10,975
editsMore actions
m
Taylan moved page bg3wiki:Ads to bg3wiki:Ads Announcement 1
No edit summary |
m (Taylan moved page bg3wiki:Ads to bg3wiki:Ads Announcement 1) |
||
| (4 intermediate revisions by the same user not shown) | |||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{DISPLAYTITLE:About plans to put ads on bg3.wiki}} | {{DISPLAYTITLE:About plans to put ads on bg3.wiki}} | ||
(See [[#Update_(July_23)|below]] for July 23 update.) | |||
Dear Baldur's Gate 3 fans and wiki enthusiasts, | Dear Baldur's Gate 3 fans and wiki enthusiasts, | ||
| Line 5: | Line 7: | ||
I've always hated ads, which is why I promised not to put up any when I set up the wiki. To this day, the main page proudly claims that the wiki will never serve ads. Now I have plans to break that promise, which I'm not proud of, but I believe it may be justified. Please read on. (There's also a TL;DR at the end.) | I've always hated ads, which is why I promised not to put up any when I set up the wiki. To this day, the main page proudly claims that the wiki will never serve ads. Now I have plans to break that promise, which I'm not proud of, but I believe it may be justified. Please read on. (There's also a TL;DR at the end.) | ||
{{color|yellow|''If you're a past contributor, your consent is required. I would like to pay past contributors in exchange for re-licensing their work. It would be great if you read this page carefully and contact me ASAP if you have questions or concerns!''}} | |||
== Why? == | == Why? == | ||
| Line 58: | Line 62: | ||
== Past donations == | == Past donations == | ||
Earlier this year I [[ | Earlier this year I [[bg3wiki:Donate|asked for donations]] to cover hosting costs. Those will be refunded if we show ads. | ||
Ko-fi supports refunds for up to 180 days after payment. If your Ko-fi donation is older than that, contact me and we will work something out. I will actively try to reach out to such people via Ko-fi if I actually start showing ads. | Ko-fi supports refunds for up to 180 days after payment. If your Ko-fi donation is older than that, contact me and we will work something out. I will actively try to reach out to such people via Ko-fi if I actually start showing ads. | ||
| Line 86: | Line 90: | ||
Give me your feedback. Contact details [[User:Taylan|on my user page]]. Email is preferred. | Give me your feedback. Contact details [[User:Taylan|on my user page]]. Email is preferred. | ||
= Update (July 23) = | |||
Feedback has been overwhelmingly supportive so far, and it looks like the plans will be rolled out soon. | |||
The page [[bg3wiki:Copyrights]] has been updated with precise details of how the re-licensing works. Here's a summary: | |||
* New contributions from July 20 onward are CC BY-SA | |||
* Old contributions whose authors can't be reached / don't respond will stay up | |||
* Old contributions whose authors request removal will be replaced, but not immediately removed so the wiki isn't hurt | |||
The page [[bg3wiki:Privacy policy]] has received a minor update but will get a proper update before ads begin being displayed, since the company that serves the ads implements fairly standard user tracking for targeted advertisement. | |||