In that case I'd be willing to pay. :p [/b][/quote] Why I never thought of that?!

I usually leave my money for JG on the bed side table before I leave.

Damn, Turi, I wondered why I had to push that $2 out of the way to leave mine!! :p

JG, you gave us this great site, but just think of all the wonderful people you've gotten to know! Isn't that like a HUGE bonus?

Okay JG, I think you can pay me 2 cents per post. That way we would be even when I give my 2 cents each time. :p

I'd pay a buck a month.

Presuming that everyone who voted so far is a fairly regular user, what I find most interesting is that 6 out of the 17 who voted (35%) would not be willing to pay even a nominal amount to remain a member.

People pay for magazine subscriptions and PPV television programming. On the internet, they pay to play fantasy sports games, they pay for dating and "matchmaking" services, and they pay for pornography.

I realize that there's a built in cost associated with internet use; payments that go to a cable TV company, or a telephone company, but this money does not find its way into the pockets of those who provide the content that makes us willing to absorb those initial costs in the first place.

Please understand that I'm not suggesting that any of those who said that they wouldn't be willing to pay do pay for any of the above, but I can't understand why someone would not be willing - assuming that they could afford it - to pay $1 a month to support a site that they use regularly.

"You're money's on da dressa baby, I'm done witchu."

How does the saying go Plaw?

Why buy the cow when you're getting the milk for free?

Why pay Geoff for his services when he willingly gives it up free? :p

Obviously Geoff has already decided that he will never charge any of us to use these boards or his site. So it really has now become a moot point.

I thank Geoff for his efforts, hard work and his generosity.

I think that your idea was a very good one and a sincere one. I personally wouldn't have had a problem financially contributing for the use of this site. But if he feels that he does not want any of us to pay him for using his site, then that's his decision to make. After all, we are not communists here.

I guess that the best way for us to show him our grattitude is for us to try and be a bit more civil towards each other when debating, and by using the banners on this site whenever we are in the market for something that may be available through the use of one of those banners.

But I hear where your coming from Plaw, and it boggles my mind too.


Don Cardi

Even if Geoff charges all of you money to post, I'll always have him for free, bitches....

It's nice having friends on this board from all over the world to talk to every night. I would be willing to pay if needed, though I'd only be able to afford a small amount.

A slightly tangential question (which probably only Geoff or SC can answer):
How many members do we have who have more than 100 posts and have posted atleast thrice a month for the last 3 months?

Not so many I think.
I mean, there are 4200 members, but there are so many who posted once or twice and left again.

Yeah, I'd pay.

3 dollars monthly would be fair.

There are 360 members with one hundred posts or more. Of them, about 63 have been active (at least 3 posts per month in the last three months) lately.

FWIW - Of the 4,100+ registered members, some 1,500+ never posted at all.

There are 360 members with one hundred posts or more. Of them, about 63 have been active (at least 3 posts per month in the last three months) lately. [/b][/quote]Thanks SC, I know that must have taken a while to find out!
I just coined this arbitrary metric to see how many are here who are active members and are likely to continue that way. Assuming this is a reasonable metric, we have 63 active members who may pay anywhere between Zero and 3 dollars a month. If we again assume(yeah I know ASSuME ) that this distribution is uniform, we will have $1.5 per member. That comes to about $94.5 totally. That is a decent amount I think. I have seen web-hosting including cgi,php,emails etc for much less amount per month. So Geoff, in case your ads are not giving enough money, you consider this calculation for a start

Surely the Don would give us a bill for his services. After all we're not Communists....are we? Well, there's a few...and then there are some Socialists. How about Non-Conformists; maybe he should just charge the Hedonists. Maybe the Bilingualists. For sure the Taoists.

At least charge the people who respond with , and charge those who post a poll. And anyone who posts a question about who ordered the hit on Michael at Tahoe and a question about who was the best Don. Ok, that should do it. :p

I'll happily pay The Don in Thai and Habanero peppers, so he doesn't have to get his hands dirty.

DC you're not the only one, I also thank him as I'm sure everyone on these fine boards do.

DC you're not the only one, I also thank him as I'm sure everyone on these fine boards do. [/QB][/quote]You got that right Iceman. I don't belong to many other sites, but this is definitely one with the most participation. Think of how many times Geoff/SC must get at their wits end, and still manage to stay cool, calm and collected. They definitely have what it takes to run this board, which is why it's been so successful for so long.

TIS

So does this mean that the "XXX Ladies of the GBB XXX" page that I suggested will finally happen?