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Originally posted by andrewas:
There was a debate on how to fund IWF about a year ago, and every form of compulsory payment (members only areas, special avatars, anything you couldnt get without paying) was voted down. A fair proportion of members said they would leave if such things were introduced, as I recall. So you have no worries on that score. What is being discussed is a voluntary thing, no obligation nor reward.
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"You are under no obligation to make a voluntary donation. However, if no without-obligation voluntary donations are recieved, this website will shut down. Have a nice day."
Pfft! Even the nonprofit Girl Scouts sell cookies.
Why not sell avatars, desktop images, Ironworks t-shirts, etc., with all proceeds going to the upkeep of Ironworks? I'm all for it, even if other people here are not. I know from experience that "voluntary" usually isn't. Since Ironworks has many >18 members, things might be different. Then again, it might not.
As far as I can tell, Ziroc is the ringleader of this circus. Many people support Ironworks, yes, but the cash for this place has to come from
somewhere. Nobody goes to a website specifically to see banner ads or popups, but the cash for this place has to come from
somewhere.