[Rolo]

LadyMischief, I do not think anyone doubts that TGPs will be here, and we do not need a shemp thread sequel - lets focus on the future aspect of TGPs, which is much more interesting.

What I´m questioning is when TGPs are presented with good, valid, sane business innovations, then they throw them out with the only logic being that "if its good for business, then it must be bad for traffic".

Lets say I build a combo pics and movie gallery, which had the following features:

- thumbnail gallery with 6 outgoing links on the first page to multiple products
- 12 pics in close sequel of each other (no moneyshot, only teaser), watermarked with urls, and loaded on html pages, with additional ads
- 3 *12 sec movie clips in close sequel of each other (no moneyshot, only teaser) with watermarked urls, last 2 secs ending in sales text/logo, encoded in DRM - which allowed the surfer to download and play each video clip for 3 days, after 3 days he would get an ad to go to the paysite, all movies embedded on html pages, with additional ads.

Also lets just think that I wanted to buy a top gallery spot on the TGP, but I would like if the TGP did not display any "free" submissions from competitive companies having the same content as me, or prehaps just having a simliar product. Ofcourse if the competitive companies were too also buying gallery spots, then they should also be listed. Archive listing should also not be older than 30 days, since that would make it more possible that the same content is not being listed on another gallery, and it would make my new listing more valuable (the idea being less available content = more attention on the present/new content).

Now from my point of view, then a gallery like this would be good for business... tgps would get more variety in galleries, since free submitters will be forced to have unique products to ensure listings, surfers will be happy because they will have more to choose from, tgps would also be able to increase income from paid listing/submission pass, submitters will be given more chances in making the sale pitch to the surfer, and paysites will convert better because they will hold part of the content, which would not be listed as free.

Ofcouse I could be total of the chart, but I have not heard a really good argument for not making small changes to the businessmodel in the pursuit of making more money for everyone.

Any TGP owner who can tell me why, he/she would not list the gallery I described above, please let me know by giving a good argument - I´m listening, trying to understand...