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: 1) by SuperCharlie on Wednesday March 12 2014, @01:17PM
I was thinking about this the other night and came up with some ways to help monitize the place. First off, ya gotta have a geek shop with shirts, printed USB drives, keychains, coffee cups, yada. Come up with unique geeky swag.
The next idea was in the vein of collectable (ish) icons, tokens, etc.. tier them at different price points like $10 get you a little icon by your name with "SuperGeek", $20 gets you "Nerdmaster" or whatever.. higher prices get you swag + icon, etc.. make it fun and add new ones on a regular basis.
The most important one for me is to always have a free level both for newbys to get wet and for people who just want to participate.
Im not sure which model this fits in, but theres my 2 cents. Good luck.
(Score: 1) by welshmnt on Thursday March 13 2014, @04:10AM
Soylent-NUDES? :) .
Remember the women's institute nudes calendar? Sell something similar with us as the pinups!
Some of us buff surely(?) plus some neck-beard basement dwellers