the policy on my main was that a donation was required. it didn't matter to me what the donation was, just something. if a newbie could give me 1 cp I was happier than when a max level thought he was above donating.
the bottom line is that, unless we are friends, guildmates, friends of friends, etc., then my time should be worth something. if nothing the donation is just a formal way of saying thank you in my opinion...the amount is irrelevant.
What was funny is that people would get mad at me when i would politely say before porting (usually after a several second wait of uncomfortable silence after we met up) "donation?"
I guess I can see why some folks would be offended, but a TL component costs something like 2pp (this was later on)...do you really expect me to pay for your TL? Maybe folks didn't understand that there was a component involved...
of course, if someone was on a CR I would always port them for free. Its an easy way to make a friend and you never know when you will need someone's help (its oddly quite frequent how often you bump into someone who can help you that you have done a favor for in the past...).
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