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Originally Posted by kovidgoyal
I personally respond to every donation that has a note in it, even if its a simple thank you. (I may occassionally miss one or two during periods when I am very busy). For donations without a note, I don't acknowledge them, as kiwidude points out, doing so will suck up a significant fraction of my time. I don't like the idea of an automated response, as it doesn't really have any meaning, and simply creates email noise.
I am, of course, very grateful for every donation I receive, the evidence of my gratitude is the continued development of calibre, see: http://calibre-ebook.com/whats-new or https://www.ohloh.net/p/calibre/analyses/latest (which shows development activity in calibre).
Indeed, I currently work full time on calibre and that is made possible only by the number of donations I receive. |
People who donate money often do not do it for the Thank you notes. They often just want a thank you so that they know the gift has been received by the rightful recipient. I did not put in a note, so I never knew. Perhaps I should believe in perfect transactions. None the less, I love your Calibre and will donate again, probably without a note because I am too busy to also take time for notes.
