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FWIW, I am in Tim's camp.

I have structured a lot of FA activity differently based on the possibility of compensation, either given or gotten.

It is less of an issue in the case of need, but it does exist.

While Alan and hyde (and maybe some others) have not focused in on the compensation tag per se, I have to assume based on the trend thus far that most others are approaching FA the way I do.

That isn't to say that I like/dislike FA compensation, like everything else you need to know how to play the game.