Okay - here's a question, in the interest of debate. Purely hypothetical, and yes, I know there are plenty of ways to host sites without pay content, but most of those sites eventually end up asking for donations, and, being poor myself, I can't possibly give to all the sites I'd like to and that I use regularly, though I do when I can. I imagine that's true for a lot of us. I think it's probably also true that some are more likely (rightly or wrongly) to shell out a couple of bucks for a specific item rather than for the site as a whole - perceived reward, as it were. Also, it seems like a nice gesture to offer something as a special 'thank you' to those who do donate.
What, therefore, is wrong with one or two small, cheap, but nicely made donator gifts on a site? I'm not talking about sites (and we know who they are) who offer crappy stuff for free and all the nice stuff is pay, let alone sites like T$R. The site I work with is free, and has absolutly no plans to change that, but it's something I personally have thought about - how to show a little extra appreciation for people who are willing to pitch in on the cost without being a money-grubbing scumbunny.
any thoughts? (yeah, like there wouldn't be
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I never knew that about fiber arts patterns. Learn something new every day. And anyway, I knit socks. Maybe if the site I'm on has to resort to begging, we can post a big sign - "will knit socks for bandwidth" lol