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

[Tallenn]

I think you'll find that the attitude you are describing is the exception rather than the rule. MOST people that claim to be porting for donations (don't know about rezzing), mean exactly that: pay what you feel is a fair price. If you can't afford anything, or simply choose not to pay, you will still get ported. I personally don't look at it as a means of making plat, but more as something to do while I am hanging around town or just time-wasting, and maybe picking up some extra cash while I'm at it.

The other side of that is that when I'm offering ports for donations is the only time I will port. In other words, I have put aside that time to help folks get around the world of Norrath. Outside of that time is my time to gain experience and farm cash. When I'm doing those activities, I generally will not port anyone anywhere, though I sometimes make exceptions for guildies, and I usually offer to help the guild when it is mobilizing for a raid. What I don't make exceptions for is random people offering what they feel are large amounts of plat (usually like 50-80pp) to basically stop my experiencing time in order to taxi them around. I have yet to see someone offer truly large amounts for a port, so not sure what I'd say to that.