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I see Reed's point. I also understand pay to post. My question would be who would post the first time if they had to pay thirty dollars. That is an expensive comment.
I would increase the dues to the members who use the board they are the ones who see the value. I for one would have no issue with increased dues.
Sometimes you have to be on a site for a while to realize the value of it. I visited this site on and off for months before I joined, now I visit several times a day, and I have been a member for about two years. The local Va, D.C, Maryland Porsche forum "Dorki" (Don't ask):rolleyes: requests donations, to the site, and you get a sponsor listing under your avatar. There is a bit of friendly peer pressure ;) for those who are multi posters to become sponsors.
Link to Dorki
http://dorkiphus.net/porsche/index.php
This site has been very valuable to me over the years and I never thought twice about paying for it's use. Granted I have been the recepient of information far far more than a giver. I would gladly pay more than the $30 and maybe that price should be raised if there is a need for cash. Further, I do agree that you should have to pay to register.
I confess I have been freeloading for a while now. But I have just
paid up :-) I would have liked to receive Esses electronically to
save on the international postage but $47 is still chicken feed
compared with the knowledge and leads on rare parts found here.
andy
Its an unfortunate reality, but there is always a small group in anything that will be the ones doing the majority of the work load, or in this case there is a small contingent that is willing to pay for what they see as value. There is even a smaller group who is willing to put in time and personnel effort to make things happen. With this board there seems to be about 4 as Chuck mentions who gather monthly to keep the Registry members up to date and this site running smoothly. It can be very frustrating and thankless for those few that put in so much effort and see little to no return.
My thanks goes to those who put forth all that effort as I do receive more value than my $$ that are paid every year. I would pay more also if it was so needed.
In cost savings area I would like to see the Esses sent to me via email in a PDF format. It would save money for the club and be easier for me to archive and retrieve information from them at a later date. I know some like the hard copy version but I would think more then a few would like it electronically. Perhaps a way to download it from the site would work and those of us could request it not be sent to us in order to save some of those $$ for the club.
As to getting more people to step and pay for the use of the board I think those that are willing to have. There may be some on the fence and are lurking to see if it is worth it to them. The rest probably see no real benefit and will never pay. Just the way I see it.
How about a charge for threads in the for sale sections, whether
you are a member or not, that keeps the knowledge free. $1
per part and $10 per vehicle.
andy
How about you need to be registered and paid up in order to view images, I think other boards may be like this ... and you know how everyone loves seeing pics!
+1 on paid up to view and post images.Quote:
Originally Posted by TKO
I think paid up to post in the cars and parts for sale sections is the way to go, too.
How about everyone just sells their crap on Pelican for free instead? :rolleyes:
no pay no pictures:p
John