Question: Should Saintsational have advertising sponsors?

Milan Faletic · Thu 28 Jan 2010 1:11am

Just curious with all the hundreds of people that post on the site, is it appropriate that we sell links to business sites. Maybe some posters would like to advertise their business on the site. The money could go to sponsoring players maybe? Just wanted to know what people thought.

saintdooley · Thu 28 Jan 2010 1:15am

i know ports forum do

'thepowerfromport'

Spinner · Post: # 875159Post **Spinner** » Thu 28 Jan 2010 1:18am

Why not....Doesn't bother me much.

Could even contribute to a charity or something too....

james rose · Post: # 875163Post **james rose** » Thu 28 Jan 2010 4:16am

I'd probably be interested in buying a banner ad.

saintfreddy · Thu 28 Jan 2010 8:58am

I think it's a great idea. The money raised could go to either helping maintain the site and/or sponsoring more players.

matrix · Post: # 875188Post **matrix** » Thu 28 Jan 2010 9:05am

james rose wrote:I'd probably be interested in buying a banner ad.

please no.

and no.
no ads

Mr Magic · Post: # 875195Post **Mr Magic** » Thu 28 Jan 2010 9:11am

Last year's 'whiparound' raised enough money to cover the costs for not only this year, but next year also (providing costs don't rise dramatically next year).

asiu · Post: # 875217Post **asiu** » Thu 28 Jan 2010 9:54am

what , and then have to curb our way/s for the 'sponsors' ?

thats a big no from me

GrumpyOne · Post: # 875229Post **GrumpyOne** » Thu 28 Jan 2010 10:12am

gazrat wrote:what , and then have to curb our way/s for the 'sponsors' ?

thats a big no from me

Agree with Gaz.... once you go down the sponsorship road, your freedom to say what you want is reduced.

Milton66 · Post: # 875242Post **Milton66** » Thu 28 Jan 2010 10:34am

naaah, she'll be right if you get the right sponsors to advertise...

Quixote · Post: # 875251Post **Quixote** » Thu 28 Jan 2010 10:48am

Fascists!!!!!!!

Milan Faletic · Thu 28 Jan 2010 12:44pm

gazrat wrote:what , and then have to curb our way/s for the 'sponsors' ?

thats a big no from me

Just asking, how do you think we will have to curb our ways?

I am able to say what I want on the Herald Sun website and they have sponsors. I don't think there is any censorship on talkback radio having worked for two major stations. I don't think the types of sponsors will be major organisations.

Interested to hear your reasons and I am not being critical of you, just interested in your point of view.

Milan Faletic · Thu 28 Jan 2010 12:46pm

matrix wrote:no ads

Just curious to hear why you think no ads. Not arguing with you, just want to hear your opinion.

Milton66 · Post: # 875374Post **Milton66** » Thu 28 Jan 2010 12:49pm

Given today's events.. perhaps we could promote the movie "Back to The Future"?

Milton66 · Post: # 875381Post **Milton66** » Thu 28 Jan 2010 1:03pm

Milan Faletic wrote:
matrix wrote:no ads
Just curious to hear why you think no ads. Not arguing with you, just want to hear your opinion.

Because you start with a few harmless ads and before you know, we'll have a McDonald's restaurant opening up on the general form.

On a serious note, and I could be wrong:

1- the forum would have to operate under a business entity, be gst compliant and lodge tax returns because it receives income.

2- being an AFL forum, any revenue raising by way of commercial practices would more than likely attract the AFL heavies re intellectual property etc.

I'm sure there are more worms in this can.

asiu · Post: # 875395Post **asiu** » Thu 28 Jan 2010 1:35pm

anything that murkies the water of 'freedom of expression' , gets a no from me

show me , no interference (dogma wise in the fine print) ....... like the buddhists .... and i'd vote yes

we could be non profit , reinvesting the coinage to sponsoring kids and players or have a yearly all expenses paid sainsational beer , cheers and tears day at the Corner

evertonfc · Post: # 875396Post **evertonfc** » Thu 28 Jan 2010 1:35pm

Big yes from me.

Funding could go to all sorts of things - a Saintsational award, more player sponsors, etc.

mastersaint · Thu 28 Jan 2010 1:41pm

Cool, Id be in the "Cheers" part of it.............

Agreed...... lots more funding would'nt go astray

matrix · Post: # 875406Post **matrix** » Thu 28 Jan 2010 1:45pm

Milton66 wrote:Given today's events.. perhaps we could promote the movie "Back to The Future"?

ironic

http://www.saintsational.com/forum/view ... &start=275

re ads:
well i actually just presumed that the ads would be between posts when you scroll down reading a thread...and that shites me off in other forums, and i dont like the look of it.
i just like how (whoever donated) has managed to keep the site up for two years (financially, not including the admin programming pc side of it all), we and us alone managed to do that.
i think the site looks neat and organised without the ads floating around, or corporate logos in the corners or flashing banners etc etc.

i like the idea that us as supporters felt the need to donate to keep this place going because all diffs aside, all arguments aside, we're all here to discuss st kilda.
just like how we manage to sponsor players each year too.
im proud to say i can donate a little bit to help the site stay and look the way it does and sponsor a player for st kilda fc

no ads imo

im up for some more more emoticons tho

mastersaint · Thu 28 Jan 2010 1:46pm

fook...me....its so hot and humid, must be hit the ocean time

hows waves in bondi gr........

asiu · Post: # 875411Post **asiu** » Thu 28 Jan 2010 1:51pm

dunno

she was all nice to me the other night , massaged my shoulders , my feet and my problem area marvelously well , then made me a cup of tea and preceeded to inform me that she had to throw me out again

i'm in the cross ... surfing a mates couch

matrix · Post: # 875417Post **matrix** » Thu 28 Jan 2010 2:00pm

dude....
u gotta change the selection criteria or something

asiu · Post: # 875419Post **asiu** » Thu 28 Jan 2010 2:04pm

agreed , i think he might be gay

matrix · Post: # 875425Post **matrix** » Thu 28 Jan 2010 2:11pm

asiu · Post: # 875431Post **asiu** » Thu 28 Jan 2010 2:16pm

but he's got a big couch