Kake wrote:
> how much money do you expect the ads to make, and
would you take them
> off if I could raise the same amount from donations?
On Tue 16 Nov 2004, Earle Martin <openguides(a)downlode.org> wrote:
I haven't got a clue, to be honest, and I probably
would. However, I feel
that having the PayPal donation button somewhere more prominent is crass
(even more so than the adverts), and looks amateurish. Suggestions of
layouts, wording, or what-have-you will be gratefully received.
Earle, just tell me how much money you need to pay for the site and I
will make certain you get it. I can 100% guarantee that. No need for
Paypal buttons.
Also, Bob has told me that after Christmas we can move the Guide to
his server. This has two advantages - the machine is less heavily
loaded, and it won't cost any money.
Sometimes things like poverty force you to set your
principles
aside. I'm not asking for your sympathy, but nor am I asking for
your forgiveness.
I do think it was wrong of you to do this without consulting people,
and I also think an apology _for that_ would go a long way towards
restoring people's faith in you as a suitable person to head the
London project. If you'd only just _said_ there was a problem, all
this ill-feeling could have been avoided.
Kake