Like this thread? Personally, I'll pay 5-10 a month just to move this thread to CF-community.
-Jeff Dana wrote: >I for one like the idea of paying to make certain threads go away. I >can think of entire conversations about Martha Stewart and baseball >that I'd pay to see disappear. The genius of this thought is that the >people IN the conversations might want to pay even more to bring them >back. > >muahahaa >Dana > >On 4/20/05, Rick Faircloth <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >>What about a 3-month trial period for new subscribers? >> >>That should give newcomers enough time to evaluate >>their experience... >> >>That's the way it's done through-out the software >>and publishing world...free trials... >> >>Rick >> >>---------------------------------------- >>From: "Calvin Ward" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 5:21 PM >>To: CF-Talk <[email protected]> >>Subject: RE: wtf are those advertising links in the text? >> >>The downside of a fee is that then folks not familiar with HOF, and there >>are quite a few, may never gain that understanding of the value. >> >>Just something to think about. >> >>- Calvin >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: Ian Skinner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 11:48 AM >>To: CF-Talk >>Subject: RE: wtf are those advertising links in the text? >> >>I agree. I would support a small fee for membership. Of course I love free, >>but I am willing to pay a reasonable fee for that which I feel is worth it. >>HOF is definitely worth it. >> >>I would be very comfortable with a fee between $5 and $10 a month. If you >>had the option of paying that annually by invoice or something, I suspect I >>might even get my company to foot the bill for the help I receive on the >>work I do here. >> >>It sure would be a lot less then what we are paying for our Oracle and >>Crystal Report support. >> >>-------------- >>Ian Skinner >>Web Programmer >>BloodSource >>www.BloodSource.org >>Sacramento, CA >> >>"C code. C code run. Run code run. Please!" >>- Cynthia Dunning >> >>......-----Original Message----- >>......From: Rick Faircloth [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>......Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 8:38 AM >>......To: CF-Talk >>......Subject: Re: wtf are those advertizing links in the text? >>...... >>......Michael... >>...... >>......Unless you're independently wealthy and can afford to support >>......everyone who participates in this list and makes a living off of >>......the information we gather here, I think you can feel justified in >>......making money off of this list. >>...... >>......I have contributed (a tiny amount, embarrassingly) to the support >>......of the list, but certainly wouldn't mind paying a subscription fee >>......of, say $10 per month, to participate. It's like having a panel of >>......experts at your beck-and-call to answer questions about what >>......I'm trying to accomplish. >>...... >>......Imagine what Macromedia (or should I say, Adobe) would charge >>......for the kind of support that this list provides, immediately, I might >>......add... >>...... >>......"A worker is worth his wages..." and you're definitely doing a good >>......work, Michael... >>...... >>......Rick >>...... >>......---------------------------------------- >>...... From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Michael Dinowitz) >>......Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 10:51 AM >>......To: CF-Talk >>......Subject: Re: wtf are those advertizing links in the text? >>...... >>......I've been thinking of a small fee for the ability to 'turn off' ads and >>......maybe some other added features. Problem is that I hate charging people >>......and >>......want to give all the features directly. I'll rethink it all. >>...... >>......> Maybe Michael could introduce a subscription service with a small fee, >>......so >>......> people have the choice to turn of ads when they pay for it. It imho >>......also >>......> gives something back to Michael for his hard work. >>......> >>......> Micha. >>......> >>......> ________________________________ >>......> >>......> From: Larry Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>......> Sent: Wed 4/20/2005 3:25 PM >>......> To: CF-Talk >>......> Subject: Re: wtf are those advertizing links in the text? >>......> >>......> >>......> >>......>>Why not just ignore them? Afaik people don't really send html email to >>......>>the HOF lists, so if text in the message is linked in the archive, >>......>>it's not because the author linked it and you can assume it's an >>......>>advertisement (unless the text of the link is a url). >>......>> >>......> >>......> Not all use the mailing list, quite a few people use the web interface >>......> where the problem is. >>......> >>......> Its difficult to ignore the links in certain notes when in a paragraph >>......> with CF mentioned multiple times times gets linked each and every >>time, >>......> and most of those links tend to be irrelevant. I have no problems with >>......> targeted adverts on the side and top, but the highlighted links in >>......green >>......> in the text itself degrades how easily the text can be read. >>......> >>......> larry >>......> >>......> >>......> >>......> >>...... >>...... >>...... >>...... >> >> >> >> > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:203757 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/4 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:4 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
