Keep in mind that while M.Dinowitz did a lot of great work in creating and maintaining this list, a lot of the value comes from the contributors, some of which don't garner much value from the list (from all appearances), and provide a great deal more than they give.
You would be effectively asking these folks to pay to avoid advertising while providing the value that you are talking about. Just something else to think about. - Calvin -----Original Message----- From: Rick Faircloth [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2005 12:56 PM 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 insist that you'll only participate 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 the list and I benefit from it and try to contribute as much as possible. However, if there was a fee involved, I would not stick around. I don't mind advertising at all though. I can see the complaints about the links in the archives and I understand the reasoning for pulling the image-based ads in the emails. I definitely appreciate all that Mike does and hope he's able to recoup some money for it but I'm not in a position to be able to fund that. I like the idea of the free community and as long as it stays that way, I'll be here. John Burns Certified Advanced 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 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 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 be significantly less valuable if it loses the likes of Jochem and Paul. Between the two of them, they cover everything there is to know about RFCs and Unicode! Dave Watts, CTO, Fig Leaf Software http://www.figleaf.com/ Fig Leaf Software provides the highest caliber vendor-authorized instruction at our training centers in Washington DC, Atlanta, Chicago, Baltimore, Northern Virginia, or on-site at your location. Visit http://training.figleaf.com/ for more information! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Logware (www.logware.us): a new and convenient web-based time tracking application. Start tracking and documenting hours spent on a project or with a client with Logware today. Try it for free with a 15 day trial account. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=67 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:4:203842 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=89.70.4 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
