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(Created page with "{{DISPLAYTITLE:About plans to put ads on bg3.wiki}} Dear Baldur's Gate 3 fans and wiki enthusiasts, First of all: Nothing is decided yet. The following is for transparency and to ask for feedback. 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 rea...") |
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== Is this moral, and legal? == | == Is this moral, and legal? == | ||
Breaking a promise ("will never show ads") is not good, but if the promise was made under ignorance, and sufficient justification is provided | Breaking a promise ("will never show ads") is not good, but if the promise was made under ignorance, and sufficient justification is provided, I think it can be acceptable. | ||
The main thing that I think would make this | The main thing that I think would make this acceptable is that I want to '''pay everyone who contributed''' in the past, so everyone who created the wiki benefits, not just me. | ||
If you're a contributor to the wiki, please tell me if you have any objections or concerns after reading this page. (My [[User:Taylan|user page]] lists a few ways you can contact me. Email is preferred.) | |||
Also, the type and amount of ads is never going to be such that it would become an annoyance to page visitors. User experience and design considerations will always be held in '''very''' high regard. Logged-in users probably won't see ads. (Maybe it'll be opt-in or opt-out eventually, but probably just no ads shown to logged-in users at all, since it's only a fraction of visitors anyway.) | Also, the type and amount of ads is never going to be such that it would become an annoyance to page visitors. User experience and design considerations will always be held in '''very''' high regard. Logged-in users probably won't see ads. (Maybe it'll be opt-in or opt-out eventually, but probably just no ads shown to logged-in users at all, since it's only a fraction of visitors anyway.) | ||
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* The site isn't getting sold or anything. I'm just thinking of showing ads. | * The site isn't getting sold or anything. I'm just thinking of showing ads. | ||
* | * It might make lots of money, and I could pay all past contributors. | ||
* If we do end up showing ads, they will be very non-intrusive and clean. | * If we do end up showing ads, they will be very non-intrusive and clean. | ||
* Avoiding ads will be very easy: create an account or use an ad blocker. | * Avoiding ads will be very easy: create an account or use an ad blocker. | ||
* Ko-fi donations would be refunded if we start showing ads. | * Ko-fi donations would be refunded if we start showing ads. | ||
* '''Past''' contributors would be paid in exchange for re-licensing their content. | * '''Past''' contributors would be paid in exchange for re-licensing their content. | ||
* '''New''' contributions would be licensed under CC BY-SA. | * '''New''' contributions would be licensed under [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en CC BY-SA]. | ||
* No payment for future contributions; too big a can of worms. | * No payment for future contributions; too big a can of worms. | ||
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. | ||