FatBoy
2003-08-28 15:42:46 |
Money making Idea...
Hey,
I was thinking.
It seems like every week or so we get someone trying to get their homework done for them.
Judging from the responses I see to the tough math problems, there is enough brain power regularly loggin' in here to kick major math/logic butt.
Here's my notion. Start a seperate section called "I'm to lazy to do my own flippin' homework" then folks can log in, pay a fee and post their pleas for help.
THen whoever knows the answer can jot a quick response. Prophets from this endeeavor could be used to pay for equipment needed to host the site (I am assuming someone must own teh hardware) or maybe go to buy levik a new car.
I'll leave the deatils for others to figure out. Take this all as a suggestion since the only help I would be is if some prospective client posted a request that said: "Hey, my teacher assigned me the task of coming up with some snotty sarcastic remarks."
In any case, what about it you scholars and directors, sounds like a chance to rake in a little extra green. (yes, I realize that you all have jobs and are doing just fine, but c'mon who couldn't use a little extra scratch?) |
DJ
2003-08-28 22:31:43 |
Re: Money making Idea...
That's not a bad idea, in writing... I don't know, though; even if we do find some prophets from this little venture, I don't know if they would do much more than predict that levik will get a new car, since they tend to live in solitude and relative poverty and all.
You are right, however, about the little scratch. Right in the middle, where I can't reach, just below my shoulder blades... |
levik
2003-08-28 22:48:26 |
Re: Money making Idea...
The scheme is brilliant, but has a fatal flaw. Levik (who for the duration of this post decided to refer to herself in the third person - and a female) does not have a driver's license. She was just too damn busy programming the site to go for a road test.
No license - no car. No car - no point in propheting. As you see, it's a whole big domino effect we have going.
Seriously though, I think it's great enough that people are willing to help out in the day to day operations of this site (commenting, submitting problems, approving them). To expect that people will do somebody else's homework to fatten my wallet would be silly of me and highly presumptuous.
Besides... Let them do their own damn homework |
DJ
2003-08-29 00:58:23 |
Re: Money making Idea...
Sheesh.. levik is going to give people worse gender confusion than Ravi, but hey, she brought it upon himself.
I find humor in site like Eli's Math and Logic Page that expect me to pay for a solution to problems that are on this site, where I can get them for free. But hey, if someone wants to pay me, I won't object.
Also, I heard a prophecy that levik would give me her car if he got one. So, I'll do other people's homework to buy levik a car... |
levik
2003-08-29 12:32:38 |
Re: Money making Idea...
Actually the idea of making the solution less readily available is a pretty good one. I was thinking of placing an intersticial ad in front of solutions - so that if somebody wanted to see one, they would have to sit through a 5-7 second advertisiment.
I may still do it some time... |
Talon5000
2003-08-29 17:05:45 |
Re: Money making Idea...
Yeah, but waiting five seconds is a whole lot better than shelling out five bucks a problem. On some sites, higher-level users don't have to deal with the ads, is this site like that? I think it's a good idea, since people who have the ranks most likely ignore all the ads anyway, and the traffic comes from the passers-by.
Someday, I'll get around to writing some problems and join all you big wigs.. |
Talon5000
2003-08-29 17:07:09 |
Re: Money making Idea...
Actually, you could just hide the solutiong until someone comments on a problem, so they at least try it? That might work.. |
levik
2003-08-30 09:19:38 |
Re: Money making Idea...
That would just lead to having a bunch of "filler" comments people would post just so they could look at the solution.
About the ads... There is no differentiation by rank, but logged in users get much less popups than do casual visitors. |
