General Support2 village_idiot Oct 16, 2007 03:59
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1 balupton Oct 16, 2007 00:57
3 balupton Oct 16, 2007 04:21
It will be optional of course, but I'm thinking, well most likely will, build in a advert framework in Gallery. So that advertisers can stick in their images in peoples galleries which are related to the advertiser via tags.
I might as well get something out of developing than just "thanks".
4 yabba Oct 16, 2007 19:34
quote : [url=http://forums.b2evolution.net/viewtopic.php?t=12104]balupton wrote[/url]
What's the difference between you and the core?
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5 balupton Oct 17, 2007 01:45
I will have a option so if they want the stuff there they get it, if they don't they don't
6 yabba Oct 17, 2007 08:20
That's a similarity and not a difference ;)
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7 balupton Oct 17, 2007 08:38
dictionary.com
8 yabba Oct 17, 2007 08:40
9 balupton Oct 17, 2007 09:16
wikipedia.com
10 yabba Oct 17, 2007 09:22
You'll be pointing me to google.com next huh? ;)
It just seems weird that you consider other peoples advertising to be spam, but your own is just a well deserved revenue stream.
Personally I see no difference, but, it's your plugin so you chose what you code.
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11 edb Oct 17, 2007 22:51
How does one choose to not have the "hosting services | test" links in the footer - without editing? I can see where a plugin author would want to have a linkback, but it most certainly should be something that the user could easily opt out of. "Easily" in this case, to me, means by clicking on the plugin settings in the back office.
12 yabba Oct 18, 2007 07:54
You can't, you have to edit the files, or create your own skin and leave them out.
A plugin author having a linkback isn't in question, although I'd prefer it to be opt-in and not opt-out, we're talking about 3rd party advertising via a plugin where the person making the monetary gain is the plugin author.
I'm just confused how Balupton can be so vocal against other advertising and yet wishes to incorporate an advertising revenue stream into his own plugin.
As I said though, it's his plugin, his code, his choice.
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13 village_idiot Oct 18, 2007 13:52
Fwiw, it violates the TOS for adsense. I have no idea about any others.
This is one of those "been there, done that" topics for me, as it's come up elsewhere previously.
thats in really poor taste, regardless. Is that something you are considering?