First, I vote to change the title to include a hint that they're asking for donations. I admire what they're doing, and I think they should be proud of how far

First, I vote to change the title to include a hint that they're asking for donations. I admire what they're doing, and I think they should be proud of how far they've come, but I also think that Diaspora should continue by community involvement instead of by another round of soliciting donations. They probably could have done better off if they'd used a bit of that money and tried to market Diaspora a bit more, and they definitely should have at least summarized what they have produced so far, if only for people who haven't yet joined or aren't familiar. An example of how I think they could be better marketing themselves: I like how they're publishing their financials, mentioning and linking to that from their blog post would make me feel better about donating. My 2c.