E, none of the above.
E? Should it be G? Everybody knows it should be G.
Actually I counted it out as H
I voted that fan subs are not non profits like the red cross. Here's my line of thought:
If the fan sub is a very popular one and wants high quality customer service and large bandwidth to offer the best downloads, it would be better for them to use a dedicated server system then the freebie online websites. Those are great for something small time or blogish. However freebie websites are not large enough, nor do they have the bandwidth necessary, to offer a good customer relationship and experience.
Secondly this very forum is another good example. I'm not aware, someone can point me to one if they exist, of a freebie website that offers you the ability to have a decent forum system like the one created by Simple Machines LLC. So in order to have a good sized, decent forum where the fans and the subbers can come together you need to have a server setup somewhere. Unfortunately not every fan sub group gets a dedicated server, the ISP connection, and the bandwidth donated to them. These things cost money. Granted, for the most part, they are still pretty cheap each month.
Thirdly there are equipment costs. For example one of the fan sub groups I am a member of bought a brand new server last year. They do have the bandwidth and ISP connection donated true, but without donations of hard cash there would be no more group. The server they had previously was also donated and the person donating its use pulled the plug (so to speak).
Fourthly a decent and honest fan sub group that finds itself needing to ask for donations will not make a request for huge cash cows every month. They might figure out what the exact costs are and ask for that amount only, they might have bandwidth and ISP donated and therefore only ask for small donations to guarantee they have money in an emergency to replace equipment.
In short there are a number of reasons they need access to at least some cash monthly. If a fan sub group ever said I had to pay to get the sub then it wouldn't be a donation, (left to me to decide if I want to give them anything and/or how much) and therefore not in the same league. I wouldn't even do business with those individuals. Instead I would find someone like Live-evil or Static Subs where I have to say the quality of work speaks for itself and makes it worth my time to consider donations now and then.
Unfortunately at this time I am dead ass poor-boy broke so I can not offer donations, only my appreciation and thanks for a well done job
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