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John Galbreath Jr. · Dec 30, 2008

There has been some talk on this subject this weel in the board. I, for one, am against it. It is the first step in turning this club into a business. Assuming you get paid over $600 in a year for an ad. Who is going to step up with their social for the 1099, or is the club going to get a Federal Tax ID number?

What if you get a sponsor (paid banner ad), and someone, even a club member (like me!!) and they bash the business and products. My example would be PORC, I post almost everytime they post on CAOS sending people to Pirate before they purchase. It would not be a good situation for the sponsor to ask to remove a post.

We don't need the money. If we are having issues with paying for the site, then let's pass the hat at a meeting.

We are free to do as we like, piss off who we want, run off who we wish. And I like that.

BamaTJ · Dec 30, 2008

Pros and cons both ways, I just see it as more work and another source of drama so that does not really excite me. I would kinda like to keep the club ours and not pimp it out.

CHASMAN9 · Dec 31, 2008

John Galbreath Jr. said:
There has been some talk on this subject this weel in the board. I, for one, am against it. It is the first step in turning this club into a business. Assuming you get paid over $600 in a year for an ad. Who is going to step up with their social for the 1099, or is the club going to get a Federal Tax ID number?

What if you get a sponsor (paid banner ad), and someone, even a club member (like me!!) and they bash the business and products. My example would be PORC, I post almost everytime they post on CAOS sending people to Pirate before they purchase. It would not be a good situation for the sponsor to ask to remove a post.

We don't need the money. If we are having issues with paying for the site, then let's pass the hat at a meeting.

We are free to do as we like, piss off who we want, run off who we wish. And I like that.

John, you being a private business owner, I believe has hit the nail on the head. I do not believe that someones lively hood should be compromised for the benefit of others. I being the newbie of the group, would rather pony up the funds before watching some disgruntled asshole starts dishing your business because Ricky B didn't get a picture of him ramping the curb at Burger King in his mom's AMC Pacer. .02