You have two strong propositions, but I think mixing them in a single site will make the experience unsatisfactory for the respective readerships. The fact is that what we're experiencing right now is a top-down disaster. -Paul Krugman
You might want some kind of partnership agreement with those ET people to share potential profits. I would donate any share to the running of ET to the benefit of us all - but that is a personal choice, not a demand.
And remember, there are far more people lurking here than contribute, and amongst those lurkers there may be very useful and supportive talents in other areas than mainstream ET discourse. You can't be me, I'm taken
And that's before the help you'd get, so I wouldn't worry about it too much. It's just about wanting to do it.
Similarly, while I don't think you'd need much capital to get started, you may find people willing to help in that respect too (say, if you need to travel to some breweries). Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's need, but not every man's greed. Gandhi
But I'd try as much as possible to do that under my own steam, I'd fear being beholden to commercial interests. Like Frank suggested, it's all very well getting free samples so long a you say nice things. But honesty requires independence, which means paying your way. keep to the Fen Causeway
They keep sending. Because they know that there is a reason why those sites get readership, and that's the desire for an honest point of view. Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's need, but not every man's greed. Gandhi
