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<blockquote id="quote"><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica" id="quote">quote:<hr height="1" noshade id="quote"><i>Originally posted by TheRoDent</i>
<br />I think the my*.co.za forums is probably the biggest general "net connected" community forum in South Africa at the moment. I would support an advertising initiative, but run at myadsl.co.za's initiative to provide local service providers a competitive platform to advertise. This will help small companies and consultants make a living. Perhaps a limit on the number of ads that a single provider can purchase so as to make the system fair. We wouldn't want all the big companies to completely take over.
I also believe that a "sponsoring" system might work well in the short term too.
I know quite a few community sites that work using both methods, advertising and donations. I disagree that donations should be completely "anonymous" though... Perhaps a system where a member's forum tag gains an additional "Contributor" tag would be worthwhile to investigate.
I mean, if someone's paying for advertising, they expect their advertising to be visible. If someone donates, a simple "myadsl Contributor" tag gives the donator some level of feel-good too...
<center><h5><font color="red">Oo. MyWireless <s>Hacks</s> Tweaks & Tech Info.oO </font id="red"></h5><h6>Have you checked the fawking FAQ?</h6></center>
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Totally agree on the "myadsl Contributor" tag, its just make one feel good that he could help. The same when u drop a 50c coin into that SPCA tin and the old lady/man gives u a little sticker. [
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<br />I think the my*.co.za forums is probably the biggest general "net connected" community forum in South Africa at the moment. I would support an advertising initiative, but run at myadsl.co.za's initiative to provide local service providers a competitive platform to advertise. This will help small companies and consultants make a living. Perhaps a limit on the number of ads that a single provider can purchase so as to make the system fair. We wouldn't want all the big companies to completely take over.
I also believe that a "sponsoring" system might work well in the short term too.
I know quite a few community sites that work using both methods, advertising and donations. I disagree that donations should be completely "anonymous" though... Perhaps a system where a member's forum tag gains an additional "Contributor" tag would be worthwhile to investigate.
I mean, if someone's paying for advertising, they expect their advertising to be visible. If someone donates, a simple "myadsl Contributor" tag gives the donator some level of feel-good too...
<center><h5><font color="red">Oo. MyWireless <s>Hacks</s> Tweaks & Tech Info.oO </font id="red"></h5><h6>Have you checked the fawking FAQ?</h6></center>
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Totally agree on the "myadsl Contributor" tag, its just make one feel good that he could help. The same when u drop a 50c coin into that SPCA tin and the old lady/man gives u a little sticker. [
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