Declined Change 'Contributer' title to 'Donator'
- Thread starter mittens
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There has been no suggestion for that, just "Change it to donor because why not". I'm against changing things for change's sake.
So does moneygiver, but no one would change it to that. Contributor does make sense as well. I'm halfway on this. If you want to confuse the poo out of everyone, add it in.
This is just semantics, contribute is a more broad term and donor hits closer to home.
Then why change it? It doesn't make sense to change it if it means the same thing. How many "Contributors" do we have that didn't donate money that we need a separate tag to differentiate? Contributor makes just about as much sense as donor, and since we already have that why should we have it changed?
That doesn't say "Contribute"
Contribute could mean "I helped program a plugin" or "I made a map"
Donor means "I paid money"
Contribute can also mean that you "Contributed to keeping the servers up via a donation"
That doesn't say "Contribute"
Contribute could mean "I helped program a plugin" or "I made a map"
Donor means "I paid money"
That makes sense, but then again, if we go into literal definitions, donator makes just as much sense, if not more
do·nate (d
v. do·nat·ed, do·nat·ing, do·nates
v.tr.
1. To present as a gift to a fund or cause; contribute.
2. Medicine To provide (blood, tissue, or an organ) for transfusion, implantation, or transplant.
3. Chemistry To provide (an electron or atom, for example) for combination with an acceptor.
v.intr.
To make a contribution to a fund or cause.
I over-read contributor and now it just sounds weird to me for some reason
But imo, contributor makes it sound like people did more than just give $5 that one time
What else can people contribute besides money? Hence the "donate" part. Giving money for an indefinite service, or none, is donating.