Yeah. i also been looking for this in the archives but coudn't find it. I think he should put that on YouTube in the highlights videos.

On topic. I never ever have donated money to anyone on the web. I simply thought that nobody really deserved MY money to spend on stuff. Until now.

I'm not wealthy by any means and I also have bills to pay and food to put on the table but I truly think that Day9 has the passion and the commitment to pull something off to make e-Sports grow greatly. Also Day9 already gave me (and to many others) so much that I think that it is time to give something in return to help e-Sports in anyway I can.
I WILL donate. Not much but something;) and will try to support the community in positive ways and spread the word about SC and e-Sports in general.
If all of us give (and I don't mean money) a little bit back, the sum of all part will be huge so...

I'm doing my part. How about you?

Deadlyfish

Denmark1980 Posts

January 08 2011 17:12 GMT

#44

I will donate aswell. I mean i get hours and hours of FREE entertainment, saving me the money i'd otherwise have to spend to entertain myself :D The expression "nothing in life is free" was obviously written by someone who hasnt watched the Day9 daily. Cant think of someone more deserving of my money than someone who does something for free (if that makes any sense lol)

Zechs

United Kingdom321 Posts

January 08 2011 17:22 GMT

#45

If anyone in the SC2 community deserves donations, it's Day9, but i fail to see how giving a few pounds/dollars/euros to one guy is going to make esports "mainstream". Personally, i'm not even 100% sure i want esports to go mainstream, but that's a whole other issue. Playing in tournaments yourself and getting your friends into the games (it's not just about SC2, sorry to break it to you) is far more important than donating money to one guy imo.

By all means give money to a deserving person like Sean, but don't delude yourself into thinking it's more than that.

Cedstick

Canada3336 Posts

January 08 2011 17:44 GMT

#46

Dude helped me out with some mid-game TvZ timings with his podcast back in '09, and that, coupled with the hilarious shit he's done like the campfire story and trumpets, is worth a few bucks at least. The fact that this money will go towards someone who's already done more than enough for the community, and is aiming to accomplish tenfold that, should be enough incentive for any regular Day9 viewer.

Keep in mind, I have student loans and expensive web development costs to deal with right now XP

ThaZenith

Canada3116 Posts

January 08 2011 17:49 GMT

#47

Day9, full time working on making Starcraft 2 a bigger/better esport? *drools*

I really hope he accepts sponsorship too of some sort, he will need money, guaranteed. Donations could definitely keep him afloat, with all the people who love him, but realistically he needs some sustained income to do what he does best.

I hope the future turns out as bright as it looks for him.

mufin

United States616 Posts

January 08 2011 19:31 GMT

#48

On January 08 2011 19:21 thesmoosh wrote:

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Did you not watch the video? Right now a big part of the income generated by his dailies goes to help Sean with his living expenses. If people donated enough for him to get by without tapping into those funds, he could use all the money generated by his dailies etc and funnel them into e-sports.

All of it is completely optional too. He's still going to be doing the daily, and it's going to be free. He just said that if you would like to help him, you can.

I watched the video, but I guess our interpretations of his message are different lol.

People need to do more then throwing money at Sean and expecting him to carry esports. Getting involved in the community and starting your own projects is 100 times more effective then paying Sean's electric bill. Thats where JP started with SotG, thats where Sean started with his daily, and countless others who are well known in the community.

PheNOM_

United States417 Posts

January 08 2011 19:34 GMT

#49

good post is good.

User was warned for this post

Noev

United States1105 Posts

January 08 2011 19:34 GMT

#50

This is great i am really looking forward to seeing what he has in store for us this year, hope to see some cool projects and things soon. keep up the good work day we are all behind you

iMbc

United States55 Posts

January 08 2011 19:36 GMT

#51

could someone please post a transcript of his speech plz? ^^

thesmoosh

113 Posts

January 08 2011 20:18 GMT

#52

I just put aside 20 bucks a month and then randomly donate it to tourneys and streams. Gonna add another 5 a month for day9. It's not much and I'm not rich, but $5 isn't a noticeable amount. Multiply that by the number of people that watch day9's casts (20k at least including the archive viewers) then that's $100,000 per month. That's more than the GSL prize pool.

No reason why it can't be done.

vesicular

United States1310 Posts

January 08 2011 20:36 GMT

#53

On January 09 2011 04:31 mufin wrote:
People need to do more then throwing money at Sean and expecting him to carry esports. Getting involved in the community and starting your own projects is 100 times more effective then paying Sean's electric bill. Thats where JP started with SotG, thats where Sean started with his daily, and countless others who are well known in the community.

Some people have more money than time. It's much easier for me to drop $1,000 into Day9's bank account than it is to spend 100 hours on my own esports projects. It's also much cheaper to boot since I own my own business and time is money. I also expect Sean will put it to good use in ways I never could, just because he has such a huge following already.

Not everyone who plays SC2 is a broke college kid. Some of us are overloaded on time commitment but can easily help pay to help promote our favorite pastime.

Dahlian

Germany37 Posts

January 08 2011 21:59 GMT

#54

I will try to donate to sean on a monthly basis from now on. Like someone would pay for GomTV one could also pay for his dailies that I personally enjoy alot. Quite natural to devote some of my money to my source of entertainment i guess.
As someone already mentioned. Onetime donations will bring sean only so far. That's why i think smaller monthly donating would be a good thing. Of course to do that is everyone's own decision. It won't hurt me for sure and I like the thought of supporting day9 and directly (which cannot be denied since this union address) eSports with it.

morimacil

France921 Posts

January 08 2011 22:17 GMT

#55

50 euros a month isnt much, but if it means that he will be spending most of his time casting and doing other SC related stuff instead of working, and casting/doing dailies in the few hours he isnt working and on weekends, which in turns means that I then get to watch a ton more awesome and entertaining casts, thats well worth it :D

The only real problem I can see with that is that he might soon be able to provide more content than I actually have time to watch, and not being able to see all of it is going to be sad

Oh well, guess Ill have to sleep even less!

Backpack

United States1776 Posts

January 08 2011 22:20 GMT

#56

I'd much rather have Day[9] devoted to esports and having all the time in the world to produce content instead of him having to work at mcdonalds just to make enough money to eat.

NostalgiaTag

Canada508 Posts

January 08 2011 22:22 GMT

#57

I will be donating to Day 9, as well as permanently being involved in E-sports as i know a lot of you are as well.

Good job day 9.
You bring E-sports to the people!

Logarythm

United States264 Posts

January 08 2011 22:32 GMT

#58

That picture is nothing short of godly.

REM.ca

Canada354 Posts

January 08 2011 22:49 GMT

#59

It should also be noted that according to terms of use agreements with the various websites he uses to broadcast, Day9 probably can't actively ask us to click on the ads on his videos...

...that is all I will say about that.