Hi, to all users. This is Arcturus here, your humble overlord.
Some of you may have noticed of late that the site is getting slower.. and slower... and s.. l.. o.. w.. e.. r...
We've tried to take a number of steps to remedy this, to little effect. This compounded with some other issues of 'customer service' being unsatisfactory means we're on the lookout for a hosting provider that can handle e621's growth.
What this means for users: When we can raise funds for this (details at bottom), we'll have a short period of transitional downtime and then, we'll be on a server that will have so much bandwidth, that even Google will go "Daaaaamn" (Or not quite that much. But plenty!).
The downside to this is, we need to raise another few hundred bucks again. I figure that, if FA can raise around a thousand a month, you guys can surely spring a few hundred to make this place a better place, right?
So..
We're getting a new hosting provider soon. This will fix all speed issues. We need money for this, at least a couple hundred US dollars.
If this does not happen, we may just have to temporarily close e621 until such time as money can be raised, before the site becomes completely unusable (It's already down to semi-usable).
However, if it does happen, downtime will be minimal. The server will be kept up until the files and such have been transferred over and will be kept live during the DNS transition period, so you can continue to look at stuff until the change is over.
You can donate through tipjoy, link is on every single page. Or just use this handy URL: http://tipjoy.com/u/e621/ After donating, you must Pay Your Pledge. Payment is through PayPal, so it's easy to do.
Updated by KiraNoot
