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:[[User:Taylan|Taylan]] ([[User talk:Taylan|talk]]) 12:40, 21 July 2024 (CEST) | :[[User:Taylan|Taylan]] ([[User talk:Taylan|talk]]) 12:40, 21 July 2024 (CEST) | ||
::The point is not that donations will be refunded, the point is that you do not need to serve ads to cover the cost of hosting this wiki. Those costs are already covered by donations. You have made it very clear that the only reason you want to put ads on this wiki is so you can apparently make a lot of money off of them. I maintain that this is a terrible (and incredibly unrealistic) reason to break the promise you made years ago of keeping the wiki ad free: | |||
::https://forums.beamdog.com/discussion/86980/baldurs-gate-3-wiki | |||
::https://www.polygon.com/23871726/baldurs-gate-3-bg3-fan-wiki-fextralife | |||
::https://old.reddit.com/r/BaldursGate3/comments/rtielk/announcing_unofficial_bg3_community_wiki/ | |||
::"Essentially, if you add something to their wiki, you're doing unpaid work for their company. Not to be a hater, but I dislike that." | |||
::So now, essentially, if people add something to this wiki, they're doing unpaid work for you. You are in the process of becoming the very thing you created this wiki to get away from. It makes you untrustworthy and it makes you a hypocrite. | |||
::"Projections show that I will be able to make enough money" ... "The company which contacted me regarding ads is a fairly reputable one" ... "I've verified that their projections are credible by checking with numerous other sources" | |||
::Projections from who? Which company is it? What are the numbers they're throwing at you? What sources did you apparently verify these numbers with? Why is none of this information front and center in your proposal? This is incredibly important information. You should have shared these details from the very beginning. | |||
::From what platform will the ads be served? Google AdSense? What type of ads, exactly, will be displayed? Where exactly will they be displayed? Will they merely be pushed off into the sidebar of the page? Will there only be a single ad? Will they be injected into the content of the site directly? Will they be static ads? Interactive? Videos? Again, all of this information should have been made available day one. | |||
::If you actually enjoy systems administration so much, go make a career out of that. Don't ruin this wiki and your own reputation by going through with this plan. I seriously doubt whatever "projections" for ad revenue have been shared with you are realistic. This game's release date was a year ago, it's daily active player count is now one tenth of what it was at its peak, and the game is about to receive its last major patch. I promise you whatever "projections" you have been given are the absolute peak of what you will "earn" by placing ads on this wiki. | |||
::You clearly understand how and why ads are terrible and how and why they ruin sites that should be for communities. Are you actually willing to throw away your own morals for what will inevitably be a disappointing paycheck? | |||
::My ultimate advice, if you are so seriously concerned with making money off of this wiki, is to reach out to Larian directly and ask for a job. You're currently unemployed. You have been hosting this wiki for years now. This wiki has been a great community resources. You have demonstrated that you have the skills and knowledge necessary to deploy, host, administrate, and moderate this wiki. Ask them for a job and see what they say. | |||
::If Larian is not interested in hiring you then, and only then, should you even begin to consider placing ads on this wiki to support yourself financially, and only for as long as necessary until you find an actual job. You should absolutely not try to turn hosting this wiki into your career. That is a terrible and unsustainable idea. | |||
::I will not log back into my account on this wiki or contribute to it any further until this matter is resolved. [[Special:Contributions/98.199.7.246|98.199.7.246]] 06:23, 25 July 2024 (CEST) | |||
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