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From: "jansb000" <jansb000 AT planet DOT nl>
To: <djgpp AT delorie DOT com>
References: <200206031429 DOT g53ETT226729 AT envy DOT delorie DOT com>
Subject: Re: ads on delorie.com
Date: Mon, 3 Jun 2002 19:59:50 +0200
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Reply-To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com

The type of ads are no problem for me, but I can imagine that a free
compiler like DJGPP will be used for educational purposes. Ads of extreme
content may be unacceptable for these users. So, I would vote for free
access for students to the member-area.

I would be willing (but not to enthousiastic) to pay a small annual fee. If
you build a web-site with a so called member-area you could still include
the topic-related ads there.

Hey, maybe it's time to start a (bi-)monthly magazine with highlights about
DJGPP. I may know a publisher that would be interested. A magazine could
also be a nice outlet for all those advertisers. This magazine could also
serve as a medium for detailed announcements of new software available.

----- Original Message -----
From: "DJ Delorie" <dj AT delorie DOT com>
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
To: <djgpp AT delorie DOT com>
Sent: Monday, June 03, 2002 4:29 PM
Subject: RFC: ads on delorie.com


>
> [I apologize in advance for any potential off-topicness this thread
> may produce - please reply only to dj AT delorie DOT com]
>
> The delorie.com site is funded by advertising (those annoying banner
> ads you all see when you visit www.delorie.com ;).  At the moment, I
> elect to only host ads that I feel are suitable for the wide range of
> visitors I get.  Unfortunately, the revenue from these types of ads
> has been dwindling.
>
> The types of ads I've been excluding (I can include/exclude by
> category, these are some of the categories) are:
>
> * Gambling
> * Alcohol
> * Provocative (doesn't mean p*rn)
> * Extreme animation
> * Pop-ups
> * Pop-unders
>
> Unfortunately, these are the types of ads that are currently offering
> the most revenue.  Enabling these ads would provide extra revenue to
> keep the site running in the black (ads currently cover about 60% of
> the monthly ISP costs).
>
> 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?
>
> Another option I've thought about is a subscription service, which,
> for a token fee, would remove all ads for subscribers.  Thoughts?
>
> Thanks,
> DJ