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lwadmin lemmy.world lwadmin@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-14
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Calling for donations! We're running Lemmy.World for you to use for free, however the running costs aren't for free… If you appreciate our services and are willing and able to help out paying the bills, please consider a donation on one of these platforms:

The most recent blog post with financial information is from September as follows:

https://blog.mastodon.world/september-2025-updates-for-the-worlds-and-call-for-donations

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TropicalDingdong lemmy.world TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-29
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Ann Archy lemmy.world anarchy79@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-08-17
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I will donate my only upvote.

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Ann Archy lemmy.world anarchy79@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-08-17
#4 · Quote Reply

You should share that on Twitter and Facebook.

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TropicalDingdong lemmy.world TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-29
#5 · Quote Reply

You should share that on Twitter and Facebook.

Ahh yes with my account... that I have.. on those places...

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idunnololz lemmy.world idunnololz@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-13
#6 · Quote Reply

Ahh yes with my account... that I have.. on those places...

Fine. Share it on porn hub /s

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woelkchen lemmy.world woelkchen@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-12
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Eat_Your_Paisley lemmy.world Eat_Your_Paisley@lemmy.world
Joined: 2025-06-13
#8 · Quote Reply

On it's way

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Isaac (ieh) lemmy.world ieh@lemmy.world
Joined: 2026-07-03
#9 · Quote Reply

Thank you <3

And to everyone else as I won't reply to everyone so as not to spam up the thread :)

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insanemantis lemmy.world insanemantis@lemmy.world
Joined: 2026-10-05
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It's not much but I gave €10, keep up what you do because it's my first day and I already don't want this place to go

I always feel self conscious sending small amounts, but then I think "maybe that's what stops a lot of people from giving any" because an entire crowd that feels awkward not giving more than 20 actually amounts to a lot

So, don't even sweat it! Give any amount

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Isaac (ieh) lemmy.world ieh@lemmy.world
Joined: 2026-07-03
#11 · Quote Reply

It's not much but I gave €10, keep up what you do because it's my first day and I already don't want this place to go I always feel self conscious sending small amounts, but then I think "maybe that's what stops a lot of people from giving any" because an entire crowd that feels awkward not giving more than 20 actually amounts to a lot So, don't even sweat it! Give any amount

Yes, not only is your donation appreciated, but posting about it shows others that they can. Before I was an admin, it was a thread like this with people posting that they were donating that reassured me into making a small monthly recurring donation, so comments like yours are appreciated. <3

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nightwatch_admin lemmy.world nightwatch_admin@lemmy.world
Joined: 2026-03-17
#12 · (edited) Quote Reply

I’ll chip in some monies. I also have a metric ton of fucks to give, any particular place to put them? Barely used, fine quality.
Edit: LW team, you are now free to wallow in the pool of monthly donation euros I have just set up.

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BitsAndBites lemmy.world BitsAndBites@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-03
#13 · Quote Reply

I setup a liberapay at the end of last year for a small recurring donation every 3 months ( since it was a smaller amount they had me do it quarterly instead ). If you contimue to use it regularly and can afford to throw them a cup of coffee's donation monthly, think about signing up.

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Isaac (ieh) lemmy.world ieh@lemmy.world
Joined: 2026-07-03
#14 · Quote Reply

I’ll chip in some monies. I also have a metric ton of fucks to give, any particular place to put them? Barely used, fine quality. Edit: LW team, you are now free to wallow in the pool of monthly donation euros I have just set up.

Quality participation with comments and/or good posts helps the community grow. Reporting rule-breaking content helps mods and admins keep the community growing as well. So monies and fucks are appreciated. er, wait, lemme rephraase that

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nightwatch_admin lemmy.world nightwatch_admin@lemmy.world
Joined: 2026-03-17
#15 · Quote Reply

Quality participation with comments and/or good posts helps the community grow. Reporting rule-breaking content helps mods and admins keep the community growing as well. So monies and fucks are appreciated. er, wait, lemme rephraase that

Thank you for your most valuable service!

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fartographer lemmy.world fartographer@lemmy.world
Joined: 2025-06-29
#16 · Quote Reply

Quality participation with comments and/or good posts helps the community grow. Reporting rule-breaking content helps mods and admins keep the community growing as well. So monies and fucks are appreciated. er, wait, lemme rephraase that

Reporting rule-breaking content

OMG, narc.

monies and fucks

Right here, officer. This person said "fuck" ok the Internet and memes have taught me this is NOT ok!

