(off topic) Make EN World a pay site?

[Ghost2020]

Maybe it's time to make EN WOrld a pay site?
Like the messageboards and other features? Maybe $5-10 a year or something like that?
Just a thought.
I'd pay, easily.

 

[diaglo]

and spam everyone's email just like all the other pr0n sites do.

 

[EricNoah]

I would be against a pay site where it is manditory to pay to participate. Of course the other alternatives are a) EN World generates enough cash as a business (banners, merchandise, etc.) to stay afloat, or b) people volunteer to support it for as long as they feel they're getting something good out of it. No model -- subscription, business, or charity -- guarantees longterm viability, it's all a crapshoot, so to speak, but the recent outpouring of generosity suggests that Russ has a mandate to try to keep the status quo as is because clearly lots of folks love it the way it is.

I'm going to start moving our posts that are "about EN World" over to Meta so General can get back to discussing RPGs.

 

[Krug]

Pay site? No way.

 

[Aaron2]

I say not to pay making EN World a pay site since even a $1 yearly fee will limit the number of people participating in the forums. Fewer people means fewer ideas and fewer responces to my ideas. That is bad and would take away the biggest advantage this site has to other similar ones.


Aaron

 

[DaveMage]

I like how it's been set up.

A free site, but if you contribute then you get perks.

I'm not sure that this will work long term, but I like it.

 

[Berandor]

I wouldn't want a pay site.
However, what I could see:
A meter on the homepage, showing how much money was donated each month, and how much is still needed to pay for server costs.
So it's no virtual "Yeah, I should pay them again, someday" thing, but "Hey, they only got 250$ so far. Best I go send my 10$ in to make it to 400" or "Well, this month's paid for. Phew."

Berandor

 

[EricNoah]

A meter on the homepage, showing how much money was donated each month, and how much is still needed to pay for server costs.

Now that's a great idea!

 

[Viking Bastard]

A pay site? How'd we get new members? If happen upon a site that costs
money, I expect most people do the same thing I do, hit the 'Back' button.

 

[TiQuinn]

I wouldn't want a pay site.
However, what I could see:
A meter on the homepage, showing how much money was donated each month, and how much is still needed to pay for server costs.
So it's no virtual "Yeah, I should pay them again, someday" thing, but "Hey, they only got 250$ so far. Best I go send my 10$ in to make it to 400" or "Well, this month's paid for. Phew."

Berandor

What Eric said. That's an awesome idea!