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Is the site losing money, making money, or breaking even? I ask because traffic seems to be way down from the peak in 2003 and we're now on our third ownership arrangement in just a year or so. Is the major problem financial or is it something else?
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I can't imagine advertising is bringing in the funding it used to, PolyPlus can't generate *that* much money but I can imagine the time required to manage such a place is immense (fortunately it is voluntary) and the advertising in this day and age is going to be bringing in less and less as the number of visitors fall. But maybe it is enough to offset the cost of the hosting, so maybe cost isn't an issue. So, ultimately, it is going to end up being a labour of love. And at some point, DanQ is going to want to live his own life without having this millstone around his neck - he has been at this for a while at one level or another. Perhaps he just wants to get on with his life, career...and I don't know...perhaps he has a girlfriend, fiancee or something now...I just don't know. I mean, to be fair, it is not that he wants nothing to do with the place, but he has a life, you know?
That's my theory, anyway...that this place is an immense drain of time for the administrator. And alas, I doubt it is going to pay enough to be a full time job.Speaking of Erith:
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I think almost everyone uses ad blocker these days which has to bite into ad revenue. If poly was really hard up I might be willing to exempt this site as a way to support it but I honestly don't know how to do that.Try http://wordforge.net/index.php for discussion and debate.Comment
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Uh, Markos left two and a half years ago. What?Originally posted by Oerdin View PostClick here if you're having trouble sleeping.
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We're on DanQ III now...the previous two were rubbish - they were German and couldn't speak English. And this one is going mad
And apparently, the Off-Topic is considering declaring independence.
Speaking of Erith:
"It's not twinned with anywhere, but it does have a suicide pact with Dagenham" - Linda SmithComment
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and we all know how well the PROT ended last time, no?And apparently, the Off-Topic is considering declaring independence.
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