Modly: allowing advertising on the comm
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lkh_lashoutsI was trying to think of a way to allow advertising on the comm.. Note: currently, advertising IS NOT allowed. So far, this is the best plan I've come up with. Please chime in and let me know the flaws, the good points, other possibilities, etc.
Advertising would be allowed one day a month. Only "relevant" advertising would be allowed: that is, it should have something to do with the general themes of interest here—supernatural novels, vampires, werewolves, zombies, fairies, etc. I'm sure your site dedicated to growing cacti is fascinating, but it doesn't have a whole lot in common with LKH snark.
Anyone interested in advertising would send the following to the lkh.lashouts address by a set deadline:
1) their LJ username and contact info (so interested parties can get in touch)
2) a link to what they're advertising
3) a brief description, approximately 100 words*
* = By "approximately", that is to say that 107 words is fine, but 198 is not. Subjective, yes, but there has to be a line somewhere.
I'd then compile all the advertisements and post them in a large advertising post, which would be behind an LJ-cut.
Good idea? Bad? Like I said, please chime in. I'm totally open to suggestions. I'm not against advertising, per se—you can find some neat sites that way—but we have 600+ members now (when the hell did that happen? Yikes!), so we can't just have it be free-for-all either.
Advertising would be allowed one day a month. Only "relevant" advertising would be allowed: that is, it should have something to do with the general themes of interest here—supernatural novels, vampires, werewolves, zombies, fairies, etc. I'm sure your site dedicated to growing cacti is fascinating, but it doesn't have a whole lot in common with LKH snark.
Anyone interested in advertising would send the following to the lkh.lashouts address by a set deadline:
1) their LJ username and contact info (so interested parties can get in touch)
2) a link to what they're advertising
3) a brief description, approximately 100 words*
* = By "approximately", that is to say that 107 words is fine, but 198 is not. Subjective, yes, but there has to be a line somewhere.
I'd then compile all the advertisements and post them in a large advertising post, which would be behind an LJ-cut.
Good idea? Bad? Like I said, please chime in. I'm totally open to suggestions. I'm not against advertising, per se—you can find some neat sites that way—but we have 600+ members now (when the hell did that happen? Yikes!), so we can't just have it be free-for-all either.
