pay to post sponsored builds?

[DarthBeavis]

DB, I fully understand you and maybe you even know - I'm a fan of yours



Just to think about the possible view of the ad-client who pays the forum-owner:

What will the ad-client think, if he sees other companies ad-banners on the page where he has to pay for the placement ... and they don't have to pay for it?
Yes, he might feel stupid to pay for it.

What's the solution for him?
To give up paid ad-placment on the specific website.
Maybe he even thinks "hey I'm clever, I don't pay the forum guy XXX$ per month for the Ad anymore, I better invest only 50$ to give it to a guy who then bombs his worklog with ad-banners for my company".

Who get's something in the whole process if it happens like this?
Everyone except the person who runs the forum.
Therefore it makes sense to me that a solution is needed where the forum-owner is not the stupid one at the end.


Of course it's a dream if a forum-owner doesn't need any money because he is able to run the forum completely independent, but even someone like this would not like to have these ads in his project.

first, understand I am not saying they are totally wrong for implementing this. Time will tell. I am just opening it for debate so we can hear all sides. I personally do not put 'banner ads' or stuff like that in my worklogs. I mention who I got what from in next and by showing product.

Now, the risk of this new policy is the liklihood of people not disclosing their sponsorships. I can just as easily say I used someone's stuff in my build but not say I got it free (excellent Thermaltake CPU waterblocks for example). people will see the stuff and order it regardless of if you say you were sponsored with it or not. I do not have to tell people I get free stuff, just as long as people know what I am using my sponsors will be happy.

If they want to raise money from us 'pro' modders then do something like what Fugger has done here or what Kyle has done at [H]. Offer some perks for a one-time fee like a custom name and maybe a higher mailbox limit and stickied worklogs