[wp-forums] Who can offer what

[Michael Niziol]

I would say that response should go, because it was not the help seeker who
initiated the "pay to play" scenario, but someone who has something to sell.
I think we should do as much as is possible to maintain a community support
system, the only exception to the no marketing rule should be in reply to an
OP who explicitly says that he is willing to pay.

Otherwise it could quickly go down into chaos, say for example: a poster
changed the URI's, which most people manage to fix easily using podz's
guides, but however some "helper" simply posts I'll not only tell you how to
do it, but I will do it for you all for $10. The OP could (and would if they
where new to WP) assume it is difficult and thus it is easier to pay,
meanwhile the "helper" who is now hired to do this, simply reads over podz's
guides and does it.

If people wish to pay for such a service, that's fine, but it shouldn't be
pushed and anyone offering things looking to make money will always push if
they can, unless they are good examples like our mods! :)

On 19/03/06, TechGnome <tg at tannagh.com> wrote:
>
> Then there's this senario:
> OP: I want to be able to do XYZ on my site. Does anyone know of a plugin
> that does that?
> Responder: Hey I have a plugin that does just that at my site
> www.xyz.com ...
>
> What the responder *doesn't* say is that he charges for the plugin that
> does XYZ.
>
> Do we break th url to it, moderate the post to indicate it's a
> commercial solution (the OP may care, we may care, but the next person
> may not care about having to shell out cash.) ... or does the post go
> the way of the dinosaurs?
>
> -tg
>
> Vicki Frei wrote:
> > Podz wrote:
> >> Michael Niziol wrote:
> >>> my only concern is the "pushing" of paid services, I just wouldn't
> >>> want to
> >>> see the forum become "if you're lucky someone might respond for
> >>> free, but if
> >>> you want good help, pay me and you'll get it" kind of things.
> >>>
> >>
> >> Absolutely agree. That is a model of "support" I would oppose on every
> >> level.
> >>
> >> P.
> >
> > Exactly where I got to with phpLD.  Note please that no matter what
> > happens (short of getting fired - oh wait, they can't fire me, I'm an
> > unpaid volunteer!), I will always do my best to answer anything I know
> > about.
> >
> > V
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