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Message: <blockquote data-quote="BSF" data-source="post: 2469704" data-attributes="member: 13098">Well, keep in mind several things.1 - Being a community supporter helps.  With that fundraising drive, community supporter accounts were not included.  So it is possible to be a community supported that was did not participate in the fundraiser.  It is also possible to have participated in the fundraiser and still be a registered user.2 - With a community this large, we cover a wide variety of economic opportunity.  There are folks in my gaming group that are only recently entering the job market.  They are moving out of their parent's houses, going to school, working wage-slave jobs, etc.  I don't expect them to have the same type of disposable income that I do at 35 with a career.  I don't hold that against them either.3 - Sometimes other expense come up regardless of what you want to do.  I am sure there were people that would have gladly donated if they hadn't recently suffered unexpected medical expenses, or car repairs, or just been laid off, or any number of other circumstances that dictate you don't have money at that exact moment that you can donate.4 - The feeling of community and use of the site is different for each person.  Some people only stop by occasionally.  Some just don't feel like joining in the conversations.  So those folks may feel less attachment here.I admit it can be slightly annoying to have somebody complain when they have free access, but it's not a big deal.  I like a lot of different EN Worlders and it doesn't matter to me what status they are.</blockquote>

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