Banner advertising on the board?

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Posted By: Mike Pugeda

Leon,

I feel the decision should be ultimately yours after having taken into consideration the opinions offered. It seems as though many are opposed not to you making a profit, but rather a significant profit. Sometimes board members make significant profits on the free BST, right? I'm not sure why the dollar amount should matter. Maybe if the shoe was on the other foot, the responses might be different.

I personally pay little or no attention at all to banner ads, I have no interest. But as long as you remain impartial, that is all that matters. From years of lurking, I feel you have been fair and impartial without question.

The basis of this board is for the sharing of knowledge and I don't see how an advertiser, regardless of their stature in the hobby, will disrupt this aspect of the board. In other instances, it may be a "slippery slope", but this board can be very vocal and I don't think a paid advertiser is going to curb what someone wants to say.

My vote is yes, and let the naysayers find the commercial-free pre-war baseball card utopia they so desire.

Mike Pugeda