Thoughts on RKBA organizations, and their messages

[o Unforgiven o]

I am pretty new here, have'nt contributed much or have a high post count. That said, you all have run this place pretty well so far and even in my short time here have truly come to like it here and I trust the staff to get this going. As to the ads themselves; though not all the ads look the same, are founded by the same people or make the same point they for the most part are in someway fighting for the 2A. I think the staff here are good people and can use common sense with the ads, and I for one do not pay to keep this site running and am all for paid ads again monitored by common sense which I believe will be the case here.

On a side note, I found the JPFO ad funnier than anything else

 

[Jamie B]

Why should anyone get free advertising?

The basic logic for advertising is either to make a profit, or to cover costs.

This would continue to allow free access for members.

Everyone should pay, but there could be different levels.

 

[o Unforgiven o]

Why should anyone get free advertising?

The basic logic for advertising is either to make a profit, or to cover costs.

This would continue to allow free access for members.

Everyone should pay, but there could be different levels.

Because this is a pro-gun site that values RKBA and allowing ads that will promote that is not all about what can you make from it. If they can pay a fee to help with costs great, if they are able to pay more than that to help keep us going too great. But I believe this was mainly more support for the 2A than to make money.

 

[longhair75]

Friend Derek,

First, thanks for this forum. It is a great place to interact with our fellow firearm enthusiasts.

I selected: Accept ads from all, but limit the ads to fit "high road" guidelines

You are certainly entitled to a fair return on your time and effort keeping this place open.

 

[lions]

Accept ads from all, but limit the ads to fit "high road" guidelines

As 9mmepiphany points out, some groups are really out there and advocate illegal actions. I don't want to see ads for extreme or fringe groups on this responsible board simply because one of their ads fits our guidelines.

Don't give ads to organizations you wouldn't join.

This is better but I would rather see it read; Don't give ads to organizations that don't adhere to THRs guidelines (dedicated to the advancement of responsible firearms ownership).

Day after day our mods decide whether or not discussions here fit our guidelines and I would trust them to do the same in determining which organizations are fit to advertise here. Obviously there will be disagreement from members from time to time but we have avenues to discuss these things with mods and valid arguments will always be heard and considered.

 

[poco loco]

Derek, one problem with censoring ads at all is

that by censoring, it implies agreement with any that do appear. And that can turn into a nightmare if something ugly slips through.

Personally on the free ad offer, any pro firearms group that's not neonazi or similar should be ok.

For paid ads, all comers should be accepted even anti gun orgs.

Why? because, they will have no effect here and contribute to the overall financial health of the site.

I enjoy the Idea of the Brady bunch buying a google ad placement then ending up here where we can suck them dry a few pennies at a time.

As a member of a pro firearms, pro 2a group on a high traffic Democratic blog, there's always someone who will complain about anything.

The ad policy there is if you got the cash, you can place the ad. What fun it is seeing ads for people like Sharon Angle and knowing that every click costs her campaign a few pennies.

Oh and just an fyi y'all, we are making headway with Democratic activists and imo, we'll be able to remove the gun control plank from the party platform before '12 Wish us luck as it will help all us gun owners and shooters no matter the political persuasion..............

Poco....

 

[Husker_Fan]

There may be nothing to it, but NAGR has been the subject of some "interesting" discussions on other forums regarding how it is run.

 

[Tim Burke]

Accept all the ads, charge the members to complain.

 

[jeepguy]

personally i like everything you guys have done so far & want to thankyou for making thr such a great experience & for all of your hard work. if you let pro rkba ads run for free thats great. if you charge for ads from companys & don't charge not for profits thats ok too, or if you charge for both. altough (imo) letting not for profit pro rkba run free ads is very high road of you guys. either way i will look forward to enjoying this great site.

 

[LemmyCaution]

I'm a little uncomfortable with the idea of voting ads off the site. How do you know whether the votes are being made because of the ad or because of the organization behind them? Would people vote down an ad from, for example, the Vermont ACLU, which is pro-RKBA, because they see the acronym ACLU and think 'liberal=bad: destroy?' Would people ignore an ad from the NRA depicting Obama with a Hitler mustache?

I hate to pile more work on the mods and administrators, but I feel that the biggest reason I return to THR daily is that I trust their judgement to keep the content of THR on The High Road.

If I have a problem with a post made on this site, I can take it to the moderators; and they will use their best judgement to handle the content of the site. I'd like the same regarding the advertisements. I have to trust that the membership here have the RKBA as their cause. Each of us may occasionally write something counterproductive or in a rash mood, but we all seek to advance the RKBA. I think we can say the same about any organization that would advertise here.

I feel that the mods and admin should determine what stays and what goes, with input from the membership.