RE: wtf are those advertizing links in the text?

2005-04-21 Thread Burns, John D
ColdFusion MX Developer Wyle Laboratories, Inc. | Web Developer -Original Message- From: Dave Watts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 6:34 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: wtf are those advertizing links in the text? I agree with Ewok, here...I only heard one legal

RE: wtf are those advertizing links in the text?

2005-04-21 Thread Larry Lyons
I would be forced to withdraw, and I imagine that lots of other people might be in the same boat for the same reason that Jochem and Paul Hastings mentioned. I've been through this before elsewhere, and I simply wouldn't be able to justify the risk. And it's worth pointing out that the list would

RE: wtf are those advertizing links in the text?

2005-04-21 Thread Andrew Tyrone
I would be forced to withdraw, and I imagine that lots of other people might be in the same boat for the same reason that Jochem and Paul Hastings mentioned. I've been through this before elsewhere, and I simply wouldn't be able to justify the risk. And it's worth pointing out that the

Re: wtf are those advertizing links in the text?

2005-04-21 Thread Clint Tredway
I was on an insulin pump mailing list that had a message asking for donations... if you donated any amount, that message was removed from the emails... I donated $10 and that took care of that... I honestly can't believe that people would drop off the list if a small amount was required... On

RE: wtf are those advertizing links in the text?

2005-04-21 Thread Rick Faircloth
to get paid for your work? Rick From: Burns, John D [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2005 10:25 AM To: CF-Talk cf-talk@houseoffusion.com Subject: RE: wtf are those advertizing links in the text? I agree. I like the list and I benefit from

RE: wtf are those advertizing links in the text?

2005-04-21 Thread Rick Faircloth
go for that...how about $25 per year for ad-free messages or free list participation with advertising? Rick From: Larry Lyons [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2005 11:15 AM To: CF-Talk cf-talk@houseoffusion.com Subject: RE: wtf are those

re: SPAM-LOW: Re: wtf are those advertizing links in the text?

2005-04-21 Thread Rick Faircloth
I agree...seems ridiculous to me to drop off a list because of a small fee... Rick From: Clint Tredway [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2005 11:51 AM To: CF-Talk cf-talk@houseoffusion.com Subject: SPAM-LOW: Re: wtf are those advertizing links

Re: wtf are those advertizing links in the text?

2005-04-21 Thread Aaron Rouse
There are plenty of free sources of information out there that this very list offers. There is no way I'd pay to subscribe to a mailing list. Now if I were to find that I was greatly benifiting from it, I would make a donation to whoever maintained it. I have done donations in the past to

RE: wtf are those advertizing links in the text?

2005-04-21 Thread Calvin Ward
in a free list?  Do you not expect to get paid for your work? Rick From: Burns, John D [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2005 10:25 AM To: CF-Talk cf-talk@houseoffusion.com Subject: RE: wtf are those advertizing links in the text? I agree. I like

re: SPAM-LOW: Re: wtf are those advertizing links in the text?

2005-04-21 Thread Rick Faircloth
[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2005 1:17 PM To: CF-Talk cf-talk@houseoffusion.com Subject: SPAM-LOW: Re: wtf are those advertizing links in the text? There are plenty of free sources of information out there that this very list offers. There is no way I'd pay to subscribe to a mailing

RE: wtf are those advertizing links in the text?

2005-04-21 Thread Rick Faircloth
To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: wtf are those advertizing links in the text? So, $5 per month is more than you can afford? Or, another way to look at it is: which can you afford to lose more, $5 per month or the help of those on the list in your work? If this is just an issue of principle, why do you

Re: SPAM-LOW: Re: wtf are those advertizing links in the text?

2005-04-21 Thread Charlie Griefer
From: Aaron Rouse [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2005 1:17 PM To: CF-Talk cf-talk@houseoffusion.com Subject: SPAM-LOW: Re: wtf are those advertizing links in the text? There are plenty of free sources of information out there that this very list offers

Re: wtf are those advertizing links in the text?

2005-04-21 Thread Bryan Stevenson
If I pay will someone kill this thread...pretty plz!! ;-) Bryan Stevenson B.Comm. VP Director of E-Commerce Development Electric Edge Systems Group Inc. phone: 250.480.0642 fax: 250.480.1264 cell: 250.920.8830 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] web: www.electricedgesystems.com

re: SPAM-LOW: Re: SPAM-LOW: Re: wtf are those advertizing links in the text?

