>I think last year I asked for 20 and got maybe 10 (probably
>an exaggeration on both)... This year all I want for
>Christmas is a little thermometer on the right that says the
>month and a percentage of the "marketing budget" met. No hard
>figures are necessary, so you can milk us for as much as you
>want, but please please please, give me a concrete visual goal
>and promise me that you will spend the money. I don't even
>care if you spend the money well, but make a donation
>thermometer (you've seen them before) and bleed us for PBF's
>or just outright donations for marketing.
>
>I was just going to ask for more time and effort devoted
>toward marketing (I'll still take both in my stocking!), but I
>thought, being Santa Zulg and all that I'd make something that
>would be more programming and less long term time commitment.
>
>
>Seriously. First month is on me!
>
>I can has noob breadz?

If I even had the slightest notion of what we would do to advertise or spend money on this might have a shot. I'll leave this up for Team Marketing to consider...

So long, and thanks for all the fish!

That it is much easier to spend money that one already has than money that one might have in the future. At worst, you build up some cash that can be used to market in the future once a good plan is come up with. Just saying.... Easier to spend cash that's already in the pocket.