Members Only?
- Pacafeliz
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Re: Members Only?
what? i don't get what's going on...
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- the rollerdoor
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Re: Members Only?
I couldn't access the site for a bit, and when I did it took me straight to the login page.
i was just joking about the Member Only thing. Fuelling those elitist fires.
I'm sure the mods know what's going on.
i was just joking about the Member Only thing. Fuelling those elitist fires.
I'm sure the mods know what's going on.
- nsnyder6
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Re: Members Only?
No thank you. Instead I'll have a purple ball floating in perfume and served in a man's hat.the rollerdoor wrote: Cognac, Sir?
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- Jay
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Re: Members Only?
Yes, I disabled browsing the forums for guests. Our traffic is through the roof and a lot of the forum troubles are related to trying to host the server on a $10 shared hosting package. So in order to keep things free and (hopefully) running smoothly it was a necessary choice. People are always welcome to register (for free) and log in to browse. And hopefully its only a short term solution.
- Stratelejazzuar
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Re: Members Only?
with all the pr0n i see on here, sometimes i wonder why there's not a $2.99 monthly fee!Jay wrote: Yes, I disabled browsing the forums for guests. Our traffic is through the roof and a lot of the forum troubles are related to trying to host the server on a $10 shared hosting package. So in order to keep things free and (hopefully) running smoothly it was a necessary choice. People are always welcome to register (for free) and log in to browse. And hopefully its only a short term solution.
- the rollerdoor
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Definitely fair.Jay wrote: Yes, I disabled browsing the forums for guests. Our traffic is through the roof and a lot of the forum troubles are related to trying to host the server on a $10 shared hosting package. So in order to keep things free and (hopefully) running smoothly it was a necessary choice. People are always welcome to register (for free) and log in to browse. And hopefully its only a short term solution.
- Pepe Silvia
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Re: Members Only?
I was googling for info on offsets and I made my way onto a text only message board. And then I realized it was this place. So Google is still getting in for searches, or does Google know that I am signed in here and thats why it let me in?
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- Stratelejazzuar
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Re: Members Only?
why is it that right now on the OSG.com home, it shows the number of members and guests viewing right now? i thought guest viewing was still disabled, but the guest count was jsut at 13
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Re: Members Only?
Is the sonic youth stolen guitar discussions the reason for the increased traffic? If that's the case Lee should pick up the bill ;-)Jay wrote: Yes, I disabled browsing the forums for guests. Our traffic is through the roof and a lot of the forum troubles are related to trying to host the server on a $10 shared hosting package. So in order to keep things free and (hopefully) running smoothly it was a necessary choice. People are always welcome to register (for free) and log in to browse. And hopefully its only a short term solution.
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- Pingu
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Re: Members Only?
This has probably been discussed before, but why don't you just get a faster server and add a paypal donation button in a discrete place at the top or bottom of the site?
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Re: Members Only?
This whole site started up on the principle of it being free without any sorta obligations or pressure for members to make any sort of financial contribution. Speaking for myself personally, I want things to stay that way above all else. I'd prefer to make changes to the scope and/or service the site provides long before I'd ever consider asking for financial support from any of our members. Some of that is stubbornness, some of it is selfishness, and some of it is graciousness but most of all it's a matter of simplicity. Once money gets involved, running things amicably gets waaay more complicated and the last thing I want to see happen here is any sort of infighting, outfighting or bitterness to develop amongst the site owners and/or membership.
- Pingu
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Re: Members Only?
I can understand that considering how the forum got started("contributing members" and all that bullshit), but it does not necessarily have to end up like that. Just because I wouldn't mind helping out with a very modest sum now and then if it meant the site running more smoothly without the all more frequent errors doesn't mean that I would expect or demand some sort of privileges.
I think the key would be just having the button but never mentioning it.
I think the key would be just having the button but never mentioning it.
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- jop
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Re: Members Only?
I agree. I definitely wouldn't mind paypalling a bit.Pingu wrote: I can understand that considering how the forum got started("contributing members" and all that bullshit), but it does not necessarily have to end up like that. Just because I wouldn't mind helping out with a very modest sum now and then if it meant the site running more smoothly without the all more frequent errors doesn't mean that I would expect or demand some sort of privileges.
I think the key would be just having the button but never mentioning it.
- crazyzeke
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Re: Members Only?
Hmm. This is actually quite a shrewd move, although like a few others I wouldn't mind slinging the odd finski to the site for more bandwidth and such. Error 500 isn't fun.Jay wrote: This whole site started up on the principle of it being free without any sorta obligations or pressure for members to make any sort of financial contribution. Speaking for myself personally, I want things to stay that way above all else. I'd prefer to make changes to the scope and/or service the site provides long before I'd ever consider asking for financial support from any of our members. Some of that is stubbornness, some of it is selfishness, and some of it is graciousness but most of all it's a matter of simplicity. Once money gets involved, running things amicably gets waaay more complicated and the last thing I want to see happen here is any sort of infighting, outfighting or bitterness to develop amongst the site owners and/or membership.
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Re: Members Only?
I haven't been getting the error since members only.