Originally Posted by Tradewinds
25x10000 members in a few months...
Yeah, $250,000 a year sounds about right to run a forum :roll:
Not that people would be tricked so easily as to pay this outrageous fee...
Not trying to be rude here admin but I think you are insulting the intelligence of your membership by asking this, and there is no way you wouldn't be trying to profit by asking this amount. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy this forum, but their are other ways of balancing your expenses than charging us a yearly fee.
If it is necessary, start advertising. This is a simple and fair way of solving this problem. BTW there is nothing wrong with making a profit, just do it in a fair way that takes into account your own best interest as well as those of the membership as a whole.
Also, in order to alleviate the problem for the time being you can disable avatars, signatures, and if possible the posting of pictures and then stop accepting new members until everything is sorted out. Doesn't seem to complicated but correct me if i'm wrong.
Trade