From: Manni Heumann <manni DOT heumann AT gmx DOT de>
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: RFC: ads on delorie.com
Date: 3 Jun 2002 15:15:52 GMT
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DJ Delorie wrote:

> So my question to you is: should I allow these types of ads?  I
> hope that my visitors are intelligent and rational enough to
> simply ignore ads inappropriate to their personal preferences,
> and/or to disable javascript if pop-unders bother you, but is
> that an acceptable assumption?

I filter ads anyway. Whether this says anything about my intelligence 
is another question. Maybe I'm just to dumb to deal with them, once 
they are on my screen.
 
> Another option I've thought about is a subscription service,
> which, for a token fee, would remove all ads for subscribers. 
> Thoughts? 

This would be a good way to sponsor your site. But would it lead to a 
steady stream of revenue? Somehow I doubt that. Once all the willing 
djgpp users are subscribed, the stream would pretty much dry out. Or 
were you thinking about a monthly/annual fee?


Manni