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I hate ads....And I don't like ads.
I was being polite.I hate ads....
And I wasn't?I was being polite.
I note a lot of these posts have been along the lines of wanting to give something back to AFF as repayment for the info learnt here. That's fine, but slightly misguided IMHO. The person(s) who started this site (admin?) certainly needs congratulations and I have no issue about them achieving a return on their efforts but my understanding is that the advertising pays dependant upon the site traffic. A busy site, more return. My concept is that I interact with the forum and both use information given by others and give information which may help others. With heaps of members doing that, means the site is busy and beneficial. I don't feel I should have to buy a membership (and there is no requirement for that) as well.
So apart from the "giving back" ideology, what's the benefit? Discount QF membership and no adds? I can live with adds and I have a discounted QF membership through other sources. By all means, convince me of the benefit, but I just can't see it.
I don't think paying extra to a forum is philanthropic. It's a co-op really as admin provide the means for sharing information but certainly not the vast body of work held within. Anyone who contributes (in which ever way, cash help, post counts, added information etc) is contributing to the AFF co-op!But one of the things I learnt while I was living in the US was the concept of philanthropy (well, not in its literal sense, but the American interpretation of that). In such a culture, one supports their local businesses as a community, even if it means paying a little extra.
I don't think paying extra to a forum is philanthropic. It's a co-op really as admin provide the means for sharing information but certainly not the vast body of work held within. Anyone who contributes (in which ever way, cash help, post counts, added information etc) is contributing to the AFF co-op!
As I said, I have no problems with management making a return for their work (as it takes a LOT of work to keep a forum like this going, happy and helpful), but general run of the mill posters should not be made to feel like they're letting the team down by not buying a membership which may not be useful to them. That's all I'm trying to say.
As I said, I have no problems with management making a return for their work (as it takes a LOT of work to keep a forum like this going, happy and helpful), but general run of the mill posters should not be made to feel like they're letting the team down by not buying a membership which may not be useful to them. That's all I'm trying to say.
A suitable thread in which to post my 10,000th post then
Been a long time Gold member for all the reasons already discussed here. Keeping the framework going and supporting admin's business is my small contribution. To the wider community, I suppose it's sharing my knowledge and forever trying to be a fair Moderator. Not easy as I'm getting older...