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<blockquote data-quote="dcwp" data-source="post: 399646" data-attributes="member: 25562">I'll be happy to pay the $10.&nbsp; I'll just consider it my annual subscription to MP itself, and what a good deal that would be!&nbsp; I do think there are some compelling reasons not to do this though.*The point that many people will effectively be paying for the right to offer support and those at the lower level are more likely to receive support is a good one.*A subscription fee is likely to scare away new users.&nbsp; I certainly needed a lot of help in the beginning, including some that I got by starting my own threads.&nbsp; If I hadn't had that, there is no way that I would have gotten my sea-legs and become a devotée.&nbsp; And if there had been a fee, I would likely have gone to another product or given up altogether.*For a lot of us, this might just result in directing money that we would donate to the broader project into the subscription.&nbsp; I have recently decided on a personal policy that whenever I spend money on hardware or software to upgrade my machine, I will donate a percentage of what I spent to Team-MediaPortal.&nbsp; I'd be likely to sit on my next donation (in a couple of weeks when I get new drives) and send it as a subscription instead.&nbsp; So from the donator base (those most likely to spring for a subscription fee), this might not result in any more dollars or euros coming in.Not to say it's a bad idea, whatever it takes to keep this amazing forum running is worth it to me.&nbsp; But the idea of a pledge drive might be a good one.&nbsp; Set a target, state what it is intended to pay for, and watch the MP community (hopefully) come out in support.Either way I'm in!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="dcwp, post: 399646, member: 25562"] I'll be happy to pay the $10. I'll just consider it my annual subscription to MP itself, and what a good deal that would be! I do think there are some compelling reasons not to do this though. *The point that many people will effectively be paying for the right to offer support and those at the lower level are more likely to receive support is a good one. *A subscription fee is likely to scare away new users. I certainly needed a lot of help in the beginning, including some that I got by starting my own threads. If I hadn't had that, there is no way that I would have gotten my sea-legs and become a devotée. And if there had been a fee, I would likely have gone to another product or given up altogether. *For a lot of us, this might just result in directing money that we would donate to the broader project into the subscription. I have recently decided on a personal policy that whenever I spend money on hardware or software to upgrade my machine, I will donate a percentage of what I spent to Team-MediaPortal. I'd be likely to sit on my next donation (in a couple of weeks when I get new drives) and send it as a subscription instead. So from the donator base (those most likely to spring for a subscription fee), this might not result in any more dollars or euros coming in. Not to say it's a bad idea, whatever it takes to keep this amazing forum running is worth it to me. But the idea of a pledge drive might be a good one. Set a target, state what it is intended to pay for, and watch the MP community (hopefully) come out in support. Either way I'm in! [/QUOTE]

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