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Old October 16th, 2006, 11:33 AM
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Default PAY for the FREE stuff!

We have alot of new lurkers.
Sorry if this will seem like a rant but its something I see on alot of forums. People want free things but they wait quietly to get them. Remember your "please" and "thankyou" people!

When someone is providing something for free (or even not for free) their motivation can often be more from public appreciation than from anything else. There are wonderful things being done which we are all enjoying. AARs, 3rd party programs, helpful spreedsheets, game addons, tutorials, fan sites, etc.

PAY for the free stuff please. Let the people know that you are interested in their projects, that you would like to see more of it. If you just wait for such things then it might be a long LONG wait.

This is true anyplace on the net. Pay for the free things that you enjoy. A please and thankyou is not expensive for such things.

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Old October 16th, 2006, 11:17 PM

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Default Re: PAY for the FREE stuff!

If you pay for it, it's no longer free.
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Old October 17th, 2006, 10:05 AM
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Default Re: PAY for the FREE stuff!

If you pay for something free with something free then its still free. zero plus zero equals zero.
My mom taught me to "pay" for free things with a smile, or a thankyou. In general with a kind word. It was rude not to. I figure it should be the same on internet. Particularly if people are going to complain when the free things stop coming.
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Old October 17th, 2006, 02:54 PM
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Default Re: PAY for the FREE stuff!

That's very true, a please and thank you will go a long way and showing appreciation keeps staff and admins from burning out.
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