Donation Drive

[Robn Kester]

Originally Posted by brianleahy

It's amazing how people become so accustomed to getting valuable things for free that they start to feel entitled, and even become angry when either the freebies go away (even temporarily) or when they are asked to pay for them. I catch myself doing it too; getting angry with a delayed update to a free site or some such.

That's it exactly. You get used to something that was free and suddenly it costs money. Pow, you go into freak mode. Sure, there are other similar resources out there but if you like a place, you will want to come back

I have tried other forums of all kinds for all kinds of subjects over the last 10+ years and only a handful get me coming back.

Excellent case in point here. The Mac OS.

Remember when you could go down to your local Mac shop with a handful of floppies and use their machines to copy the latest version of Mac OS?

Remember the horror and outrage when Apple announced it was going to start charging for the Mac OS? People screamed, then got over it and realized it was not that bad of a deal, so they eventually started coughing up the cash.

I don't mind helping a site I find useful. Many of the best helpful sites out there are run by good people who do so of their own freewill and in their spare time. And many times these people pony up major money for hosting, bandwidth, and countless hours of their time so we have a place to rest our eyes when we need help or want to talk to like minds.

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