The IMA have launched CROWDFUNDING ...


www.generosity.com/community-fundraising/ipernity-members-association-a-non-profit-entity

With a target of $25,000 in "two weeks" - this is to secure the platform whilst the takeover project is planned and achieved.

March 2017


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Things have moved on .....
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ADDED - new article from Team Ipernity - 10th January 2017

www.ipernity.com/blog/team/4646844
"New Perspectives"
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< << With the help of several community members, especially Claus-Peter, Paul (autofantasia), Eric Desjours, and, William Sutherland, the idea that ipernity could be managed by the community has made its way and seems to be the most realistic solution.

We have postponed the date of closing to late February to allow us more time to study this perspective.>>>


ADDED - 6th December 2016

"Please join this group as evidence that you want Ipernity to continue, adding new ideas to the discussion threads is not required."

www.ipernity.com/group/2260604

Proposals for Ipernity Saving ....

As of 2100hrs on 12th January 2017 - This group has membership of approximately 427 - and several others who have joined but left again, or had reached their groups limit.
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A point - in some (many) volunteer organisations there is an unwritten 10% rule - that is; the percentage of members willing, in theory, to do something to help progress - such as answer appeals for funding.
Of that 10%, there is a smaller group, in practice, have or offer useful skills or actual activity to achieve that progress.

Something which I have observed myself, as I take all three positions, it depends on the situation. In the case of saving Ipernity, I want to save it and all I can offer is funding ...
See also ; Unofficial User Poll by Autofantasia
www.ipernity.com/blog/autofantasia/4643022

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The prospect of Ipernity "closing shortly" fills me with dismay. (See IP blog for 1st December 2016)

I've asked the Team how many more "annual club memberships" they would need to keep going ... (For Info: My Ticket no is 37508)

If this a "reasonable" number then, maybe, we - the members - could help.
For example, my current sub expires in mid September 2017, and I would be willing to pay more than the £35 expected to renew for the following two years.

Perhaps some of the current *free* members would consider taking out a subscription if this would help maintain this site, at least in the short term, whilst the Team continue looking for a longer term partner.
I note that their recent attempt has failed, but surely the influx of ex-panoramio refugees has meant *some* additional subscriptions ...)

I really don't wasn't the hassle of moving home again. I've probably got twice the number of images I had when I decamped from f*****r in May 2013. Plus all the album commentaries, although I'm going to save those as "documents" within a short period of time.

Added (1)... 2 Dec 2016
Ip did run for several months about a year ago with minimal visible input from the team. So if the servers can work on that same basis ie subscriptions / adverts can cover the hosting costs for a while, I see no need for a shutdown.

Added (2) ... 2 Dec 2016
So, how much more cash is needed ?
- could the free members be asked for a contribution eg the three months trials
- how many new full year members are needed ? double, three times, four times ?
- how about asking club members directly to recruit ?
- how about "crowd-funding" or asking for donations as Wikipedia does ?
- or do we need to reduce file sizes for uploads and delete scrap images ?
- or delete unused / unvisited / empty accounts (this would need monitoring as there are some accounts that the user has died, but the account is still visited)
- how do we increase the value of ads to you (is it Ip gets paid per click on the advert ?)

Added (3) ...5 Dec 201
Well, I'm not alone is being willing to pay more for the privilege of being a member here.
If they need double the current income to pay for just one developer ...
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However, I like the site the way it is, I certainly don't want it "developed" into yet another fl***r clone.
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The current site would need maintenance, bug repairs, perhaps some new features (like statistics, having albums in more than one folder) but it is what we want, otherwise we would not be here !