Wystan said:
I donated to the new server, that was money that I did not have. I did it because I like this site and the people. I don't curse at them, belittle them, or yell at them for having opinions.
Then why are you dissapointed?
You contributed, according to you, past your means. Which is to say $19.99 or under. Your complaint is that features you have appriciated in the past are no longer accessible to you.
Instead of:
a) asking Morrus privately and politely for special dispensation
b) asking someone else who had planned to sponsor the site for $40 or more to cover you
c) living with the fact that you have fewer features for less than the previously stated for cost
you decide to
d) complain publically, ignore Morrus' stated reasons, and accuse other people of "venom" (your words) when they have a lack of sympathy for your plight.
Hey, here's another idea. You could have written up some of your adventures into a persentable form in MS Word and asked Morrus if he'd be willing to accept that as a contribution to ENWorld Press to pay for your membership. You chose not to do that as well.
Wystan, I have never had a problem with you before on this message board or others. Ever. And I'm pretty sure this goes back to at least 1999 with the Planescape: Torment boards. But I am unable to agree with you here and I'm at a loss to defend your postion on any measure.
I would respectfully suggest you look into other ways you could contribute to the forums in a fashion that would suit your current economic situation.