Well, perhaps I missed it (I skipped a few of the pages in the middle of this thread), but what I don't see is any comment about those of us hosting Direct-linked videos. The reason I haven't donated is because I'm paying for my own bandwidth for my seven vids. Essentially, I feel that I am giving to the community by contributing my own download costs, thus easing the burden on the org. I do think that the problem outlined in this thread was inevitable with the offering of the Local option, but if the mission of the site is that vids be available, I think it's best to have as many venues for that as possible.
HOWEVER, I do think that there should be some concession for those of us who are contributing our own hosting. Maybe just an application to not be considered a "leech" would be sufficient. I don't need all the perks, just some acknowledgement that even without donating I am in fact doing my part.




