| ??? 03/04/08 18:39 Read: times |
#151892 - Valid points Responding to: ???'s previous message |
All very valid points for me to consider, Richard. A couple of thoughts:
Richard Erlacher said:
Would it just concentrate the ones who have none, or, at least, are unwilling to use them? At least you'd only have to go to one place to ignore them all at once. :) I'd be more concerned that instead of the, say, 5%-10% homework and "do my work for me" queries, you'd now be hosting 2^24 times more of them. Is the percentage of "do my work for me" queries higher on the other existing forums? I think what Jan was thinking is that your website now would appear to be, simply put, a billboard for the various represented advertisers. The "truth" of the material presented would come into question, and the "truth" of the promotional brochures often is, and what now is interpreted as honest opinion, if not fact, will then be seen as "marketing hype," even if it's not. Is that how the forums of other companies are currently viewed? I suspect that you'll realize more financial benefit, if that's of any interest to you, if you simply sell your forum hosting software to the various folks who want you to host their forum... I'm definitely not interested in selling my forum software. There are already plenty of fine forum packages out there, I don't think the world needs another one. I think any potential benefit--to 8052.com, the companies, and the members--is the community. Not the software. That's just my opinion, though. It's your website, though, and you know what your goals are. You've got to decide whether this leads you to a place you want to be. And I guess none of us can see the future. I just keep thinking we have a great 8052 community, but it's currently scattered across the Internet. And maybe that's just the reality of how it has to be. I guess that's part of what I'm asking. Is it realistic to try to un-scatter the community? Regards, Craig Steiner 8052.com Webmaster |
