😆 Certainly not that! So you're saying that a notification every so often that says "I've noticed you've been using NostrGram and just want to remind you that there are expenses involved..." would be better than the reminder box? (Unless, of course, the person has already supported to the degree that the notification won't show for a certain period of time.)
If there was a fiat option would that be better? What method do you feel would be better as a way to remind people?
Yes it uses a caching server and a web server so cannot be offloaded (though I already use CloudFlare which helps a lot with the web server load via compression and caching).
Gotcha, and that's a good idea about having a "remaining time" somewhere that can be checked. How would you suggest people who have not yet ⚡ be informed/requested to do so if it's not on the main screen?
If you sent the ⚡ to me it's recorded in the relays so you would not see the box. It doesn't matter what client it was sent to as long as it went to my LN address.
I wonder about that too (which is one of the reasons I'm asking). Given that ⚡ is so integrated into all the major clients now, it seems like new users would get interested in how they can ⚡ too. Good for orange-pilling folks and also good for devs.
Are you saying you would have no intention of supporting the project so would prefer to just dismiss it? Just trying to understand.
Thanks for your feedback.
Good idea regarding "Learn More". If I implement this, I'll do that. And yes, that's my goal. I don't want to have to water-down the client to get people to "upgrade". If I can get enough people who choose to support the project, then those who won't (or can't) do so -- while still needing to learn principles of v4v -- will be able to use the client completely until they do so.
The problem with a one-time fee is the server costs are recurring, not one time (though generally I agree with you).
Ok, another honest question: have you donated to the NostrGram project yet? If not, how long have you been using it (if you're using it at all)? If you're not using it, have you donated to the client(s) you are using?
If you've already contributed to the project then you wouldn't get the reminder.
Then the bar would remain. I'd think it's a small price to pay *if* you enjoy using the client but don't want to contribute. Alternatively I could provide some fiat way of supporting the project also.
So you feel that reminding someone that the client requires a lot of work and significant costs is the equivalent to an "ad"? (Genuine question as I want to get this right.) How would you personally prefer to be reminded that it's not free? (With the understanding that if you don't need a reminder because you've already supported the project you won't see the box.)
🙏 for your thoughts. I get that completely. Those who are already showing their support would never see it anyway, since NostrGram would sum up their ⚡ amounts and not display the box for a set period of time (e.g. for every X sats it won't display for Y amount of time). It's mostly for people who aren't prone to think like you do (which is the great majority of people) and need a nudge.
Ok. What about it don't you like? I'm looking for direction from the people who would see it to understand their perspectives.
FEEDBACK NEEDED:
Would you find this reminder too intrusive? It would disappear after the person sent a ⚡ and would not reappear for a certain period of time depending on the size of the ⚡ (for instance, if somebody gave the USD equivalent of $5 it would go away for 30 days). If you've already sent a ⚡ of whatever size, it won't show up at all until that time period elapsed.
I don't want it to be too intrusive, but I also want to remind people that my time and the hardware required to run NostrGram aren't free.
Since this is a viewpoint question, any ⚡ sent to this note in the first 30 minutes will be distributed among the people who reply in the first 30 minutes. 🙏 for your feedback.
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