I have actually been thinking of doing something like that. I think it would be the same small group of people who would keep donating time and time again though, and I don't really see why they alone should bear the cost.
It'll work out, or it won't.
... that I would be more likely to donate if I knew how much you needed. And if I could get Paypal working properly for me. It's kind of not my friend sometimes. Though it would be understandable if you didn't want to hold your hand out in order to get people to contribute to the operational costs.
If it was framed in a matter of "give money so that the site can keep running" I would be more likely to do so, compared to "give money and get these extra features", since I'm not really interested in the features. I know it works out to the same thing in the end ... but I guess that's just how my brain works.
Though I can only speak for myself, of course.
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/Survey: If this place had a separate politics board like several other sites do, what would happen?
- 23/11/2011 10:53:33 PM
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Political Board = Chat Drama x 9000 *NM*
- 24/11/2011 12:13:58 AM
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I doubt that very much.
- 24/11/2011 01:17:07 AM
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Which is pretty much my point
- 24/11/2011 01:40:09 AM
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I remain unconvinced a few voices can drown out the rest in an internet environment.
- 25/11/2011 12:41:05 AM
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the problem with the chat drama is spilled over into everything else
- 28/11/2011 05:47:14 PM
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All the political crap would go there, like it does on those other sites.
- 24/11/2011 01:09:11 AM
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Perhaps some might feel more comfortable posting if it were separate?
- 24/11/2011 01:41:15 AM
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Probably the easiest solution is to have a filter instead, save the new board for a "Writers Board"
- 24/11/2011 06:47:33 AM
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Perhaps
- 24/11/2011 09:25:40 AM
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There are actually a number of simple and effective solutions if this really bugs people
- 24/11/2011 06:35:33 PM
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There is a reason we are seeing so much complaining about politics form certain people
- 28/11/2011 05:44:22 PM
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You're adorable. You're also pretty new to the site, as I recall.
- 29/11/2011 12:41:03 AM
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yes I was refering to you
- 29/11/2011 12:37:34 PM
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Then you should know there are fewer conservatives on the site now.
- 30/11/2011 03:41:10 AM
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That's arguably flawed reasoning, there's apparently considerably fewer posters overall now
- 30/11/2011 05:24:28 AM
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To a certain extent. But the site's left lost LiterateDog and Chorabliss.
- 30/11/2011 09:15:29 AM
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If people want to keep the place alive and interesting for themselves then they can do these things:
- 24/11/2011 08:51:11 AM
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The first is no option at all
- 24/11/2011 09:24:24 AM
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It wasn't aimed at you specifically.
- 24/11/2011 10:10:05 AM
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Writing past 3 AM is not going to lead to clear connections, sometimes
- 24/11/2011 10:22:34 AM
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Re: Writing past 3 AM is not going to lead to clear connections, sometimes
- 24/11/2011 11:15:31 PM
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I think ...
- 25/11/2011 10:46:48 PM
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there would be so little traffic on the community board that you could shut it down
- 28/11/2011 05:20:10 PM
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