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SportRunner
New member
Cool....thanks Thai....
XJeepguy
Member
Thanks for the update . Are they going to upgrade the forum software ? There are so many improvements since this version and it makes it a lot easier for Admins and Mods to do maintenance . With the new versions you can add mods and hacks with simple plugins now . Pretty sweet !
XJ
XJ
I'm afraid it's time we finally started charging a fee for the forum. The money is needed to upgrade the site. I'm leaving for Hawaii tomorrow so I don't really have time to announce all the details just now, but I just wanted to prepare everyone for what's coming. I'll be back from my vacation in about 2 weeks and I'll announce the details at that time. Don't worry though, the fee will be nominal.
josh220
Banned
GatorGreg said:
Are we talking mandatory, or by means of contributions similar to YotaTech? Because people will still be able to access it through Google for free. Have you thought about how many people you would lose to this change, not to mention the younger members who do not have credit cards?What's most likely to happen is people will move on to free forums.
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XJeepguy
Member
I own a forum in a different hobby and there are fee's to cover . Domain fee's , Server / Hosting costs , renewing your VBulletin License etc... Getting someone to look after things when they break 
I come here everyday and really like this place ,the people ,the advice , its a great place to check in once or twice a day . With the amount of members here it wouldn't be much they would have to ask for to cover expenses.
There are lots of ways to pay , Paypal ,Credit Card , Send a money order .
I'm not associated with this place other than being a member but I know what its like running a forum and all the issues that go with it .
XJ
I come here everyday and really like this place ,the people ,the advice , its a great place to check in once or twice a day . With the amount of members here it wouldn't be much they would have to ask for to cover expenses.
There are lots of ways to pay , Paypal ,Credit Card , Send a money order .
I'm not associated with this place other than being a member but I know what its like running a forum and all the issues that go with it .
XJ
josh220 said:
SportRunner
New member
GatorGreg said:
I'm down....be more then happy to donate a little dinero...
josh220
Banned
Re: "Nominal"
I have credit cards and debit cards, I was simply asking about the 16 year olds on here that may not.
As for my mommy and daddy paying for the site fees, they probably won't need to since I am financially independent. I paid for my truck on my own, fully paid off, as well as all of the mods on it. I think I can manage a few bucks to pitch in.
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Gromulus said:
I have credit cards and debit cards, I was simply asking about the 16 year olds on here that may not.
As for my mommy and daddy paying for the site fees, they probably won't need to since I am financially independent. I paid for my truck on my own, fully paid off, as well as all of the mods on it. I think I can manage a few bucks to pitch in.
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Thai
Elite Member
I wish that this is a joke, but due to the cost of the upgrades, Gatorgreg and the owner have reluctantly decided on the annual fee. I am personally against it, but it doesn't look like i have a choice in the matter...either pay a fee and get upgrade version or the forum dies. 
We have bounce around the idea of charging $12/year for each member. It's equal to a year's subscription to Car & Driver and this forum provides way more info than any magazine about the 4runner.
With the new software, we can then allow paid members full access, while visitors will not be allowed to read much of the forum.
Again, the above proposal is a work in progress among admins/owner and mods.
We have bounce around the idea of charging $12/year for each member. It's equal to a year's subscription to Car & Driver and this forum provides way more info than any magazine about the 4runner.
With the new software, we can then allow paid members full access, while visitors will not be allowed to read much of the forum. Again, the above proposal is a work in progress among admins/owner and mods.
Ryan32
New member
Thai said:I wish that this is a joke, but due to the cost of the upgrades, Gatorgreg and the owner have reluctantly decided on the annual fee. I am personally against it, but it doesn't look like i have a choice in the matter...either pay a fee and get upgrade version or the forum dies.
We have bounce around the idea of charging $12/year for each member. It's equal to a year's subscription to Car & Driver and this forum provides way more info than any magazine about the 4runner.
Again, the above proposal is a work in progress among admins/owner and mods.
So what exactly needs to be upgraded? Vbulletin? The server hardware? Overall your still not talking about much money... And going to a paid membership is going to destroy the active community here, and filter out tons of new members from ever signing up.
RonMAIDEN
Super Moderator
Yotatech relies on contributions and not a mandatory fee to become a member and becoming a pay site might hurt the site a bit but if you offer extras for becoming a contributing member that would help keep members here and I'd like think with the wealth of information on here most of the regular users will contribute;I know I will.
Ryan32
New member
RonMAIDEN said:
I agree, offer some forum options, custom titles, etc. for a fee....
Or come up with a set donation mark we need to get to for new hardware (or vbulletin licence), but if you go full pay-site, many (if not most) users will find an alternative, and bringing in new members will be that much harder.
peter78
Super Moderator
OK, when were you going to let me know? And how did you come up with a $12 fee? While I am at it, Mods don't get paid a dime, we do it for the "love" of this forum. Plus, going on vacation at the same time your asking for fee's seems a little insensitive.Thai said:
I suggest something that is done in another forum I belong to:
http://www.bladeforums.com/
As a basic member, I can't do searches and can't send a private message, but with a gold membership, you get that and more, of course it costs money. Come to think about it, I can't even post a picture in that forum.
Anyway, I think this should of been handled differently.
