2levelsabove Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 I am sure this has been discussed before but how about having a paid forum help section which would involve guaranteed response time (lets say some time frame has been established). This way PHP Freaks makes some extra revenue, and users like me get our "PHP fixes" faster. What do you guys think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zq29 Posted April 1, 2010 Share Posted April 1, 2010 I'm not sure if you realize this, but no one that uses these forums actually works for PHPFreaks, so PHPFreaks would be earning money off of other peoples generosity. For this to work, the people that are providing the help would need to be the ones getting paid, and for this, you could use the freelancing forum. A system that allowed anyone to help (and get paid) would have too many variables. Who gets paid if multiple people give you the right answer? What if someone correctly answers your question first, and then someone comes along and also answers your question but gives you a better response or more in-depth information? What if two people answer different parts of your question, etc. You can start to see how this wouldn't work brilliantly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2levelsabove Posted April 1, 2010 Author Share Posted April 1, 2010 All I am saying is that the site strives to make money using advertisements and that for paying members it would be nice to have a section where they can ask questions and get priority responses. Maybe PHPfreaks.com can pay members that are the most helpful and what not based on answers that are successfully resolved. Any how just a suggestion on how it could be a win win situation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthias_ Posted April 2, 2010 Share Posted April 2, 2010 Well, PHPFreaks wouldn't earn money since the members answer the most questions.. + what's wrong with how it's now? You get a fast answer 90% procent of the time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ignace Posted April 2, 2010 Share Posted April 2, 2010 If you are in a money wasting mood then by all means donate PS phpfreaks.com provides an IRC-chat #help not sure how many lurkers it has but it should give you an edge in getting you the answer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cags Posted April 2, 2010 Share Posted April 2, 2010 If you are in a money wasting mood then by all means donate PS phpfreaks.com provides an IRC-chat #help not sure how many lurkers it has but it should give you an edge in getting you the answer Bare in mind that donating will by no means get you help any quicker. The chances are that nobody who is likely to help you will even know you donated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ignace Posted April 2, 2010 Share Posted April 2, 2010 If you are in a money wasting mood then by all means donate PS phpfreaks.com provides an IRC-chat #help not sure how many lurkers it has but it should give you an edge in getting you the answer Bare in mind that donating will by no means get you help any quicker. The chances are that nobody who is likely to help you will even know you donated. Don't you get a flashy banner under your name saying donator or something? I thought you did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cags Posted April 2, 2010 Share Posted April 2, 2010 If you donate a certain amount and there was actually an admin around to put you in the group then perhaps. To my knowledge there is no automated system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
salathe Posted April 2, 2010 Share Posted April 2, 2010 Even with a "flashy banner" under a donator's name, you can't see that from the thread listing pages. As for guaranteed response times, what about all of the awful questions that get asked which are impossible to answer: would a fast response of "please, take a while to construct an actual, clear, concise question" be enough to satisfy the requirements? The IRC chat would be a good (free) way to get quick responses to simple questions (for getting out to the biggest audience, including code, fully explaining a question, etc. the forums are still the very best way to get help) except very, very few people frequent the IRC help channel and even fewer are around often to help, and those who are around might not be able to give any insight into your question (resulting in "go post on the forums"). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeddyKiller Posted April 2, 2010 Share Posted April 2, 2010 It's a good idea, but it wouldn't work. It'll be a waste of time developing it. Though having credit card, or mobile systems to donate with instead of paypal (for thoes without it, or those who were stupid enough to get in a negative balance) would be a good idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shlumph Posted April 2, 2010 Share Posted April 2, 2010 I think it should stay the way it is, this just wouldn't work. If you really need paid help, then you can always consider hiring a consultant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cags Posted April 2, 2010 Share Posted April 2, 2010 If you really need help that quickly then just send me money... you never know I might help out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinM1 Posted April 2, 2010 Share Posted April 2, 2010 IMO, the idea of having a paid section goes against the spirit of a place like this. There shouldn't be tiers of users, and if you need a solution badly enough to pay for one, we do have a freelance sub-forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hcdarkmage Posted April 2, 2010 Share Posted April 2, 2010 Sometimes, the best things in life are free. With that being said, how would you feel if you where not getting your answers as fast because you couldn't join the group of payers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GingerRobot Posted April 3, 2010 Share Posted April 3, 2010 IMHO, if your question isn't being answered fast enough then I can almost guarantee it's because it was a crap question. The speed at which answers pop up here amazes me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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