/offtopic... I think it's time to move on from the ads - they are not the problem.
If yall wish to discuss it between yourselves then go ahead and email each other back and forth but I'd rather not wake up in the morning with another 10+ emails over something that isn't an issue or the issue discussed here. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Carl Sent: Friday, September 14, 2012 12:14 AM To: Half-Life dedicated Linux server mailing list Subject: Re: [hlds_linux] HTML MOTDs not rendering? At the risk of thinking of a new idea: how about this: 1. There are two big ways of making money on the Internet: selling ads, or selling something. 2. Advertisers buy ads to sell something. 3. Valve has chosen the route of selling something (hats, guns, etc.) over selling ads with the F2P update. 4. Valve has shown that it is very good at taking people who have not paid anything and converting them to customers (again, F2P) 5. Valve has made it very easy to part with your money. So how about this: Valve acts like a third party for server donations. Players can donate to server via Valve. Valve gets a cut, server OPs get most of it, Users can be recognized for their donations. Server ops can still do perks, (avoiding the dreaded Autobalance, have their text highlighted different, other things that don't greatly affect gameplay but would be nice to have). That way Server ops can keep paying for hardware, players get perks / recognition for their money, Valve now has a stake in making all servers better quality. Go ahead, tear me apart. _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: https://list.valvesoftware.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/hlds_linux
