Quote Originally Posted by hoglahoo View Post
I think it's a nice gesture, but personally I feel weird about donating directly to the site. Maybe the money would go where I wanted, maybe not, and besides that it would be just a tiny bandaid. We did something very similar only about five years ago actually, collecting donations for a new server. I prefer to donate items to members or especially to community-driven giveaways and/or events, and donate time/energy to helping new folks on the forum, taking care of items that need attention on the site, etc. You can also support the vendors who advertise on SRP



Agreed. And regardless of any fundraising efforts we undertake, it's really up to those who hold the keys to figure out how to make the site run with free membership
Well it is like Church. Everyone goes and smiles and shakes hands, they sing the hymns and eat the suppers, but there are very few who do the work in the background to make it happen, and clean up the mess after it does.

Remember how much work you did on the Wiki before you got tired of messing with it ? In the late '60s I was out in San Francisco in an area near Golden Gate Park, the Fillmore District. It became known as Haight-Ashbury because of the intersection of two streets. There was a sign in a store front window that said, "Buy Free Things."

I didn't get it at the time, but I realized later what it was saying. Relying on a volunteer to do the background work for nothing .......... for years ......... isn't fair to that individual. Chances are they will get tired of it. If they don't quit entirely they will be resistant to proposed new features that may enhance the site, but will add to their workload. If they do finally quit entirely it would be like being out on a lonely road with a flat and no spare.

You get what you pay for.