"Porting for donations"...a little selfish?

[Vexenu]

What kind of jackass complains about people who say "Porting for donations" and then tips 1000 cp?

What are you, 14 years old?

[Jingleson]

Originally Posted by Vexenu [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

What kind of jackass complains about people who say "Porting for donations" and then tips 1000 cp?

What are you, 14 years old?

1cp, not 1000cp.

Because it's not a donation if you have to give one for the service. It's a fee then.

[Nuggie]

Jingleson the millenial moocher, on ignore since Nov '13

Vote for Obama again. You cheap prick.

[Jingleson]

Originally Posted by Nuggie [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Jingleson the millenial moocher, on ignore since Nov '13

Vote for Obama again. You cheap prick.

Maybe you misunderstood me. I'm happy to donate to people who offer their services without strings attached. I generally donate 25-50pp every time I get a port or ask for SoW. But not to people who demand tithings for their time.

[SCB]

They call it a donation because it's what everyone called it in '99.

They called it that in '99 for RP reasons - it's like donating to their church for their services.

[wingelefoot]

There is nothing wrong to port for "donations." As a druid and someone who ports for "donations," it means what it means. If you feel generous enough to pay me for my time, great. If not, you must have your reasons. I don't keep a shit list, and I don't demand pay. Most (>90%) of the population is willing to give you a little something for your time.

[Alorae]

This again? "Porting for donations" is just the language people use. Don't take it literally.

[William_Munny15]

this is why i always state "porting for dough, no dough no port" no wiggle room there!

[Hailto]

oh great its this thread again

[Laugher]

This issue comes up a lot it seems, and while I agree the word "donation" doesn't really seem as fitting at times as saying "wts ports" I don't mind it, I've hardly ever seen ports presented another way. On my main I've never had issues with at least getting a "thank you" from someone for saving them a boat ride.

Some of my favorite porters I've met on my other toons charge a flat rate. The reason I like this is because when somebody charges a flat rate they're usually very business like about porting, that's not to say other porters aren't but if you see a flat rate porter online they are more often the ones who will accommodate their customers (ex. picking you up or running to an area you're in because you have asked).

Druid (& wizard) is a great money making class and I think there's a lot of people out there that hadn't played one (at least in this era) until this server (like myself) and as a result didn't grasp the concept of the community having the common sense to donate and/or say thank you for your time. As a level 30 I certainly presented myself as a "wts ports" type, but as a /roler I've actually gotten more business being quiet and out of the way than trying to ask for it haha.

tl;dr version: donation has been the EQ community term when dealing with ports for years. Some people like using their druid (wizard) for money instead of fun play time here(or for both fun & money).