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Many people complain their accounts have been deleted without notice because they did not donate. That makes the donations in fact mandatory for people with many transactions.

An annual fee would solve that issue. I personally would prefer it that way.

I agree. I personally know three fellow astronomers that will not consider any more donating to AM just because of how these polls are conducted

I think this is the kind of negative buzz that does not do any good to the website or members

As Peter Hitchens says in his book The Broken Compass, the
polls are actually a device for influencing public opinion