Another community update - Going ad free?

[pixy0stix]

We're currently getting around 475,000 page views a day.

We've been offered a half off rate to go ad free. Ellie estimates that to be around $30 a day.

Would it be worth it? Could we even raise that much money?

[ESF]

The ads don't bother me. I don't even notice them.

[OscarQ]

I'm with ESF - I don't even notice the ads.

[ChillyMcFreeze]

They don't bother me either. I'm a big fan of keeping the forum free.

[wawa]

I don't notice them either and while I'd be willing to pay if there were no other option I'd prefer not to.

[NitaX]

There are two ads on my page. Big whoop. They don't bother me.

[mominatrix]

I don't notice them at all, either.


It wouldn't be too much money. $30 x 365 = 10,950... there are something like 5000 members, so if we could get 1/5 to pony up $10 a year, we'd be in. So, it's not the money.

It just seems like more of a PITA than it's worth. The ads don't seem to bother people, so why get rid of them. It's not like those awful Knot wedding things that make it impossible to read/post.

[EllieArroway]

I think even if we could raise that much money there are so many better things we could spend it on. It's seems like a waste to go ad free when the ads are as unobtrusive as they are.

[pixy0stix]

Interesting - what else could we spend it on as a community?

[joenali]

I don't want to pay to be here!

[pixy0stix]

Jul 26, 2012 12:11:01 GMT -5 joenali said:

I don't want to pay to be here!

No one is forcing you to pay.

[EllieArroway]

Jul 26, 2012 12:10:43 GMT -5 pixy0stix said:

Interesting - what else could we spend it on as a community?

We could never all agree on something.

[heyjude]

No adds on app. This is 2012. Internet ads are ubiquitous and therefore easily ignored. Not worth it.

[pixy0stix]

Jul 26, 2012 12:12:26 GMT -5 EllieArroway said:

Jul 26, 2012 12:10:43 GMT -5 pixy0stix said:

Interesting - what else could we spend it on as a community?

We could never all agree on something.

Is there something proboards-y that would benefit the community, not related to the ads?

[emilyj]

The ads don't bother me. If we raised money as a community, I'd rather it go to something more worthwhile than getting rid of the ads, since the overwhelming majority of people don't seem to be bothered by them.

[EllieArroway]

Jul 26, 2012 12:14:11 GMT -5 pixy0stix said:

Jul 26, 2012 12:12:26 GMT -5 EllieArroway said:

We could never all agree on something.

Is there something proboards-y that would benefit the community, not related to the ads?

Oh no, I just meant I would rather see 10k per year donated to some charity than used to get rid of ads on a message board. It just seems excessive. But obviously if going ad free is something the community wants to do then we can.

[wawa]

Jul 26, 2012 12:10:43 GMT -5 pixy0stix said:

Interesting - what else could we spend it on as a community?

A giant party. Obviously.

[pixy0stix]

Jul 26, 2012 12:17:51 GMT -5 wawa said:

Jul 26, 2012 12:10:43 GMT -5 pixy0stix said:

Interesting - what else could we spend it on as a community?

A giant party. Obviously.

;D GBCN gtg - holla!

[ladybug2002]

I'm too cheap to even buy the app, so I am fine with the ads staying. They don't bother me.

[Melissa W.]

I think it would be sort of a nightmare logistically to see who has paid and who hasn't. Further the number of users includes alter egos (although there can't be too many)

[copzgirl1171]

Jul 26, 2012 12:27:45 GMT -5 ladybug2002 said:

I'm too cheap to even buy the app, so I am fine with the ads staying. They don't bother me.

Holla!!!

[secretlyevil]

Eh, I'm another one that doesn't pay attention to them. Although the one for 6 pm caught my eye - scrolling shoes and all. I'd leave it alone.

[IIOY]

Part of proper Internet use is learning to ignore ads. I'd rather spend my money on hookers and blow.

[heyjude]

Also I'm just fundamentally opposed to paying for use of websites.

[eclaires]

Ads don't bother me.

Sometimes they show me things I want...like hookers and blow. I mean, shoes at Nordstrom.

[2curlydogs]

I don't see any ads in Firefox.

[summer]

Jul 26, 2012 12:37:52 GMT -5 IIOY said:

Part of proper Internet use is learning to ignore ads. I'd rather spend my money on hookers and blow.

Hookers and blow at our GTG? Now that, my friends, would be a party.

[heightsyankee]

The ads are very simple and unobtrusive. Now, if they start that shit that TN pulled where an ad pops up when you change a page, I might throw in a few bucks.

Maybe we can take up a collection and donate it to Wikipedia and then ask them to allow us to update The Knot's page in the appropriate manner?

[Daria Morgandorffer]

Jul 26, 2012 12:46:02 GMT -5 heyjude said:

Also I'm just fundamentally opposed to paying for use of websites.

This. And I don't mind the ads at all. If we make it a pay site, we're never going to get newbs.

[heightsyankee]

Jul 26, 2012 13:59:41 GMT -5 Daria Morgandorffer said:

Jul 26, 2012 12:46:02 GMT -5 heyjude said:

Also I'm just fundamentally opposed to paying for use of websites.

This. And I don't mind the ads at all. If we make it a pay site, we're never going to get newbs.

It wouldn't be a pay site. You could still join for free and anyone can use it for free, but there would be no ads for a year if we collected the money.