It's small stuff and voluntary so unless you want to take up the reigns of creating a new overview thread and keep up a sufficient maintenance level for months on end its a small commission cost for the work provided.
Usually "unless" clauses have "unless x, y" where if x is true, y is not (and often an implication of vice versa in natural language). You say "unless I want to take this upon myself..." but don't give the rest (that I can see). Presumably, the end of your "unless" is something like "keep your opinion to yourself" or something along those lines.
My point is simply this: (1) bitcoinformation wasn't the first one to run a thread like this (2) the old thread was not commercialized (3) bitcoininformation says "bear with me, don't expect any work". I have an opinion which is that if this thread were not commercialized that his disclaimer would be better placed. If he's trying to run a business, it simply looks bad to say "sorry but I won't get around to it".
Furthermore, I ask again about the special exception granted to bitcoininformation by staff to run a commercialized thread. Now that he is on staff, isn't this a conflict of interest?
People's comments on my opinion have already touched on "dickhead" and the usual euphemism of vulgarity provided by an internet forum, yet my opinion is what it is, feel free to comment on the substance, should any of you have any such material to offer.
Unless in this case meant, if you can't be bothered to take an action may as well commit to being a free rider ^^.
In other words I meant put your money where your mouth is, not really a keep an opinion to yourself point of view but more of an action speaks louder than words prerogative.
If your argument was I'll make an overview thread myself keep it free and keep it constantly updated then all the power to you it's not a monopoly, otherwise unless there is severe negligence it probably would not be worth duplicating at this time, only minor ones would be if someone wanted to create an overview and include minor altcoin payments and referral link campaigns.
In regards to (1) That is true
(2) True but less frequently updated hence the donation aspect which didn't work well, as a result (BI) mitch asked the mods for advertising permissions for providing a useful service and thread to the forums and was given it previous to his staff position so no inherent conflict from my view.
(3) Duration is reasonable it's a few weeks and people get busy, would not expect a 24/7 monitor bot to be scanning a thread on a daily basis, and for the most part not to many significant changes to monitor at present.
(4) As for the advertisers it's their decision what they do with the money so if they don't mind why would I moan about it.
Back on topic this is the overview thread so it's best to set this up to be discussed in the proper place in a meta sub-thread,rather than here on the overview as the questions you have relate more to an admin/mod base than in the general discussion of signature campaigns.