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« on: 01 September 2013, 20:02:26 »
Having been down that road on a forum elsewhere, as admin, I have to agree with TB, it can make it very difficult.... nigh on impossible not to create a two or three tier effect in the community...... however, that's not to say it is impossible to accept donations.... given very clear and concise stipulations.
a paypal account, with a link to it in the forum rules, and a stipulation that anonymous donations must never be revealed or even alluded to, even in jest, and that management will use inverse moderation and regulation on anyone doing so..... eg, come down harder rather than softer if they step out of line. and that waving it about will result in a ban... or at very least post count reset, perhaps depending on how out of line the member has been.....
there's a risk that the puerile might start a new sport, trying to find the line, so personally i'd just ban them.
be clear from the outset that no one is ever above the rules, and the grown ups will go along with it.... anyone stupid enough to step outside of that deserves the idiotting they're gonna get.
those of us that feel Jaime and co should at least not have to fork out of their own pockets, can support them, and any residuals , if there are such, can be used each year at newent for a curry and beer.
no one of any sense is going to insist on full accountings...... it's simply a "club pot" , not income for the admins....
