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I don't think that's a very good idea usability wise. I certainly don't like being interrupted during my work with requests for donations.

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The devil is in the details... if done well, you wouldn't be interrupted. Maybe springing it at login, or waking, or at some other time when a surprise might be more welcome.

(Also, I hate the word "donation" tbh. It communicates a sense of hopelessness, of misery, that is just sad IMHO.)

For me it communicates a sense of giving someone money because I believe in them and want to support them. OTOH, such nagging communicates the sense of desperation, that the vendor is literally begging for money.

To me it communicates unwillingness to assume responsibility of selling something (ensure it actually works, refunds, etc)

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