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Oh Jing. @my Send a noteboard - 12/07/2010 08:05:31 PM
With web hosting as cheap as it is, I don't see how anyone could not support it unless they were an unemployed student.

Site traffic has been trending downwards for months since last years peak immediately after the release of the Gathering Storm.

Page views per user is 28 according to Alexa and the total unique users per day is well below 1000.

Assuming each page view is using 100kb that only works out about 3 gigabytes a day or less than 100 gigabytes a month. There is of course also the issue of storage space due to an expanding database but still storage space can generally be purchase al carte.

Unless web hosting in the UK is exponentially more expensive than in the US. It shouldn't cost more than 7 dollars a month to run the site.



Not only should Ben not pay for this himself, you should also consider the amount of TIME that goes into this. This site does not run itself. Don't be stingy :(
Amy
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EDIT: Remember folks, today's the last day of the free premium accounts! Nebhead - 06/07/2010 08:52:02 PM 3271 Views
Awesome job, mate! jiggy - 06/07/2010 09:03:20 PM 1354 Views
I see that you've also fixed the spelling of "received" in the noteboards. Rebekah - 06/07/2010 09:08:00 PM 1366 Views
Erm... can you recheck your settings? Nebhead - 06/07/2010 09:20:50 PM 1309 Views
They've not changed. *NM* Rebekah - 06/07/2010 09:22:07 PM 724 Views
Default quote setting is excellent ironclad - 06/07/2010 10:02:35 PM 1381 Views
Throw in a pair of dinosaur socks and an Indiana Jones 'monkey-head' soup bowl and I'm sold. Kuke - 06/07/2010 11:46:47 PM 1260 Views
Nice! Camilla - 06/07/2010 11:51:09 PM 1158 Views
Yay! Avendesora - 07/07/2010 04:32:39 PM 1193 Views
Time zone Palatine - 07/07/2010 05:23:43 PM 1161 Views
Yeah, Us/Eastern is ahead an hour too. Aemon - 07/07/2010 05:44:40 PM 1357 Views
Cool, I must locate some money to get one. *NM* Stephen - 08/07/2010 03:48:59 PM 771 Views
I all of a sudden miss Wse Roland00 - 10/07/2010 01:28:00 AM 1236 Views
In a way, yes *NM* Ryan - 16/07/2010 06:43:14 AM 642 Views
Just how much bandwidth is Read and Find out using per month? cmdjing - 11/07/2010 05:50:02 AM 1299 Views
So, you think Ben should pay it out of his own pocket then? ursidae - 12/07/2010 09:33:27 AM 1456 Views
Oh Jing. @my - 12/07/2010 08:05:31 PM 1351 Views
It's a very reasonable question. Aemon - 12/07/2010 09:29:26 PM 1448 Views
Good point *NM* ursidae - 12/07/2010 09:38:25 PM 653 Views
While hosting can be had that cheap, I certainly wouldn't want to use it. Nebhead - 13/07/2010 12:04:55 AM 1445 Views
You want to charge people for functionality every other forum on the web gives them for free? Werthead - 14/07/2010 08:47:32 PM 1509 Views
It is exactly the same stuff Mike asked money for Camilla - 14/07/2010 09:00:55 PM 1168 Views
Why can't people even ask the question(s)? Sareitha Sedai - 14/07/2010 09:22:11 PM 1313 Views
Re: Why can't people even ask the question(s)? Camilla - 14/07/2010 09:36:54 PM 1378 Views
Well Sareitha Sedai - 14/07/2010 09:57:09 PM 1502 Views
Exactly. Werthead - 15/07/2010 12:09:14 AM 1266 Views
The messageboards are perfectly functional without a premium account. Nebhead - 14/07/2010 09:17:43 PM 1158 Views
