I know there has been talk about revamping the donation system. So I figured a thread to discuss just that would be good as well. I know we should think about perhaps how the donation system should be changed, re-worded, made easier, ect. So let's do that.
I have more ideas, and I'll post them when I have time. However, I wanted to put down what got me thinking of this topic. Reminders.
Basically, right now there isn't any reminder system setup to remind a donator that their status is about to expire (that it's been a year since they last donated)? I realized this because as always happens to me, I log in and whoops, I can't view the donators forum. I'm like huh? Check my donation stats, and find that yup, it's been a year. So I then go through the process and donate again.
What I'd love to see, and it's a feature I'd love to see now, is a reminder of some type, be it a PM, email, announcement (like the one that apears on the members main menu when you pledge but haven't paid), that let's you know that your donators status is about to expire and then gives you a direct link to renew. Perhaps the timing could be 2 weeks before it expires.
I know I have payment reminders all over the place. Like for my domain and hosting I'm reminded via email 1 month prior that I need to renew. Magazines do it. So, as a way to help remind people that they should donate perhaps it'd be a good idea to set up a system like this.
















