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Does paid subscriptions ruin 7 cups of tea?

User Profile: Yano
Yano November 12th, 2015

Initially when I first joined the site as a Listener , I enjoyed being part of a great non-profit organization where a person can go to receive help. I just noticed a new paid subscription thing , where a person can pay to get extra help and that personally offends me.

The thing that made 7 cups of tea great was the fact that it was free, and everyone is welcomed and now it seems as though people with money are able to get extra help and it divides the community. I understand that it costs money to keep the site up , however I think any monetary transactions involved should be restricted to only donations. Your thoughts on this?

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User Profile: astuteScorpius
astuteScorpius November 12th, 2015

That would seem, to me, to also be the better way to run the site. If you can't afford fancy updates then you can't. The whole being able to pay for "better" care just reminds the poor of us that we can't afford the help we need.

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User Profile: London2018
London2018 April 17th, 2018

@it isIt advertises that was

that is not coolthatIi thought it was a free support site

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User Profile: Yano
Yano OP November 13th, 2015

I was told that this update was just a "convenience" thing , and that paying doesn't give any extra benefits. All the information is available in the forums and self help guides , but payment is to just help run the site. Donations only aren't enough it seems.

User Profile: London2018
London2018 April 17th, 2018

@Yano

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User Profile: London2018
London2018 April 17th, 2018

@London2018

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User Profile: London2018
London2018 April 17th, 2018

@Yano I already pay a counsellor/ just need free support group on- line Why can