2005-04-21 Thread Rick Faircloth
: SPAM-LOW: Re: wtf are those advertizing links in the text? Rick...couple of points 1) can we move this to cf-community? 2) did Mike even say he is considering charging for the list? You seem to be fighting for something that the list owner isn't even considering implementing. 3) can we move

Re: wtf are those advertizing links in the text?

2005-04-21 Thread Rick Faircloth
Sure...$10 to Mike will get me to shutup... ;o) Rick From: Bryan Stevenson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2005 1:55 PM To: CF-Talk cf-talk@houseoffusion.com Subject: Re: wtf are those advertizing links in the text? If I pay will someone

Re: SPAM-LOW: Re: wtf are those advertizing links in the text?

2005-04-21 Thread Aaron Rouse
Is your unwillingness to pay a subscription based on the fact that you feel like you don't benefit from the list? Or that you give more to the list than you take? I do not feel I benifit enough from this list to warrant paying to be on it. Matter of fact I am not 100% sure I have benifited

Re: wtf are those advertizing links in the text?

2005-04-21 Thread Bryan Stevenson
LOL!! Bryan Stevenson B.Comm. VP Director of E-Commerce Development Electric Edge Systems Group Inc. phone: 250.480.0642 fax: 250.480.1264 cell: 250.920.8830 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] web: www.electricedgesystems.com ~| Logware

Re: wtf are those advertizing links in the text?

2005-04-21 Thread Dana
: Thursday, April 21, 2005 1:55 PM To: CF-Talk cf-talk@houseoffusion.com Subject: Re: wtf are those advertizing links in the text? If I pay will someone kill this thread...pretty plz!! ;-) Bryan Stevenson B.Comm. VP Director of E-Commerce Development Electric Edge Systems Group Inc. phone

Re: SPAM-LOW: Re: wtf are those advertizing links in the text?

2005-04-21 Thread Rick Faircloth
are those advertizing links in the text? Is your unwillingness to pay a subscription based on the fact that you feel like you don't benefit from the list? Or that you give more to the list than you take? I do not feel I benifit enough from this list to warrant paying to be on it. Matter of fact

Re: SPAM-LOW: Re: wtf are those advertizing links in the text?

2005-04-21 Thread Larry Lyons
Is your unwillingness to pay a subscription based on the fact that you feel like you don't benefit from the list? Or that you give more to the list than you take? I do not feel I benifit enough from this list to warrant paying to be on it. Matter of fact I am not 100% sure I have benifited

Re: SPAM-LOW: Re: wtf are those advertizing links in the text?

2005-04-21 Thread Aaron Rouse
Did you not see the word enough Perhaps you are reading a little too far into the words I pick. Or perhaps you can not understand that I feel I would need to gain a certain amount out of something that normally can be found free to then justify paying for it. Anything offered on this list can

re: SPAM-LOW: Re: SPAM-LOW: Re: wtf are those advertizing links in the text?

2005-04-21 Thread Rick Faircloth
From: Aaron Rouse [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2005 3:09 PM To: CF-Talk cf-talk@houseoffusion.com Subject: SPAM-LOW: Re: SPAM-LOW: Re: wtf are those advertizing links in the text? Did you not see the word enough Perhaps you are reading a little too far

Re: SPAM-LOW: Re: SPAM-LOW: Re: wtf are those advertizing links in the text?

2005-04-21 Thread Aaron Rouse
How much have you donated to be on this list over the entire time you have been on it? I randomly get on this list to help people with quick questions more than anything else. I rarely post questions to it. Clearly it is not 100% centralized or I would not maintain a presense in multiple

RE: SPAM-LOW: Re: wtf are those advertizing links in the text?

2005-04-21 Thread Andrew Tyrone
Aaron Rouse wrote: I do not feel I benifit enough from this list to warrant paying to be on it. Matter of fact I am not 100% sure I have benifited from this list in quite sometime. I know the last couple of questions I posted I never got a complete answer from the list, and if I was

RE: SPAM-LOW: Re: wtf are those advertizing links in the text?

2005-04-21 Thread John Munyan
in Washington State? Check out http://www.attrition.ws -Original Message- From: Andrew Tyrone [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2005 2:08 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: SPAM-LOW: Re: wtf are those advertizing links in the text? Aaron Rouse wrote: I do not feel I benifit

RE: SPAM-LOW: Re: wtf are those advertizing links in the text?

