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 <[email protected]> > 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 -- Unsubscribe instructions: E-mail to [email protected] Posting guidelines + more: http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/Netiquette List archive: http://listarchives.documentfoundation.org/www/discuss/ All messages sent to this list will be publicly archived and cannot be deleted
