Quote from: Speed_CK on August 30, 2017, 01:48:00 PM

Quote from: generalizethis on August 30, 2017, 10:12:49 AM

Quote from: Speed_CK on August 29, 2017, 10:18:13 PM

My dudes... it is time.

The time to start fixing the underlying issues with CK and actually make it a game worth playing and investing in.

As a result I'm bringing forth a proposal for how this can be achieved, with your contribution. I intend to take on a more serious role, at least initially until better options come along and the ecosystem is mostly self-sustaining.

Introducing... The Phoenix Initiative, because originality is not my strong suit. <--- Click

For questions or suggestions, you know where to find me.

How do we donate to the project? There's no "Phoenix Initiative" in game.

For the moment no donations are being taken. If you are interested in contributing, a written pledge is enough until all the details are ironed out with the proper payment options.

"I am willing to invest 50XMR in the project." would result in adding +50XMR on paper to the initiative fund, and once the minimum amount is reached, the pledging parties will be contacted to collect the contribution.

My idea right now is to use the m3 depository and have the funds be transferred ingame to an account held not by me, or even held by Gringotts itself to be used for marketmaking, like how Kevorkian put his supply to use, and then withdrawn for a specific purpose that anyone can see: "Withdrawing 7.5XMR to pay 1 month salary for employee X" for example.

I don't want to hold the money if I don't have to, because trusting me to use it properly is enough and when the numbers get high enough, I don't want to paint a target on my back or awaken some unexpected temptations or whatnot. I'd rather let the safekeeping to the professionals.

Other options will likely exist. For example, iluvbitcoins said he'd pledge $1000 worth of Paypal funds. That works, because people will likely accept Paypal for whatever. So what will happen is when the need arises that allows for paying with Paypal, I will ask iluvbitcoins to uses those funds for that particular need. If the expense is something practical, like a piece of software or a service, you could even deduct it as your own business expense if you're into that.

I don't think centralization for this is necessary in these early stages, and perhaps not at all. Let's just figure out if we can raise the funds and then worry about how to actually get and use them.

So pledges for the Phoenix Initiative are made here--wanted to clarify for all those who would like to donate.

Crichton pledges 5000 M3