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Would you be interested in a PAID affiliate program for Agnostic.com? While we appreciate members who promote use for points (see [agnostic.com] ), a paid affiliate program would pay you cash (e.g., $1-5 per active member depending on their activity/points). I've written most of the software already to track our internal advertising. Yes, we are a 501c3 non-profit but can still spend money on advertising. A paid affiliate program might be able to get more members than we could by traditional advertising. Thoughts?

NOTE: this does mean is putting ads on this site but to pay people to put up ads elsewhere.

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I expected this site to go mainstream eventually so no harm, no foul as far as I am concerned.

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In California there is a Jr college called Goldenwest college in Huntington Beach Ca they have a tv station where they teach broadcasting, they most likely have affiliates. It could not hurt to contact them about a TV add. possibly becoming news that agnostics are running an add and that would be free advertising

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agnostic.com stamp, or written on paper currency. over the 'in god we trust'.

in purple.

@hankster Oddly specific Hank? Oddly specific.

@RavenCT no....not oddly, surely not. after having paid for your coffee in purpled ones you sit watching the cashier giving them back in change. any double takes? or comments by the recipient?

@hankster You've been thinking about this eh? 😉

Let me know when the stamp is made. I'll get one.

Yeah, send me a stamp! I’m in!!

@BlueWave @RavenCT lol..?. woe! i aint got a stamp. and I don't think I'll sell them. the Secret Service made wheresgeorge.com stop selling the ones they were selling. maybe you want to get your own stamp tho. or just write it with a pen.

found this on Wikipedia: "The site (wheresgeorge) does not encourage the defacement of US currency.[12] In October 1999, when interviewed for The New York Times, Eskin commented on why the Secret Service has not bothered the webmaster over possible defacement of US currency: "They've got better things to do. They want to catch counterfeiters counterfeiting billions of dollars."[3]

In April 2000, the site was investigated by the United States Secret Service, which informed Eskin that the selling of "Where's George?" rubber stamps on the web site is considered "advertising" on United States currency, which is illegal under 18 U.S.C. § 475.[13] The site's administrators immediately ceased selling the rubber stamps; no further action against the site was taken.[2] At least one spokesperson for the US Secret Service has pointed out in print that marking US bills, even if not defacement, can still be illegal if it falls under "advertisement".[14] However, a Secret Service spokesman in Seattle, Washington, told The Seattle Times in 2004: "Quite frankly, we wouldn't spend too much looking into this."[2]"

@BlueWave @RavenCT idk...maybe

Yes! even though it would require me to stop my habit of inserting an "L" between the O and D in God.

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I think there would be a very real risk of changing the whole nature of the site. It's great as it is, so why change it?

Jnei Level 8 July 8, 2018
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I don't care about points or money. I just want to read interesting comments and reply to them. Advertisement would be a nuisance.

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The problem I have seen in the past is, it opens you up to fraud and abuse.

Personally I'd rather have the points than a dollar or two.

Ozman Level 7 July 8, 2018
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Other than promotion would it change anything? I think most of us are pro new members!

So why not! Yes please!

$ always changes things.

@hankster Yes and no. I think I'd still do what I do regardless?

@RavenCT I believe that, but some won't, or it will attract some who won't maybe. bit worrisome.

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I'm more interested in learning who the people are who fund this site and what their motives are.

It's all very mysterious.

Yes, I've wondered that myself. Are we part of an experiment?

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A big congrats on the 501c3 status!
It works both ways!

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I don't understand how other than Facebook I could contibute?

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Where would we put the link, other than, say Facebook posts? I wouldn’t put a banner ad on my business website...

UUNJ Level 8 July 8, 2018
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