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Originally posted by dirtytony
why is everyone here so eager to exclude people? for christ sake it's the internet. just because someone doensn't post a lot doesn't mean that they should be banned to lepers island. maybe you should give special things to people that donate, like a monthly gift of some sort. that's what penny arcade (a gaming news/webcomic) does, and they can fully survive on their site. i used to really love this site, a great community plus free porn (the links board not the titty board) now it just seems too much like real life. and if i wanted to live in the real world i wouldn't have bought a cable modem.
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let's put it this way: when there are a lot of lurkers using up our bandwidth and CPU power and not giving ANYTHING back (donations or posts), it has often gotten to the point where at peak times the site is VERY slow or, worse yet, shuts down.
We members who actually participate in various areas of the board - and there are many of us - do not like this and don't deserve it just so someone who gives nothing back to the community here can look at some boobies.
It's a party here, and all we ask is that people aren't wallflowers. Either bring some chips and salsa and donate, or join one of the many conversations being had. Don't spend all your time at our party doing your own thing in the corner.
If you want a site that has lots of free porn and doesn't expect anything of you, go to one of the thousand other ones on the internet that are riddled with ads. This site isn't about the porn, it's about the community. We just happen to enjoy porn as well.
EDIT: oh yeah, and doners DO get something. If someone wants to not participate on the site very frequently at all and still be able to come back often, all they have to do is donate and sit back and enjoy the ride. Of course, most people donate because they realize how valuable participation is on this site and they ejoy being a part of it.