your GWJ forum name. Use the subject GWJ Donation 2011 for your e-mail. It is important to complete all these steps to get the most from your donation!
We know that not everyone is able to justify supporting a gaming website, and we thank all of you for the other kinds of support you provide every day of the year.
For those of you used to seeing the prize giveaway tied to the donation drive, we are separating the two events this year. We will definitely be having a giveaway -- with the kind and caliber of prizes you've come to expect -- and we will have more information about that giveaway and the ways to enter later in the month in advance of a drawing scheduled for International Goodjer Day in October.
We will be posting regular updates indicating progress on new icons, recognizing donating members, providing more information on our upcoming giveaway and more information over the month of September. Thank you all in advance for your support!
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Doughnated.
XBL - UnknownSoldier
Origin - Wardog1-502
Sorry - I'm the only one who has that key.
Talk nerdy to me.
Donation sent. Thanks for the best little corner of the internet, guys!
Backloggery
Donated! Looking forward to another year of awesomeness!
Done and done.
Quotation is a serviceable substitute for wit. - Oscar Wilde
Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum sonatur. (Whatever is said in Latin sounds profound.) - Roedy Green
Donating when I get home. I won't just win the donation drive (last year) then bolt.
Done! New icon please!
You did email as well, right?
I'll likely be doing a new round of icons tomorrow.
The thing about smart people is they seem like crazy people to dumb people -- Thing I saw on the Internet
What was the list of icons in order again, is yacht higher than plane? Just checking to see if I got the right icon, since I can never remember that stuff.
"Thanks, KrazyTaco, thanks. I'd put it in your pooper too." -Mex
"Oh, KrazyTaco, you fulfill all my wishes." -pneuman
"I sometimes hang awake at night dreaming of being called a dumbass by KrazyTaco." -Gravey
Michael
Ah, thanks!
"Thanks, KrazyTaco, thanks. I'd put it in your pooper too." -Mex
"Oh, KrazyTaco, you fulfill all my wishes." -pneuman
"I sometimes hang awake at night dreaming of being called a dumbass by KrazyTaco." -Gravey
Took me two attempts to get the subject line correct, but I got there in the end
I'm leavin on a jet plane; don't know when I'll be back again...
Sands, S. & Murdoch, J.; New England Journal of Medicine. Why Guys Dig Chicks Who Violently Kill Stuff Nov, 2008; pp 65-68.
bnet: AnimeJ#1801
In before the lock...er, I mean donation accomplished.
Steam - TF2BP - XB:EvilHomerXBL - BNet: EvilHomer3k#1447
If I follow the link, it takes me to a PayPal page that refuses to allow me to send funds via CC. All it has in an old bank account that won't do anyone any good. It tells me I have a CC on file (and it's the correct one) but won't let me fund with it.
Is this just me? Some sort of browser snafu? Avoiding CC charges?
Stone thongs are almost as important to preventing the spread of elves as lead toys are.
Maybe it's the same card, but you got a refresh with a newer expiration date and CVV since it got added to paypal? I've had issues with that before.
Otherwise, dunno...
I write music and stuff. | RoughneckGeek: I stop reading a thread when Q-Stone becomes the voice of reason.
Ok, when do we get to see someone with the new icon?
My TF2 Backpack | Steam
Don't know. But Elysium said there are only nice of them possible. I don't know who they are.
To date, there is still exactly 1 person with the new icon.
The thing about smart people is they seem like crazy people to dumb people -- Thing I saw on the Internet
Don't mind me, just checking the time.
*slowly raises arm to reveal a sparkling golden watch*
WCG USA 2005
The hunt is on! RELEASE THE HOUNDS!
xbl: Astyrith Steam: Asterith
Minase is the lucky one.
"Thanks, KrazyTaco, thanks. I'd put it in your pooper too." -Mex
"Oh, KrazyTaco, you fulfill all my wishes." -pneuman
"I sometimes hang awake at night dreaming of being called a dumbass by KrazyTaco." -Gravey
Updated with newest icon and first year available.
1 Key - 2003
2 Watch - 2004
3 Weiner Bomb - 2005
4 Car - 2006
5 Jet - 2007
6 Cruise Boat - 2008
7 Companion Cube - 2009
8 (Golden) Handcuffs - 2010
9 (Golden) Parachute - 2011
Do you ever walk alone like a drifter in the dark?
That's a mighty nice golden parachute. But does that mean we've been kicked out?
“While American democracy is imperfect, few outside the majority of this court would have thought its flaws included a dearth of corporate money in politics.” - Justice John Paul Stevens
Just in case anyone else encounters this: I came home, and it worked fine on my notebook. Three different browsers with cleared caches at work, and they all had the same issue.
-shrug-
Stone thongs are almost as important to preventing the spread of elves as lead toys are.
I just went through this entire thread and didn't see the parachute under someone's name. Damn them! I guess the sole champion hasn't posted in the thread to gloat.
I kept seeing those damn Pillows of Heterosexuality though, briefly thinking that was it.
Backloggery | Origin: VrikkGWJ
"There's no constitutional amendment that says a golden retreiver CAN'T be Speaker of the House! 'AIR BUD 6: HOUSE BROKEN'" - TheHarpoMarxist
Missed the original post while overseas, but slightly delayed donation has been sent!
First thing my grandfather taught me was "Don't let any hellportals near your junk."
Steam
I don't post very often but I sure enjoy reading the threads and listening to the podcasts. Donation sent. Keep up the good work!
Damn. I keep hoping that all the people on the vanguard will skip a year so I can catch up.
(Though it would be sad to have a year with no new icon...)
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