Not quite on-topic, but...
ch1cken wrote:2) Constant request / demands for "Gifts". In my opinion people should donate money because they are impressed with the mp3's and appreciate the work done, not because they are triggered then told to.
That kind of depends on people actually donating money. Having seen a lot of sites around with "donate to support this site" buttons, and all kinds of freeware asking for donations, I assumed it would be a good way to recover some of the costs of hosting. But I was surprised to find out how few people actually donate.
How many people do you think would make donations? I'd have guessed 1 donation for every 300-400 files downloaded, but these stats (from affordable-trance.co.uk) make for a more depressing picture.
Total unique visitors in the last year: 18984
Total file downloads: 4266
Cost of webhosting (bandwidth for all those mp3s): $900
People who made a donation: 1 (who offered to lend me $60 when I was panicing in the chatroom after I realised I didn't have enough money in the bank to cover the cheque I'd already posted)