2005-04-21 Thread Ewok
, April 21, 2005 1:51 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: SPAM-LOW: Re: wtf are those advertizing links in the text? Rick...couple of points 1) can we move this to cf-community? 2) did Mike even say he is considering charging for the list? You seem to be fighting for something that the list owner isn't even

RE: wtf are those advertizing links in the text?

2005-04-20 Thread Ken Ferguson
We all gain quite a lot out of using HOF and these lists as well as the archives. HOF certainly has the right to try and make a few bucks with advertising on the site. Surely you don't really have a problem with that, do you? --Ferg -Original Message- From: Larry Lyons [mailto:[EMAIL

Re: wtf are those advertizing links in the text?

2005-04-20 Thread S . Isaac Dealey
On the web archive I noticed that certain words are underlined and linked to ads, very much like M$'s smart tags. Is this something that HOF as implemented, and how can I turn it off? larry Why not just ignore them? Afaik people don't really send html email to the HOF lists, so if text in

Re: wtf are those advertizing links in the text?

2005-04-20 Thread Michael Dinowitz
Yes, the list does restrict HTML style email (it's uber bulky for no reason and can easily contain security risks). Any green link in page content is one of these ad links. Truth be told, while they are kind of cute, there just isn't as many advertisers with this company as say Google or

Re: wtf are those advertizing links in the text?

2005-04-20 Thread Jochem van Dieten
Michael Dinowitz wrote: It's an advertiser that I'm trying out and it's based on javascript and CSS. If people do find it overly intrusive I'll rethink it. I couldn't find any links (yet), where can we see it? Jochem ~|

Re: wtf are those advertizing links in the text?

2005-04-20 Thread Larry Lyons
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

RE: wtf are those advertizing links in the text?

2005-04-20 Thread Ken Ferguson
http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/messages.cfm/forumid:4/threadid:39 687 second post -- the word IDE -Original Message- From: Jochem van Dieten [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 8:23 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: wtf are those advertizing links in the text

Re: wtf are those advertizing links in the text?

2005-04-20 Thread Jochem van Dieten
Ken Ferguson wrote: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/messages.cfm/forumid:4/threadid:39687 second post -- the word IDE IE gives a javascript error and FF shows nothing. But yes, I find it overly intrusive if links I never endorsed suddenly show up in messages I wrote. Jochem

Re: wtf are those advertizing links in the text?

2005-04-20 Thread Michael Dinowitz
Hm. So far the response has been negative and I think I'll be removing them. Anyone know of a good advertising account rep who'd be willing to gather (and bill) advertising for HoF on a commission basis? :) BTW, as long as your using the interface, have you tried out the new thread labeling or

Re: wtf are those advertizing links in the text?

2005-04-20 Thread Tony Weeg
i dont find it OVER INTRUSIVE, apart from the annoying mousovers... thats the OVER INTRUSIVE part to me. -- tony Tony Weeg macromedia certified coldfusion mx developer email: tonyweeg [at] gmail [dot] com blog: http://www.revolutionwebdesign.com/blog/ cool tool: http://www.antiwrap.com

RE: wtf are those advertizing links in the text?

2005-04-20 Thread Ewok
They don’t bother me at all. If they did, they are easily turned off client side. (hint: host file) Dinowitz has put in a lot of time and work to make these CF lists what they are. The mailing lists alone are enough to keep us all in touch with one another but the site and its archives is a big

RE: wtf are those advertizing links in the text?

2005-04-20 Thread Micha Schopman
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

Re: wtf are those advertizing links in the text?

2005-04-20 Thread C. Hatton Humphrey
Hm. So far the response has been negative and I think I'll be removing them. Anyone know of a good advertising account rep who'd be willing to gather (and bill) advertising for HoF on a commission basis? :) BTW, as long as your using the interface, have you tried out the new thread labeling

RE: wtf are those advertizing links in the text?

2005-04-20 Thread Kerry
mailing list -Original Message- From: Michael Dinowitz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 20 April 2005 14:36 To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: wtf are those advertizing links in the text? Hm. So far the response has been negative and I think I'll be removing them. Anyone know of a good

Re: wtf are those advertizing links in the text?

