A whole lot of our loyal, generous and steadfast FReepers donate every FReepathon, by their state’s and via mail-in donations. They just don’t donate monthly for their own reasons.
I think that’s the difficulty I think we would encounter with acknowledgements of donors, in a tier system, given that many elect to remain anonymous and I’m sure they’re some of our most generous donors. Only Jim knows their identities and likely not, or not necessarily, their matching screen names.
A Premiere Membership might need a little more thought, but not if it were not apparent to others, only to the user/member, in that all ads were blocked for the Premiere Member. Understand what I’m trying to relate?
I understand and I agree. It’s more complicated than it may appear. For me, whatever Jim decides I will support. I love this site as it is, but it is his decision, and his is the final word.
IMHO, Readily identified donors is not the way to go.
Some would prefer not to be identified.
Debate could be stifled in a "class" system. Some may be intimidated not to partake in a debate with an identified "donor" and we all could the poorer for missing their ideas.