I would think with an annouced 30 million dollar advertising budget and claims of already taking pre-orders for tens of thousands of units they can afford some ads.
I know absolutely zero about CUSA. Nothing, nada, zip, zilch, skippy.
That being said, let me at least try to help out here if I may. When I built Amiga.org, including it's current incarnation, the idea was that the users would decide what was, and wasn't news. It's not like it was in 1996 where -- if we wanted news on the site -- I had to go out and find it, then post it.
If someone out there is posting continual CUSA threads in the news forums, then that's between them and the moderators to decide what is, and isn't appropriate.
On the surface, I could also agree with you that if CUSA had a 30 million dollar advertising budget, they SHOULD kick in and help support the site with advertisements.
HOWEVER there are two flaws in that argument. The first and foremost is that even if they DID sponsor this site properly, I know you guys. You would then complain about how biased the site has become and how it's "sold out". Same as when AI was hosting us. Same as when I screwed up and dealt with Bill Buck.
That's a no-win.
Secondly is the simpler fact that it doesn't appear Bill P has actually ASKED CUSA to advertise, or sponsor the site in any way. I hesitate to say that firmly, because Bill and I don't discuss his business plan for the site.
Sincerely. If you have a problem with a particular person or people who seem to be schilling for CUSA, either ask them to consider scaling back, ask the moderator to consider moving the thread outside of the NEWS SPECIFIC forums, or -- and this would be fun -- simply add that user to your own personal "ignore" list.
Not sure the ignore option would block news items, but frankly -- having lived through hatred of AI, Hyperion, Genesi, and every other company who've even tried to support the community -- all this hatred over the posting of news items seems a little silly (silly ha ha, not silly "shame shame")
Hope it helps, God knows I need to actually try and be helpful..
Wayne