2005-04-20 Thread Les Mizzell
Michael Dinowitz wrote: Hm. So far the response has been negative and I think I'll be removing them. Anyone know of a good advertising account rep who'd be willing to gather (and bill) advertising for HoF on a commission basis? :) Instead of using the contextual text links for advertising,

RE: wtf are those advertizing links in the text?

2005-04-20 Thread James Holmes
Google adsense is paying well for me on one of my personal sites too. -Original Message- From: Les Mizzell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, 20 April 2005 10:32 To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: wtf are those advertizing links in the text? Michael Dinowitz wrote: Hm. So far

RE: wtf are those advertizing links in the text?

2005-04-20 Thread Jim Davis
-Original Message- From: Ewok [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 10:02 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: wtf are those advertizing links in the text? They don't bother me at all. If they did, they are easily turned off client side. (hint: host file) They don't

RE: wtf are those advertizing links in the text?

2005-04-20 Thread Ian Skinner
- From: Tony Weeg [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 6:35 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: wtf are those advertizing links in the text? i dont find it OVER INTRUSIVE, apart from the annoying mousovers... thats the OVER INTRUSIVE part to me

Re: wtf are those advertizing links in the text?

2005-04-20 Thread Michael Dinowitz
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

re: wtf are those advertizing links in the text?

2005-04-20 Thread Rick Faircloth
My opinion is you can do anything with *your* list that you like, Michael...I certainly don't mind you making all the money you can on it, especially with something as inobtrusive as links to keywords. Anyone who doesn't like you trying to make money off the list to help support it, or even to

RE: wtf are those advertizing links in the text?

2005-04-20 Thread James Holmes
It would be funny to see one of Dave's I hate f*#%$ Microsoft!! posts advertising a Microsoft product without his permission :O ~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100%

Re: wtf are those advertizing links in the text?

2005-04-20 Thread Michael Dinowitz
There is a balance between doing anything I want and doing things that will alienate list members. In the past I had graphic banner ads on the list emails. Some did not like it and were vocal about it (even though there was a non-graphic version of the emails). Some left. In the end, I removed

RE: wtf are those advertizing links in the text?

2005-04-20 Thread Matt Osbun
: James Holmes [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 9:55 AM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: wtf are those advertizing links in the text? It would be funny to see one of Dave's I hate f*#%$ Microsoft!! posts advertising a Microsoft product without his permission :O

RE: wtf are those advertizing links in the text?

2005-04-20 Thread Rick Faircloth
: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 10:03 AM To: CF-Talk cf-talk@houseoffusion.com Subject: RE: wtf are those advertizing links in the text? 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

Re: wtf are those advertizing links in the text?

2005-04-20 Thread Rick Faircloth
-talk@houseoffusion.com 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

RE: wtf are those advertizing links in the text?

2005-04-20 Thread Rick Faircloth
are those advertizing links in the text? It would be funny to see one of Dave's I hate f*#%$ Microsoft!! posts advertising a Microsoft product without his permission :O ~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time

Re: wtf are those advertizing links in the text?

2005-04-20 Thread Jochem van Dieten
Rick Faircloth wrote: Now, that's the best idea I've heard... Let people pay for a subscription for no ads, otherwise ads are turned on...and if anyone doesn't want links in their posts, they have the option not to post (and I don't know of anyone whose input this list can't survive

Re: wtf are those advertizing links in the text?

2005-04-20 Thread David Brown
-Talk cf-talk@houseoffusion.com Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 12:20 PM Subject: Re: wtf are those advertizing links in the text? Rick Faircloth wrote: Now, that's the best idea I've heard... Let people pay for a subscription for no ads, otherwise ads are turned on...and if anyone doesn't want

RE: wtf are those advertizing links in the text?

2005-04-20 Thread Jim Davis
-Original Message- From: Jochem van Dieten [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 12:21 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: wtf are those advertizing links in the text? Rick Faircloth wrote: Now, that's the best idea I've heard... Let people pay for a subscription

RE: wtf are those advertizing links in the text?

2005-04-20 Thread Kerry
! -Original Message- From: Jochem van Dieten [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 20 April 2005 17:21 To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: wtf are those advertizing links in the text? Rick Faircloth wrote: Now, that's the best idea I've heard... Let people pay for a subscription for no ads, otherwise

Re: wtf are those advertizing links in the text?

