why cant we discuss EF "problems"?

[MuSuLPhReAk]

$750,000 to run a bodybuilding board? You're joking right?

 

[mrpg13]

I think thatb DRRman Has some good points, he pays platinum, and supports the site, but just because we are platinum, doesnt mean we should be able to do whatever we want.

As far as Depressive Juice, I think you should stop bitching, your not platinum, and dont support the site. If you dont like it leave. Its cheap asses like you that bitch and moan about everything, taking up board space that your not even paying for.

 

[drrman]

first off to counterstrike, i have absolutely NO problem with zyglamail, he has always been on of the mods i respect the VERY most and i always was a very huge supporter of something else he had going on. Everyone is right to a certain degree, i know i vent and i know others vent, but some things that have been vented about over and over and over could be changed.

You got to remember a bunch of juiced up roid heads are posting here, so venting will be part of it. I agree that platinum members should get a bit more advantages than regular members, but it seems as if they are running off the people who aren't paying? what about sites like bluelight, dancesafe, and other HUGE discussion boards, no one is paying to be a part of those? I've been posting on bluelight which is probably the most massive drug discussion board on the net for years without anyone asking me for a cent.

And yes, zyg you are right, we should be thinking of ways to make it better than bitching. Maybe we should open a forum just to talk about problems people see in a CIVIL manner. I think most of the problems on this board in my eyes are hypocratic problems. Mods lock posts about sources, prices, GHB, etc, but if you pay to be platinum goerge will send you a book on where to get these drugs and even how to make them? I think its funny that a newbie asks a question in which he has every right to ask and everyone flames and yells at him? he's NEW thats why, and now he doesn't even have a search engine to use because he didn't pay?

And yes zyg, i agree george has every right no make a profit off of this board, thats what life is about, making a profit through a business of some kind, but i think he's trying to up his profit margins a little too high right now. You can't make but so much money off a discussion board and thats what i think he needs to realize

 

[Ttokkyo Jack]

$750,000 to run a bodybuilding board? Thats the best joke I've heard all day.

 

[Riker29]

I don't think anyone disagrees that the site should make money. It's just how they go about it. I've helped administer sites that started off free. But they needed to go to a pay model, and they were successful with their model because they didn't take away benefits of free users. Instead they added a ton more functionality and perks for being a paying member.

If EF offered some really great benefits for being Platinum that are only found here, that would be a huge boon to the site. I think all the unrest stems from the 5 post search limit and the sources advertising through google. Luckily for me I've been reading this site for a while and made plenty of bookmarks so I don't need to search too often, but I feel bad for those that are just joining.

I know how Google "ad words" advertisements work, and EF doesn't directly control the advertisers. Yes if you search for steroids on Google you're going to see these same international pharms advertising on the right of the page. I really doubt EF is going to allow this to happen very long on their site though.

This guy is like 100% correct. Karma for him.

I belive that EF has every right to revenue, but they ways they are going about doing it, are wrong IMO.

The search issue is ridiculous. SHORT TERM it will bring them a FEW more dollars. LONG TERM its going to KILL the quality of this board, as the number of "what is clambutteroil" and "can I drink winny" posts will multiply.

Of course I am not TOO surprised .. there has been some other stuff going on at this site, behind the scenes, and frankly the search is the least of the problems.

Anyway .. this thread will probably be killed in like 5 minutes LOL

 

[khemix]

alright, I'm gonna back up Zyglamail on the cost. I've ran my own large-span webpage and they are VERY expensive! You must buy bandwidth for the millions of users that log onto the site each day. You must buy webspace for all the info/forums/posts/threads/articles/pictures/files to be stored. You have to buy the space for the email accounts. Sometimes you have to buy the server(s) for the website to run off of because it is so large. You have to have ATLEAST multiple T1 connections to support a website of this magnitude and it be of any good speed. On top of all that you have to pay people to fix any server problems that may arise. These are all MONTHLY payments that must be made, and yes, it does add up to a very large sum of money. Not trying to suck ass, just saying that he's right, its harder than you think so stop giving them shit.

Chris

 

[Milhouse]

Well why not stop fucking around and start deleting all the old shit that is useless and so yesterday?

 

[DepressiveJuice]

As far as Depressive Juice, I think you should stop bitching, your not platinum, and dont support the site. If you dont like it leave. Its cheap asses like you that bitch and moan about everything, taking up board space that your not even paying for.

i was plat in the first months that EF had this option. i honestly see no reason to be plat again. whats your excuse

 

[Machiavellian Muscle]

bandwidth for this site is not 3/4 of a million. Up until recently it crawled and now the posts are all mixed up in different orders.

 

[jubei]

mrpg13, I'm wondering the same thing as depressive juice. I considered going platinum but why? You don't get anything for your money. Just because people don't throw their money away doesn't make them cheap bro.