Two points to clarify:

1- In my original scheme, payments would be made up front by the person asking the question, in the amount of their own choosing, with no guarantee of an answer. I am thinking of payments at the $1-$5 level, in the style of "Google experts".

2 - Payments would never go to an individual monk, to avoid turning this site into something it shouldn't be.

But as I read the thoughtful responses, I see that there are good objections to any kind of payment scheme. For those who are against setting up a donation system, what about the idea of a separate, free section, independent of SOPW, to at least separate out those requests that basically say "please write me a program to do X"?

In reply to Re: Special paid section for 'write me a program' posts by FamousLongAgo
in thread Special paid section for 'write me a program' posts by FamousLongAgo

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