GREED be they name

[sarcasmo]

Democratic Underground.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. Don't like it? Don't pay.

Go somewhere else.

[undeterred]

2. WHINE be thine handle.

I think there's going to be a special WHINER's membership which is $75 a year and you can still see the ads.

[msongs]

3. now now be kind to people with other priorities for their 11 cents a day nt

[leftstreet]

4. It doesn't make sense, but it's probably not greed

Do the math

How much can you generate from approx 600 or so members at $42 a year?

Not even enough to cover one salary

weird

[Electric Monk]

5. Hmm...

[MilesColtrane]

6. You must be allergic to advertising.

How ever do you survive day to day?

[spanone]

7. i seriously doubt greed is the motivation. seriously doubt it

[Lisa D]

8. Why all the drama?

Greed has nothing to do with it. They're changing the way they handle donations, but paying is NOT a requirement to read or to post on DU. I haven't had a star for awhile and my experience at DU hasn't changed much at all. I can't post in Groups, but I can read all of them and Skinner said non-donors will be able to post in Groups on DU3. I really don't understand all the drama this announcement has caused.