Posted by shellie on February 18, 2001, at 0:45:43
In reply to Re: Cost to have this site hosted., posted by Dr. Bob on February 18, 2001, at 0:31:43
> > Why couldn't you use the University server anymore?
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> It died. And no adequate replacement server was available. And it would be easier to have ads and to charge a fee here -- if in fact I do try anything like that.
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I think charging should be the last option. And I wonder if you did start charging, whether you could block folks as easily.
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> In fact, I've been thinking for a long time that a fee would make it *easier* to block people -- because it's harder to get a new credit card number than to get a new email address.
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> BobI think charging a fee would be a bad idea. First of all I think it would stop a lot of new posters from starting to participate. In the beginning I would not have known if it was worth it to pay when I had no idea what I would get from the board.
If you want money from us you could have a fund drive like WETA or PBS twice a year with pledges (rather than a fee). I don't know if I'd pay a set fee to listen to NPR (since it's available for free on the internet), but I have no problem pledging a generous amount each spring.
Second, if you continue to write articles on us, then I will wonder if it's fair to charge us AND use us as subjects.
Is the university now not paying for the site at all? I think if you really need money for the site then perhaps discrete advertising or pledge drives is the way to go. Shellie
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