I would love to buy a permanent account now that I can afford to at last, and would probably end up continuing to buy paid time on at least one other journal besides. But you guys's feelings about your promises are your feelings, and will determine the thing.
Personally, I wouldn't think that y'all doing a once-a-year-(or-two) very limited permanent account sale would get any "omg they went back on the promise to never everever sell permanent accounts again!" hoopla or anything like that. I think that most people would be surprised you'd promised that in the first place, and probably figure that maybe it had been a little unrealistic of a promise to make so absolute, and doesn't hurt anything to moderate a bit when the financial situation legitimately could use the help.
I see it this way: The lowered income has happened because you guys have been fighting so hard and not compromised at all the core promises that really, really matter. Reassessing and asking for opinions on an account sale policy and possibly revising it a bit, all in the open and because of need, is totally reasonable and cool.
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I would love to buy a permanent account now that I can afford to at last, and would probably end up continuing to buy paid time on at least one other journal besides. But you guys's feelings about your promises are your feelings, and will determine the thing.
Personally, I wouldn't think that y'all doing a once-a-year-(or-two) very limited permanent account sale would get any "omg they went back on the promise to never everever sell permanent accounts again!" hoopla or anything like that. I think that most people would be surprised you'd promised that in the first place, and probably figure that maybe it had been a little unrealistic of a promise to make so absolute, and doesn't hurt anything to moderate a bit when the financial situation legitimately could use the help.
I see it this way: The lowered income has happened because you guys have been fighting so hard and not compromised at all the core promises that really, really matter. Reassessing and asking for opinions on an account sale policy and possibly revising it a bit, all in the open and because of need, is totally reasonable and cool.