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reply posted on 17-11-2006 @ 12:48 AM by Gemwolf
This is the first time in a while that I have been absolutely furious after reading through a thread.

Not because of what S.O. said. No. Because of pain in the you-know-what members. We get a million and one things from ATS (literally), and I think FREE is a reasonably small price to pay for all we get. It has absolutely nothing to do with ANYONE how much money the owners of the site makes. Read my lips: NOTHING. Why are you even thinking about how much money S.O., Springer or Simon makes?! Do you want strangers asking you how much money you make in your ventures? I paint for a hobby. It's fun and relaxing. Do I like selling my paintings? Hell yeah! Am I selling out? No. I have expenses. And the supply and demand factor gives me an idea of how good a painter I am. The same scenario applies to the ATS situation. I wish the 3 Amigos would get rich beyond their wildest dreams (in such manner that they can buy majority shares at Microsoft and do a complete makeover to Microsoft. We'd like to see more aliens. )

Anyway... Let's say they announced that from now on we all get paid 1 cent for an ATS post - Would that change the reason why you are at ATS? No. The amount of money is too small to make it worth the effort. You are after all here for the conspiracies and the community, not for the possibility of a pay.

OK. Enough of that. We need a post/thread like this from time to time from at least one of the 3 Amigos. It's like a pep talk a general gives the army before going into battle. Maybe we could have one of these at least once a month? (Or maybe even get the monthly newsletter back )

Finally, I'm excited to see what the future holds. The (possible) increase in members and/or visitors will have both its pro's and con's. It depends on what you get out of ATS and how you look at things. I can however see a lot of recurring topics which may serve as a deterrent for some of the ancient members...

Well. I've rambled enough for today.

*** Push soapbox back under the chair ***


reply posted on 17-11-2006 @ 04:45 AM by Dae
Originally posted by Springer

I'll say it again...

ATS WILL NEVER BE A "PAY SITE" THAT REQUIRES A MEMBERSHIP FEE.


Excellent to hear! At the moment there are two types of people on these boards, guests and members... why dont you make a third? A membership that requires a fee and has extras that a normal membership does not. When I say extra, it must be something that is not already here, ie. nothing to be taken away from normal membership. Like... I dunno, more upload space or some other funky cool service.

Give us, the members, a chance to help out financially. A fee based membership that has extra bells and whistles but still makes you (ATS) a tidy profit. Truly, people will pay $5 a month to play a web based game, and I can see people paying to help ATS - especially if ATS can spearhead actual research or involve more technology into this site.

Now, I want to say this too, a few people's posts mention stock and shares... THAT is selling out, if ATS become a corporate entity who is bound by law to make profits then... *shudders* PLEASE please never become this, never have stocks N shares.

Business opportunities, yes, Im all for that. Want members to dig in their pockets to fund something that has monetary gain? Fine, maybe ATS can do that one day! Members pile into a fund for a specific research project, which gets recorded and displayed in ATS (online and TV ), and some members may even make a profit too!

Anyway, my point is this, there are many creative ways to make money and make ATS great, whilst gaining more knowledge and 'benefiting mankind'. Good luck!
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