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Dawn · #41 05-06-2010, 12:43 AM

many r missing the point, yes its possible to get good ad blocker , but many wont know about this or go to such lengths just to gain access on the board which means the visitor numbers will decline... well I guess that will make it cheaper !

Its made worse by the fact if you try and cross the ad off the the whole forum disappears to...

Dawn · #42 05-06-2010, 12:59 AM

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Originally Posted by jtadmin

Those interested in buying JT please contact me at peter5@peterweb.com. We're talking about four-fugure amounts here (in EUR), but not five-figure.

Direct costs (hosting, domain name, forum softeare license) are not the issue, current ads can cover those (with help from DC the site, JT alone wouln't cover them). The board causes most of server load and problems that come with it (and attracts most bot attacks), and all this also requires my time. And time is something I have very little of (plus I value it more after the health scare I had). And of course, time is money. If I counted my time in the equation, all these sites would obviously be very very unprofitable.

As for traffic, it's hard to separate JT from DC as they currently share the domain name. drycounty.com needs about 400-500GB per month (some stats show even 1500+TB, but those can't possibly be real), but fan-submitted mp3s account for majority of the traffic. My guess would be JT uses about 50-100GB per month (we're talking about 1.5-3M database-intensive pageviews here...).

Hi Peter,

If I understand this correctly you are happy to financially support JT costs via links to DC , but you want someone to pay over £1000 for the priviledge of dealing with JT problems

What would the person paying so much gain ? or am I misunderstanding the situation....

If you dont want to run the forum anymore cos of its hassles then why not share control with a couple of others willing to do the 'hassle' jobs. Im sure however many are needed to pay to perminitely block the ads will be happy to pay for this within reason....

Or would it be an idea to look for another forum without so many pop ups ? We are used to ads keepig this forum going but the pop up ones r a nightmare.

Dawn

Dawn · #43 05-12-2010, 12:41 AM

what is so annoying about the pop up is when I try to click them off I then lose the whole of JT also and have to then reload ......

If new visitors have this problem then are hardly going to think oh I need new ad blocker to just visit when they havent even seen the site. Therefore I predict this forum will die , which will be a shame after all the hard work Peter , the mods and posters have done over the many years to make JT what it is.

At this moment there is 24 - 38 people online in the past 15 mins... this is becomig the new average... which mid week would usually be above 70 if not much more during a tour.... Just look at the highest number we have ever had online at one time in 2008 its was over 600 , we are far away from this now.

Dawn

Thunderstrucker · #44 05-12-2010, 07:49 AM

I doubt this forum will die because people will stop visiting because of the popups.

I salute you,
TS

UKjovi · #45 05-12-2010, 08:07 AM

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Originally Posted by Thunderstrucker

I doubt this forum will die because people will stop visiting because of the popups.

I salute you,
TS

It might not die but will certainly shrivel up.

Thunderstrucker · #46 05-12-2010, 09:22 AM

Bit dull to say but nothing lasts forever.

I salute you,
TS

UKjovi · #47 05-12-2010, 02:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Thunderstrucker

nothing lasts forever.

I salute you,
TS

Even cold November rain

Thunderstrucker · #48 05-12-2010, 02:32 PM

I salute you,
TS

smashed · #49 06-08-2010, 11:01 AM

Why cant this board just compromise and have ads embedded in the page (down the sides etc) rather than popping up all over the place? It wouldnt bug me as I can choose to view / not view.

Dawn · #50 06-11-2010, 12:59 AM

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Originally Posted by smashed

Why cant this board just compromise and have ads embedded in the page (down the sides etc) rather than popping up all over the place? It wouldnt bug me as I can choose to view / not view.

the pop up ones stop me accessing it via my phone...

Dawn

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