Airliners.net Sold to Demand Media!

I can agree and understand that, but what if they improve on the site, and in return for your patronage, give you an amazing service? Does that mean nothing to you?

What if they improve Anet to the point where they make major contributions to the hobby. Is it really all negated just because they're a corporation?

*sighs* :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:

see http://www.airliners.net/discussions/si ... 62921/1/#1

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I can't understand why some here cannot actually fathom that you can A) be a corporate entity and b) also be an enthusiast :roll: :roll: :roll:

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Originally Posted by mirrodie

I can't understand why some here cannot actually fathom that you can A) be a corporate entity and b) also be an enthusiast :roll: :roll: :roll:

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I agree Mario, and on that I hope it works out well for all involved.

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I can't understand why some here cannot actually fathom that you can A) be a corporate entity and b) also be an enthusiast

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Because you have people that believe that you have to behave a certain way to be an enthusiast and be a "proper" spotter. It's all a smoke screen.

Saying that there's someone with a PPL who likes airplanes at Demand Media is no more equivalent than saying there's someone with a PPL who likes airplanes at any medium-sized company. The database of 1.X million photos is now an asset for Demand Media, an asset that was built solely through the generosity of the uploaders, who neither sought nor were offered compensation. Now that a.net and its prime asset is a line item on a balance sheet, there's little reason to essentially drop money in Demand Media's bucket without getting anything real back (goodwill and intangibles are not a return).

Hey, heres an idea! How about the creator of the thread... (PHILL) make this into a poll? See how many of us are happy with the sale, upset with the sale, or indifferent.

If people are really so concerned about the safety of their photos, then just keep an eye on the privacy policy. I know they're difficult to understand and have a lot of legal terms in them, but at least see if it changes and note the changes.

Well, today i noticed on A.net that they introduced Windows live search based advertisements linking key words in everyone's posts.

Ahh, Vibrant Ads...against the most basic tenet of the Web: an underlined word is a link, not a mouseover thing that turns into an annoying ad. Unfortunately, they make a lot of money for the sites that run them.

Matt, on a.net when you roll over a highlighted word a windows live pop up comes up.