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Buddy · 10-09-2007, 06:00 PM

On one of my forums, I have an advertising forum, where anyone can advertise they're websites, or websites of a good friend of theirs. Well recently I got an offer to be paid $5 a week to sticky one of their threads. I am not sure on what to do with this, because it is unfair to the other advertised forums. What would you do?

Slim420 · 10-09-2007, 11:51 PM

I think its fair. Do you have rules against bumping posts? If not then the users could bump their posts instead of stickying their post. However, if you start getting alot of takers, then it will fill up your first page with all stickies then thats a problem....

SingleAgain · 10-10-2007, 03:08 PM

I agree that it will become a problem if people cotton onto this and lots of people start asking you to do this. It might even become an issue of discrimination.

For the time being I would say that it is fine, but you might have to review this in the near future.

Buddy · 10-11-2007, 07:54 PM

I think what I will do is offer text links in the footer. I don't really think it fits the unwritten rules of the advertising forum.

Vbblogger · 10-11-2007, 09:25 PM

As long as you have a certain number of stickies for those sections of your forum, I don't see a problem. As someone already pointed out ,the other members can bump their thread once or twice weekly as you choose. This will only mean that members will take a closer look at the stickies on your forum without having to use much space for additional advertisements.

Trev · 10-13-2007, 02:55 AM

Heck, it's a way of making money to pay for hosting costs. I think you should do it. It's an easy $20 a month.

Buddy · 10-13-2007, 02:32 PM

In my opinion, it's dirty money. I don't like giving unfair advantages to others in a forum that is for equal oppurtunities of getting their site out there.

Bananas · 10-18-2007, 03:01 PM

I wouldn't term it dirty money so much, because that makes it sound like really shady practises. I don't think it's that bad, but it is unfair. But my big problem is what happens down the road when others find out and either want in, or what these guys gone.

10-09-2007, 06:00 PM	#1 (permalink)
User Profile Buddy Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Age: 34 Posts: 14 Total Points: 333 Donate My Zoints Profile My Photos: (0)	Being Paid To Sticky A Thread On one of my forums, I have an advertising forum, where anyone can advertise they're websites, or websites of a good friend of theirs. Well recently I got an offer to be paid $5 a week to sticky one of their threads. I am not sure on what to do with this, because it is unfair to the other advertised forums. What would you do?

10-09-2007, 11:51 PM	#2 (permalink)
User Profile Slim420 Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Age: 26 Posts: 25 Total Points: 424 Donate My Zoints Profile My Photos: (0)	I think its fair. Do you have rules against bumping posts? If not then the users could bump their posts instead of stickying their post. However, if you start getting alot of takers, then it will fill up your first page with all stickies then thats a problem.... Last edited by Slim420 : 10-09-2007 at 11:54 PM. Reason: typo

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10-10-2007, 03:08 PM	#3 (permalink)
User Profile SingleAgain Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Age: 30 Posts: 50 Total Points: 710 Donate My Zoints Profile My Photos: (0)	I agree that it will become a problem if people cotton onto this and lots of people start asking you to do this. It might even become an issue of discrimination. For the time being I would say that it is fine, but you might have to review this in the near future.

10-11-2007, 07:54 PM	#4 (permalink)
User Profile Buddy Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Age: 34 Posts: 14 Total Points: 333 Donate My Zoints Profile My Photos: (0)	I think what I will do is offer text links in the footer. I don't really think it fits the unwritten rules of the advertising forum.

10-11-2007, 09:25 PM	#5 (permalink)
User Profile Vbblogger Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Age: 25 Posts: 33 Total Points: 612 Donate My Zoints Profile My Photos: (0)	As long as you have a certain number of stickies for those sections of your forum, I don't see a problem. As someone already pointed out ,the other members can bump their thread once or twice weekly as you choose. This will only mean that members will take a closer look at the stickies on your forum without having to use much space for additional advertisements.

10-13-2007, 02:55 AM	#6 (permalink)
User Profile Trev Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Age: 19 Posts: 38 Total Points: 725 Donate My Zoints Profile My Photos: (0)	Heck, it's a way of making money to pay for hosting costs. I think you should do it. It's an easy $20 a month.

10-13-2007, 02:32 PM	#7 (permalink)
User Profile Buddy Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Age: 34 Posts: 14 Total Points: 333 Donate My Zoints Profile My Photos: (0)	In my opinion, it's dirty money. I don't like giving unfair advantages to others in a forum that is for equal oppurtunities of getting their site out there.

10-18-2007, 03:01 PM	#8 (permalink)
User Profile Bananas Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Age: 40 Posts: 25 Total Points: 433 Donate My Zoints Profile My Photos: (0)	I wouldn't term it dirty money so much, because that makes it sound like really shady practises. I don't think it's that bad, but it is unfair. But my big problem is what happens down the road when others find out and either want in, or what these guys gone.