Donations no longer accepted and big announcement related?

[Moonrider]

I recently saw that you can no longer donate on nostalrius and there has been quite a bit of mystery around a grand announcement for the 1 year celebration so i was wondering (speculating ) whether they are connected!

[Moonrider]

Link of the previously donation page, https://en.nostalrius.org/paypal.html

[Imbaslap]

syrah, viper, pottu all online on forums..

[Syff]

HYPE

[Caedum]

What announcement, got a link?

[Doofoos]

I hope they've found some Saudi oil-prince, who willingly donated lots of money$$$ for their hard work
Sadly im not the one, otherwise i donated 1 year ago

[SaucyKnave]

One server got shut down from making too much money. I imagine stopping donations helps Nostalrius "fly under the radar" and avoid Blizz's legal lightning bolts. Nostalrius is a non-profit project so I think it's important to avoid making enough money to endanger that status. They probably made enough money to pay the staff for a bit and are turning off the tap for now

[Nano]

One server got shut down from making too much money. I imagine stopping donations helps Nostalrius "fly under the radar" and avoid Blizz's legal lightning bolts. Nostalrius is a non-profit project so I think it's important to avoid making enough money to endanger that status. They probably made enough money to pay the staff for a bit and are turning off the tap for now

No one on the staff has been paid and will never be paid.

We did indeed turn off the donations and will have more info on why at a later date.