Originally Posted by oliver2002

In general the business model of HOM works on the basis that people contribute content for nearly no cost to the operators. This worked very well for FT, very very well for BArea.
MP/bonusfeber started on the same premise, but this time they offered partnerships in the new companies to the contributors and other persons who invested elbow grease to get the sites going. With IF it seems the contributors/guides/admins were promised monetary compensation for writing content and some share in fame, both linked to certain metrics. I suspect the metrics are not exactly on top of the anticipated/communicated ramp up curve right now.