First of all, I would like to thank the creators and moderators of MDL. This website is a treasure and a way for us, passionate dramaddicts, to find each other and to build this amazing community. I don't know about you guys, but MDL is my second home page, Google being the first. I don't go on Facebook, my Twitter account is a deserted wasteland...because MDL is the only social network I need.
I don't know exactly, but I guess that all of those things we enjoy don't exactly come for free. The forum, the feeds, all the new cool stuff, like the trailers, and the articles, and everything : it must cost something (correct me if I'm wrong). If anything, it takes time, and in this world, time is a valuable good.
So I do what I can to support this website. I whitelisted it on Adblock, for example. But I wonder : is it enough ?
So, I'm making this little suggestion : how about, we have a way to support MDL whenever we want ? If, for example, we are really bothered by the ads, but wouldn't mind giving 1$ or 5$ or even 10$ every now and then ?
I've been looking for a little "Make a donation with Paypal" logo somewhere on this website, but I haven't found it yet. Couldn't we change that ? Or, I don't know, have a Tipeee thing we could use to help this site grow bigger, stronger and better ?
I know that money is something of a taboo subject in some culture, so please don't take offense. I'm simply wondering what you'd think of this idea.
You decide.
I don't know if it's only me or not but on a social aspect MDL hasn't done much for me. It has not given me the online interaction I do get on other communities. Whenever I come here it feels like, bluntly saying, empty. There are people here. But it doesn't feel like a solid community. A 'bit shallow. And that's a pity.
A stronger (and faster) development of MDL is the key to take things to a next level. And if money is needed for that, I'll definitely be using that donate button. If it's the owners intentions to keep it as a database, at this level, I would respect that decision as well.
I hope this post doesn't come across as too negative. MDL in its current state is good, but it can become great or even more than that. I'd like to hear what route the staff is planning for MDL. AND with that for themselves. Because running something like this takes a huge amount of time. And it really depends on that if I would donate money. Whatever MDL's future is, I'll surely keep using that database and update my lists every week.
@Focussen, I also find most people here aren't online when I am unless I stay up really late or wake up really early. There's a few people who seem to be in the same time zone and they make it really fun for me, but I do find a really good community here, but the effort has to come from you. :)
I like the idea to donate if wanted, I put my vote and maybe ill even add my other 2. And instead of getting perks for donating do like other site and earn points like other sites do towards perks (not just for donating but contributing to the database as in new actors/dramas/episodes/articles. Donating would earn you x amount of points.
example would be "streaming site whose name shall not be mentioned" allows you 1 month free of adds if you earn 200 points..its an absolute pain to do that but its a goal. The only way to earn points is to link to their site and for each"eligble" referral you get 1 point. If you block their ads you lose points. Such a headache but it is in place.
Anyhow I wondered off topic as I do, yes to donations to help build this up.
