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The original purpose of Avalon is to assist members in finding others to enable self-organizing communities. Times are tough, a dollar a month isn't much to ask, it costs money to host these sites. They have both gone out of their way, investing their own time and money for the benefit of others, there are many researchers out there who sell merchandise to sustain their efforts. Chipping in is part of what makes a community sustainable you know.