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Win/Win...maybe. Sell Boards.ie shares to subscribers/Registerd Users.

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  • 12-08-2011 11:01pm
    #1
    stevejr
    Registered Users Posts: 1,040 ✭✭✭


    Can't see many negatives,..captive market, pre-established relationship etc..but then again I don't know much about business. Others might.

    What's the reason for being reasonable?

    Is that an unreasonable question?

    Post edited by Shield on


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    #2
    TheZohanS
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11,582 ✭✭✭✭TheZohanS


    Would never work. A lot of posters on here have an enormous sense of entitlement, they wouldn't pay a sub for the upkeep of the site let alone buy a share in it. They'd much rather spend their money on the latest mobile phone and come on here to moan.


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    #3
    Steve
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 22,584 CMod ✭✭✭✭Steve


    Hmm, I can see it now:

    "YOU CAN'T BAN ME I'M AN OWNER OF THIS SITE!!!111!1112"

    "I DEMAND ACKSESS TO THE ADMINS FORUM, I OWNS THE PLACE!!!!"

    Can't see it happening somehow :)


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    #4
    Overheal
    Registered Users Posts: 83,183 ✭✭✭✭Overheal


    Public Traded Companies are GREAT, IF you need to generate a lot of captital to generate a ton of profit. Which boards probably is not, unless it wanted to aggressively expand into a .com or something and have a paywall.

    It's not gonna happen :pac:


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    #5
    DublinWriter
    Registered Users Posts: 9,557 ✭✭✭DublinWriter


    Steve wrote: »
    Hmm, I can see it now:

    "YOU CAN'T BAN ME I'M AN OWNER OF THIS SITE!!!111!1112"

    "I DEMAND ACKSESS TO THE ADMINS FORUM, I OWNS THE PLACE!!!!"

    Can't see it happening somehow :)
    Yeah, just like those of us with shares in Microsoft and Apple demand the same types of privilege.

    I don't see any reason to rock the boat. It's rare that one sees any type of private business enterprise have people queue up to offer their services free-gratis and fair play, I say.

    If anything, there would be more tax advantage moving Boards Ltd from private company to charitable status, but that's just me and my evil tax-avoiding, cat-stroking, Bond-villain ways.


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    Steve
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 22,584 CMod ✭✭✭✭Steve


    DublinWriter wrote: »
    Yeah, just like those of us with shares in Microsoft and Apple demand the same types of privilege.

    I don't see any reason to rock the boat. It's rare that one sees any type of private business enterprise have people queue up to offer their services free-gratis and fair play, I say.

    If anything, there would be more tax advantage moving Boards Ltd from private company to charitable status, but that's just me and my evil tax-avoiding, cat-stroking, Bond-villain ways.
    My post was intended to be light-hearted. :)

    If you have shares in a company you do gain certain privileges - e.g. voting rights at an AGM. IMO, Boards is not out there to make (tons of) money, it's out there to serve the ideal of the founders.
    I do however believe that subscribers should get more perks for their contributions but that's really a different topic.

    I don't follow the 'charitable status' bit (probably because I know bugger all about company law). How would that work?


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    #7
    Gordon
    Registered Users Posts: 35,524 ✭✭✭✭Gordon


    DublinWriter wrote: »
    Yeah, just like those of us with shares in Microsoft and Apple demand the same types of privilege.
    Actually it does happen :)

    If you know any people that work in customer services in large companies that are on the stock market, I'm sure a few will have had a few customers try to get their way by using the "I'm a shareholder" line.


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    Cabaal
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Regional South East Moderators Posts: 28,497 Mod ✭✭✭✭Cabaal


    Gordon wrote: »
    Actually it does happen :)

    From personal experience (not specially with Apple or MS thought just with a company with shares), it does indeed happen and its annoying as feck!
    :mad:


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    starbelgrade
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20,739 ✭✭✭✭starbelgrade


    TheZohan wrote: »
    Would never work. A lot of posters on here have an enormous sense of entitlement, they wouldn't pay a sub for the upkeep of the site let alone buy a share in it.

    If a website is free to use should you choose to use it for free & open to subscriptions, should you wish to pay, then surely those who pay are using their "sense of entitlement" just as much as those who don't pay?

    Just saying.


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