BTW Paula, I just saw another author include in his post his Public Key addresses for BTC, ETH, LTC, DOGE, STEEM, etc., while suggesting reader donations. I asked him if he was getting flak for doing so, and tells me "no" and that he sees some whales doing the same.

I think it is a fabulous idea for people like you and I who will take many hours/days to produce stuff with 'green content' and good value for use by a relatively small audience of specialists. I strongly advise you to do that, so that we who understand what sort of effort, knowledge and skill are behind your output can take action to try and make up for the ridiculous "payment" you are getting from the system. Pl. note, that I was already offering to pay people directly for their work to help me in my projects, and that is precisely because I find the payment levels available to us meaningless!