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Isaac (ieh) lemmy.world ieh@lemmy.world
Joined: 2026-07-03
#17 · Quote Reply

Reporting rule-breaking content OMG, narc. monies and fucks Right here, officer. This person said "fuck" ok the Internet and memes have taught me this is NOT ok!

USER WAS BANNED FOR THIS POST

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(des)mosthenes lemmy.world desmosthenes@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-04
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ᴋɪᴋɪ lemmy.world gatitaQwQ@lemmy.world
Joined: 2026-09-04
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Fine. Share it on porn hub /s

wtf Wow, who's crazy to share this on sites like this?

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auzy1 lemmy.world auzy1@lemmy.world
Joined: 2026-05-03
#20 · (edited) Quote Reply

Fine. Share it on porn hub /s

If you share it on Pornhub, the message won't reach Australians

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Macallan lemmy.world Macallan@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-03
#21 · Quote Reply

Just sent $25 (€?)

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TrackenDaKracken lemmy.world TrackenDaKracken@lemmy.world
Joined: 2026-09-29
#22 · (edited) Quote Reply

I'd be nice if supporters got a little badge or something. But, maybe that's not the Fediverse way.

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TropicalDingdong lemmy.world TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-29
#23 · Quote Reply

If you share it on Pornhub, the message won't reach Australians

qnɥ uɹod uo ʇı ʇnd :dlǝɥ uɐɔ sıɥʇ ǝqʎɐɯ

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Shindo66 lemmy.world Shindo66@lemmy.world
Joined: 2026-02-28
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Thank you for doing a patreon! Signed up for $2 a month, its not much, but if I know me, ill never cancel it. Its so easy everybody, go sign up for a couple bucks a month!

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fartographer lemmy.world fartographer@lemmy.world
Joined: 2025-06-29
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USER WAS BANNED FOR THIS POST

Y'all, everyone should donate. I was totally for real banned, and literally just unbanned myself via bribes. It turns out that if you bribe @lwadmin@lemmy.world, they'll let you say "fuck" as many times as you want on the internet!

Seriously, try it out! Make a "donation" and then see if it worked by replying with the word fuck. I think it's actually the law that the internet admins have to let you say "fuck" if you publicly bribe them.

Fuck fuck fuck fuck fuck. See? Totally un-fucking-banned. Pic for proof.

Tip receipt screenshot

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Otter lemmy.ca otter@lemmy.ca
Joined: 2023-06-05
#26 · Quote Reply

wtf Wow, who's crazy to share this on sites like this?

That's more the fault of the payment processor than the LW team. Often you can't change stuff like that

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Isaac (ieh) lemmy.world ieh@lemmy.world
Joined: 2026-07-03
#27 · Quote Reply

Y'all, everyone should donate. I was totally for real banned, and literally just unbanned myself via bribes. It turns out that if you bribe @lwadmin@lemmy.world, they'll let you say "fuck" as many times as you want on the internet! Seriously, try it out! Make a "donation" and then see if it worked by replying with the word fuck. I think it's actually the law that the internet admins have to let...

LOL! My intended joke was that in some places, that message would appear on the item that was banned, i.e. my joke was that I was banned.

That said, I like your reply, so I'm gonna go with it. <3

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Otter lemmy.ca otter@lemmy.ca
Joined: 2023-06-05
#28 · (edited) Quote Reply

Also, we had some unexpected extra costs (over 1000,–) when we had to pay taxes for the foundation (strange, for a non-profit..). I'll see if we can get an accountant to check this, but also accountants are costly..

Ouch

Do you have any non-profit support organizations, local to where you have your accounts, that might be able to help for cheap or pro-bono?

Thank you for all the work you do!

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Pratai piefed.ca Pratai@piefed.ca
Joined: 2026-02-12
#29 · Quote Reply

Defederate from the tankie bullshit and I’ll absolutely pitch in. But until then, I’m not paying to have a bunch of kids shit all over every discussion had.

