On February 25 2009 09:58 Manifesto7 wrote:
TSL really brought people out of the woodwork. I got contacted by a major American sports broadcasting company that has four letters in its name. They had recently invested in a videogame league (relationship now defunct lolz).

They heard about TSL, and without any preamble, they came to me and said:

Donkey- Let's nto beat around the bush. We want to buy your site.
ManifestoCrusher- Um, we play starcraft, not xbox.
Donkey- That's ok. We will make it huge.
ManifestoCrusher- Um, we don't even have a sponsor for the tournament yet. Would you be interested in a sponsorship deal? We could work out some sweet exposure for you.
Donkey- We just want to buy the site. What is your business model?ManifestoCrusher- Our what?
Donkey- How much do you get paid a month?
ManifestoCrusher- Um, nobody gets paid. It is a volunteer site.
Donkey- Yeah but how much do you MAKE?
ManifestoCrusher- We pay our server fees with google ads and sometimes we make shirts. We don't make a profit though.
Donkey- I'll buy your site. You know, I can't pay a lot, ut I could give you a few bucks for the domain and create a paid position.
ManifestoCrusher- But we have about 30 staff. Who gets the money.
Donkey- It could just be between you and me.
ManifestoCrusher- ...
Donkey- So how much for the site?
ManifestoCrusher- One million dollars.
Donkey has left the chat.

TL is worth more than $1 million. It's worth lives. LOL

geegee1

United States618 Posts

June 30 2010 03:31 GMT

#371

idiots attemping to buy TL $1 idiots who try to still buy TL $1 Teamliquid itself priceless

DivinO

United States4796 Posts

June 30 2010 03:40 GMT

#372

Saw a site appraise TL as $380,000. Not bad.

LosingID8

CA10828 Posts

June 30 2010 03:49 GMT

#373

On June 30 2010 12:40 DivinO wrote:
Saw a site appraise TL as $380,000. Not bad.

worth much more than that tbh

goswser

United States3519 Posts

June 30 2010 03:51 GMT

#374

What do you guys mean when you say you've had some serious thoughts about having TL go pro? I'm not sure I really understand this...

danl9rm

United States3111 Posts

June 30 2010 03:58 GMT

#375

+ Show Spoiler +

LOL, I almost cried

how did I miss this before? soo good.

minus_human

4784 Posts

June 30 2010 04:00 GMT

#376

If manifesto had told me that I would have thought he's serious.

Cedstick

Canada3336 Posts

June 30 2010 04:08 GMT

#377

Fucking donkies. Kennigit, what's with you and donkies?

LarJarsE

United States1378 Posts

June 30 2010 04:10 GMT

#378

If TL had a sc2 or bw team that is nonprofit and is trying to go pro, I am so down to support that shit in any way possible.

TL is so amazing. This site hits the heart of all SC/blizzard gamers. There are so many knowledgeable people who grew up with Starcraft and understand what the TL staff does for us. There are so many who are willing to do so much for TeamLiquid. for the payment of having such a great community.

Spirit is what makes TeamLiquid. If it was run under a commercial company intending to make a profit, it would never be as popular or appreciated. I genuinely thank the creators and admins for staying true to your comminuty. TL is made of hard work and love. I understand that TL is given the opportunity to make money based off it's hits and advertising, and I thank TL for not becoming what many money hungry asshole companies have become.

Thank you.