If a sponsor pays for advertising, Does that make them a better sponsor?

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Originally Posted by Greenie

We don't delete threads...THAT would be censorship.

And I never said anything about you saying we should change our business model. I asked why you think that the business model of adult webmaster boards should be different than any other business model that sells ad space?

Not all business models that sell add space are the same. Take Google for example. Their top add spots display right there next to whomever is able to rank high. No restrictions.

I'm sure there is room for improvement on anything. Nothing stays the same. We all evolve, up or down.

Here is just one scenario. (not saying it's the best option but it's another option)

Let's pretend for a moment that there were no paid adds at all here. The only adds here were your sponsors you use and they were given the same privileges as your current paid add sponsors. The only way you were paid was through your webmaster referrals.

What do you think your readers would think if they came here knowing that every add here was specifically endorsed by you rather than just selling adds to anyone that can afford to pay the toll?

That's just one scenario.

There could be many scenarios that might or might not be better, just depends better for whom.

It was brought to my attention just last night that PK started a new board. One of the neatest features was that thread starters had an option of displaying a top banner add at the top of each thread they started.

I thought that this was a cool feature and that might stimulate more threads. Of course there still has to be rules. But it has possibilities.

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