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InternetCitizen2 lemmy.world InternetCitizen2@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-16
#30 · Quote Reply

Thank you for doing a patreon! Signed up for $2 a month, its not much, but if I know me, ill never cancel it. Its so easy everybody, go sign up for a couple bucks a month!

Same. I'm a wagie and need to be careful of my spend, but this is a good set and forget.

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ℍ𝕖𝕝𝕚0𝕤 social.ggbox.fr helios@social.ggbox.fr
Joined: 2023-06-21
#31 · Quote Reply

It's not much but I gave €10, keep up what you do because it's my first day and I already don't want this place to go I always feel self conscious sending small amounts, but then I think "maybe that's what stops a lot of people from giving any" because an entire crowd that feels awkward not giving more than 20 actually amounts to a lot So, don't even sweat it! Give any amount

10€ is a perfectly fine amount. Also, welcome!

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Shindo66 lemmy.world Shindo66@lemmy.world
Joined: 2026-02-28
#32 · Quote Reply

Same. I'm a wagie and need to be careful of my spend, but this is a good set and forget.

The way a lot of people responded to a thread about struggling financially, i think there's a lot of lemmys on here who could definitely afford to pitch in.

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SocialMediaRefugee lemmy.world SocialMediaRefugee@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-27
#33 · Quote Reply

Y'all, everyone should donate. I was totally for real banned, and literally just unbanned myself via bribes. It turns out that if you bribe @lwadmin@lemmy.world, they'll let you say "fuck" as many times as you want on the internet! Seriously, try it out! Make a "donation" and then see if it worked by replying with the word fuck. I think it's actually the law that the internet admins have to let...

Too many fucks though ruins the joy of fuck. Keep fuck special.

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MintyFresh lemmy.world MintyFresh@lemmy.world
Joined: 2024-04-23
#34 · Quote Reply

5$ a month. I was just thinking about how I'd never pay for any kind of reddit anything. But this doesn't feel all hurty in my soul. Ty for making a space that's not hyper capitalist.

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InternetCitizen2 lemmy.world InternetCitizen2@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-16
#35 · Quote Reply

The way a lot of people responded to a thread about struggling financially, i think there's a lot of lemmys on here who could definitely afford to pitch in.

Small amounts add up too!

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justlemmyin lemmy.world justlemmyin@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-08-06
#36 · Quote Reply

Can't do monthly but done'ed a one off!

Will do more one day once local morale improves etc.

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Tikiporch lemmy.world Tikiporch@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-08-03
#37 · Quote Reply

Are you able to add anything between $10-$100 on Patreon?

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RightHandOfIkaros lemmy.world RightHandOfIkaros@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-15
#38 · Quote Reply

Defederate from the tankie bullshit and I’ll absolutely pitch in. But until then, I’m not paying to have a bunch of kids shit all over every discussion had.

Why can't you just block the instances you don't like on your preferred client? That's what I do, and I don't see comments from any user account on any instance I block. I think defederation should be reserved only for the most absolute eggregious problem instances. Instances the CP spammers were from, if you were around for that in the early days here, for example.

As long as they aren't spamming CP and brigading to vandalize posts and stuff, I don't think any instance should be defederated, even if I dont agree with the users there.

Like, I find Blahaj instance users generally annoying. I have never had a positive interaction I can remember with a Blahaj instance user. I can remember quite a few negative ones though. But I don't think Blahaj should be defederated. I just blocked the instance on my client and now I don't see any of their posts or comments (except via modlog, mod view, etc), they can still access communities here, and users here can still access communities there. Wins all around. My personal opinion shouldn't be a reason to remove everyone elses access to an instance they might like.

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RightHandOfIkaros lemmy.world RightHandOfIkaros@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-15
#39 · Quote Reply

I'd be nice if supporters got a little badge or something. But, maybe that's not the Fediverse way.

Like... a blue checkmark?

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Pratai piefed.ca Pratai@piefed.ca
Joined: 2026-02-12
#40 · (edited) Quote Reply

Why can't you just block the instances you don't like on your preferred client? That's what I do, and I don't see comments from any user account on any instance I block. I think defederation should be reserved only for the most absolute eggregious problem instances. Instances the CP spammers were from, if you were around for that in the early days here, for example. As long as they aren't spamm...

I did block it. But you see…. Blocking the instance doesn’t stop the cretins from posting their bullshit all over .world. Hence… I won’t pay to support an instance that allows that trash to post their propaganda.

