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Re: PCGS should ditch the new banner adds on this forum
<< <i>Russ how much would you pay for a subscription here >> The other forum I mentioned is $2.50 a month, and I was one of the first to sign up. Russ, NCNE -
Re: PCGS should ditch the new banner adds on this forum
Russ how much would you pay for a subscription here, serious question btw. I wouldn't pay anything. -
Re: PCGS should ditch the new banner adds on this forum
<< <i>I may even take a "vacation" from the boards - it looks too much like a "low rent" site now. >> Please don't go. Russ, NCNE -
Re: PCGS should ditch the new banner adds on this forum
<< <i>For purposes of constructive feedback to both Pinnacle and CU, do those of you who dislike the ads have a problem with the concept of the ad, itself, or the fact that it "moves"? >> Doesn't bother me Mark, and I didn't even notice it until it was pointed out by Russ....... Not that I 'm biased or anything because it… -
Re: PCGS should ditch the new banner adds on this forum
For purposes of constructive feedback to both Pinnacle and CU, do those of you who dislike the ad have a problem with the concept of the ad, itself, or the fact that it "moves"? Rather than "move", I think it would be ok if the banner simply "changed"; similar to Russ's icon. Static would be best, similar the one that was… -
Re: PCGS should ditch the new banner adds on this forum
<< <i>Your right, I paid for a membership to a stock forum. There are no ad's for paid members. Freebie/loader "members" get tons of ads. >> Yep, it's called subscription service. Another forum at which I'm a member, (a HUGE forum, about 10x as large as this one), went to it a few years ago. When they announced it, you'd… -
Re: PCGS should ditch the new banner adds on this forum
<< <i> << <i>Your right, I paid for a membership to a stock forum. There are no ad's for paid members. Freebie/loader "members" get tons of ads. >> Yep, it's called subscription service. Another forum at which I'm a member, (a HUGE forum, about 10x as large as this one), went to it a few years ago. When they announced it,… -
Re: PCGS should ditch the new banner adds on this forum
Paul, As I noted in another thread, the amount of bandwidth that a forum this large uses doesn't come cheap. Nor does the hardware necessary for the piggy software used here. Many other popular forums went to advertising long ago. In many cases, it was either that or shut down due to costs. In other words, PCGS may have… -
Re: PCGS should ditch the new banner adds on this forum
<< <i> I wouldn't go so far as to say that the forum is the key to PCGS's success, but I certainly don't think the forum is not paying for itself and then some. >> There is no doubt that there is at least some marketing payoff due to the forum's existence. The problem, though, is that it is impossible to quantify the…
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