Queer Eyes Needs Your Help!!!

[vlredreign.livejournal.com]

Reposted with permission from paddies:


As you all know I'm not Queer Eyes' webmistress anymore (and I don't follow fandom stuff since QaF ended) but I know some of you are still very much into it, so maybe there's someone out there willing to help...

The lovely mwil298 - which is the actual Queer Eyes' webmistress just sent me this email:

Hi Gio,
My server fees are due in 27 days and I don't have it to pay it. I'm out of work right now, was laid off. Right now I don't have grocery money let alone extra for anything else. I've put a donation button on the queer eyes site asking for help from everyone that loves the site to help cover the fees along with a list of how much is needed for however many months. I hate to ask for donations but I really don't want to lose all my work and all of your work because if it gets closed then everything will be deleted. Could you possibly help spread the word about the situation? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

So, I did spread the word... if there's someone willing to help keeping the website alive, please contact mwil298!

Thank you soooo much and happy holidays! ♥


Can you help? This is an archive that we cannot afford to lose! This is where a lot of us got our first icons, mood theme, and the best fics in fandom. Some of these authors can't be found elsewhere. Any help I'm sure would be appreciated!

ETA: Wow, you guys are amazing! Thanks to those who have donated so far, and those who linked to this from their journals. Let's make sure Queer Eyes is around for a long time!

ETA2 The lovely webmistress, Misty, has left a lovely message in the comments here. Thanks again to all of you that contributed, you are made of awesome!!

Comments

[lumcheng.livejournal.com]

well, also lost my job last month and just got a new one, so no payment yet, but I sent 5 bucks. not much, but I can't afford more at the moment.
but if a few other ppl would send 5, too - then the site will be safe for another 3 month.
and as soon as I get my salary, I can donate more.

[(Anonymous)]

What happened to you?

[lumcheng.livejournal.com]

nuthing ^^;

[vlredreign.livejournal.com]

Hey, sweetie, email ohfreckle if you haven't, she was freaking out about your gift excchange thingy.

And dude, don't disappear like that, it scares people!

[lumcheng.livejournal.com]

Hi ^^
Thanks, she already wrote me an e-mail and I submitted my gift, so I hope everything is okay ^^;

Sorry, sorry, I promise, I won't repeat it! ^^°

[manueladb.livejournal.com]

Queer Eyes was the first source I found and used when I discovered QAF, it would be a big loss if it wasn't online anymore. I sent enough money to cover 3 months, but I hope more people will help so we can keep it up for a longer time.

[mctina.livejournal.com]

I knocked in ten.

[lougenessis.livejournal.com]

Can you tell me how I can donate? Thank you!

[teatotaller.livejournal.com]

Here's the link. There's a Paypal donation button at the bottom.

http://www.queereyes.net/

[lougenessis.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[teatotaller.livejournal.com]

I made a donation. I hope they can get enough pooled together to cover three years. That would take a lot of pressure off the mod and let me know that I can always go get my myrna fix.

[cam-a.livejournal.com]

Chipped in with $5. :)

[josieb1.livejournal.com]

I chipped in with $15.00. Not too bad with the UK rate as its just under £10.00 (in case anyone else from the UK wants to donate)

[fraserette.livejournal.com]

I put in 5$, it's really all I can afford at the moment but it's a great site and I really wanted to help. Would you mind if I posted this on my journal?

[vlredreign.livejournal.com]

I'm sure it'll be fine. Or, you could link back to this one, it's public, so someone who isn't a member can still see it.

And thanks for helping. I love this fandom!!

[eva213.livejournal.com]

I sent $5. I agree with manueladb - it would be a big loss, esp. after what happened to BJfic.net.

[hudgirl.livejournal.com]

I love this site for browsing for fics and there are so many classics, and also appreciate your maintaining it. I also know how it feels to be unemployed...been there done that. I hope my twenty helps. Sending you positive fibes that you find work soon. SHirls

[sarahj2222.livejournal.com]

I'll send twenty dollars. I don't do paypal..Any other way?
Please write to me off line.
Thanks.
Sarah

[vlredreign.livejournal.com]

I PM'd the webmistress. When I hear back from her, I'll see how we can get your donation in. Thank you!!!

