Re: [tdf-discuss] Re: Forums... again

On Mon, 2011-04-25 at 10:44 +0200, Christian Lohmaier wrote:
> Hi Augistine, *,
>
> On Mon, Apr 25, 2011 at 5:38 AM, Augustine Souza <aesouza2008@gmail.com> wrote:
> > I have no issues with a forum that is commercial presumably to [b]cover
> > costs[/b]. As Andy says, the ads are easily blocked (in that I had no need
> > to take specific steps to block ads from that site).
>
> But the point was about listing forums as "officially approved" or
> somthing along those lines, and then I don't want the forum to list
> ads.

Hi Christian.

> It is OK if it has a paypal or whatever donate link to explicitly
> cover the costs of running the server (but it must be clear that this
> is different than to donate to TDF/LO itself), but no google-adwords
> or even worse graphical ads.

In general I would like to see the ads limited and focused, but out
right banned in favor of a donate button - I don't see the difference,
do you really think that a donate button means that the money doesn't go
to the owner or that they will stop taking donations as soon as the cost
is covered.


> Also perfectly fine to list the sponsor (the one who hosts the
> forum/runs it/pays for it) the header or footer.
>
> compare http://libreoffice-forum.de/ with http://libreofficeforum.org/
>
> I don't have a problem with listing the first, but I don't want to
> link the second one as approved forum because of the ads.
> (Not to mention the lack of subcategories that has been mentioned before)

I do not like the ads and the number of them on libreofficeforum but I
would not feel so strongly is they where focused, as is it is a bit too
commercial for my taste. (actually I was totally against ads, at all, in
the beginning but I've started to change my mind on that)

What would you do with the forum at http://lo-portal.de 
In or Out?

> And it doesn't matter whether you or others don't see it because you
> got adblock installed. 

Actually it is not adbolck, it is that if you register then no ads,
IIRC.

> The other visitors that follow links from the
> lo website don't have that enabled, thus they do see the ads.

Yup that is the rub.

> So bottom line is: If you want to have your forum listed on the LO
> webpage, you must not have ads, neither textual nor graphcial
> ("sponsored by" is OK). That is my POV.

Bottom line - I think that is too stringent, but it is a close call IMO.

Thanks

Drew


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