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<div>How would a sliding scale work? </div>
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Perhaps depending on the gross value of a particular job or an
organizations budget etc. We could have NGO rates as well as
commercial. So - just as an example - <br>
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Not incorporated - Free<br>
10,000 or less in gross revenue - $10<br>
25,000 or less in gross revenue - $20<br>
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etc.<br>
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up to around $100K - which would be whatever the top fee would be<br>
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NGO Discounts of 25% or even more.<br>
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<div>In general, I'm not speaking to my own interest here, except as
a Drupal community member. pingVision would likely be willing and able
to pay a job listing fee. However, smaller shops, freelancers and
people seeking consultants might not, and I think that would be a real
shame. Yet charging some folks more or less based on some predetermined
assumptions could take us down a road we don't want to go.</div>
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we could also institute a "Cry poverty" option - where someone could
explain why they can't pay.<br>
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<div>Taxing community behavior, I feel, could yield some
unanticipated and/or unwanted side effects. Sponsorships, memberships,
these could raise money without affecting the community dynamic -- and
even help by opening avenues in which Drupal users who are not
developers or designers can participate and help the commons from which
they benefit.</div>
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I'm really not sure that I've suggested "taxing community behavior" but
I'm still not clear if you are referring to only the issue of
advertising for jobs or also that of a "tip jar".<br>
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<div>Laura</div>
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