It would be relatively easy to implement. Task the interested user(s) with the job of selecting a method of notification (e-mail, letter, certified letter, phone, telegram, messenger pigeon, Goodyear blimp, or what-have-you…) and also with providing the necessary details for successful delivery of the message (i.e. e-mail address, physical address, phone number, etc…). Then associate a fee with each method of communication, to recover costs and support the site.
If a user really wants Should Do This to communicate for them, they should be willing to to pitch in towards the cost of communicating the message.
Also, if a particular method of communication is pricier, users could make partial donations towards the “This” that the recipient “Should Do”. I would imagine it might be a bit more difficult; but, for cost-conscious users or popular recipients of our collective unsolicited advice, it would be well worth it, I think!
Here’s what I think reasonable and viable pricing would be:- $1 – e-mail recipient with up to 10 requests of things they Should Do
- $2 – send a physical, actual letter to the recipient w/ one request on it
- $10 – send a certified letter
- $15 – personal phone call to the recipient w/ one request
- $20 – personal phone call to the recipient w/ one request, with a guarantee of at least three separate attempts to deliver the message before leaving a voicemail.
- $300 – ballon-a-gram or costume-gram delivers suggestion in person to recipient
- $35,000 – hover/circle recipient’s home/headquarters for 5 days, displaying what they Should Do. (Shorter messages would display better here.)
