It is unrealistic to expect donations when you're first starting out. I
expect players would be even more unwilling to donate to the server when
you start throwing ads in their face, so you're forcing yourself down
that slippery slope.
On 8/10/2012 8:46 PM, Sampson Rogers wrote:
I see no harm in servers running a MOTD ad that takes all of 1 click
to get past with no extra effort. There is absolutely nothing wrong
with supporting servers by clicking right past something you're not
even required to view. Look at places like Youtube, they have ads on
nearly all of their videos you have to wait a few seconds to get past
and you can't tell me Google needs more money. You can also disable
HTML MOTD if you choose, that sounds like a fair in between to me. No
reason to punish communities that provide a good gaming experience but
also run ads on the MOTD to keep the servers afloat. Nothing wrong
with it at all. Other communities shouldn't be frowned upon for
needing a monetary hand in getting started or maintaining their
servers as long as they do things the right way, don't exploit their
users for only a quick buck and properly administrate their servers.
The truth is, it is not always easy to get donations, even when you
run a solid community, especially starting out.
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