David Martínez Martí

Of all things that might need fixing in #Mastodon , the most urgent one is monetization. Not only the hosting and domains cost money, the moderators and sysadmins should be compensated for the hours they put into.

I would be fine if admins started spamming for donations, or throttle users that aren't donating; effectively making it a paid service with a free tier.

What do you think?

Donations but only for hardware.
0%
Donations should also pay volunteering time.
83.3%
Paid if it's less than 1$/month
16.7%
Paid up to 8$/month
0%
Poll ended at .
Nov 22, 2022 at 6:07pmWeb
Show threadXema BlascoNov 22, 2022
@deavid Throttle users that aren't donating? If the donation is mandatory, it is not a donation, it is a payment.
Show threadDavid Martínez MartíNov 22, 2022

@xblasco exactly that's what I'm talking about - what do you think if some servers decided to go that route. Paid service with free tier.

Of course is not a donation. As soon as you start tracking who donated, is not a donation.

Edit: I might have misspoken on the first toot and said donations when I should have said payments. Sorry about that.