What's the deal with all the "Donating" for ports?

[Arkyani]

The way I see it is mana is free, they are paying for your time. The longer something takes, the more plat you should give them.

That being said, donations are just that. Donations. In no way are they required. Anyone who says donation yet requires money is a liar and should be boycotted.

I spend hours in oasis buffing everybody and have never once even asked for a donation. Its called courtesy. It seems too many people lack it these days.

What goes around comes around, and those who are too ignorant to take ten minutes out of their day to help someone I can only pray that they never get the help they need. I have made hundreds of friends already on the server because I'm not a plat whoring, selfish a-hole. If I'm not leveling or working on a quest, I'm always helping somebody somewhere. I'd say over half of the plat I make goes towards gear for lower level people in need.

Again, its called courtesy. We've all been in a tough spot before. When everybody can take ten minutes out of their day to help someone else it makes the whole place better.

Thankfully most of the server I have met are wonderful people, and completely unlike the cleric who refuses to rez people because its a waste of their time. People remember those who help them, and even more so those are are ignorant.