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Would you "chip-in" $10 a month to keep the site going ?
BTW: Did you ever take economics 101 in high school or college ?
I think not.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ola oys [mailto:oys11@xxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Monday, April 22, 2002 4:05 PM
> To: Omegalist
> Cc: cwest
> Subject: Re: changes to Privacy Statement at traders2traders.com
>
>
> Colin,
>
> In a nutshell IMHO, it is NOT a good idea, for the
> following reasons:
>
> 1. The reasons you gave for attracting folks on this
> list to participate in building up the site is to
> enable us have a site from which we can share, not
> where we are going to be exposed to commercials.
>
> 2. Contributors of data, literature, codes, e.t.c. did
> it to encourage others cut down on their needs or
> learning curves, not to serve as the back on which
> commercial interests will ride.
>
> 3. Once you allow commercials, you have to agree to
> some conditions, because they will end up paying you,
> whether for good or bad. To that extent, there is no
> way you can control how far it will go.
>
> 4. Commercials can be very distracting, and sometimes
> border on the ridiculous. Some of them even serve as
> hidden links to porn sites that open other browser
> windows without being invited to, for instance, and
> you really can't control that, can you?
>
> 5. If I want commercials related to trading, I have
> zillion+1 places to visit, not traders2traders.com
>
> 6. I do not see the benefit commercial elements will
> serve here. Instead, open another site for that
> purpose, if necessary mixed with stuff on trading, and
> let such a site fly on it's own.
>
> 7. Personally I'll be very disgusted as soon as you
> allow commercials. I will still patronize the place
> because some of the stuff there are unique, but only
> until I can find alternatives; and I can assure you,
> such alternatives will spring up.
>
> 8. Your idea of allowing commercials here has the
> potential of turning off some contributors to other
> share ideas that may be muted in the future. At least,
> it is capable nof making some people suspicious of the
> ultimate motive.
>
> Personally, I just don't like changing the premises or
> rules in the middle of a game. Meanwhile, thanks a
> great deal, Colin, for putting together and hosting
> traders2traders.com, it's been tremendously useful!
>
> Regards,
>
> Ola.
>
> ===========================================
>
> Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2002 09:48:12 -0600
>
> From: "cwest" <cwest@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> To: "Omegalist" <omega-list@xxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Subject: changes to Privacy Statement at
> traders2traders.com
>
>
>
> I frequently receive requests to allow a link to a
> commercial site. Until
> now, such links have been denied as
> www.traders2traders.com is a
> not-for-profit site. However, on some occasions links
> to certain sites would
> be helpful as I often read of subscribers to the omega
> list looking for such
> info.
>
> On reflection, it seems more practical to allow links
> and submissions that
> are commercial in nature on a case by case basis where
> the content is
> harmonious with the spirit of www.traders2traders.com
> <http://www.traders2traders.com> . If anyone strongly
> objects please email
> your concerns. The Privacy Statement now reads as
> follows:
>
> "Although this website is a not-for-profit site, links
> to other sites or
> submissions that are relevant to trading that maybe
> construed as an
> advertisement are allowed if placed by active
> subscribers to topic-relevant
> email lists and "the keepers" of the site consider the
> information contained
> therein helpful in the general spirit of the site.
> Within this context
> "classified advertisements" for or "auctions" of
> services and products are
> also allowed. To avoid the possibility of advertisers
> tracking you, it is
> suggested that you visit this site directly by
> browsing to HYPERLINK
> "http://www.traderswww.traders2traders.com
> <http://www.traders2traders.com>
> ."
>
> Colin West
>
>
>
>
>
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