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

[kaev]

"Donation" should be replaced by a non-disableable badword filter, random foraged goods would be best I think ("porting for vegetables!") Or, better yet, people who use it in zonewide chat should be insta-disco'd by the server. Absolute most annoying usage EQ has ever seen. It is :classic: tho, along with lots of other annoying behaviors.

[Shoran91]

I don't like it when people say that, better off just saying porting for a small fee =/ It isn't donating when it is required.

[Alorae]

"Porting for donations" doesn't imply that the donation is required.

[mishurza]

Porting for donations lets the person getting the port decide what to pay. When I was a lower level player I often payed only 10pp for a port or asked politely for a free port. A little gratitude and humility went a long way. When I'm trying to find a port I always say, "paying for a port to XXX" though so I understand where you are coming from.

2. Donation, a contribution.

Seems to me that people are using the word in a grammatically correct way, but that doesn't mean you have to phrase your port requests or offerings this way.

Also, be prepared to end up in Misty or Tox if you donate 1cp for a port.

[Langrisserx]

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

"Porting for donations" doesn't imply that the donation is required.

no

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

Porting for donations lets the person getting the port decide what to pay.

yes

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

"Porting for donations" means you are porting for the "donation". Its not hard to understand.

yes


still lost on some people who dont read gud.. cough alorae.. the donation may be so infinitesimal as to not exist in the practical world... yet, it must be for there to be a port.

[Burial]

Honestly I don't mind donating at all I feel kinda guilty if I don't.

[Telin]

If you can afford it, you should pay for their time and services. It's just economic sense to me. That's why I add donations are accepted but not required. If I know someone could afford to pay and they don't i do get a little annoyed. One time I sarcastically thanked someone for their nonpayment and they ran back and paid embarassed to have forgotten.

[Atmas]

As a guy who played a wiz I always donate for ports.

If you don't want to tip someone for their time, don't take the ride. I imagine anyone who announces porting for donations is trying to make some money.

[Jingleson]

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

As a guy who played a wiz I always donate for ports.

If you don't want to tip someone for their time, don't take the ride. I imagine anyone who announces porting for donations is trying to make some money.

Then they should say something like "donations appreciated but never required." Not "must donate or no port."

[Alorae]

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

still lost on some people who dont read gud.. cough alorae.. the donation may be so infinitesimal as to not exist in the practical world... yet, it must be for there to be a port.

Says who? Donation means that the amount, even if it is zero, is entirely up to the one donating.

But you all know that "porting for donations" is just the phrase that people use in this game. Just pay the fucking guy who is porting you and move on.