I missed the negativity in the tone when reading it as well. I personally didn't see the idea itself as too negative -- a list of stuff in the works. No promises, just "I think this is a good idea. Maybe some day." or "Never gonna happen."

While I have seen lots more prominence given to the Offering Plate recently, I wasn't aware of the gravity of the current situation, and I thank you for bringing it to my attention. Personally, I can't do much about it as I have literally $0 to my name. (And 0 €, for that matter.) Other than encourage others to support the site, which seems almost hypocritical when I can't.

Would there be a non-tacky way to put up a list of donors/"responsable members of the community", as a sort of incentive to have people support the site? I'm not talking about anything drastic involving the experience system, like $50/year => max level 5, $100/year => max level 6... Just a list of the monks who've donated, perhaps separated into levels of giving. Like the stuff the college alumni association always sends you, with the lists of all the people who want to show off how well-off they are or how much they love their alma mater. Maybe this would be too crass and materialistic for the monastery, though.

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