aw, now i have to take exception to "highly principled and snobby individuals who believe that registration bumps them up a notch in the social set." going hand in hand in your post as if one equates to the other.
As a typically pitifully paid medic, it took me a while to come up with the full $20, but i did it because its the right thing to do. i'm quite sure many ppl who register do so for the same reason, not out of some misguided status issue.
Do i mentally frown at ppl who will blow $20 on a movie/tshirt/etc and not bother to pay for mIRC cause they can get away with it? And then add insult to injury by bragging about it? Yep. NOT because i think i'm somehow better than them, but because its a sad commentary on their values. Even worse are those who dont pay just because they dont want to, and then have the unmitigated gaul to demand a new feature or gripe about existing one. A person who simply has to take some time to save the $$ but has the intent to pay when they can, gets my respect.
To the original poster: be aware that if money is a true problem, Khaled will accept $10 instead of $20.
