How about posters demanding the forum site pay them to post here?

[PlanetJosh]

In light of Trump saying he won't appear on a CNN debate unless they pay him $5 million, are there any posters on any Anand forum that could get money from this site to post here if they demanded it? Like $5,000? $50 maybe. Or a dollar, or 50 cents?

I don't mean for articles here. Sure a poster can paid for writing a good article or review. I mean just posting on the forums that are not dedicated to reviews and articles or commerce/sales.

Don't want this as a political thread. I just thought what if any posters are already being paid to be here other than for articles/reviews/sales? And if that's an absurd question? Not even one poster? And what if the poster asked for more money?

 

[Elixer]

So, you are saying I can make millions by waiting for this site to pay me for my expert advice?

Cool, Santa is coming early for me, Purch & Ryan, pay up, my posts are worth at least $1 a pop, and since I am such a nice guy, I will keep posting knowing that you guys will pay me for my valuable input.

We all know that it is the users that make or break forums!

 

[Red Squirrel]

Actually I always wondered if that's a thing for new forums. There are probably services where you can hire say, 100 posts per day, or something. It actually exists for youtube views and likes.

 

[TastesLikeChicken]

This place could make more money by taking payment to prevent people from posting.

 

[sandorski]

I would be willing to be Paid for Posting.

Where do I sign?

 

[master_shake_]

100 posts a day??

Wouldn't that be considered spam?

 

[Newbian]

100 posts a day??

Wouldn't that be considered spam?

It would be a reduction for some people.

 

[MrColin]

There are paid shills posting political opinion here and all over the web. There is likely some of that among the computer hardware fanboys too. AT probably isn't paying any of them but 3rd party interests are paying people to do just that. There are also software suites for spraying comments to news sites to make certain opinions seem more popular.

 

[ultimatebob]

There are paid shills posting political opinion here and all over the web. There is likely some of that among the computer hardware fanboys too. AT probably isn't paying any of them but 3rd party interests are paying people to do just that. There are also software suites for spraying comments to news sites to make certain opinions seem more popular.

I'd love to get in on that action. If someone like AMD or NVidia (Hell, even Matrox) wants me to shill for them here, just PM me and let me know. My hourly rate is negotiable!

 

[destrekor]

I should get paid per word.

 

[boomerang]

If they pay me enough I'll quit posting. Should make a number of people pretty happy.

 

[Kaido]

 

[cbrunny]

Got my monthly cheque yesterday. You guys didn't get yours?

 

[Imp]

Probably some in P&N if the comments on news sites are any indication.

 

[BoomerD]

Exactly...Anandtech has been paying me beaucoup bucks for several years to keep me posting here. I just don't see a problem with this practice.

 

[Mayne]

I will never tell you guys.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Salary should be dependent on post count. :sneaky:

 

[BoomerD]

Salary should be dependent on post count. :sneaky:

NO! For some reason...my post count has been going down...

 

[Red Squirrel]

Actually I just found the option in the user profile to monetize your posts. I had no idea we could do that.

 

[Ham n' Eggs]

Another Trump thread! Fantastic!!

He's workin' it, piercing your minds, and dominating your thoughts.

 

[postmortemIA]

I'm paid in ads.

 

[BoomerD]

I'm paid in ads.

Ads? What kind of ads? How do I sign up for those?

:sneaky:

 

[waggy]

I'd love to get in on that action. If someone like AMD or NVidia (Hell, even Matrox) wants me to shill for them here, just PM me and let me know. My hourly rate is negotiable!

they seem to have enough shills as it is. they don't need anymore.

 

[postmortemIA]

they seem to have enough shills as it is. they don't need anymore.

we already have shills arguing with other shills. Looks like that money is not easily earned.

 

[John Connor]

On another computer forum, which will remain nameless, though they are pretty popular I was given a $50 Amazon gift card for helping so many people with their computer problems. Now I don't do that much in any computer forum. I may here and there. I created my own forum for that. Hasn't been very popular though. LOL