[Foundation-l] Attempt at a compromise (Re: Advertising)

[David Gerard]

On 29/12/06, The Cunctator <cunctator at gmail.com> wrote:

> How about sponsors get listed in the order of the percentage of their
> net worth they contributed? So some guy who makes $15K a year and
> donates $100 gets listed higher than some guy worth $6 billion who
> donates $200K.
> Yes, I recognize that's not actually feasible, but I think you get the idea.
> You shouldn't get to pay to get higher placement on some donor list
> just because you're richer.


That idea has some heartwarming qualities, but it doesn't get us more
of the cash. Because the second guy gave us more *we* can use than the
first did. Which is, after all, the point of the exercise.


- d.