I also port people based on how kind they are about it. I certainly don't need a formal introduction and full run-down of their history, but I hate it when somebody comes up and just blatantly says "sow plz" or "port to misty?"
No, "plz" does not count as a genuine please in my book. Being too lazy to type out the full word actually has the opposite effect on me...it comes across as being MORE rude than just leaving it out all together, to be honest.
I will generally port just about anybody who sends me a /tell regardless of if they mention a donation or not, trusting they ask in a polite manner and I am not busy doing something else. I only respond to people /shouting or /oocing if they explicitly name a substantial amount (30pp+ will do it for me). If you send me a tell, though, I will usually just accept regardless. It is indeed some strange logic, but whatever...it works for me.
In summary, I'd definitely say the best advice for somebody looking for a port or pickup is to /who druid and send them a polite tell. Be smart about it though..use your brain. Start with EC - it's home base for porting druids, and anybody in the zone is just going to be sitting idle for the most part. Don't even bother sending tells to somebody deep in LGuk or something, because they're obviously busy leveling.
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