pault said:Not sure if we are talking at cross purposes here but just to be clear I would have no problem with Adam introducing some more targeted advertising here as he has proved (imo) that financial gain was not his main motivation for starting this site.Pull_Up said:pault said:Finally, the cynic in me suspects there may be a financial motive in setting up the new site. I really hope I am wrong and it was done for the greater good of all but if it starts to become festooned with adverts as some other r/c sites are, I will be off immediately !
Actually I disagree with you there a little. I think Adam deserves to monetize this site - the guy's already got 2 day jobs and it's unfair to expect anyone to devote a lot of time to anything without at least getting running costs covered plus being able to take a reasonable "hourly rate" .....
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(providing that they do not become an assault of your eyes like another well known r/c site)
The point I was trying to make was that the new site was introduced to us as being complimentary to this one and to be a useful resource for UAV pilots and it is this stated intent that I am a bit suspicious of. As I said, I hope I am wrong and the motives are altruistic but time will tell .....
Gotcha, but I still think anyone doing anything (on the internet or elsewhere) that is going to be of benefit to others and isn't selling it by the pound always deserves to not be out of pocket by at least trying to off-set costs from day one. Otherwise you might lose a potential new service, idea or useful resource from someone who was prepared to do all the work (altruistic with their time) but couldn't afford to actually put it together (hosting fees, s/ware licences, bandwidth, equipment, so on). But you're spot on - a brand-spanking new website or forum stuffed to the gunwhales with Adsense is a definite pointer towards someone thinking "how can I make money on the internet" first, rather than wanting to build something of use and value to others.