Ad-Free Apolyton: THE POLL

[Tamerlin]

Originally posted by Locutus
If they were even remotely interested in the money, they wouldn't have done any of these things.

I know that Locutus and I have never imagined they could do it in order to earn some profits from Apolyton.

[The Mad Monk]

I would have no problem paying for ad-free apolyton.

[DrSpike]

It seems the noes have mounted a comeback.

[Spiffor]

Well, there are still 95 yeses.

If you account 30 $€ a year per yeasayer, that makes 2850 $€ a year for 'poly from these people alone. Definitely not too shabby.

[Locutus]

Well, if all those 100 yeses follow up on their vote, I doubt it will matter much. Even at a mere €10 a year that's a considerable amount of money.

Edit: crosspost (and slight miscalculation )

[PLATO]

This is an amazing response IMHO. The shear level of interest that this poll has inspired can do nothing but raise the awareness of the challenges that are involved in running a site of this stature. Well over 2000 views...well over 200 posts...and,at this moment, 159 opinions noted. Wow! Not to mention that the awareness of the Community Forum as a place to discuss these type issues has undoubtedly been increased.

[dojoboy]

Its a good idea, and you guys should go for it. I'd opt out myself for specific reasons:

(1) Mac platform, little here for Mac in terms of mac community involvement, etc.

(2) Currently a subscriber to IMG (Inside Mac Games) PRO ($19.95 / year), which is a similar concept MarkG is suggesting. There is still free membership at IMG, but PRO members get a few perks and the warm fuzzies for providing some funds for IMG to make improvements.

[smellymummy]

i wouldn't pay for ad free apolyton.

is it just to stop the pop ups (most browsers already do this..), or that the top banner doesnt load?

maybe ad free apolyton will cause more headaches for setting up programming wise, don't know where the staff here stands anyway on that. just think about people accidentaly seeing ads after they pay, because of some php or db bug.

sell more poly stuff instead! like those extra large my words are backed with nuclear weapon coffee mugs, those are great

[Skanky Burns]

... and realistically only available to the US members of the forum. Shipping drives the price up for the rest of us, so we need to spend nearly $75 for each mug. And then of that, Poly gets maybe $2 if they are lucky. If you thought corruption in Civ3 was bad...

[Bloody Monk]

Well said, Skanky!!

And smellymummy, this is not about popups, per se. As you note, anyone can block them. This voluntary effort is about a community working together to make the site better. And did I mention that it is voluntary??

With the ubiquitousness of blockers, popups will soon be dinosaurs. But, the site will still need revenue to survive. Those of us who treasure this site are trying to solve that problem. Perhaps, with this context, you might like to join us. And if you don't, that's okay, because, this part is strictly voluntary; there will continue to be the free option.

Monk

[smellymummy]

thanks for quickly putting that in perspective skanky

and bloody monk, of course i understand it's voluntary, and no I do not feel the need to sign up. I do enjoy this site, and I've been coming here for many years. For me, apolyton goes hand in hand with my civ'ing hobby. In the past I've bought stuff from here, and I do follow various sponsor links (when it's of relevant interest), so in that context I believe that I've contributed to apolyton, and btw, will continue to do so.

the 'goodies' part could be an incentive enough for many to join, not for me though. ad free apolyton with some extra PM space, and a larger avatar doesn't justify whiping out my CC. On the other hand, if I received an email from apolyton that had a link to a place where I could buy/pre-order civ4 (or another like game) I'd be compeled to follow through because I'd want the game and I'd also like to support this site at the same time

[PLATO]

Originally posted by Bloody Monk
With the ubiquitousness of blockers, popups will soon be dinosaurs. But, the site will still need revenue to survive. Those of us who treasure this site are trying to solve that problem. Perhaps, with this context, you might like to join us. And if you don't, that's okay, because, this part is strictly voluntary; there will continue to be the free option.

Monk

Very well put Monk.

I do not feel the need to sign up. I do enjoy this site, and I've been coming here for many years. For me, apolyton goes hand in hand with my civ'ing hobby. In the past I've bought stuff from here, and I do follow various sponsor links (when it's of relevant interest), so in that context I believe that I've contributed to apolyton, and btw, will continue to do so.

Definately more than one way to contribute. Each person must make their own decision. This philosophy, as best I can see, appears to be that of the owners as well.

[The Slayer]

Originally posted by Doc
It seems the noes have mounted a comeback.

But you have to disccount a lot of people that have thinked it again or so and now they support the idea. You can give a look in this thread to have an idea.

I'm also support the idea, but I have not money support yet to support the idea .

[Theben]

p.s. Markos/Dan if you eventuallt decide against this can we just cut you a check anyway, some of us just can't stand popups.

A certain poster would even be willing to pay "back rent".

[Adagio]

I've got my paypal working, so I can give a payment to the site... now it only depends on the size of the fee (I'm just a student, you know? )...

But be sure to post new threads about it, cuz I don't read this thread anymore...