prospectacle writes:
"An important choice remains for this site. What kind of organisation will we be, practically, legally and financially?
A for-profit, shareholder corporation seems out of the question, by general consensus (correct me if I'm wrong), but other questions remain. The basic choice is this:
Will we be like a charity, a co-op, or a recreational club?
This is a gross simplification, but gives some idea of the options involved. Feel free to offer alternatives. So what should we be, what is our purpose, really? And what kind of a structure is required to make sure we serve that purpose, and that money doesn't end up in the wrong pockets?
Bonus question: which jurisdiction should we set ourselves up in to fulfil our mission most effectively?"
(Score: 4, Interesting) by Lukehasnoname on Wednesday March 12 2014, @10:41AM
Full access to the site for free. Users can contribute for tags and recognition, and (as someone else suggested) "sponsor" a part of the site, such as development dollars or hosting, SSL, IRC hosting, etc.
Transparency in funding. Personnel, hosting, legal, so on.
Ads? You can try, but so many people have blockers now I don't know how it'd work. Don't do sponsored stories. Ask for money from the community before selling out that hard. Don't get greedy; keep the site afloat and perhaps employ one or two people happily on it, if it gets to that.