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@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