I’m happy when an instance owner just says how much it costs to run a server, how many people actually manage it and how much time they spend to keep it running. I also like it when they just come out and say “we need this much money to keep things running every month, every year, etc”

Then I just donate and there are more a dozen ways people can send and recieve donations.

I don’t mind paying for things and services if the person or people I’m donating to are just honest about what they need and why, especially if it’s a service I use often.

Same, but sometimes it’s not possible due to the different payment methods that don’t work the same accross different countries.

What if people who donate no longer see ads? Problem solved.