Date: Sat, 12 May 2007 08:28:09 -0400
From: Andrew Sullivan <ajs@crankycanuck.ca>
To: pgsql-www@postgresql.org
Subject: Re: Event Spam..???
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On Fri, May 11, 2007 at 04:09:27PM -0400, Chander Ganesan wrote:

> There is a good medium - charge (donate) for front page spaces (and just 
> divide the donation amount by the time until the course and give the 
> highest ratio the best spots) and leave the "training event" page in 
> chronological order (or do a google and put the "sponsored" ones at the 
> top in a different color, etc)

That's pretty thin ice we're on, as I understand it.  Making a direct
link between announcement position and how much someone paid is in
fact a case of selling paid advertising, and that's a sticky area for
a non-profit to be in.

A

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