kanatarider
06-11-2008, 01:33 PM
Hey
An idea occured to me...ok, more like idea theft...
I used to be part of a large mountain biking forum. As I am sure you have noticed, running a forum of any significant size takes time and money.
In order to accomodate this, the site owner implemented a donation system, which was roughly as follows:
For a period of one year after a donation made by a member (via Paypal), the members' status was promoted. They were ranked as a Donating member, their Private Messaging capacity was up'd, and you had extra options with the buy/sell forum, mainly the ability to highlight and bump your post to make it stand out.
Perhaps, as a way to help offset the cost of running and maintaining the site, a donating system should be looked into?
An idea occured to me...ok, more like idea theft...
I used to be part of a large mountain biking forum. As I am sure you have noticed, running a forum of any significant size takes time and money.
In order to accomodate this, the site owner implemented a donation system, which was roughly as follows:
For a period of one year after a donation made by a member (via Paypal), the members' status was promoted. They were ranked as a Donating member, their Private Messaging capacity was up'd, and you had extra options with the buy/sell forum, mainly the ability to highlight and bump your post to make it stand out.
Perhaps, as a way to help offset the cost of running and maintaining the site, a donating system should be looked into?