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TrackenDaKracken lemmy.world TrackenDaKracken@lemmy.world
Joined: 2026-09-29
#41 · Quote Reply

Like... a blue checkmark?

Yeah, I know, I know.

I think of it as a way to prompt others to donate. "I donated, and you can too!", sort of thing. Like wearing an "I voted" sticker on election day.

Unless just doing a sticky once in a while does the job, I suppose.

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The_Jit lemmy.world The_Jit@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-01
#42 · Quote Reply

Y'all, everyone should donate. I was totally for real banned, and literally just unbanned myself via bribes. It turns out that if you bribe @lwadmin@lemmy.world, they'll let you say "fuck" as many times as you want on the internet! Seriously, try it out! Make a "donation" and then see if it worked by replying with the word fuck. I think it's actually the law that the internet admins have to let...

Fuck, that worked! I donated and got unbanned!
Now where is the how many fucks I have left to give meter located? I don't want to run out of fucks and get banned again.

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RightHandOfIkaros lemmy.world RightHandOfIkaros@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-15
#43 · Quote Reply

Yeah, I know, I know. I think of it as a way to prompt others to donate. "I donated, and you can too!", sort of thing. Like wearing an "I voted" sticker on election day. Unless just doing a sticky once in a while does the job, I suppose.

Well my point is that it just seems that rewarding giving money seems to go against the intention of the Fediverse.

People giving money because they want the social clout/status symbol, versus people that give because they want something cool to succeed. Y'know?

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RightHandOfIkaros lemmy.world RightHandOfIkaros@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-15
#44 · Quote Reply

I did block it. But you see…. Blocking the instance doesn’t stop the cretins from posting their bullshit all over .world. Hence… I won’t pay to support an instance that allows that trash to post their propaganda.

Ok, well I mean if its blocked for you, doesn't getting mad about it defeat the purpose of blocking it?

"I blocked my ex, but I just know they are talking to other people and that makes me mad." I know it's maybe not the same level of severity, but I mean, what's the point of blocking if you don't move on after?

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Pratai piefed.ca Pratai@piefed.ca
Joined: 2026-02-12
#45 · Quote Reply

Ok, well I mean if its blocked for you, doesn't getting mad about it defeat the purpose of blocking it? "I blocked my ex, but I just know they are talking to other people and that makes me mad." I know it's maybe not the same level of severity, but I mean, what's the point of blocking if you don't move on after?

I don’t think you understand how federated instances work. Maybe look into that.

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insanemantis lemmy.world insanemantis@lemmy.world
Joined: 2026-10-05
#46 · Quote Reply

10€ is a perfectly fine amount. Also, welcome!

~(つˆ0ˆ)つ。☆

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Serinus Moderator Serinus@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-14
#47 · Quote Reply

Well my point is that it just seems that rewarding giving money seems to go against the intention of the Fediverse. People giving money because they want the social clout/status symbol, versus people that give because they want something cool to succeed. Y'know?

Yeah, but fuck that. As long as you keep it small and near maintenance fees, it's fine.

Too many people react to one extreme with the opposite extreme.

Reddit gold was also a fine way to support Reddit, back when it deserved more support. Before they got greedy.

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khannie lemmy.world khannie@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-21
#48 · Quote Reply

It's not much but I gave €10, keep up what you do because it's my first day and I already don't want this place to go I always feel self conscious sending small amounts, but then I think "maybe that's what stops a lot of people from giving any" because an entire crowd that feels awkward not giving more than 20 actually amounts to a lot So, don't even sweat it! Give any amount

Welcome to Lemmy!

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VAK lemmy.world VAK@lemmy.world
Joined: 2026-03-18
#49 · Quote Reply

Just did. My first ever digital subscription. I feel wealthy.

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Impractical_Island lemmy.world Impractical_Island@lemmy.world
Joined: 2026-04-15
#50 · Quote Reply

I have supportarded!

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jet hackertalks.com jet@hackertalks.com
Joined: 2023-07-06
#51 · (edited) Quote Reply

Do you have crypto donation options? I checked all the posted payment providers above and didn't see any

there is a post from 3 years ago with crypto donation addresses, are they still valid? https://lemmy.world/post/12531572

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