I didn't change my donations after all... still 1%. I still wish those monsters in the front of the queue would donate, but I'm sure that's hopeless. As compelling as I've tried to be for keeping it on the honor system, those whales are making me seriously want to rethink that. Greed always wins, apparently. I'm sure 1% of their cut might help WK happier to deal with the pool's headaches(?).
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Please let's not use the donation info to ridicule and judge people... WK has mentioned in the past that there are other ways that people can and do donate, it's not all down to those percentages. I think WK was apprehensive to put that info up in the first place and now I see why...
Don't live life comparing yourself to others... walk your own path.
Agreed, don't be so quick to judge. Some of the big guys donate through direct BTC payments, some of them donate hardware, some donate in other ways. Most of these guys are long-time members of the Bitcoin community and have the ability to communicate behind the scenes (i.e., not in public on this forum).
Not to mention, I'm pretty sure wizkid and Luke-Jr have mining operations of their own. (Yes, I know Luke isn't technically an Eligius pool operator. Still, it is clear that he remains at least minimally involved with certain aspects of the pool.) Maybe they have many TH/s on Eligius... or maybe they do not. There is no way of any of us knowing (although maybe they've discussed it publicly before; I don't know). The fact of the matter is that they have decided to run Eligius on a donations-only basis. They are the ones who have made this decision, not you. If you don't like this decision, or any other aspect of the way the pool is run, you are free to leave.