I see no harm in servers running a MOTD ad that takes all of 1 click to get past with no extra effort. There is absolutely nothing wrong with supporting servers by clicking right past something you're not even required to view. Look at places like Youtube, they have ads on nearly all of their videos you have to wait a few seconds to get past and you can't tell me Google needs more money. You can also disable HTML MOTD if you choose, that sounds like a fair in between to me. No reason to punish communities that provide a good gaming experience but also run ads on the MOTD to keep the servers afloat. Nothing wrong with it at all. Other communities shouldn't be frowned upon for needing a monetary hand in getting started or maintaining their servers as long as they do things the right way, don't exploit their users for only a quick buck and properly administrate their servers.
The truth is, it is not always easy to get donations, even when you run a solid community, especially starting out.
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