scottstef, I agree with you up to a point. Participating at Perl Monks is great, helpful, and is good for the community (well... and fun too.) However none of that helps vroom pay bills. This site isn't free to him. That's why the Offering Plate was developed. To make sure that there was some mechanism to try to help keep Perl Monks running financially.

What I think the point was trying to hit at was a way of recognition for the people who not only make their time contribution, but a financial contribution to keep Perl Monks alive. I don't think that would necessarily be a bad thing. Just think of other donations... you have options. For example my college calls me, and if I want to make an annonymous donation I can, or if I want to be recognized I can. It's the donator's choice. I don't see that to be a big problem. I think it might even generate some more donations if people started to look at the 'donation node' and could see what is (or is not) going on. Even with my college, you never 'really' know what people donated since they put people in 'dontaion ranges' (ie: $0 - $100, $101 - $200, ...)

Perhaps it's just that I just don't understand one of you're comments: "...donating large sums of cash from taking their ball home if they don't like the rules." I'm not sure what you mean by that. Perhaps I'm just missing you point.

- Mission
"Heck I don't know how to do it either, but do you think that's going to stop me?!!"

In reply to Re: Re: Recognize Contributions by Mission
in thread Recognize Contributions by InfiniteSilence

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