I had a conversation with the new owner about this very situation.
I made the point that it is fine to take money from people but don't sit there and say that it is a "donation" when the money is going to what is explicitly a for-profit entity. I call a spade a spade and I said so. Being a supporter of PBS is different than subscribing to HBO. I made it very clear that it was not about the money for me but the "donation" seems like a double-dip and misleading.
I was basically told that: 1, they were not changing anything regarding the site supporter situation, 2, CS was a very profitable site (same as Puff) and that the site supporter donations at CS were not really supporting the site, just gravy and Paul was making a lot of money and 3, that $20 every six months "is not going to make or break him/the site".
After number 3 I pretty much
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I hope that clears it up for everyone.
I can not wait until the 18th when I will no longer have a "Site Supporter" tag under my nick.
Much respect for the Mods over there but I do not like the man behind the curtain.