2005-04-20 Thread Rick Faircloth
are those advertizing links in the text? Rick Faircloth wrote: Now, that's the best idea I've heard... Let people pay for a subscription for no ads, otherwise ads are turned on...and if anyone doesn't want links in their posts, they have the option not to post (and I don't know of anyone whose

Re: wtf are those advertizing links in the text?

2005-04-20 Thread Jochem van Dieten
Kerry wrote: pull the copyright card my email is my original work and I don't want links in there that I didn't put in there myself Did you notice these links at the bottom of your email Jochem? Did you read my email? Advertisements on the sides, above, below, popups, popunders are all no

Re: wtf are those advertizing links in the text?

2005-04-20 Thread Adrocknaphobia
Woah. If this list went to a monthly/yearly subscription you can expect a severe drop in subscribers. Many times, especially the last few days, I've contemplated dropping of this list. As many people seem to confuse this list and thier own personal blog. In all honesty, if I cared about your

RE: wtf are those advertizing links in the text?

2005-04-20 Thread Bryan F. Hogan
, 2005 12:49 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: wtf are those advertizing links in the text? Woah. If this list went to a monthly/yearly subscription you can expect a severe drop in subscribers. Many times, especially the last few days, I've contemplated dropping of this list. As many people seem to confuse

Re: wtf are those advertizing links in the text?

2005-04-20 Thread Rick Faircloth
a month? Rick From: Adrocknaphobia [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 12:46 PM To: CF-Talk cf-talk@houseoffusion.com Subject: Re: wtf are those advertizing links in the text? Woah. If this list went to a monthly/yearly subscription you can

RE: wtf are those advertizing links in the text?

2005-04-20 Thread Matthew Small
and newbies would not have the knowledge of the experienced users to draw from. - Matt Small -Original Message- From: Bryan F. Hogan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 12:58 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: wtf are those advertizing links in the text? I feel that if it went

Re: wtf are those advertizing links in the text?

2005-04-20 Thread Nathan Strutz
Firefox's AdBlock extension is the king of ending web annoyances. block: *intellitxt* -nathan strutz Jochem van Dieten wrote: Ken Ferguson wrote: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/messages.cfm/forumid:4/threadid:39687 second post -- the word IDE IE gives a javascript error and FF

RE: wtf are those advertizing links in the text?

2005-04-20 Thread Rick Faircloth
To: CF-Talk cf-talk@houseoffusion.com Subject: RE: wtf are those advertizing links in the text? I feel that if it went to a subscription fee (which I think it should), it would raise the level of discussion and it would allow Michael to be a little more aggressive to what is acceptable

Re: wtf are those advertizing links in the text?

2005-04-20 Thread Mary Jo Sminkey
If this list went to a monthly/yearly subscription you can expect a severe drop in subscribers. I believe the suggestion was to have it be an optional subscription, if you don't want the links. I think that's a reasonable compromise, although $10 a month seems pretty high to me just to not

Re: wtf are those advertizing links in the text?

2005-04-20 Thread Jochem van Dieten
Rick Faircloth wrote: Why is protecting your work (personally, I wouldn't classify answering questions people post to this list as work) in an absolutely unchanged state so important to you? The imperative is not work but original work because that is a key concept in copyright law. Also,

RE: wtf are those advertizing links in the text?

2005-04-20 Thread Rick Faircloth
paying about 30 cents a day... Rick From: Matthew Small [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 1:03 PM To: CF-Talk cf-talk@houseoffusion.com Subject: RE: wtf are those advertizing links in the text? If it did go to a subscription basis, I think

RE: wtf are those advertizing links in the text?

2005-04-20 Thread Jim Davis
-Original Message- From: Matthew Small [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 1:05 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: wtf are those advertizing links in the text? If it did go to a subscription basis, I think there would be some immediate dropoff in existing users

Re: wtf are those advertizing links in the text?

2005-04-20 Thread Rick Faircloth
PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 1:10 PM To: CF-Talk cf-talk@houseoffusion.com Subject: Re: wtf are those advertizing links in the text? If this list went to a monthly/yearly subscription you can expect a severe drop in subscribers. I believe the suggestion was to have it be an optional

Re: wtf are those advertizing links in the text?

2005-04-20 Thread Tony Weeg
$20 bucks a year, from the 2000+ people... thats a nice chunk of change for mike for this? yes? I believe the suggestion was to have it be an optional subscription, if you don't want the links. I think that's a reasonable compromise, although $10 a month seems pretty high to me just to not

Re: wtf are those advertizing links in the text?

