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Hello everyone,
Some of you may recall when we had some problems with PayPal some time ago. We had, at the time, resolved the situation with PayPal by providing them with all the information they requested, meaning our account was restored in full.
It turns out, however, that the information they requested wasn't enough to validate our existence as a PayPal business account holder, and they now insist that we provide them additional documentation. TBlaxland and I (mostly he, rather than me) have been working with PayPal to resolve the problems they've identified and to restore our account.
Unfortunately, PayPal decided that they wanted proof of our Registration as an Australian Corporation by means of our registration document, despite us asserting that we are an unincorporated association, something they have an option for. Much back and forth ensued, but the ultimate reply from PayPal was that we are required to become a registered corporation to enjoy the benefits of a PayPal account.
What this means is that, on Monday, January 22nd 2018, we will become temporarily unable to accept donations on the Orbiter-Forum PayPal account. We have plenty aside to fund the servers in this eventuality, so, this won't pose us any short-term difficulty. While this restriction is in place, we'll be working to get our "business" registered, and to present PayPal with the documentation they require to unrestrict our account.
I'd like to take this opportunity to once again thank all our generous donators for their support, and to apologise for the inconvenience PayPal have caused us again.
Some of you may recall when we had some problems with PayPal some time ago. We had, at the time, resolved the situation with PayPal by providing them with all the information they requested, meaning our account was restored in full.
It turns out, however, that the information they requested wasn't enough to validate our existence as a PayPal business account holder, and they now insist that we provide them additional documentation. TBlaxland and I (mostly he, rather than me) have been working with PayPal to resolve the problems they've identified and to restore our account.
Unfortunately, PayPal decided that they wanted proof of our Registration as an Australian Corporation by means of our registration document, despite us asserting that we are an unincorporated association, something they have an option for. Much back and forth ensued, but the ultimate reply from PayPal was that we are required to become a registered corporation to enjoy the benefits of a PayPal account.
What this means is that, on Monday, January 22nd 2018, we will become temporarily unable to accept donations on the Orbiter-Forum PayPal account. We have plenty aside to fund the servers in this eventuality, so, this won't pose us any short-term difficulty. While this restriction is in place, we'll be working to get our "business" registered, and to present PayPal with the documentation they require to unrestrict our account.
I'd like to take this opportunity to once again thank all our generous donators for their support, and to apologise for the inconvenience PayPal have caused us again.