Originally Posted by punkworld

I'm sorry, but this is a ridiculous thread.

Parties, contests and things like that aren't a way of "giving back to the industry". They are a type of promotion, pure advertising. Is a program "giving back" if it gets webmasters drunk hoping they'll send them hits? Is Coca Cola "giving back" to soft drink consumers if it gives away Xboxes in marketing stunts?

Of course not!

This is a business. It's not about "giving back", it's about doing good business. A good businessman doesn't use business partners because they're such nice guys, he uses them because they are good business partners.

And even if there would be a way of "giving back" to the industry, it sure as hell wouldn't be getting webmasters drunk, buying them hookers and giving them game consoles. Instead, it would be donating to FSC, ACLU, and lobbying for the industry.