2005-04-20 Thread Rick Faircloth
@houseoffusion.com Subject: Re: wtf are those advertizing links in the text? Rick Faircloth wrote: Why is protecting your work (personally, I wouldn't classify answering questions people post to this list as work) in an absolutely unchanged state so important to you? The imperative is not work

Re: wtf are those advertizing links in the text?

2005-04-20 Thread Paul Hastings
Jochem van Dieten wrote: But if I write something on a subject and recommend vendor X, I consider it a substantial change if suddenly every occurence of subject were to be linked to vendor Y. A vendor which I may not know or worse, have bad experiences with. i'm with jochem on this. i've

RE: wtf are those advertizing links in the text?

2005-04-20 Thread Rick Faircloth
value we get.  (Not directed at you, personally, Jim :o) Rick From: Jim Davis [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 1:19 PM To: CF-Talk cf-talk@houseoffusion.com Subject: RE: wtf are those advertizing links in the text? -Original Message

Re: wtf are those advertizing links in the text?

2005-04-20 Thread Larry Lyons
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. That sounds like a very good idea. I'd pay for something like that. regards, larry

Re: wtf are those advertizing links in the text?

2005-04-20 Thread Rick Faircloth
to him! I would be happy for him if he made $1,000,000 per year at $20 a year from us! Rick From: Tony Weeg [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 1:24 PM To: CF-Talk cf-talk@houseoffusion.com Subject: Re: wtf are those advertizing links in the text

Re: wtf are those advertizing links in the text?

2005-04-20 Thread Sean Corfield
On 4/20/05, Adrocknaphobia [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Woah. If this list went to a monthly/yearly subscription you can expect a severe drop in subscribers. Many times, especially the last few days, I've contemplated dropping of this list. As many people seem to confuse this list and thier own

Re: wtf are those advertizing links in the text?

2005-04-20 Thread Sean Corfield
On 4/20/05, Rick Faircloth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The only ones to drop from the list would be those who thought they knew so much that they would rarely or never have a question that they needed an answer to, or those who already know everything and don't care to help others... I disagree.

RE: wtf are those advertizing links in the text?

2005-04-20 Thread Jim Davis
-Original Message- From: Tony Weeg [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 1:26 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: wtf are those advertizing links in the text? $20 bucks a year, from the 2000+ people... thats a nice chunk of change for mike for this? yes? We've looked

Re: wtf are those advertizing links in the text?

2005-04-20 Thread Michael Dinowitz
Jochem is correct here in that his email is his work even if it's posted to a public forum. While I do trim out extra quoted material and remove email addresses and the like, the original work sent by someone should be sacred. For this reason alone I should remove the advertising and I have.

RE: wtf are those advertizing links in the text?

2005-04-20 Thread Michael T. Tangorre
From: Sean Corfield [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] might accept... that's how I get InfoWorld and Software Development Magazine). Not to hijack the thread, but SD is a great read. Back to the regularly scheduled OT whirlwind post flurry.

RE: wtf are those advertizing links in the text?

2005-04-20 Thread Jim Davis
-Original Message- From: Rick Faircloth [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 1:34 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: wtf are those advertizing links in the text? Anyone who would demand extras in order to pay would really be taking advantage of Mike... Nobody

Re: wtf are those advertizing links in the text?

2005-04-20 Thread Tony Weeg
cheap bastards! We've looked into this - you can't assume a 1:1 ratio if you went paid. Mike might easily lose 95% or more of his subscribers if he went pay-only. It's just a sad fact of the world. -- tony Tony Weeg macromedia certified coldfusion mx developer email: tonyweeg [at] gmail

Re: wtf are those advertizing links in the text?

2005-04-20 Thread Michael Dinowitz
Not really. There are lots of alternate resource out there. None as large or active as HoF, but they could be. I'd rather grow HoF in features than force people away with charging or things (like the inline ads) that turn them off. Rather than charge people or offer an ad free version of the

Re: wtf are those advertizing links in the text?

2005-04-20 Thread Sean Corfield
On 4/20/05, Rick Faircloth [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: That's why I think the ad approach is better. But, if the only way for it to pay off is putting links in the content, then it should go that way. Yeah, I meant to say that I have no problem whatsoever with Michael putting ad links in the web

RE: wtf are those advertizing links in the text?

