Hello all,

Thanks to everyone for making this one of the best SE servers out there. Unlike many servers open to everyone, you've made this a great place - teaching new players rules, putting up with Alpha, and generally being hilarious.

We're looking to finanace a server upgrade, and are hoping you'll join other players in kicking in to make this happen.

Since you've made this one of the premier SE communities, it has become increasingly popular. As you may have seen, this means that now there is frequently a wait time to get on and lag happens more quickly - with worse effects.

Chuu and I treat this like a second job and do our best to keep the machine oiled. But as we grow and especially with planets coming soon, there's only so much we can do - and so have two options:

1. Put more block limits in place and more rules to reduce lag, or
2. Upgrade the server

We'd like to go with #2 - and that's where you come in. Although we put a lot of hours in, running a server costs money- and we're hoping that all of you who want an upgrade like we do will pitch in. We're looking to raise $160 to finance a badass server with more ram, a bigger player cap, and ultimately, more sweet, sweet sims.

Thanks again from both of us for making the difficult job of administering worth it, and for building one of the best servers in the world. Will you kick in $50, $25 or even $10 right now?[www.paypal.com] We'll turn it into more sims for you.

ALSO: If you have host suggestions, please send them to Chuu! We've got some options, but would love community input.

I'll keep you posted on progress - and thank you in advance!

See you in space,
-Chuu & Clipboard