<DIV>No, I think it would be ok to have advertizers sponsor pages. Here is an expansion on the idea. The ad is in small text and simply says:<SMALL>this page sponsored by [[Toyota]].</SMALL> with a link to their *wikipedia* article. If one doesn't exist, they can write one, but it still must be NPOV. This type of low-impact advertizing often has (ironically) the biggest effect because people aren't as annoyed. A wikipedian could also sponsor the page with a link to their userpage. More than one person or company could sponsor a page. The homepage couldn't be sponsored. Each sponsor request would be screened to prevent linking [[Toyota|Toyota, the beat car company in the world]]. I would cost, say, $1 for 100 impressions, to encourage low-budget advertizers and users to sponsor things. I don't think this would lower our academic credibility at all.</DIV>
<DIV>--LittleDan<BR><BR><B><I>Erik Moeller <erik_moeller@gmx.de></I></B> wrote: </DIV>
<BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">Michael-<BR>> An interesting way to offer advertising, would be to offer to let people<BR>> sponsor pages. This is done with Highways, (i.e. This section of<BR>> highway sponsored by such and such). I think many users would like this<BR>> idea, and would sponsor pages they contributed heavily to, and you could<BR>> offer packages for "advertisers" outside of the project like mentioned<BR>> above, (using some sort of algorithm to figure out what pages are<BR>> relevant) and then offer a price per page type thing.<BR><BR>Any kind of advertising will hurt our credibility as an educational <BR>project. Once the Nupedia Foundation is set up[1], raising money should be <BR>easy enough.<BR><BR>Regards,<BR><BR>Erik<BR><BR>[1] A phrase which will in future times be listed alongside similar <BR>phrases like<BR>"Once Duke Nukem Forever is released"<BR>"Once fusion power becomes feasible"<BR>"Once copyright terms are reduced to 14 years".</BLOCKQUOTE><p><hr SIZE=1>
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