Should POLY go to subscriptions

[Dauphin]

Originally posted by MarkG
Viewing and posting on apolyton will always be free


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1) the above is my opinion and my opinion only until dan agrees with me at which point it will be our opinion and our opinion only
2) i reserve the right to change my opinion</i></font>

You forgot the disclaimer:

3) Definition of Free: There will be no direct fiscal cost, however government health officers warn that it may affect your work productivity, social status and general health due to the recently identified "One more post syndrome". Always read the label.

[MarkG]

GP,

it is kind of obvious that i can not answer all those hypothetical questions

[TCO]

Originally posted by Bob Dornan
To charge to have a voice heard is not here on the Internet.

Bob, the Internet is changing. Don't be a socialist. Who do you thinks pays for the bandwidth?

[TCO]

Mark, NP. It wasn't meant that way anyway. (As interrogation.) More to make the point that if you don't want to do subscription, you should make sure that you've thought through how to get best ad money.

[TCO]

This is meant more as thinking out loud than as criticism or something like that. For some reason it caught my interest.

[rev]

It's a moot point, as it would be in violation of the Civilization Decency Act, which Apolyton administrates.

[Makeo]

actually i probably wouldn't.

[TCO]

Originally posted by rev
It's a moot point, as it would be in violation of the Civilization Decency Act, which Apolyton administrates.

The CDA is outdated.

[Immortal Wombat]

Should POLY go to subscriptions

Hell no. One-off donation for a new server. Civ3 on one server, rest of poly on t'other.

[Rasbelin]

Are you trying to make Ape into a paysite?
Or perhaps even pay-per-view?

AFAIK Markos and Dan are keeping the business up
and running of there own free will. I suppose the
idea of ACS isn't to plunder it's visitors and members.
If that would be the case, I suppose writing this message
would cost 0.30$ per min + 0.80$ per smily/hyperlink/image.
BTW, Markos and Dan wouldn't be the ones keeping
the site running, because they could afford to employ
a webteam for that.

So my point is that ACS is a community of volunteers,
and not some guys that are trying to get every single
buck into their own pocket. Or perhaps...

If ACS or/and ACSF would turn into a site that charges
for using it, I would definetly become an active member
of CFF.

[TCO]

I'm just thinking tthrough the economics. Even if Mark and Dan don't want a profit, they do need to pay the bills. This isn't fairy land.

[Immortal Wombat]

Originally posted by GP
I'm just thinking tthrough the economics. Even if Mark and Dan don't want a profit, they do need to pay the bills. This isn't fairy land.

How does it work at the moment?
Why can't this continue?

[TCO]

Originally posted by Immortal Wombat

How does it work at the moment?
Why can't this continue?

IW, the BS part of the internet is coming to an end. Server providers expect to be paid.

[Immortal Wombat]

It is with that attitude

Don't give em money, they have no-one to provide a server for. Ergo, they accept anyhting they can get. If that is minute ad money, so be it. Screw em.

[Immortal Wombat]

Or...

Is Apolyton being threatened by Gamestats forcing them to pay? Not as far as I know.

Buy a server. It'll pay off in the long run.