I see it as a way of giving people something back for donations. Rebekah - 14/07/2010 10:09:08 PM 1432 Views
He does have a point when it comes to hyperlinks. lord-of-shadow - 15/07/2010 06:52:41 PM 1142 Views
There are other reasons why I don't want links in posts Nebhead - 15/07/2010 08:18:53 PM 1181 Views
Why is that? lord-of-shadow - 15/07/2010 09:14:52 PM 1349 Views
Viable alternatives Werthead - 15/07/2010 01:16:39 AM 1370 Views
I have to agree with you here Ryan - 16/07/2010 06:55:43 AM 1154 Views
Advertising makes a site look like shit. Ghavrel - 16/07/2010 08:28:00 AM 1060 Views
Only if you choose to let it. Werthead - 16/07/2010 12:17:47 PM 1386 Views
This is just the BBforum argument rehashed. Ghavrel - 16/07/2010 06:07:20 PM 1281 Views
But those are the very things being introduced by the premium accounts. Werthead - 17/07/2010 12:44:05 PM 1380 Views
Re: One Thing TaskmasterJack - 17/07/2010 04:24:51 PM 1268 Views
Agreed. Camilla - 17/07/2010 04:34:09 PM 1224 Views
RAFO is a lot of great things, but great-looking it is not. lord-of-shadow - 16/07/2010 02:28:50 PM 1281 Views
As I've said above... Nebhead - 16/07/2010 01:49:37 PM 1345 Views
Just to be clear: Nebhead - 16/07/2010 03:18:22 PM 1278 Views
Re: As I've said above... Milla - 16/07/2010 05:58:39 PM 1304 Views
Premium Plus account does. Rebekah - 16/07/2010 06:05:07 PM 1347 Views
What's the point if people can't see my obnoxious, animated avatar?! Ghavrel - 16/07/2010 06:10:03 PM 1151 Views
Good lord Ghavrel, you're just posting straw men. Don't put words in people's mouths. *NM* lord-of-shadow - 16/07/2010 07:08:20 PM 602 Views
No, I'm mocking your arguments because they are dumb. Difference! :p *NM* Ghavrel - 17/07/2010 02:21:43 AM 572 Views
That at least is not a problem, as the premium accounts are introducing them to the site. Werthead - 17/07/2010 12:46:33 PM 1365 Views
They aren't displayed, so I don't mind. But what is "far worse" than other SFF forums? *NM* Ghavrel - 17/07/2010 10:08:47 PM 597 Views
The personal smileys Larry - 18/07/2010 11:58:09 AM 1279 Views
Re: Premium Plus account does. Milla - 16/07/2010 06:13:17 PM 1142 Views
Re: Premium Plus account does. Rebekah - 16/07/2010 09:03:27 PM 1157 Views
And Camilla - 17/07/2010 04:37:12 PM 1242 Views
To be honest, that misses part of the appeal for some of us snoopcester - 17/07/2010 12:17:15 AM 1233 Views
It's a start Floffe - 16/07/2010 06:37:44 PM 1253 Views
Yeah, that's the other thing. Rebekah - 16/07/2010 08:59:51 PM 1252 Views
Go Ben! \o/ *NM* globug0822 - 18/07/2010 02:52:30 AM 552 Views
That's the root of the problem. Werthead - 21/07/2010 01:10:56 PM 1432 Views
Question Larry - 18/07/2010 12:02:02 PM 1433 Views
I think it's reasonable BlackAdder - 17/07/2010 12:33:56 AM 1463 Views
Just signed up for Premium Plus.....and totally un-Britished the calendar/time zone trzaska2000 - 17/07/2010 05:48:39 AM 1199 Views
I like it, and thanks =) Two Wongs - 23/07/2010 12:43:11 PM 1165 Views
Sounds like a bargain to me. This must have taken an unbelievable amount of work to set up. Tashmere - 26/07/2010 07:48:16 PM 1058 Views
I don't really have a problem paying - I just dislike Paypal. RugbyPlayingAshaman - 03/08/2010 05:53:14 PM 1552 Views
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