Old Project Avalon Forum (ARCHIVE) - View Single Post - Will you leave if the forum is a Paid Subscription?

orb · 11-12-2008, 01:54 AM

It's no more than $65 a month for a dedicated server, and $200 a year for Vbulletin, Totalling $980 a year.

Put up a paypal link, and ask everyone to put up a donation. With 69,000 subscribers, if you get a 1 in 300 payment of $5, then you will get $1150 per year enough to cover costs. If you get 5 in 100 at $5 it is 17,500.

If you require a good hosting service for a dedicated server and any help to move it over, let me know, I can do it for free.

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The issue with the subscription is that alot of people who need the information the most do not have credit cards, for example I use a prepaid mastercard linked to my paypal, but it can be a hassle to get money on it. Not everyone has credit setups. Paypal can go against a bank account, however a monthly subscription might catch a poor person at a time the have no money in an account then costing a NSF charge. So a one off donation would allow them to maybe put $10 in their account and let paypal clear it.

11-12-2008, 01:54 AM	#206
orb Avalon Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Edmonton, Alberta Posts: 138	Re: Will you leave if the forum is a Paid Subscription? It's no more than $65 a month for a dedicated server, and $200 a year for Vbulletin, Totalling $980 a year. Put up a paypal link, and ask everyone to put up a donation. With 69,000 subscribers, if you get a 1 in 300 payment of $5, then you will get $1150 per year enough to cover costs. If you get 5 in 100 at $5 it is 17,500. If you require a good hosting service for a dedicated server and any help to move it over, let me know, I can do it for free. Edited: The issue with the subscription is that alot of people who need the information the most do not have credit cards, for example I use a prepaid mastercard linked to my paypal, but it can be a hassle to get money on it. Not everyone has credit setups. Paypal can go against a bank account, however a monthly subscription might catch a poor person at a time the have no money in an account then costing a NSF charge. So a one off donation would allow them to maybe put $10 in their account and let paypal clear it. Last edited by orb; 11-12-2008 at 02:01 AM.