[Sugar's Mom]

Originally Posted by admin

Thank you for your feedback. We used to have no restrictions on the Gift Exchange, which unfortunately led to quite a few people joining the Gift Exchanges, getting gifts, but not sending any gifts, basically scamming YorkieTalk members. We feel this is very unfair to those that follow the rules and spirit of the Gift Exchange. This is not what YorkieTalk is all about. YorkieTalk has always ensured each and every participant in the Gift Exchange has gotten a gift, even when YorkieTalk has to pay for it ourselves.

YorkieTalk remains FREE for all members to post threads, share pictures, get help in emergency situations, ask questions, and even sell Yorkie-related products. We do not ask for any payment for any of that, we only ask members follow a few simple rules. We do understand that there are those that live paycheck to paycheck, which is why donations are completely voluntary. If a member feels they gain some benefit from YorkieTalk and want to donate, that is fine. If they don't want to donate, that is fine as well, they can continue to post and share as they have done.

We do have special perks for Donating Members, to show our appreciation in their support of our community. Without Donating Members, YorkieTalk simply could not exist, as there are many costs involved with maintaining and hosting a large community. The Donating Members actually help keep YorkieTalk a free resource for everyone. Without them, we would either be a membership-only site or no longer available, which is not our goal.

The Garage Sale forum remains limited to Donating Members because this was requested by members to sell non-Yorkie related goods, and since that particular forum has no particular relation at all with Yorkies, it remains for Donating Members only. The Featured Yorkie Products forum was requested by our numerous members who also own online stores.

People are being scammed on the 'for sale' forum too by these one post, sell my dog and run, people.