It seems that some program admins willing to pay extra
for being sticked,i am glad this feaure is helping MMG admin
here in keeping the forum with high standards.

However i think that perhaps stating the terms/period advertisers/admin
chosed to pay for would serve some members in knowing how serious
admin is and whether this is a serious promo or perhaps,(not necessarily)
quick hit and run.

I am aware that this can't be an indication for anything but might help some
and save members of asking in each of these threads for how long these campaigns were paid for.

Perhaps where it states that MMG doesn't endorse any of these programs,the period the
campaign was paid for could be added as well.

Just a thought

This post has been edited by Pipster: Jul 10 2006, 03:26 AM

Yes it's an intresting ideea..... a little more transparency could help everyone a little bit more.....

Interesting idea, but i think by doing this, there might be some bad side effects.

For example if we post that the person paid for 2 weeks instead of 1 month, everyone might start asking "why did you only pay for 2 weeks, will you close in two weeks, are you only thinking ahead 2 weeks?" etc.. There are many reasons why an advertiser might pay for two weeks instead of 1 month. One reason would probably be that they want to test the results of having a topic stickied, or maybe thats the maximum amount of advertising dollars their budget allowed at the time.

Also if we were to post who the advertiser was, that would make us responsible for actually trying to figure out who the advertiser was which is not as easy as it sounds sometimes. If we ended up being wrong about who paid for advertising, that would probably cause some people to get upset with MMG which we would like to avoid.

I am not suggesting or implying that seeing the time frame advertisment was paid for
would be definite indication either way,but it can help members decide how serious is
that admin/advertiser in their future plans.

It could have been posted along with the disclaimer over not being endorsed by MMG
and would reflect objective data as is such as ;

"This is a paid advertisment for 2 week and is not endoresed by mmg in any way..."

It is your forum and your show,just thought it might reflects better to everyone involved.

This post has been edited by Pipster: Jul 10 2006, 02:34 PM

I think it would really do more harm than good.

Just because an advertiser has a limited budget, wants to test one of our advertising solutions out for effectiveness, or would rather have immediate control of the money, does not mean they are less serious about their program.

We regularly have advertisers purchase one of the two week options and renew them as they are about to expire. Just beacuse someone orders for 2 weeks does not mean they intend to close up shop within the next 2 weeks.

I never suggested that this is an indication either way and with the cost of this
promo i believe no one would wish to run fast,however i just thought as i see these questions
being asked by members and not answered by all admins/advertisers that reflecting objective
info could have been useful for some.

I see that you don't see it in same way and thats fine,case closed.

Then what exactly are you suggesting? Why would the amount of time an advertiser chooses to advertise with us be relevant?

If the program admin wants to post how long he/she advertised, we have no problem with that (provided they tell the truth). That said I don't think anything positive would come out of releasing the timeframe to everyone. If you can tell me how this sort of information could be used for in a positive manner, I'm willing to listen. If not, I think it should be up to the program admin to decide.

Ok,here are my thoughts..some members asking over promo length which admin paid
for and being left unanswered,not with all 4 program so far but with 2 or 3 of them from
what i have seen so far,adding the period this was paid for doesn't change much the credibility
of the forum admin,at the same time,if there is demand for one of the section such as the a/s
currently,if this info provided along with the disclaimer,other admins can plan their steps ahead
as well if they wish to stick their program in the near future.
It seems to me that you are trying to protect admin info while there is nothing to protect,obviously
if some see sticky for 2 weeks they think twice while others don't care,at same time mentioning the time
frame can be beneficial to other admin in regards to launching if they wish to stick their program etc;/

Seeing that you don't see it in same way there is no point to proceed with this,i thought it could serve all
parties involved and thats why i suggested it,you seem to disagree and thats fine.

This post has been edited by Pipster: Jul 10 2006, 08:29 PM