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this is becoming a very long email thread indeed.<br>
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I thought I would point out (sorry if someone has already done this)
that Craigslist obtains income entirely from a single source. They
charge people to place "Help Wanted" ads on their site. That's it.
It's like $25 per post. They bring in a lot of cash. So for proposals
I would suggest - <br>
<br>
- You look at a similar model of asking people to pay for certain kinds
of access to the community, and<br>
- That a "tip jar" with recommended "tips" for different things should
be added to the site asap.<br>
<br>
It seems reasonable that we could build a culture of contribution and
people could contribute small amounts as they daily interact with the
community. Just think of what kind of income streams could be
established if people were aculturated to donating small amounts of $
every time they got help, read documentation, installed Drupal, used a
new module.<br>
<br>
Dan<br>
<blockquote
cite="mid139ae7e90705260752r7cb989d0o5e22eb99d4ddfe84@mail.gmail.com"
type="cite">In 2006, <a href="http://Drupal.org">Drupal.org</a>
traffic increased 250%. In order to prepare for future growth of <a
href="http://Drupal.org">Drupal.org</a> and the needs of the Drupal
community the Drupal Association is looking into starting a paid
advertising program. We believe that paid advertising that is relevant
to the needs of Drupal administrators, Drupal users, and the Drupal
community can be placed in relevant sections of <a
href="http://Drupal.org">Drupal.org</a> and help the Drupal community
greatly by funding improvements and infrastructure for <a
href="http://Drupal.org">Drupal.org</a> websites.<br>
<br>
If you represent a company interested in participating please get in
touch via this email. We are looking for proposals from:
<br>
<br>
* Hosting companies that provide reliable, secure hosting of Drupal web
sites.<br>
* Web development and consulting companies and practioners which
provide contributions back to the Drupal community.<br>
<br>
Advertisements on <a href="http://Drupal.org">Drupal.org</a> web sites
will be marked as paid advertisements and must meet responsible hosting
and consulting practices which are to be determined. The Drupal
Association will not explicitly endorse any advertisers.
<br>
<br>
Funds raised from advertising will go to the Drupal association and
fund infrastructure, and support improvements in <a
href="http://Drupal.org">Drupal.org</a> to meet the needs of the
Drupal community. The Drupal association will also offer paid
memberships to the Drupal association, for supporters that do not wish
to advertise but still wish to support the Drupal project. <br
clear="all">
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Thank-you,<br>
Kieran Lal<br>
Drupal Association fund raising board member<br>
<br>
<br>
-- <br>
To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.<br>
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