My perspective on porting.
I port when it doesn't inconvenience me greatly.
I port when I want to make money.
I port when I'm not busy.
I will help you out when I can.
I have never asked for anything, but I do expect common courtesy.
On my alts who do not port, I VERY often run anything less than 20 minutes, that's just me.
Common courtesy:
1) Be nice
2) Understand that time is being spent to help the portee out, and subtracted from the porter
3) Donate unless you are on a CR or can't afford it and make the non-donation known before the port. "need a port for CR"
4) Help the porter help you. RUN TO A RING/SPIRE. Don't ask someone to come pick you up in a zone without a port location and then tip 15 plat. Preferably be at the ring/spire when you ask. Make it quick and painless.
If common courtesies can't be met, just run.
It's a pretty rare thing that I'll change a bind point to accommodate a random port request, so don't get mad if a druid/wiz is running through BFE and doesn't want to port you and spend 15 minutes re-running through kunark from DL.
I do not take money from friends, guildmates, and most acquaintances for ports.
I do not take ~5 plat donations from low levels
I do not port when in groups or exp'ing unless ready to stop. (some people have gotten upset that I wouldn't drop to take them)
I do not port from EC to LS, seriously, 5 minutes with no sow.
Wizards and druids who arent anon or RP are flooded with port tells constantly. It is tiring at times and just understand that. Other times I and we are happy to *help* you.
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