Posted by Jen Star on November 7, 2005, at 23:49:45
In reply to Re: A few old ideas » alexandra_k, posted by Dinah on November 6, 2005, at 19:36:41
I'd be OK giving a permanent email address or paying a small fee, as long as I could feel comfortable that the information would not be used against me in any way...
for example, that my email would not be sold or "lent" to any junk mail or other organizations. And that it would be safe from the prying eyes of anyone other than Dr. Bob. Or that the people hired to register emails & take payments would not sell/give away/etc. the emails.
This is a sensitive site, in terms of stuff we reveal here to each other, and being anonymous is a privilege I don't want to lose. Any time I have to give my "real" identity, I feel that it could become public knowledge, even accidentally.
I worry more about that than I care about making a small payment.
Of course, I wouldn't want to pay a LOT. I'd rather have it be a yearly charge than a monthly charge...easier to handle, I think. And it should be small, like in the $10-15 range per year. Is that reasonable?
I don't know about perks. Maybe babble mail should only be for paying/registered members? Ability to post pictures? But I don't want the site to become graphic over-intensive, because to me that detracts from the words. I tried out Doc John's site, and found it difficult to get used to, b/c SO much space was taken up by cute formatting and cutesy graphics and smilies & emoticons & stuff. I like the "plain and simple" method -- it appeals to me more, I guess. :)
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