who forgot to pay the bill?

[DaemonAssassin]

For a long time, DD214 was basically footing the bill out of pocket. We resisted any contributions at all for a long time because they honestly weren't needed.

We adapt as the times change.

In the future, we might find ourselves at a junction where we have to change our model, but that's not my decision to make. This is where we are and where we want to be. As long as it works, we'll keep it that way.

If it ever goes to a tiered forum like ARFCOM, I'd gladly pony up every year to keep the lights on for my internet home.

 

[Skins_Brew]

Seems like we had something similar to "Brew Babes" and "Bar Bitches" on our forum in the Water Cooler called "Girls With Guns" but somebody made it go away.

Yea Girls with Guns was a good series of threads.

Brew Babes was full monty though A few members even use to post pics from their "private collections."

 

[Traveler]

There is not much else to do here in my mom's basement....

I shudder to think.

 

[Skins_Brew]

Donation sent for a much appreciated service.
I hope I don't get banned for this comment, but here goes; I see this forum getting large enough to be bought much like TidalFish. I loved that forum, and Brandon is a first rate guy. Once the pop up Banners start, it ruins the service. So if this happens, I applaud you for your work and a payoff. Until then I'll just live in the moment and enjoy the forum. Thanks!

I think a banner in the blue areas would be OK.


Now, some forums have popups, and some have this BS where they make certain keywords hyperlinks and clicking or even putting your cursor over it takes you to the ad is annoying as hell! I would be down with static banners in the blue boxes, especially if they were MD businesses.

 

[Mr H]

IMO.........

This model is working, and a significant number of us help pay the freight.

Be glad for what we have, and help support as you can.

Gift horse, and all that.......

 

[Vile Shadow]

I think a banner in the blue areas would be OK.
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Now, some forums have popups, and some have this BS where they make certain keywords hyperlinks and clicking or even putting your cursor over it takes you to the ad is annoying as hell! I would be down with static banners in the blue boxes, especially if they were MD businesses.

We had to go to stuff like that on my other home. We had to resort to letting people advertise and charging them to keep the lights on over there. Now we get to look at advertising banners between every 5th post of so.

 

[Skins_Brew]

Yea def a shtf scenario on the advertising front.

 

[DC-W]

Hao cood we post ponyz if we haz no bandwit?

 

[punisher12b]

I think a banner in the blue areas would be OK.
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Now, some forums have popups, and some have this BS where they make certain keywords hyperlinks and clicking or even putting your cursor over it takes you to the ad is annoying as hell! I would be down with static banners in the blue boxes, especially if they were MD businesses.

as long as the add;s didnt get out of hand I would be ok with some static or rolling add in the upper corner.. ...

 

[Alphabrew]

We had to go to stuff like that on my other home. We had to resort to letting people advertise and charging them to keep the lights on over there. Now we get to look at advertising banners between every 5th post of so.

What are the approximate annual costs to host a forum of this size? $1,000? $10,000? $100,000?

 

[swinokur]

I for one am glad DD214 and the other managers have decided to let the forum stay as is. No ads or banners really makes this place unique. So many other sites have banners, ads, etc. I'd rather pony up (no pun intended) some dough when asked than have to put up with all the revenue generating stuff like so many other sites do.

Keep up the good work fellas.

 

[vinjet700]

I for one am glad DD214 and the other managers have decided to let the forum stay as is. No ads or banners really makes this place unique. So many other sites have bannersd, ads, etc. I'd rather pony up (no pun intended) some dough when asked than have to put up with all the revenue generating stuff like so many other sites do.

Keep up the good work fellas.

^^^ this....

 

[Vile Shadow]

What are the approximate annual costs to host a forum of this size? $1,000? $10,000? $100,000?

That I couldn't tell you. I never asked the owner on my other home about that. But I do know we have about 150,000 members there.

If MDS keeps growing like it is, it may not be long before they need a means to finance it somehow.

 

[Redcobra]

I for one am glad DD214 and the other managers have decided to let the forum stay as is. No ads or banners really makes this place unique. So many other sites have banners, ads, etc. I'd rather pony up (no pun intended) some dough when asked than have to put up with all the revenue generating stuff like so many other sites do.

Keep up the good work fellas.

On shotgun world, you can pay a small fee to be a "bonus" member. Bonus members don't see ads, whereas non-bonus members get a bunch.

 

[swinokur]

Which would make it a paid site, which Norton has told us the owner and mods of the board wants to avoid.

I applaud the decision.

 

[Vile Shadow]

Which would make it a paid site, which Norton has told us the owner and mods of the board wants to avoid.

I applaud the decision.

I do too. Only trouble is, they will only be able to do that for so long.

 

[Skins_Brew]

Which would make it a paid site, which Norton has told us the owner and mods of the board wants to avoid.

I applaud the decision.

Unless MDS is a non profit, soliciting and taking donations make it a 'paid site.'

 

[Vile Shadow]

Unless MDS is a non profit, soliciting and taking donations make it a 'paid site.'

He meant that in the sense of charging folks to be members.

Merely asking for contributions is a horse of a different color.

 

[swinokur]

^^^^^^

THIS

Your membership here is not predicated on paying. You get the same privileges whether you donate or not. So if you don't donate,, what have you paid?

 

[KevinK]

Unless MDS is a non profit, soliciting and taking donations make it a 'paid site.'

^^ Not this.

He meant that in the sense of charging folks to be members.

Merely asking for contributions is a horse of a different color.

^^^^^^

THIS

Your membership here is not predicated on paying. You get the same privileges whether you donate or not. So if you don't donate,, what have you paid?

^^ These two.