Originally Posted by Sepioth
What's the BIG deal ?? You CAN still make money off the mod .. you just can not advertise that in the actual game. IT'S their game, if they don't allow/want ANY advertising at all that's their choice. Advertise your website or place of distribution instead and put up a donation link.
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I'll answer strictly for myself... I did it EXACTLY Bliz's way from June 1, 2008 through March 7, 2009 and made $300 in donations. I added an in-game notice at login that nUI is user supported software and depend on donations and added some extra raid panels as a thank you and an incentive to make a donation and I made $4000 in donations in 13 days.... and those two tools are the exact two tools Bliz said I can't do anymore.
So... yeah... I'm a little spun up.
EDIT: I note I did not force anyone to donate, I didn't set a minimum, I didn't ask for a subscription, I didn't ban anyone from using the mod... I just asked them for a donation where they could see the reminder and I gave them a benefit for being kind enough to support my effort.