On 30/05/07, Jimmy Wales jwales@wikia.com wrote:
On May 30, 2007, at 3:13 AM, Brock Weller wrote:
We do not, nor should not, place advertising on our content, whether its only displayed on some connections or not. If others want to, ok, but we dont, because we create that content, and it gives the illusion of endorsement. This is a no go, in my eyes.
I don't find this argument to be particularly compelling. This is people who are hot-loading our content and displaying it on other websites, under their own branding. Why should we not, rather than blocking this activity, find a way to benefit from it?
We do. We block it and ask them to pay us :-)
In a practical sense, I feel the benefit of adding advertising to these live mirrors would be outweighed by the negative reaction, but that's just a gut feeling.