Hi to all and to @thibault in particular,
I'm writing for a question about the running costs of the website.
I'm really grateful to the job Thibault has been doing and I've been contributing myself to the cause, so please keep up the good work!
While I was looking into the patreon page to contribute though I've noticed that there is no "balance sheet". There is a cost breakdown (docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1CGgu-7aNxlZkjLl9l-OlL00fch06xp0Q7eCVDDakYEE/edit?usp=sharing) but it only shows what the practical running costs of lichess are and not how the money is actually spent.
How much money has been donated each month? What happens if not enough money is gathered? What happens if more money than necessary is gathered?
I am not writing this because I want to suspect that the money is not being spent well. I am *fully* confident that the money donated is all used for the website. However I think it's a required necessity for transparency, considering that now we have thousands of players and hundreds of Patrons who have the right to know in detail how their money has been spent.
Best,
I'm writing for a question about the running costs of the website.
I'm really grateful to the job Thibault has been doing and I've been contributing myself to the cause, so please keep up the good work!
While I was looking into the patreon page to contribute though I've noticed that there is no "balance sheet". There is a cost breakdown (docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1CGgu-7aNxlZkjLl9l-OlL00fch06xp0Q7eCVDDakYEE/edit?usp=sharing) but it only shows what the practical running costs of lichess are and not how the money is actually spent.
How much money has been donated each month? What happens if not enough money is gathered? What happens if more money than necessary is gathered?
I am not writing this because I want to suspect that the money is not being spent well. I am *fully* confident that the money donated is all used for the website. However I think it's a required necessity for transparency, considering that now we have thousands of players and hundreds of Patrons who have the right to know in detail how their money has been spent.
Best,