[bilbo0s]

Not to put too fine a point on it, but if it was that valuable to you, all of you guys should have gotten together and offered to start paying.

The next website you guys find yourselves on, you should really consider paying.

[Wowfunhappy]

I'm inclined to agree with the general sentiment here—the fact that no one is willing to pay for software is harmful in the long run, because companies find other ways of extracting money, that either harm the product itself or the user.

But, asking users to "get together and offer to start paying money" in exchange that's free is completely unreasonable. Tumblr didn't offer any kind of payment avenue.

[somebodythere]

You can purchase premium themes.

[FooHentai]

But we were paying. Advertising and data mining are valid payments from a user base.

[likeclockwork]

Those aren't users, those are used. You were the product.

[vernie]

Wow. Damn. Got 'em.