2005-04-20 Thread Ewok
still think it's funny how a simple entry in a host file could have solved this whole thing. -Original Message- From: Rick Faircloth [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 1:37 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: wtf are those advertizing links in the text? But...again...it's

Re: wtf are those advertizing links in the text?

2005-04-20 Thread Michael Dinowitz
Actually, I took them off for 2 reasons and 'whining' wasn't one of them. 1. This was an experiment to see if it was a valid form of advertising and how people would react. 2. It really is an invasion of the content that people put onto the site and it really isn't right of me to alter that

RE: wtf are those advertizing links in the text?

2005-04-20 Thread Ewok
PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 3:51 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: Re: wtf are those advertizing links in the text? Actually, I took them off for 2 reasons and 'whining' wasn't one of them. 1. This was an experiment to see if it was a valid form of advertising and how people would react. 2

Re: wtf are those advertizing links in the text?

2005-04-20 Thread Rick Faircloth
whatever advertising he chooses to employ.  Sounds fair to me... Rick From: Sean Corfield [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 2:50 PM To: CF-Talk cf-talk@houseoffusion.com Subject: Re: wtf are those advertizing links in the text? On 4/20/05

Re: wtf are those advertizing links in the text?

2005-04-20 Thread Rick Faircloth
-Talk cf-talk@houseoffusion.com Subject: Re: wtf are those advertizing links in the text? Not really. There are lots of alternate resource out there. None as large or active as HoF, but they could be. I'd rather grow HoF in features than force people away with charging or things (like the inline

RE: wtf are those advertizing links in the text?

2005-04-20 Thread Rick Faircloth
From: Ewok [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 3:42 PM To: CF-Talk cf-talk@houseoffusion.com Subject: RE: wtf are those advertizing links in the text? I hate that Michael took the link ads off because of some whining. Oh this is mine oh I wrote it, I should have the final say wha

Re: wtf are those advertizing links in the text?

2005-04-20 Thread Ray Champagne
: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 3:08 PM To: CF-Talk cf-talk@houseoffusion.com Subject: Re: wtf are those advertizing links in the text? Not really. There are lots of alternate resource out there. None as large or active as HoF, but they could be. I'd rather grow HoF in features than force people away

RE: wtf are those advertizing links in the text?

2005-04-20 Thread Rick Faircloth
who don't like it... Rick From: Ewok [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 4:00 PM To: CF-Talk cf-talk@houseoffusion.com Subject: RE: wtf are those advertizing links in the text? I listened to peoples feedback on it. I balanced what

Re: wtf are those advertizing links in the text?

2005-04-20 Thread Rick Faircloth
Whoa!  I'd have to take out a loan every month  to cover my costs!  :o) Rick From: Ray Champagne [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 5:52 PM To: CF-Talk cf-talk@houseoffusion.com Subject: Re: wtf are those advertizing links in the text

RE: wtf are those advertizing links in the text?

2005-04-20 Thread Dave Watts
I agree with Ewok, here...I only heard one legal threat from a participant and a concern about what the content would be linked to from me...didn't see one other objection... I would be forced to withdraw, and I imagine that lots of other people might be in the same boat for the same reason

RE: wtf are those advertizing links in the text?

2005-04-20 Thread Rick Faircloth
to be without their input...but one or two can't hold a couple of thousand captive... Rick From: Dave Watts [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 6:25 PM To: CF-Talk cf-talk@houseoffusion.com Subject: RE: wtf are those advertizing links in the text? I

RE: wtf are those advertizing links in the text?

2005-04-20 Thread Rick Faircloth
Oh...and I meant to include you in that list of those whose input is very valuable to the list, Dave... Rick From: Dave Watts [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 6:25 PM To: CF-Talk cf-talk@houseoffusion.com Subject: RE: wtf are those

RE: wtf are those advertizing links in the text?

2005-04-20 Thread Calvin Ward
desire them to as well, fwiw. - Calvin -Original Message- From: Rick Faircloth [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 7:07 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: wtf are those advertizing links in the text? I assume you're talking about the links the in content...right? And, yes

RE: wtf are those advertizing links in the text?

2005-04-20 Thread Rick Faircloth
that I didn't expressly desire them to as well, fwiw. - Calvin -Original Message- From: Rick Faircloth [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, April 20, 2005 7:07 PM To: CF-Talk Subject: RE: wtf are those advertizing links in the text? I assume you're talking about the links