-=> Quoting Daryl Stout to SCOTT ADAMS <=-

 SA>        You realize though getting money today is nearly impossible.
 SA>        So don't be shocked :)

 DS> My BBS has always had a "voluntary donations" philosophy, and will
 DS> continue to do so...even though it's a financial black hole for me. I
 DS> enjoy it too much to shut it down...besides, the wife jokingly
 DS> threatened to do me in if I did. :) I agree...it has been a long time
 DS> since I got a donation for expenses...but, even more so now than years
 DS> ago, the idea of a "pay system" can turn users away.

     Yep.  Same system here.  I thrived on the early days of the
     donations and got tons of hardware and online game regs from
     it.  Especially in the days I was in college so it helped.
     To even consider a pay system today is just a rip off.


... "Can you help me to understand you?" - Kosh to Sheridan
--- Fringe BBS