[eastlea.livejournal.com]

I love Queer Eyes site too. Have donated $15 (yip, its under £10 as Josieb1 said for those of us from the UK). Hope this helps.

[(Anonymous)]

I donated enough for one year..... all for the love of B/J, an anonymous benefactor

[vlredreign.livejournal.com]

Bless you! *hugs cyber-air* At this rate, we'll keep the site going for quite some time!

[fraserette.livejournal.com]

Amazing!!

[teatotaller.livejournal.com]

That was so generous! Thank you anonymous benefactor!

[hudgirl.livejournal.com]

Yes indeed "anonymous", you are a most generous sweetheart. S

[simplystars.livejournal.com]

Donation sent. :)

[denvercatmom.livejournal.com]

I donated. We can't afford to lose any more sites.

[(Anonymous)]

donated for six months. at this point, the site would be running for a while. We can't loose those really good fics.

[hudgirl.livejournal.com]

Another anonymous and generous donoation. Thank you so much for helping her save the site. S

Donated $5

[hiroxakira.livejournal.com]

mwil298, thanks a lot for working so hard to keep Queer Eyes'.
It's a great site, I love it.

Good luck to you in finding a new job.

Best wishes,

[hudgirl.livejournal.com]

Wow - that is so wonderful. Big or small, they add up to help keep the love and the wonderful fics of B/J and QAF alive. I have hated that some of our other great sites have gone away as the owners have moved on. So it is especially wonderful that everyone has come together to keep Queer Eyes up.

So happy that at least one of Misty's problems is solved. Stay positive about the job search Misty. Keep us informed on how that goes. Hugs. Shirls

[girloftheburbs.livejournal.com]

Big Hugs! So many of us care about the site. I tried donating a few days ago and the "Donate" button gave me an error. :( I would like to donate $25. I'm so happy that the site will be safe for 9 years, though!! That truly is the spirit of the holiday. <3 <3

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[behind-grneyes.livejournal.com]

I also donated enough for a 3 month extension. I hope that the site continues for a long long time.

Cheers!

[kat-us.livejournal.com]

What a great group of folks we have here, and I'm happy to be added to the list of people that have donated to the site.

Queer Eyes is one of my favorite sites, it actually was one of the first fic sites I found last year while discovered all things QAF and what a treasure trove of outstanding fic it has proven to be.

[paddies.livejournal.com]

Hey there,

I just wanted to add my "thank you" to everyone who donated (or just wished they could *g*)...

Even tho I'm not directly in charge of Queer Eyes anymore, that website is still "my baby", I poured all my passion, love and time into it and it makes me incredibly happy to see that people still enjoy it after all these years. :-)

Thank you, thank you, thank you!

*loves*

[fraserette.livejournal.com]

You really created something awesome!

[paddies.livejournal.com]

♥

[vlredreign.livejournal.com]

New people come along all the time, and we want to be able to go, "Go here, there's fic, icons, you name it." For me, I tell them to go to the fic link and start at A. lol

Thank you for letting us know, and letting us help. *hugs you* Look, Snoopy!Justin!

[paddies.livejournal.com]

Thank you! ♥

Look, Snoopy!Justin!

Eeeeh, that's still one of my favorite icons! ;-)

[girloftheburbs.livejournal.com]

It truly is an amazing site, Paddies. Thank you. <3

[paddies.livejournal.com]

Awww...thank you! :x:x:x

[khaywren.livejournal.com]

I also donated $25 just today - what an incredible response! Great to know, as a new member to the fandom, that this site will be around for a long time.

[kika-k.livejournal.com]

It was a pleasure to donate 6 months for one of the first sites of qaff ics where I landed to read so many beautiful things! :)