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From: "prompt.ac/@jeffrey" <mail@aesthetic.computer>
Date: Sun, 14 Jun 2026 23:31:57 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] nela donate: rewrite copy in NELA Computer Club's plain voice
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Match the original nelacomputer.club register — declarative, terse,
specific to the club (the room at Plot, the board, the tools), less
verbose and less salesy. Drop invented scholarship line; ground 'what
it pays for' in the site's own principles.
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 .../public/nela.aesthetic.computer/index.html | 46 ++++++++-----------
 1 file changed, 19 insertions(+), 27 deletions(-)

diff --git a/system/public/nela.aesthetic.computer/index.html b/system/public/nela.aesthetic.computer/index.html
index b3940ec141..17b89a7d57 100644
--- a/system/public/nela.aesthetic.computer/index.html
+++ b/system/public/nela.aesthetic.computer/index.html
@@ -140,60 +140,52 @@
     <h2>Support NCC<span class="cursor">&nbsp;</span></h2>
     <pre>▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒</pre>
 
-    <p>NELA Computer Club is member-supported and decentralized &mdash; no
-    owner, no host, no sponsor steering the ship. We keep the lights on
-    together.</p>
+    <p>NCC is something we keep going together. Showing up is free &mdash;
+    there's no prerequisite, and a computer is optional. But the room isn't,
+    so members chip in.</p>
 
-    <p>Showing up is always free. There's no prerequisite, no paywall, no
-    cover charge to learn alongside us every other Tuesday. But a real room
-    costs real money, and your contribution keeps the door open to everyone.</p>
-
-    <h2>Where it goes</h2>
+    <h2>What it pays for</h2>
     <pre>▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒</pre>
 
     <div class="box">
-        <p>Every dollar is spent in the open and accounted for by the board:</p>
         <ul>
-            <li>Space at <a href="https://plot.place">Plot</a> in Chinatown.</li>
-            <li>Coffee, snacks, and the occasional cable.</li>
-            <li>Servers, domains, and the internal tools that keep NCC running.</li>
-            <li>A scholarship fund so cost is never a reason to stay home.</li>
+            <li>The space at <a href="https://plot.place">Plot</a>, in Chinatown.</li>
+            <li>Coffee, and the occasional cable.</li>
+            <li>The legal and logistical bits the board handles.</li>
+            <li>The tools we build to keep NCC alive.</li>
         </ul>
     </div>
 
-    <h2>Ways to give</h2>
-    <pre>▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒</pre>
+    <h2>Membership</h2>
+    <pre>▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒▒</pre>
 
     <div class="tier">
         <p><span class="name">DROP-IN</span> &mdash; <span class="amount">$0</span></p>
-        <p>Always welcome. Come as you are, bring a laptop.</p>
-        <p><a class="give" href="https://nelacomputer.club">join a meeting</a></p>
+        <p>Always free. Bring a laptop.</p>
+        <p><a class="give" href="https://nelacomputer.club">come to a meeting</a></p>
     </div>
 
     <div class="tier">
         <p><span class="name">MEMBER</span> &mdash; <span class="amount">$10 / month</span></p>
-        <p>Keep the room alive and get a vote in how NCC runs. The backbone
-        of the club.</p>
+        <p>Keep the room, and take part in how NCC runs.</p>
         <p><a class="give" href="#" data-amount="10" data-recurring="true">become a member</a></p>
     </div>
 
     <div class="tier">
         <p><span class="name">SUSTAINER</span> &mdash; <span class="amount">$30 / month</span></p>
-        <p>For those who can give more so others can give less. Covers a seat
-        plus a little extra for the scholarship fund.</p>
+        <p>A member's share, with a little left over.</p>
         <p><a class="give" href="#" data-amount="30" data-recurring="true">sustain NCC</a></p>
     </div>
 
     <div class="tier">
-        <p><span class="name">ONE-TIME GIFT</span> &mdash; <span class="amount">any amount</span></p>
-        <p>No commitment, just a hand. Every bit helps.</p>
+        <p><span class="name">ONE-TIME</span> &mdash; <span class="amount">any amount</span></p>
+        <p>Give once.</p>
         <p><a class="give" href="#" data-amount="" data-recurring="false">give once</a></p>
     </div>
 
-    <h3 id="not-money">Can't give money? Give time.</h3>
-    <p>Teach a thing you know. Help a newcomer get unstuck. Bring a
-    project to share. Contribute to the open-source software that quietly
-    runs the world. That's worth more than any donation.</p>
+    <h3 id="not-money">Or give time.</h3>
+    <p>Teach something. Help someone get unstuck. Bring a project to share,
+    or contribute to the open-source software that quietly runs the world.</p>
 
     <p class="colophon">
         ░ a shared, decentralized project &mdash; <a href="https://nelacomputer.club">nelacomputer.club</a><br/>
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